Armor from my youth

[Joe C-P]

Here are pics of those armor models my parents found and gave back to me.

First up, the Churchill with the flamethrower fuel trailer. I think it was nicknamed the "Crocodile", but my armor knowledge has faded over the decades.

[Joe C-P]

I think this is a Crusader tank? It's definitely a British cruiser tank.
Hand-painted wheel rims. I've lost the hatch covers, apparently.

[Ollie]

You just gave me an idea.  

British Crusader next to a Soviet T-34!  Two Christie tanks!

     

[Joe C-P]

Here's a Grant. I also thought the "two-gun" tanks were cool.  B) I'm still awaiting a 1/35 plastic Char B1bis.

[Joe C-P]

A halftrack and an M7 Priest SP artillery:

[Joe C-P]

A couple Shermans.

This one was the "Calliope" model, with the big rocket bank mounted on the turret. I never could get the d@mn thing to stay on, no matter how I glued it.   Fortunately, it's gone now.  




And this one with the field-fashioned "spaced armor". Now I'd do that myself, using real wood and individually made sandbags.

[Joe C-P]

Finally, a couple of German SPGs:

The little one; a Hetzer, maybe?




And its big sister, "Grosse Bertha".
The battle damage was provided in the model - a section of the spaced armor could be replaced with another part with the shell holes. This one I'm going to rework, making it look burnt out, with a couple Allied vehicles nearby.
Is this desert camo, and if so, did these serve in North Africa? If so, the Grant and Crusader will be with it; if not, I'll group it with the Churchill, one Sherman, and maybe the half-track.





JoeP

[NARSES2]

I don't know how old you were when you made them but they are good, and the Allied stuff in particular almost looks like a collection of real armour that has been stored outside without much TLC- a bit like at Duxford - they are that weathered and "tatty" with guenuine age. Great to see

Your memory for types is spot on by the way.

Chris

[nev]

Great pics Joe!  You were pretty good as a young 'un!

Armour rules, I had such good fun building it as a kid, must try and get back into it at some point  

Is this desert camo, and if so, did these serve in North Africa?

Looks like a Stug IV to me, in which case I don't think they did.  But like I said in the other thread, Dark Yellow was the base colour for ALL German armour from about '43 onwards, so its won't be deset camo, just the normal German colour.

[Captain Canada]

Rock on, Joe ! Thanks for sharing !

Looks like you had a good hand at weathering and detailing, eh ?

Also love the look of the Sherman missing the bogeys, makes it look fast !

 

[Gary]

Geeze Joe, you did a pretty darn good job of armour as a kid. Much better than I do now!