Heroes

"To a New Yorker like you, a Hero is some kind of weird sandwich, not some nut who takes on three Tigers."

Seeing Kelly's Heroes when I was a kid led to two things; a lifelong love of Donald Sutherland and an affection for Sherman Tanks. 

So I am pleased to share with you my first painted miniatures for WW2, 2 units of Shermans. 

Here they are just finished and weathered:

And here they are in daylight. 

In terms of markings it's all freehand; records suggest that most tank crews in Normandy removed the front star as it made a great target so some show then being partially obscured and most of then are missing it entirely. 

There is a mix of Battlefront resins and Plastic Soldier Company kits here; the PSC ones are substantially better, if lacking in the heft that resin gives. 

Next, some Wehrmacht infantry.