I have finally finished this one which has taken some time...elements of the West Nova Scotia Regiment and the 2nd Field Regiment of the 1st Canadian Inf. Div. pushing northward in Italy in 1944. It consists of a Milicast FAT, limber and 25 Pdr and HUW, a Cromwell C15A water bowser (had a solid cab so drilled out through windows to add some glazing and also the water tap bar on rear) and a scratch-built C15A GS. The figures are mainly the excellent AB walking infantry with some Milicast in the FAT and a squaddie behind the bowser. The MP with the bike is the Airfix rider from the Recovery Set suitably detailed and gussied up. Thanks go to Dave Rhodes for the bowser, Pete Marshall for decals and Mike Starmer for his usual advice on vehicle colours and camo. Cheers, Neil
Very impressive, but I have trouble mentally picturing from scales--how large is the entire thing? There's no banana for scale!
It brings back memories. At some point I have to bring down my 1/76 Airfix and Matchbox vehicles from the attic and pass them off to my grandson. I brought some of them out for him when I set up an HO train set in the basement, but, alas, that has been put away as well as he grew out of it. iPads and Minecraft these days for the youth. Some of the vehicles can be see in this picture of the train set, obviously set up in the laundry room.
Yes, I'm afraid most grandchildren aren't into this type of thing any longer but as a grandchild myself many years ago I would have thrilled to get this layout.....I had to settle for Britains Toy Soldiers.....happily I might add! Cheers, Neil
Neil, Thanks for this. I learned something today. I had no clue that a "roundel" would be used as a vehicle marker instead of the white star.
Thanks and yes, the roundel was used by the Allied forces in Sicily and Italy while the white invasion star was used from the Normandy invasion on, in France etc. Cheers, Neil
Just seen it, as I joined this forum recently. The Italian campaign was part of my late dad army history. As part of the 8th army, or so he told me, he was at Cassino and onwards up to the German surrender in 2nd May 1945, but that will hijack your thread. Love your 1/76 scale works, partial the soft skins, as these are mostly overlooked by the major manufacturers of plastic kits, especially in Braille scale (my favorite scale is 1/72)
Welcome to the forum and glad you like my work. Yes and as noted, I particularly like doing the softskins as oppesed to tanks. This one was done some time ago and is on display in the Regimental Museum of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
If I go back up to see the Tank Museum at Camp Borden I will make sure to visit the Foresters' museum too!
If you message me, I can let you know what day's I am on duty there as I volunteer at the Museum....maybe they could co-incide!
