From JamesM: 15mm Polish Cromwell Tanks - 40 points

Hi folks,

In a return to my usual form, I've painted some 15mm models for my Normandy collection. This batch consists of five armoured vehicles and forms the command element of C Squadron, 10 Pulk Strzelcow Konnych (10th Dragoons Regiment), 1st Polish Armoured Division. I'm representing this unit as of it's initial entry into combat in Normandy on 8 August 1944.

The Armoured Recovery Vehicle is a metal and resin Battlefront miniature purchased some time ago, prior to 4th Edition of the game being released. Appropriate unit decals have been applied. This model will likely find some use in our games using some house rules. 

The squadron commanders vehicle (two aerials, open turret hatch currently missing a commander) and the 2IC (no crewman in turret, two aerials) are Plastic Soldier Company 15mm Cromwells, both armed with 75mm guns, as well as coax and hull Besa machine guns. 

These two tanks also have the appropriate unit markings. The Polish Cromwells had the divisional sign (the winged hussar emblem) and the unit Arm of Service marking on the front right, side by side. The front hull also has a white circle, representing an unbrigaded unit and C squadron. These markings are placed unusually compared to British and Canadian formations. 

Lastly, a couple of Cromwell 95mm armed close support tanks. The tank with two aerials is the command vehicle for this detachment. Rear shot showing that the markings are on both the front and back. Gun barrels have been drilled a little, as that is a detail missing from the PSC kits. 

All tanks have have a small, single bit of stowage added to the right rear representing bundled camo netting. Having looked at pictures of vehicles from this unit when they took part in Operation Totalize, they were (handily from my perspective) extremely neat and tidy. I've tried to replicate this, hence the lack of my usual added stowage. 

All five, representing the command element of the squadron - only 12 Cromwells and 3 Stuart VI's to go!:

The models are on 60 x 40mm, 2mm thick mdf bases, which have been magnetized for storage. I'll paint all of the command crew figures for the squadron at once. I may have to use PSC figures for this, due to the depth and size of the hatches on the PSC models. 

Light weathering in the form of dust has been applied (I don't do all that chipping and streaking malarky). 

Points wise, 5 x 15mm vehicles (8 points each) = 40 points