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Saturday, 8 February 2020

Fighting the Blitzkrieg in a Universal Carrier

I got it because it was cute .. the British "Universal Carrier" (see below, or alternatively known as the "Bren Carrier" [can anyone tell me the difference as I am too lazy to Google it] with later WWII British Crewmen):


A close-up. I initially dallied with the thought that I could paint it up for the Eastern Front in Soviet colours with a Maxim or PTRD in it, but the temptation to use it as an excuse to build up a 28mm force of Late War British Infantry [PBI] was too great (see below, the only things not attached as yet are the side skirts which will be done after painting):


Chalk up yet another crazy project to do.
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2 comments:

  1. James MacCraggs8 February 2020 at 11:02

    At the start of the war there were various specialist chassis of the carrier - specifically the bren carrier and scout carrier. These were replaced by a universal design (the Universal Carrier) later in the war. But the old terminology for Bren Carrier (as it was mainly armed with a Bren) was kept by the troops.

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  2. Geordie an Exiled FoG8 February 2020 at 22:33

    Many thanks James

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