M2 half-track car in the Philippines, 1942

[Steve Ski]

Guess ya'll don't just drive on the wrong side of the road

Lol, too funny. I noticed the ease of loading, operation, and stability of the Browning vs the Vickers. Those few seconds extra with that Vickers could be deadly in a running battle, (economy of motion). I'll take the Browning, thank you!

P.S. That's a wild pic there, Jakko! I hope they all landed safely, lol.

 

[Jakko]

Finally done … that only took about a year

The figure is by Bravo 6, chosen mainly because it was one of the few I could find wearing the early US Army uniform but without the jacket on, which made for an easy conversion to the tropical uniform with just paint. The canteen and musette bags are Tamiya, with the bag on the seat having had its securing straps cut off and replaced with some twisted plastic strip so it looks like the bag is open — because that's where he keeps his shaving gear, of course. The mirror is nothing more than some aluminium foil stuck to a piece of plastic card. The M1928 Thompson leaning against the driver's seat and the ammo pouch for it are from a set of American equipment by MiniArt, while the helmet on the left rear seat is an old one from Italeri, because the MiniArt set oddly doesn't include any M1917 helmets.

 

[blakeh1]

Excellent work, and the figure is a nice touch of personality as well

Is it me, or does that look like Paul Newman?

 

[BarleyBop]

Nicely done!

There were no doubt moments of intense action, hell on earth, but from many accounts, there were also periods of waiting, even boredom.
In that war, every day mundane acts like shaving, penning a letter or enjoying a brewup were part of that reality.
Is he contemplating the action that awaits him in a few days and his own mortality, or thinking about his wife and family back home on a Midwestern farm, or in a walk-up in the Bronx?

Looking forward to your next story Jakko!

 

[Jakko]

Is it me, or does that look like Paul Newman?

Perhaps from this angle, but not really from the front, IMHO. Here's the unpainted figure, straight from Bravo6's web site:

In that war, every day mundane acts like shaving, penning a letter or enjoying a brewup were part of that reality.

Yep. But like I said, really the only reason I used him is because of the uniform he's wearing

 

[Steve Ski]

Excellent work, Jakko, and that shaving GI adds a great touch!

 

[blakeh1]

Perhaps from this angle, but not really from the front, IMHO. Here's the unpainted figure, straight from Bravo6's web site:

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Yep. But like I said, really the only reason I used him is because of the uniform he's wearing

ah yeah, just that angle

 

[Jakko]

To me he looks like a very young man. Which, of course, Paul Newman was at one point too, I suppose

 

[Grumpa]

I like!

Jim.

 

[Jakko]

Thanks