Tanks for the Memories 2-Now in Living Colour

 

Medium tank Chi Ha with low velocity 57mm howitzer.

Light tank M3 Stuart with 37mm ATG.

Cruiser tank Crusader with 2 pounder ATG

Medium tank M3 Lee with 37mm and 75mm cannons.

Infantry tank Valentine with 57mm ATG

Medium tank Mark III with long 50mm ATG.

Infantry tank Churchill with 57mm ATG.

Medium Japanese Chi Ha tank dug in as a pillbox to compensate for its poor armour.

Shinhoto, Japanese medium tank with 47mm ATG.

USMC Medium M4 Sherman tank with 75mm cannon.

Russian Medium T34/85 tank with tank riding infantry.

Medium tank M4 Sherman with 76mm ATG'

Medium tank Cromwell A27M with 75mm cannon.

Medium tank M26 Pershing with 90mm ATG.

And a comparison of two countries Medium Tanks: the 15-ton Chi Ha with 57mm howitzer and the 30+ ton Sherman with 76mm ATG.

Tanks for the Memories

 

M3 Lee, the first mass produced US medium tank.

The Shinhoto was an up gunned High velocity 47mm ATG version of the Japanese Chi-Ha Medium Tank, even though the Chi-Ha low velocity cannon, at 57mm, was 10mm wider than that of the Shinhoto.

                                            M-3 Stuart, first mass produced US light tank.

                                 

Valentine a solid British medium tank.

German Mark III up gunned with a long 50mm.

M4 Sherman, with 50,000 produced, the most numerous Western tank of the war.

T-34 85, the up graded T34 that smashed the Axis powers on the Eastern front.

Churchill, heaviest of the British infantry tanks of the war.

M26 Pershing, Americas answer to the German Panther and Tiger tanks.

All are model pieces I have painted for my Bolt Action World War Two (and some for the Korean War) Armies.

Goblins are Fighters Too

When it comes to fighting, Orcs get all the press, but where would they be without the hordes of Goblins "cannon fodder" that draw off enemy attacks.

These "Bloody Moon" goblins are a perfect example of the many forms of goblin fighters that are supportive forces of their bigger green buds.

From Spider Riders, shamans... 

semi-intelligent leaders, masses of hand-to-hand fighters...

to special weapons teams...

Goblins have them all to bring to the battlefield.

These are mostly metal pieces that I painted in the late 1990's and early 2000's.

DA BEARS WIN AGAIN Chicago 28 - Detroit 13

 

Two victories in a row is worth celebrating this year, especially when the loser is the division leading Lions. 

Go Bears!

I painted this plastic piece in 2023.

"Aye it's a Claymore-A FLAMING CLAYMORE!"

Haggas McSwenny-Toddy knows life is grand when you're heading into battle with the pipes a blowing and a Flaming Claymore in your hand.

As one of the Queen-Emperess's elite "Chaos-Deamon" Hunters, Haggas is often called upon to burn down his foul opponents.

He then rewards himself with a simple 20-minute solo on his beloved pipes.

Haggas is a plastic piece I painted earlier this year.

Latest Marvel Crisis Protocol Figures WIP

My next five Marvel characters glued and ready to prime. Left to Right-Klaw, M'Baku, Emma Frost (Human) Psylock & Emma Frost (Diamond Skin).

 

Primed, I only hand paint primer never spray paint.

Flesh tones and metal painted, ready for the nest stage initial clothing colors.

all are plastic pieces.

There's Always Time For Beer

 "Win, Lose or Draw- there's always time for beer!" Is the motto of the Norse Blood Bowl Team.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN_WE"RE OUT OF BEER!!!