Wednesday, 13 April 2011

British Armoured Brigade - 1940

Skulking in the same box as the Morris and Rolls-Royce armoured cars, and completed at around the same time is my 1940 British Armoured Brigade.  In the early 1990s I picked up a number of early cruiser tanks made by Black Star Models.  Most are destined for service in North Africa, but I decided to build a Brigade for use in Europe in 1940.  I am still impressed at my restraint in not building the whole of 1st Armoured Division, but then the real one was never fully deployed. 
A9 Cruiser.  This is a particular favourite of mine as it is so obviously past it's best by 1940.  Two MG turrets - what were they thinking?
A13 Mk1.  These were ridiculously fast.  When they worked.
Vickers MkVI light tank.  This is a metal kit by RAFM - who did a small but very useful range - are they still available?
The whole of the mighty brigade assembled for action.
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17 comments:

  1. Biff Tanner13 April 2011 at 23:09

    Wow those look great very real.

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  2. Don M14 April 2011 at 00:13

    A truly magnificent collection riveted death traps, ...let me give those trouble making gunners from the last post ...lol

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG14 April 2011 at 00:15

    Oh I do like 1940 British kit

    For their "clankiness" rather than effectiveness

    Nice post

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  4. Conrad Kinch14 April 2011 at 01:01

    Very nice, where did you get the flash information?

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  5. Al14 April 2011 at 04:38

    Nice, I've got a couple of these by SHQ, they look alright too

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  6. Paul14 April 2011 at 05:30

    A well balanced force, for the period. Tactic rather than design was more of the problem Tim.

    Ask Al, he was on the recieving end of a good dose of Brit steel last year.

    Regards Paul

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  7. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com14 April 2011 at 11:02

    RAFM is still selling them. http://www.rafm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=RAF&Category_Code=BKCMO

    Mind you the way postage to the UK had gotten crazy.

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  8. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 16:51

    Biff Tanner
    Thanks - it seems very easy to make British kit of that era look scruffy.

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  9. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 16:52

    Don M
    "fiveted death traps" An excellent description Don!

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  10. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 16:53

    Geordie
    We seem to be of one mind on this matter!

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  11. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 16:54

    Conrad Kinch
    By flash information do you mean the Arm of Service markings? They are Skytrex decals - still available as far as I know.

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  12. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 16:56

    Al
    Your cruisers may be heavier and (much) more expensive, but they'll be just as rubbish as mine in battle!

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  13. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 16:57

    Paul
    I like to think of it as style over effectiveness...

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  14. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 16:58

    Ross Mac
    Thanks for the link - when I bought mine in the UK they were actually pretty cheap!

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  15. Paul´s Bods14 April 2011 at 20:40

    That thing with the two MG turrets!!! Who thought that up? It looks like something that would fit really well into a staempunk scenario...but a real life one..not!!
    Great paintjobs.
    Cheers
    paul

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  16. Tim Gow14 April 2011 at 22:51

    Paul's bods
    Are you referring to the elegant and majestic device that is the A9? It's like a sort of cut-price T-28.

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  17. The Angry Lurker15 April 2011 at 10:28

    Good information, I need some of these for my Operation Sealion project.

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