Wednesday 31 July 2013

IV Escadron (moto) de la Garde, Hir Moussa, Tunisia, January 1943

IV Escadron (moto) de la Garde, Hir Moussa, Tunisia, January 1943

Last of the special one-off units I needed for the orbat for this action
1st troop (motorcycle) a mix of Empress and EWM motorised infantry with a variety of M/C combinations
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2nd troop (lorried) Oxford di-cast truck
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Some pics of the figures
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Wednesday 17 July 2013

Batterie "F" 37mm AC de Marine, Hir Moussa, Tunisia January 1943

These were certainly only ever seen in Tunisia. The French Navy yard build 36 weapons using 37mm Hotchkiss naval guns into anti-tank weapons, they saw service with 64RAA and Marine AC (anti-char) units in Tunisia.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/canon_20_zps53deb7f3.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/canon_19_zps5d51a80b.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/gun_zps48f1156e.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/canon_17_zps46948c2d.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/canon_18_zps322c605a.jpg
My version using a Matchbox Pak36 as the base gun
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2464_zps8a377d46.jpg
Batterie (crewed by various Blitz, EWM, FAA & SHQ gunners)
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2461_zps4bda162d.jpg
No1 gun
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2463_zpseb056ea3.jpg
Closer look at the naval crewman in Bachi
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2465_zps9bdc2a42.jpg
No2 gun
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2462_zps0504716e.jpg
Towing vehicles, now from my reading I guess the French used whatever was still mobile  :ugeek:
Ex-Civilian truck (re-painted di-cast with Pernod decals added)
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2468_zps3ae39f37.jpg
Naval truck/van (re-painted di-cast, hand painted decals, Aleran Decals number plates)
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2470_zpsff8b5e84.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2471_zpse1c6a77b.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2469_zpsa4e1870d.jpg
Trucks towing guns
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2467_zps351128f3.jpg
Complete Batterie
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2466_zps21c709c3.jpg

Monday 15 July 2013

German supply unit for Tunisia

Milicast SWS cargo halftrack (bought off Alan Hamilton) with sabot load and Britannia driver
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2448_zps66fb8e1d.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2450_zps065b383c.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2449_zps0ae4939e.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2451_zpsf52e7a27.jpg
Academy Opel fuel truck
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2452_zps73a616ae.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2453_zps87a9299e.jpg
Platoon - mostly old Battlefield, but also Sgt`s Mess civilians with head-swops
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2456_zps7246fcbf.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2457_zps2062c084.jpg
Whole unit together
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2459_zps251de17d.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2460_zps5e5599da.jpg

Thursday 11 July 2013

French DCB for Tunisia

First time I`ve sat down and painted something in a month.

A gun section from 1er batterie de DCB (Defense Contre Blinde); Hir Moussa, Tunisia, January 1943
SHQ 25mm Hotchkiss AT gun with an Early War Miniatures crew
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2182_zpsc33a8670.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2183_zps63a5f31d.jpg
Citroen-Kegresse P17 from S&S with a mixed crew (EWM and Blitz)
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2184_zps52324cf3.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2185_zps116339bc.jpg
Gun & tractor together
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/Richard_Baber/Tunisia/SAM_2186_zps17d21725.jpg