North Africa airfield update

 

This is the airfield tower i am building . It started off life as a jungle tower from the (Sarissa Precision) jungle range. I have modified it to resemble a tower used by the germans in the North African campaign. I have replaced the roof with simulated corragated iron sheeting and the side panels to have also been replaced to match the gable of the roof. The roof will be painted with a suitable camo pattern , while i can get no pictures of roof camo from North Africa I am going to use a modified version of a camo pattern applied to aircraft by the Luftwaffe.

Quonset Hut from  (Dust Models) , these are nice as they match the corragated iron look and come in a pack of 6. I picked these up on Ebay very cheaply.
These will also have the camo pattern applied to them. I may also do some work on the inside aswell by adding bunks.

DAK reinforcements

A Panzerjäger I from Warlord Games added to the DAK army for the Battle at Fuka airfield. Still need a little more weathering and finishing touches.
I added the crew to make the model look a little more dynamic they are from the Perry Metal range.

Some DAK troops lead by an officer, these obviuosly need finishing off and the bases completed , I am waiting until I decide on the colour of the board before I start basing. These are also from Perry miniatures.

Deutsches Afrikakorps

While I will mostly be focusing on the battles undertaken by the 101st Airbourne in WW2 , I thought for a change I would build a North Africa board ,loosly based on the SAS Raid of a German airfield at Fuka.

This is one of the first vehicles I have for it , its a Panzer III J from (Warlord Games), though the Commander is from (die waffenkammer).

The 101st Airbourne D-Day board

 The 101st Airbourne D-Day board is now almost finished there are just a couple of hedgerows and trees to complete .I have also completed a Hawker Typhoon model to be used for airstrikes.

 Allied Guns make short work of the livestock

 An armoured column arriving at the farm

A searchlight makes a important target

Muddy track

 Have finally completed the muddy track for the farm. I am pretty happy with how it came out. It will look even better once it is painted and weathered. Just waiting for my paint delivery to arrive now.

 Used woodland scenics foam putty to do it and used a lolly stick to make the effect , also used the tracks from a Panzer III for the impressions. It takes quite along time to dry so gives alot of working time. once it is painted it is really durable.

Marking out the Farm

 Finally Got to the stage of marking out the placings for the buildings on the board. The whole board is going to be covered with a woodland scenics grass sheet and I will add tufts and other plants on top of it also the muddy farm track that runs around the farm will be added with foam putty to give a nice muddy effect . The main road and crossroads to Revonville will be on the opposite side of the board and will be lined with power lines , I'm also going to put a German sentry box and the entrance to the farm and maybe some barbed wire defence. In the centre of the farmyard I have added a searchlight to add to the general look and feel of the place.
While not necessarily  historically accurate it makes a fairly good Bolt action board.
More updates will follow as i complete more of it.

Bocage update

Have a couple of sections of Bocage finished now. I have used (Woodland scenics) bushes for the hedges in a mix of olive green and light green. I will probably add some small plants and some grass tufts for extra detail. The gate and wall are from the stone walls set from (Warlord games). I used Woodland scenics foam putty to make the furrowed ground and make the gateway look used, and given it several washed with (MIG) European mud and dust weathering powders.
The German Heer are and small selection from my German forces also from Warlord games.