One of the apex predators of WW2, the British 17pdr gun is a beastie that I’ve been missing from my late war Brit/Empire/Polish troops. While browsing the 3D printing sites recently I noticed that this model was available on one of them as a free download. I’m a wargaming cheapskate and that’s the right price […]
Tag: poles
2
Sep
03
2020
British 17 Pounder Anti Tank Gun
One of the apex predators of WW2, the British 17pdr gun is a beastie that I’ve been missing from my late war Brit/Empire/Polish troops. While browsing the 3D printing sites recently I noticed that this model was available on one of them as a free download. I’m a wargaming cheapskate and that’s the right price […]
1
Feb
22
2018
Blitzkrieg Miniatures Sherman VC 17pdr
I’ve finally got around to slotting this iconic late war beastie into my stable of WW2 tanks: it’s a Sherman packing the tasty 17pdr gun.
8
Feb
08
2017
Rubicon Crusader AA Mk II tank
The Crusader was an obsolete mid-war tank design that was still kicking around in the late war as an SP AA vehicle. I got one of the Rubicon Crusader kits for my late war Polish army.
3
Nov
29
2016
Warlord M5 Half track
You can’t really field a late war Motor Platoon without their main ride: the M5 half track. There are a couple of plastic kits out there for the very similar M3 half track, but for my Polish 1st Armoured I decided to get the resin kit of an actual M5 from Warlord.
8
Nov
22
2016
Rubicon M5 Stuart (Recce) Review
I’m a big fan of the Rubicon plastic kits, and their mid- and late-war Stuart kit fills a gap in my Allied collection. The same vehicle can be used as a gun-armed Stuart for Polish 1st Armoured in ’44-’45 and as a Recce Stuart for NZ 2nd Division in Italy ’43-’45.
