British vehicles

British vehicles

Just pottering about, so decided to build a few plastic kits from my rather small stash.

First up an Airfix Jeep & trailer from gift pack set A68217 sold by Lidl in the UK last Christmas (2024), I didn`t need, so didn`t build the 75mm pack howitzer. I gave the Jeep a driver from the bits box (from the Airfix Bofors gun set) and painted both up for my Mediterranean/Middle East Brits.

Canadian Pattern Quad Tractor

A venerable Esci model 8024 that has been in the stash since before we moved my collection out here to Spain (so at least 12 yrs). Not that I need another British tow, but I was in a building mood 😁 Not a bad model, I didn`t bother with any of the internal detail, again painted up for North Africa.

M3A1 Scout Car

Another venerable Esci kit 8038 which has been in the stash for years (bought at the same time as the Quad above). I wanted a command vehicle for my British/Indian/Aussie battalions and thought this make a nice addition. A really nice kit, I added a bit of stowage, then messed about with the crew - the driver is another Airfix Bofors gunner (with an SHQ head), the seated guy in the back as a RTO is from EWM with a Britannia tanker head with headphones and the standing guy is EWM with a Raventhorpe head - sometimes I can`t help myself 😂