The first of two posts tonight see's my attempts to add WW2 British Paratroop Battalion MMG Platoon's to my two re-based Paratrooper Battalions I am working on. Okay so it my be three Battalions...
Donor figures are Revell WW2 Australians, who wear the standard ocker tunic which can double as a smock in this scale, or shirt sleeves. Simple head cuts are made and ESCI/Italeri British Paratrooper helmets are added. I choose to mix the headdress up a tad and some berets from the NATO Paratroops set which were lying around were added.
Parachute Battalions were some of the only Battalion sized British Units to have integral MMG's (Vickers) within the TOE. Other Battalions normally had to have Vickers Platoons or Companies attached (begged) from dedicated Machine Gun Battalions.
Paintwork will start tonight, as I have finished basing all the other sub-units from the first Battalion.
A beloved set (but not easy to find), that will get the attention it deserves from you!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with them mate!
T.
Cheers Thanos. They are still around mate and I here they are due to be re-released.
ReplyDeleteI may have started a rumor!
A rumor that may come true, I hope ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat conversion so far! Can't wait to see them painted.
Greetings
Peter
http://peterscave.blogspot.com/
I like that, scratchbuilding and bodging at it's best.
ReplyDeleteOnce again you shame me with your output!
ReplyDeleteGood thinking!
ReplyDeletePara's with HMG
Nasty combination!
Too true Peter, I could do with another set myself.
ReplyDeleteMr Lurker, I cannot take to much credit for this, I am sure I saw this done a few years ago on some else site...
ReplyDeleteCheers Paul
Thanks Geordie, anything with Para's attached to them is nasty.
ReplyDeleteCome on Tim, 5mins here, 5mins there...
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