Egyptian Artillery

More for the Sudan, but compared to my last batch of Egyptian Artillery this pair of guns have limbers. Gunners and guns are the Strelets Turkish Artillery 1877.


The limbers are from the venerable Airfix Waterloo RHA Artillery, off which I still have quite a number, but these are the last of the limber horses. Outriders are some of the "spare" Strelets turkish cavalry, quite well armed, but the Sudan isn't the safest place to be!

More Egyptian cavalry for the Sudan

Back on track and some more Strelets Turkish cavalry painted up as Egyptians, just like before the officer has been promoted, this time to the Egyptian CinC hence the Khedival flag.

Portee - last WIP picture

Last few bits added, loading ramps and the side and front screens. Some more parts are now painted.

Thanks to input from Charles, the 6 pounders have had their muzzle brakes removed

Another distraction - Italian M13/40s

I picked up another pair of the Italeri fast build version, while buying another bargain They were assembled and painted almost at the same time as the Shermans.
Now I have enough M13/40s to play the RF scenario "death of Ariete"

Further progress on the portees

Stowage compartments and the ramps for the forward firing gun position have been added.

On the rear pair of portees I have shown the 6pdr in its alternative firing positions, but I think I'll opt for the forward firing position for them all.

Err.. slight distraction ... more US armour

Well the extra US armour did arrive and I decided to get them done. It's a pair each of the excellent Italeri fast build Shermans. To the left a pair of 75mm armed "Jumbos" and to the right a brace of 76mm.


I was dissappointed to find the same hull had been used for both versions, the Jumbo should have a clearly thicker hull plate

Bedford Portees - WIP

More progress at last on the Portees, the cabs have been sawn down, the subframe built up and a new rear cargo bed added

Here they are laid out to show the steps. Front - new sub frame, Middle - cargo deck added from Will's Planked Plasticard. Rear - side rails added - these were left over from the Pegasus US trucks, they are slightly too low, but give the right feel and are structurally stronger than anything I could scratch build. At the far rear is an old Bedford refueller that I'm also converting to a Portee.