Britpack- WW2 British battlers..

[Martin2556]

Great to see some British tanks Roy, they look superb, my Grandad was in tanks during the Second World War, Matilda’s & Churchill’s, I remember him telling me all about them when I was a child.
I frequently pass Duxford when I’m working & see the Cromwell parked out front, I stopped recently to take some photos.

[HERMAN BIX]

What a hell of a job Mr '43'rd, all too rarely seen examples of the better Western Allied tanks.
And you've executed them perfectly.
Looking like I see them in my mind to look a few days before embarking on the cross-Channel trip into legend.
Magnificent.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

"SCC15 British Olive Drab (1944-45 formula) [...]an excellent MIG product." Thanks for the tip! I will see if I can get some here across the puddle. (And those are lovely Sunday morning photos. I wish I could fly there right now.)

[43rdRecceReg]

Thanks a lot for your support and generous praise- Barry, Lee, Tom, Shaun, Ralph, Mick, Martin, Herman and you, Prof!!

It makes all the sliced fingers, glue intoxication, hangovers, bemused couriers, and occasional howls of frustration and incredulity actually an acceptable price to pay

Oh, yes...and I found out why the Comet's otherwise flawless track movements had an issue (right-hand track would suddenly stick fast):


A big WHOOPS of an oversight. It's also further evidence, if any were needed, of the long gap since my last eye test (almost four years .
Luckily, with Covid hygiene issues catered for, I've got one booked in early June, and so the Mr Magoo moments should hopefully cease.


Anyway, problem solved!! The Comet runs fine! Yippee...Hmmmph..it went thataway!

[Son of a gun-ner]

I'm rather looking forward to seeing one of these in a not too distant TOTM Roy

Maybe a TOTM special for TOTM newbies

[43rdRecceReg]

What a hell of a job Mr '43'rd, all too rarely seen examples of the better Western Allied tanks.
And you've executed them perfectly.
Looking like I see them in my mind to look a few days before embarking on the cross-Channel trip into legend.
Magnificent.

That means a lot, HB. I wanted the tanks to look like they would have done around embarkation time. If you look closely at them, however, you will find hints of weathering (Tamiya Accent Line mostly), and Mr Surfacer 500- to give texture below the paint. In the main, though, I'm pretty sure that notwithstanding the damage from the dread Panzerfaust, most serviceable frontline tanks would have been kept in tip-top condition. Like their cousins, the Germans, the Brits (and specifically those Anglo-Saxon English) do like things kept 'shipshape and Bristol fashion'.

[43rdRecceReg]

I'm rather looking forward to seeing one of these in a not too distant TOTM Roy

Maybe a TOTM special for TOTM newbies

Thanks for that, Mick!. Well, hitherto, I've not considered submitting a model for the tank catwalk partly because I have so many unfinished projects, and also because some of the eye-popping entries of the past are in a class of their own (daunting masterpieces we've seen from the likes of Louis-IMCG11, Freddy, and many others).
However, I now have some 'roadworthy' examples and, as I'm fairly pleased with the Comet, I might well submit that next time around.

[43rdRecceReg]

Speaking of missing things, looking at the pic, there's a visual note to self: to fit the hubcaps to the wheels. Again, when you're too familiar with something, it's all too easy not to see what's missing.
They're to be held on by 4mm magnets. Blu-Tak also works.

[Raminator]

An enviable collection there, Roy! Terrific work on all three tanks, it's great to see how far they've all come from the original kits. Any one of us would be proud to own them.

The Cromwell and Comet appear to have their muzzle brakes on perpendicularly, though. Is that due to the recoil mounting?

[43rdRecceReg]

An enviable collection there, Roy! Terrific work on all three tanks, it's great to see how far they've all come from the original kits. Any one of us would be proud to own them.

The Cromwell and Comet appear to have their muzzle brakes on perpendicularly, though. Is that due to the recoil mounting?

No, Dan, it's just down to last-minute twist adjustments to ensure getting an even paint coverage on the barrels when airbrushing. I could twist them through 90deg, but I thought I'd give the driver a nice whiff of cordite (or whatever the shell propellant was ). In the event that I fit the barrel smoke feature to the Comet, it will look quite novel. I also need to replace one of the Comet sidelights that broke off when the upper hull was inverted. But these things can wait.