WW2 British reinforcements

[Fire at Will]

Managed to complete painting my 3D printed WW2 British before the end of last month.


A pair each of Daimlers and White scout cars for my armoured car regiment I see one Daimler is reversing towards the enemy. The AOS marking has badly silvered and needs touched up.


Yet more Matilda mark 1s, I now have enough for the new Rapid Fire Arras scenarios


and their bigger brothers the mark 2 with the distinctive raised suspension and skid trail used by the BEF vehicles


A pair of Morris CS9 armoured cars


18/25 pdr guns and limbers, the guns are PSC with 3D printed wheels

[C M Dodson]

Very nice work indeed and good spot.

The camera is merciless!

These vehicles look very special.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Minuteman]

Looking good! I particularly like the BEF Matilda I and II models. A little 'Arras dust' weathering might be appropriate?

[Peter]

Fantastic looking vehicles and guns! Great work Will!

[Fire at Will]

Looking good! I particularly like the BEF Matilda I and II models. A little 'Arras dust' weathering might be appropriate?

They are lightly weathered, but I find anything heavier tends to look rather false, or I'm too clumsy doing it.

[Minuteman]

How many Matilda models do you actually need for the Rapid Fire Arras scenarios, Will? I believe that the BEF started the battle with fewer than 60 Matilda Is and only 16 Matilda IIs, and I am pretty sure that not all of these would have been 'runners' anyway due to mechanical problems etc....

If I am right in observing, Arras was the 'finest hour' for the Matilda I, which was never afterwards used in action by the British (or any other) army.

[Fire at Will]

How many Matilda models do you actually need for the Rapid Fire Arras scenarios, Will? I believe that the BEF started the battle with fewer than 60 Matilda Is and only 16 Matilda IIs, and I am pretty sure that not all of these would have been 'runners' anyway due to mechanical problems etc....

If I am right in observing, Arras was the 'finest hour' for the Matilda I, which was never afterwards used in action by the British (or any other) army.

I now have 7 Matilda Is and 3 Matilda IIs, which is the number required for the combined Rapid Fire Arras scenario. At their 1:5 ratio that is 35 Matilda Is and 15 Matilda IIs.

[PaulRPetri]

Nice work Will!!

[captainzlog]

Very nice, and that BEf camouflage scheme is quite attractive......seeing as I have a couple of spare Matilda kits to do, I'm going for it! They will serve alongside my small 1940 French units.
I won't be doing any White scout cars though, as the British didn't get them until 1941! https://ww2db.com/vehicle_spec.php?q=412

[Fire at Will]

Very nice, and that BEf camouflage scheme is quite attractive......seeing as I have a couple of spare Matilda kits to do, I'm going for it! They will serve alongside my small 1940 French units.
I won't be doing any White scout cars though, as the British didn't get them until 1941! https://ww2db.com/vehicle_spec.php?q=412

My Daimlers and scout cars are for 44-45. The CS-9 will have to cope on their own, although a Guy armoured car might help out, though recce was not their function.