British Cromwell Centaur Mk IV, Royal Marines Armoured
Support Group, in Normandy, June 1944. The Model is from Tamiya amd built
straight from the box with Tamiya photoetch screens added. It was painted
using Tamiya acrylics and weathered with a combination of enamel/oil washes
and drybrushing with enamels. Final weathering was added with chalk pastels.
Crew figures: the Commander and Loader are Tamiya figures modified with
Ultracast heads. The Driver is from Ultracast's North Africa crew figures
set and the Co-Driver is from Resicast, modified with a Hornet head. External
stowage is a mixture of Accurate Armour, Verlinden, Resicast and some
home-made accessories. The model was built by Adrian Laycock and photographed
by Malcolm Laycock. |