It's back to basics this week, fleshing out my North Africa British Eighth Army. There are a few transports I'm missing for my 25 pdrs, a Jeep and two 15 cwt trucks. I also picked up two blisters of
Marmon Herrington IIIs armored cars for some much wanted Recce. There are three in a unit and two to a blister, so the fourth one I assembled with a captured anti-tank gun.
I've never really had a thing for the looks of this vehicle but after assembling them and taking a good look, I have to admit they are really growing on me. Can't wait to get them on the table. I've developed a romantic connection to the desert over the years, and if I was ever to get into reenactment, it would be the LRDG for me. Especially after seeing them in person at the local Air Show (pictures here).
I set up on the dining room table with the vehicles I glued this weekend to beat the heat out in the garage. Surprisingly, though, it's relatively cool tonight, but I have a few TV shows to catch up on. Mostly dry brushing, anyway.
My painting setup with my old and faithful MDF paint tray from Games Workshop:
A brew would probably have been more appropriate, but after a long day at work, a cappuccino did the job:
This last weekend there was an interesting lecture at the local air museum about the P51 Mustang long range bomber escorts. Listening to the veterans talk about their experiences flying these planes was quite an experience.
The gentleman on the left is the son of the pilot who flew the Mustang named Dolly and the museum unveiled the plane with Dolly newly painted on the nose. The other two gentleman are Veterans that flew the P51s during WWII.
True heroes in my mind:
That's is one beautiful plane!
