Not so Lone Stars

 

More Lone Star Bren Carrier fettling now.  These really are charming little diecasts and tatty examples can still be found for under a Fiver.  Tatty is of course good, as even the smartest will need some paint.  All of these had a going over with a dark olive green, but first came the issue of crew figures.  These chaps are a combination of cut-about Airfix, Deetail and Lone Star figures - the latter from a peculiar tinplate amphibian.  I didn't want the toy (since passed on to one of the Little Cold Wars faithful) but the six hard plastic seated figures were a great find.  Two of the carriers are indeed sporting Bren Guns, while the others have bodged up Vickers Guns.  The figures were cut to fit and glued into place.  Then came painting.  Finally a coat of varnish finished them off.