M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Platoon

 After completing the M1 Platoon, the next logical step was to complete an M2 Platoon.  A bit of armoured infantry can never go astray and in 1/72 I can use these vehicles as either M2 BFVs or M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicles - so two platoon options for the price of 4 models - not bad.

Like the M1's I've owned these vehicles for quite some time and only just now felt confident enough to stow and paint them.  Pretty sure this lot includes 2 Dragon diecasts, 1 Trumpeter kit and 1 Revell kit.  I have a feeling the Trumpeter kit is the only one you can show with the commanders hatch open.  Could be wrong...

So here the platoon as a whole:

Now broken two to two sections.  The Platoon Commander's element:

 

And now the Platoon Sergeant's element:

And now some individual vehicle shots:

So that's this lot of M2's done.  Like the M1's there's plenty more left to do, but I think I'll be moving onto to more infantry of a new platoon of M113's in MERDC next.

Thanks for looking.

Richard

M1 Tank Platoon

 OK - so in the end I haven't made any changes to these models.  I decided that I wouldn't weather them for now as I don't have the right decals and getting them seems more expensive than it's worth, as once I put them on, they'll get covered by mud & dirt etc anyway.  So I don't really know what to do there.

Regarding turret markings, after asking the question on a few different facebook groups, the markings I really like seem to have been exercise or road-march only.  They were to be whipped off the moment hostilities started.  I still like them, so one day I might add them anyway.  Not for now though...

So here's the finished platoon:

Now the Platoon Commander's Section:

Now the Platoon Sergeant's Section:

And some shots of individual tanks:

Guess which one I stuffed up!

Anyway - that's enough for now.  M2 Bradley's up next.

Thanks

Richard

M1 Tank Platoon W-I-P

 Hi All

This is just a quick post of a not quite finished M1 Tank Platoon.  It's taken me a while to get to this point, so rather than just wait until it's 100% finished (whatever that is) I took a quick snap of them today to share.

I'm pretty chuffed with how these have turned out so far.  I just have to weather them and add a Unit/Tank ID board to the rear of the turret - then they are done done!

I did make a spectacular mistake in the making of one of the M1's that's so bad I can't hide it, so when I take the proper photos, one M1 will be very carefully placed to save my embarrassment!

Moving onto some Bradley's next...  The year of Americans continues...

Richard