A Company of Polish Tanks: Finally Finished
/I took advantage of the bank holiday weekend to finally finish the company of early war Polish tanks that I have been working on.
A Company of Polish 7TP (jw) tanks from 1st or 2nd Tank Battalion
I say a company, but actually I painted twenty-two of the little blighters: sixteen as the single-turret model, and six as the double-turret model.
That gives me the flexibility to field a company of tanks from the 1st and 2nd Tank Battalions (all single-turret); most of the 3rd Tank Battalion (one reduced company of single-turret, one reduced company of double-turret); or (given a little bit of leeway in counting 7TPs as the Vickers tank they were based on) the mixed platoons of 12th or 121st Tank Companies.
Either the 12th or 121st Independent Tank Companies: 7TPs used as Vickers
The models are all 15mm from Battlefront via Element Games. Undercoated in Army Painter green, then with the pale yellow and then the brown camouflage on top. The same basic camouflage pattern was used for each tank. Then washed and dry-brushed to bring up the detail.
Note that I had another varnish disaster in the initial spray. Not the varnish's fault, on this occasion, but mine. It was very hot, and I didn't shake the can properly, so got a light frosting of propellant/bad varnish. How did I solve it? As I've mentioned before, a light coat of olive oil got rid of the frosting, then another two sprays brought the models down flat again. A close call!
