Not sure if this is in the right 'section' but ;
Operation Frankton was a commando raid on shipping in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations inserted by HMS Tuna (N94), the RMBPD would later form the Special Boat Service.
The plan was for six canoes to be taken to the area of the Gironde estuary by submarine. The twelve men would then paddle by night to Bordeaux. On arrival they would attack the docked cargo ships with limpet mines and then escape overland to Spain. Twelve men from no.1 section were selected for the raid; including the commanding officer, Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler.
The RP models 'model' depicts 'Blondie' Hasler with Bill sparks in their canoe 'Catfish', paddling away. I decided to depict 'my 'build' of these two as they are paddling up the Gironde Estuary, after some research on Google, it appears that the estuary and river are a brown / golden sand colour due to the rich sediment bed. The base build thread can be seen here - http://www.scale-models.co.uk/thread...e-river.29095/
The canoe has been sprayed with Tamiya XF-69 and then a custom mix of Flat green and JGSDF green, then misted with both colours, after the black had been masked with Panzer masking putty. Rope has been painted Tamiya desert yellow and then stained/washed with Vallejo cheek glaze and a black wash. The front and rear plates were painted in silver, but after checking references, have now been repainted in a steel/black colour. Compass has been painted gloss black, and just needs the needle painting in then the bevel sealed with gloss, or Vallejo water.
[ATTACH]289058[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]289059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]289060[/ATTACH]
Figures have been sprayed black in preparation for painting.
The kit is now out of production but can still be found on ebay -
Operation Frankton was a commando raid on shipping in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations inserted by HMS Tuna (N94), the RMBPD would later form the Special Boat Service.
The plan was for six canoes to be taken to the area of the Gironde estuary by submarine. The twelve men would then paddle by night to Bordeaux. On arrival they would attack the docked cargo ships with limpet mines and then escape overland to Spain. Twelve men from no.1 section were selected for the raid; including the commanding officer, Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler.
The RP models 'model' depicts 'Blondie' Hasler with Bill sparks in their canoe 'Catfish', paddling away. I decided to depict 'my 'build' of these two as they are paddling up the Gironde Estuary, after some research on Google, it appears that the estuary and river are a brown / golden sand colour due to the rich sediment bed. The base build thread can be seen here - http://www.scale-models.co.uk/thread...e-river.29095/
The canoe has been sprayed with Tamiya XF-69 and then a custom mix of Flat green and JGSDF green, then misted with both colours, after the black had been masked with Panzer masking putty. Rope has been painted Tamiya desert yellow and then stained/washed with Vallejo cheek glaze and a black wash. The front and rear plates were painted in silver, but after checking references, have now been repainted in a steel/black colour. Compass has been painted gloss black, and just needs the needle painting in then the bevel sealed with gloss, or Vallejo water.
[ATTACH]289058[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]289059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]289060[/ATTACH]
Figures have been sprayed black in preparation for painting.
The kit is now out of production but can still be found on ebay -
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