Salutations, space travellers. Our next destination is Caprica.
Following with my WW2 Canadian Army core Challenge project, I have completed a critical support option in the Chain of Command army lists: a Vickers HMG team.
The Vickers can act on the offensive, or maintaining critical points in any defensive line. There are a lot of references in Mark Zuehlke's book on the Scheldt campaign of concentrating HMG units to provide covering fire to units crossing canals or advancing to take German defensive positions.
The model here presented is the Warlord's British Vickers team, a nicely sculpted set of three 28mm models plus the MMG.
Why Caprica? We have set up our model taking a defensive camouflaged position in some place of The Netherlands or Belgium, awaiting a German counterattack to regain some positions gained by the Canadian infantry. This fits nicely with the "ambush" Caprica theme... and I'd like to think that the counterattack was also "doomed"
With this entry I add 45 points to my Challenge scoring:
These really are eye-catching Benito. Great job!
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DeleteLovely looking HMG team Benito. Excellent base work
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DeleteI really like when camouflaged units don't get hidden in the terrain (on miniatures of course).
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DeleteSplendid looking vickers team!
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DeleteGreat work Benito!
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DeleteI love your high contrast style Benito. Always great eye candy!
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DeleteCool HMG's Benito!
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DeleteCanadians! Great stuff Benito!
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ReplyDeleteLovely work BenitoV
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DeleteGreat looking MG base Benito 👍
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DeleteVery nice!
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DeleteGlad to see you back at WW2! Very well done Benito, I think you've captured the more greenish Canadian Battledress perfectly
ReplyDeleteGood catch! That's right, Canadian uniforms tones were far away from the typical British brownish. I'm using a mix of Russian Uniform and German Beige Cammo for this
DeleteNice Vickers team, Benito! :)
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