Crusader III AA MkII

Having had my painting pattern broken up with work and bathroom renovations and struggling to get back into it.  So looking to knock off something quick and easy I dug out my base coated Crusader AA tanks.  Really not much to them really.  The only really standout thing is the placement of the air-identification star.  Maybe the radio aerials as well.  Apparently the difference between the MkII and MkII was the placement of the radio, from the turret to the hull to free up room in the turret.  Clearly the aerials on these are in the turret so presumably is the radio.  Reason for two aerials or one was that there is a molding defect on the one of the turrets.  That said don’t see any photos with two aerials (fact is hard to find aerials in the turret regardless)  Probably need to fix that up but haven’t decided on the right course of action yet.  Just hearth brush bristle so scissors could deal with that.

 

2cm FlaK38’s

These are my FlaK38’s (minus the command team) that I finished off last week.  The guns themselves were painted with Martin’s airbrush about a year ago?  but have only now finished them off painted the crew and based them.  Pretty happy with my work on the camo smocks for these guys, the combat platoons (of which I have no photos yet) are a realm mismatch with me trying different techniques and even colours.  They’re far from perfect but they’re certainly adequate.  I’ve also continued my theme of painting the bread bags ‘luftwaffe blue’ (highlighted to a considerably bright pale shade) because well I think it makes them stand out even if they’re a bit bluer than they probably should be.  Must be my background in painting fantasy figures that makes me want to do that.