2026

I found my self side tracked after eyeing these and drewling at the sigth of them… So i started building these Marauders from Gamesworkshop ( but trust me my Daughter didnt pay gamesworkshop prices) that I had asked for Fathers day, to go with my Fantasy army project that I started in last years project , so built 22 warriors, 20 with hand weapons and shields plus 1 banner bearer and 1  drummer. Then put together 8 with double handed weapons and leader with hand weapon and shield and  then finised with  8 with double handed flails and leader with hand weapon and shield. So these might end up as part of autumn/Winter paint project that is to be decided on?

So Gave my M25 tanks a quick undercoat with Citadel Death Guard green has this was the only green spray can I had. Then gave them a quick over coat Vallejo  US Olive Drab.

So my recce/ light tanks are built and stowage added. Decided just to do two not three has I am going to do a M8 Greyhound from the TASK FORCE HOGAN book cover liked the look of it, so waiting for that to arrive. Crew kit based, on both tanks at driver and commander. As is the norm Pointy guy will be the  light tanks commander. So just to undercoat and get them painted ,  then decals and weathered. then that will be my small task done.

Finished my Half tracks for Spearhead,  3 x transport, 1 x Mortar carrier and 1 x machine gun squad half track.

So did abit more wearthering on my Jumbos and yes that is  a Easy Eight I painted and weathered not sure if “Spearhead”  used these has I have only just started to read my TASKFORCE HOGAN book, but I thought would just finish it any way. Plus got round to finishing of my Tiger, once again did this with my AK pens then gave it a really watered down wash of army painter warpaint Barren dune to give it a dusty covering effect, also did this on the Shermansand looking at the pics might need to wash them down abit look  over done.Tracks were washed over with army painter rust effect, once again watered right down, then just  to apply a bit of mud effect to the tracks and around the road wheels etc, then decals and done.

So have been doing ww2 reading when a new project came to mind. It all started after I read the above book US 3rd Division in world war Two pictorial history. I just thought yes would love to try and do a force for my Bolt Action/ COC rule sets. So I started to go through exsisiting models kits found a GI infantry box of 30 troops plus some spares from sprues on magazine and ones sent when you order from warlord Games. I then ordered 3 x Jumbo 76mm resin tanks, from warlord, I wanted these just for a change from 75mm Shermans and the 3rd armoured  were issued these in replacement of basic Shermans during there fighting, so just thought go with these. So started to get my force together. From stuff bought and sat waiting to be made.

30 armoured infantry

3 x 76mm Shermans

2 x  M5A1 stuart light tanks.

1x   M8 Greyound

3 x M3 A1 Halftracks. ( 2 already owned 1 bought new)

1 x M21 Mortar carrier half track.

So I hope to be doing Task Force Hogan( names after its commander) but I am waiting for my next research book to arrive for fathers day, which is the first picture. So up to now have built and painted my 30 + GI’s and added the 3rd Armoured shoulder decal patch to the left shoulder which I got from District Miniatures with some other decals for a future project. Undercoated and cam painted my shermans. Built undercoated my new half track with kitbashed crew man behind 50 cal, built then undercoated the mortar carrier. ( see pictures below)

So painted up some winter Brits , just one photo have more painted.

Further miniatures that I finished and vehicles that I have started to work on. These miniatures are going to be either Brits or canadian not sure still deciding but I think the bergan troops will have to be commandos.