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The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the “Dingo” (after the Australian wild dog), was a British light fast 4WD reconnaissance vehicle also used in the liaison role during the Second World War.
The Flames of War blister comes with three of them. Having constructed the models I gave the vehicles and the crew a white undercoat.
The three undercoated Dingos.
The crew.
See the full workbench feature on the British Daimler Dingo.
The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the “Dingo” (after the Australian wild dog), was a British light fast 4WD reconnaissance vehicle also used in the liaison role during the Second World War. The vehicle was officially designated Daimler Scout Car, but became widely known as Dingo, which was the name of the competing Alvis prototype.
The Flames of War blister comes with three of them. These are resin models with metal wheels and crew.
The models go together quite easily, but it can be challenging to get the wheels to fit flat.
The three completed Dingos.
The crew I decided to paint separately. I glued the crew to a wooden stick.
See the full workbench feature on the British Daimler Dingo.
The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the “Dingo” (after the Australian wild dog), was a British light fast 4WD reconnaissance vehicle also used in the liaison role during the Second World War. In 1938 the British War Office issued a specification for a scouting vehicle. Out of three designs submitted by Alvis, BSA and Morris, the one by BSA was selected. The actual production was passed to Daimler, which was a vehicle manufacturer in the BSA group of companies. The vehicle was officially designated Daimler Scout Car, but became widely known as Dingo, which was the name of the competing Alvis prototype.
The Flames of War blister comes with three of them.
These are very nice models. I will probably use them with my Late War British, though they have the potential to be used for Early War too.
These are resin models with metal wheels and crew.
See the full workbench feature on the British Daimler Dingo.
The 17 pounder, Self Propelled, Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 Tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3″ (76.2 mm) Gun M7. With a total of 1,100 M10s converted, the 17 pdr SP Achilles was the second most numerous armoured fighting vehicle to see service armed with the 17 pounder gun, behind the Sherman Firefly.
Having given the model a white undercoat, and as I had run out of Humbrol Dark Green, I gave the models a complete spray of Warpaint British Armour.
Next stage will be painting some of the details and the crew.
See the workbench feature on the British M10 / 17pdr SP Achilles.
The Tank, Heavy, TOG 2 was a prototype British super-heavy tank design produced in the early part of the Second World War in case the battlefields of northern France turned into a morass of mud, trenches and craters as had happened during the First World War. In the end it never went into production, but as part of the Flames of War Mid-War Monsters range you can buy it and use it in alternate history games.
I was going to (as I have done with other models) give the TOG2 tanks a spray from underneath of a Humbrol Dark Green, however I ran out of paint after doing one. So in the end I gave all three models a basecoat of Warpaint British Armour.
The command tank has the commander sticking himself out of the turret…
The three TOGs.
See the workbench feature on these huge tanks.
The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon. Originally conceived as a stopgap until future British tank designs came into service, the Sherman Firefly became the most common vehicle with the 17 pounder in World War II.
After giving a base coat for the underneath of Humbrol Dark Green. The model was then given a spray of Warpaint British Armour. The Dark Green spray adds shadow.
As you can see from this closeup, the spray does give the model an even coat, and combined with the sculpting does show off the cast turret that the Firefly had.
Here is the Firefly with three regular Shermans (the resin models from Open Fire).
See the workbench feature on my Flames of War Sherman Firefly VC.
The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War 2. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on the Cromwell chassis to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units.
Having given the Challenger a white undercoat. The next stage was a base coat for the underneath of Humbrol Dark Green. This added shadow and depth to the main (top) base coat of Warpaint British Armour which was then sprayed on.
Here is the Challenger next to it’s little brother, the Cromwell IV.
See the full workbench feature on my Challenger A30.
The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War 2. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on the Cromwell chassis to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units.
Having given the Challenger a white undercoat. The next stage is base coat for the underneath of Humbrol Dark Green. This will add shadow and depth to the main (top) base coat of Warpaint British Armour.
As you can see from the top view, the white undercoat is still mainly visible.
See the full workbench feature on my Challenger A30.
The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon. Originally conceived as a stopgap until future British tank designs came into service, the Sherman Firefly became the most common vehicle with the 17 pounder in World War II.
The next stage is base coat for the underneath of Humbrol Dark Green. This will add shadow and depth to the main (top) base coat of Warpaint British Armour.
As you can see from the top view, the white undercoat is still mainly visible.
See the workbench feature on my Flames of War Sherman Firefly VC.
The Cromwell Tank was one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in World War II.
The Cromwell first saw action in June 1944, with the reconnaissance regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps.
Having given the Cromwells a white undercoat, I undercoated the underneath of the three tanks with Humbrol Dark Green. This added shadow and depth to the main (top) base coat of Warpaint British Armour.
All three models were sprayed at the same time.
Next stage will be tracks and detailing.
See the full workbench feature on the Flames of War Cromwell IV.