Olfarty's strictly WW2 extravaganza

[pmskaar]

Nice work on the Ferdinands and the Wasps, Olfarty! I painted 4 Elephants a while back but did one in the "Kursk" scheme even though it is the late '43 conversion as GHQ currently makes.

I would love to see GHQ do a proper Ferdinand and maybe some of the Universal Carrier variants as well. Of course it is not as though I don't have anything else to do in the meantime.

It is great to see your work here.

[Olfarty]

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[redleg]

Nice work Olfarty! Your flamethrower conversion is awesome! Doing detail work like that is something that I greatly admire nd I wish I had that kind of skill. I can't wait to see the other 7 variants!

[Olfarty]

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[Harlan]

A great conversion

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[redleg]

Those are great looking guns and tractors Olfarty! Keep the pics coming! And what an awesome find on ebay!

[Mortis57]

with 50 cal (I've seen a pic of a carrier in Italy with a 50 cal, a 30 cal and a Bren Gun!)

Looking forward to seeing the various conversions.

I plonked a few CinC 50 cals onto a few H&R Universal Carriers - not sure why! There's also a 50 cal on one of the Stuarts that I modified to the recce version. Note also a few M24 Chaffees at the back. These are all options for the Armoured Recce Regiment of the various British equipped Armoured Divisions in NW Europe (Guards, 7th, 11th, and Poles). They're awaiting a revamp.


I also keep meaning to convert a few (well a company's worth) carriers to represent the german conversion with the 3 panzershrecks. Plus, maybe, one or two with a 37mm PaK gun or 20mm AA gun.

Not conversions I'm likely/able to undertake so I might end up buying a few Praying Mantis and PIAT Battery carriers from Butlers Printed Models. Whilst both vehicles underwent limited testing neither was deemed successful. There's some info on the PIAT Carrier here - https://armourersbench.com/2020/11/29/e ... l-carrier/

[Olfarty]

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[chrisswim]

I really like the Bergpanthers, Berg-PZ3, and those British artillery units.
You did well, very well. Look great. Thank you for sharing and explaining.

[pmskaar]

Great work on the Bergepanzers, Olfarty! I think you did a fine job with the conversions on the Panther D and the Panzer III to make them into recovery vehicles.

I painted a Bergepanther D from 2D6 last year. It was a very nice casting although I do have a preference for GHQ. It seemed to fit in nicely with my GHQ Panther Ds which I finished about the same time. It is just a tiny bit shorter in length but not noticeable until you put the pieces side by side.

[Olfarty]

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[chrisswim]

Very nice work, the creations are wonderful.