Building a BEF Force: Part 3 - Adding some Firepower
Again apologies for the long break - doesn't seem like I'm getting the hang of blogging regularly! Despite that I have made more progress on the BEF, finishing both the 2 Pounder Gun and the Vickers Machine Gun Team, hopefully giving the army a bit more of a punch - at Early War Standards at least. As you can see I managed to fit both of them on a 60mm round base, I aim to minimise the base sizes so they aren't as clumsy during a game. Luckily with the exception of a possible 25 pounder all my gun teams will be able to fit on 60mm bases. I've found that one of the few annoying things of building a 28mm all metal army is how much of a pain building the artillery guns can be. Slight bends and miscastings means that the fit will never be as flush as they are on plastic kits, and using super glue can be a double edged sword. Despite this the gun went together relatively well, I left the gunner of the gun until both were painted to make it easier. I based the other...