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Post by SteveM on Feb 11, 2024 18:25:00 GMT
My Grandfather served throughout WWII in the Royal Army Medical Corps He volunteered after the invasion of Poland as he thought his 1st. aid experience in the St.John's would be useful. The Army put him in the RAMC as a Corporal and he was due to be sent to France but Dunkirk meant that he stayed in the UK in a training establishment. In '44 , as a Staff Sergeant, he and his men were attached to a US combat unit and sent to Normandy on June 7th 1944. He stayed with them into Germany before moving to a British unit in Norway in late '45. I can't find a kit of the vehicles used with the US unit but I bet he had the occasional trip in the British 2-Ton like this Tamiya kit.  After an hour I'm here  More when I can. |
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Post by Paul B on Feb 11, 2024 18:31:14 GMT
I can't think of a better tribute Steve  . Grand start and I'm looking forward to seeing more  |
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Post by Armorguy on Feb 11, 2024 19:02:50 GMT
What a beautiful tribute my friend!
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Post by JEFF on Feb 11, 2024 21:55:39 GMT
A great tribute indeed. And another Ambulance speed build is taking place.  |
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Post by tommygunn on Feb 12, 2024 12:04:15 GMT
Great to see Steve.
As you have seen it is a sweet build, nice and easy and totally stress free.
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Post by bwilt on Feb 12, 2024 18:27:13 GMT
Great personal touch to it!!
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Post by Ian H. on Feb 17, 2024 20:25:09 GMT
Great piece of family history, Steve, and looking forward to this build! Always great when a build has a family or personal connection.
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Post by Robbo on Feb 21, 2024 17:55:19 GMT
Hopefully pick my ambulance up soon
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Post by Boots on Feb 21, 2024 21:51:26 GMT
Didn`t realise you had this on the go Steve..........thats looking mighty sweet so far buddy  |
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Post by tommygunn on Feb 22, 2024 12:28:07 GMT
Hopefully pick my ambulance up soon I could always get another one. Then we could have a three-some! A veritable “ménage a trios”!!! My wife asked me who I which of her friends I would like to have a threesome with, I said June and Jessica! Someone give me a like before I get deleted for too many sexual innuendos!!!!!!! |
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Post by JEFF on Feb 22, 2024 16:21:41 GMT
"June and Jessica"......  |
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Post by Robbo on Feb 22, 2024 16:22:20 GMT
 such an understanding wife
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Post by SteveM on May 25, 2024 16:21:36 GMT
Thanks for the support and patience my friends  Had the AB out so applied some Tamiya XF-58 and weathered with Buff.  Also modified an RAF to look more like the late, great, HRH Elizabeth II or the Princess as she was then. Might use the kit driver too.  |
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Post by Ian H. on May 25, 2024 17:03:38 GMT
Those figures look great, Steve! And nice paint application.
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Post by Paul B on May 25, 2024 17:35:02 GMT
Nice start to the colouring and those figures look bloody grand , or should I say Majestic  |
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Post by Boots on May 25, 2024 18:32:58 GMT
Looking very nice indeed mucker and thiose figs look good |
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Post by Armorguy on May 25, 2024 20:16:49 GMT
I like what I see...a lot !
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Post by tommygunn on May 26, 2024 8:07:52 GMT
Grand. The WRAF figure looks great.
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Post by SteveM on Jun 6, 2024 18:49:17 GMT
Between decorating, finishing my 1/72 aircraft and watching the D Day coverage, I made a bit of progress on the little ambulance. Just a bit of weathering in the cab using Citadel paints.  Now it's the only thing on the bench it might move along a bit |
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Post by bwilt on Jun 6, 2024 20:29:38 GMT
Oh, looks nice!!
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such an understanding wife
