Posts Tagged ‘Cromwell Models’

BAOR Brigade HQ

Posted on November 19th, 2012 under , , . Posted by

RichardC

So – here is the final pics of my BAOR Brigade HQ with a newly painted B.W. Models Land Rover parked outside a Pola Brickworks.Variant 1And Variant 2 – with an added Cromwell Models SultanSo there it is.  Not 100% sure how I’ll end up using i…

Cromwell Models Chieftain Mk 5 ARV

Posted on August 10th, 2012 under , , . Posted by

RichardC

Well, that week (my first back at work) has just spun by, and this is my first chance to update the blog.  This week I’ve got some more pics of my Cromwell Models Chieftain Mk 5 Armoured Recovery Vehicle.According to the web, the Chieftain ARV was…

Cromwell Models FV434

Posted on July 3rd, 2012 under , , . Posted by

RichardC

Sticking to the British theme – the next up is a Cromwell Models FV434 Armoured Recovery Vehicle.You find find out a little about the real deal here on wikipedia witha selection of good photos hereAgain this is a second hand model which I just had to f…

Cromwell Models Ferret Mk2 Armoured Car

Posted on June 25th, 2012 under , , . Posted by

RichardC

If you’re trying to put together a representative British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) wargaming force it’s pretty hard to do without wanting to get a Ferret Armoured Car or two into your force.  This was a great little armoured car, with a myriad of …

Task 3 Bits and Bobs – Completed

Posted on June 20th, 2012 under , , , , , . Posted by

RichardC

Well I’ve managed to finished my next task for the 2012 Guild group build.  The curse of the Work-In-Progress thread did not eventuate – however I had to drop off the West German Biber and the F-19 GhostRider until some later date as I needed to g…

Bits & Bobs – A Work-In-Progress Part 3

Posted on June 15th, 2012 under , , , , . Posted by

RichardC

Here’s a little more progress…  First the Soviets:And now some BAOR vehicles:This pic is a lot more yellow than reality – but I’ll deal with that once I post up the finished pics.That’s all for now – maybe some more over the weekend.Have fun…R…

Bits & Bobs – A Work-In-Progress Part 2

Posted on June 11th, 2012 under , , , , , , . Posted by

RichardC

I was able to get a bit of work done on the build over the weekend.  Primarily spraying the undercoats and base coats, and doing the first cam stripes on the British vehicles.  Also managed to pin wash the Soviet and British vehicles.  I…

Bits & Bobs – A Work-In-Progress Part 1

Posted on June 7th, 2012 under , , , , , . Posted by

RichardC

As anyone who reads this blog would be aware, I’m a member of “The Guild” and am currently taking part in their year long group build.  I’ve completed the first two parts and now we are up to Task 3.I’ve previously (well this year anyway) decided …

Cromwell Models FV105 Sultan

Posted on July 12th, 2011 under , , . Posted by

RichardC

A fairly quick update this week with my version of a Sultan. A member of the very cool CVR(T) family every modern British force – in real life or in miniature – needs at least one. You can find out a little more about the Sultan here and alot more ab…

W-I-P BAOR AFVs

Posted on June 8th, 2011 under , , , , , . Posted by

RichardC

I was hoping to have something completed for this update, as I was working on 3 very old Matchbox RAF Chinooks, and whilst they have reached a certain point, it was nothing worth photographing.And then, as a long weekend is about to hit, I organised a …