Sunday 2 November 2014

British D Day support - Croc, Crab, AVRE and dozer

Part of getting together stuff for a D Day scenario, some British Funnies:
  • Armoured dozer (Pendraken);
  • Sherman dozer (Pithead);
  • Sherman Crab (Pithead);
  • Churchill Crocodile (Arrowhead formerly Wargames South);
  • Churchill AVRE (Arrowhead).
I have always loved the Churchill, right back to Airfix kits as a kid so I particularly enjoyed doing the Crocodiles and AVREs (the Airfix kit was a pig to make with all those wheel bits! but the Arrowhead one is much easier to put together as it is just 5 bits including the turret)


the dozers:




the mine clearing flail, Sherman Crabs:




the flamethrower, Churchill Crocodile (not based yet as I need a larger base then those I have already. While I could cut out of plasticard I find ply is a better surface for gluing on sand so getting some cut to size from Fenris Games. I get their loyalty cards which is a more cost effective way of buying large amounts of bases over the course of a year):




the Churchill AVRE with petard:





I will do a fuller post on fortifications later on when I have completed some other bits. But included in the photos are:

a bunker for an anti tank gun, actually a 15mm one from Games of War (top comes off):


barbed wire. Comes in a roll and I got from Antenocitis Workshop. Wound round a pencil then glued to some brass rod posts on a prepared base:


a turret bunker. Home made and I have used a KV 1 turret for this (not likely to be in Normandy but I am getting hold of other turrets for these types of bunkers, such as old French tanks):



3 comments:

  1. Pretty sweet set up you have there. They look like they're ready to lay down the law.

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  2. If you sand the plasticard PVA glue will adhere to it easily. Great blog; I've spent a good while browsing your posts. I'm just starting out in 10mm so there's plenty to inspire me here!

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  3. Oh i remember you and your Crocodiles with Petards as well and yes that boody airfix Churchill... i hated it

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