8th Army Indian Infantry
Her majesty the Queen...of the desert
Good evening all…just checking this project log I realized it’s been a full four months since my last entry…oh boy. Now what happened, project wise during this time? I finished my last squad of infantry to have a full platoon of Sikh soldiers. But those riflemen have been covered in previous posts quite extensivly I presume. So, now on to something completely different.
Even though only 98% finished (decals and last touch ups and a drybrush step missing) I would really like to show my proper armoured support for the lads on foot, the iconic Matilda II infantry tank. And what a beauty she is;-). According to my other armoured vehicles I was going to paint it in caunter camo…of course. I did some more research and finally found a tremendous source for getting your Caunter Camo schemes correct, a guide by Mike Starmer did the trick and is highly recommended for everyone who wants to try this at home. And of course I missed the target and think misinterpreted his sketches:-)…but was far too lazy to correct it as I think the final outcome still looks good (and historically correct) enough for the tabletop. One last word on the colors I used: I bought the AK interactive paint set for caunter camo and really love these paints although they seem a tad bit thin for being applied with a brush. Anyhow, when painted in thin layers and with a little patience the outcome is really good, at least that’s what I think.
An now, without further ado, here she is…
Built, primed and first layer of basecolor applied
Caunter Camo put on and washed with AP soft tone
Almost done after tydying up and having applied all the colors again
Epic Matilda II, @shoop77 . And I love the early war camo, too! Damn, this tank must be pretty serious in 28mm. I like how you’re including them with Indian troops, this allows use in early war (earlier phases of Operation Compass, etc), as well as later when the Matilda was a considered a second-line tank (replaced with Stuarts, Grants, and even Shermans for El Alamein), but Matildas were still used in independent brigades supporting Commonwealth troops (Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and of course Indians). Great move! 😀
Thank you very much @oriskany?. I really enjoy building this army, as ist is very versatile (could use it for Operation Husky maybe?). Still have some Indian pattern carriers in the workshop, which I will use as a „substitute“ for the usual Bren carrier slot in my force. Hopefully my 4th Indian Infantry Division will be completed by the end of the year.
Cheers, and a happy and blessed Thanksgiving to you.