A rather obvious entry for those who know my obsession with 15mm Normandy stuff.
These 15mm swimming (Duplex Drive) Shermans are resin models bought on e-bay from a 3rd party seller, rather than my usual Battlefront offerings. As such, they are lacking detail, full of resin bubbles and nowhere near as much fun to paint. However, as effectively 'tokens' for a short time in specific games, they will do (for now!).
No basing or substantial decals made them nice and simple to do, which meant I could get them done in time for this bonus round.
There are numerous examples of the effect these odd looking craft had on troops who saw them when not forewarned. Both allied soldiers who witnessed them emerging from the water for the first time during training and German soldiers on the beaches apparently stopped what they were doing in disbelief as these vehicles emerged from the water. Given that the British and Canadian units on D-Day had issues with being swamped, I think the models sit pretty 'high' compared to how the tanks would have sat in the water, with only a small amount of the canvas screen showing.
Three x 15mm vehicles would be 24 points!
I think they look great, casting issues notwithstanding!
ReplyDeleteYou can't tell you had any issues,fab looking DD's!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Very cool James!
ReplyDeleteNice work and I agree they are ridding a bit too high in the water.
ReplyDeleteGreat work James, though I do agree with you in that the castings have them sitting too high at the 'waterline'.
ReplyDeleteExcellent DDs - it appears you overcame the production problems - they look great!
ReplyDeleteLook great, but I agree that they are riding high. Perhaps they've grounded on a sandbank. These things must have been a beast to ride, it's no wonder many crew got seasick.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work even with the bubbles!
ReplyDeleteNice work, shame about the original castings.
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