The FV603 Saracen is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British Army.
After a visit to The Tank Museum I posted a photograph of the Alvis Saracen. I wrote: As part of the Second English Civil War, you can imagine the use of the FV603 Saracen to patrol urban areas and to suppress armed resistance.
A few decades back I wrote an article about a modern era English Civil War that was published in Issue #43 of Wargames Illustrated in April 1991.
So when I saw Battlefront were releasing a 15mm FV603 Saracen for Team Yankee, I thought it was time to reboot my Second English Civil War and start painting some models for it.
This is a new release from Battlefront. I ordered the Alvis Saracen.
There are two models in this blister. The hulls are resin, and the wheels, and main weapon are metal.
You have the choice of adding a gunner or having the hatch in the turret in the closed position. I went with the closed position. These models go together really easily. It is a simple matter of gluing the wheels to the hull and then adding the hatch and the weapon.
I the gave the models a white undercoat.
The next stage was to paint them, using Army Painter Army Green Spray.
The next stage will be painting the wheels.