As always, my absence does not indicate lack of modeling effort. Quite the contrary. I've been working on a US Infantrly platoon that will cover Operation Torch all the way through to the end of the war. I sold my British army and the buyer asked that I finish up the Commandos and the Achilles for a consistent look to the overall force. Work proceeds apace on the Commandos, but I finished the Achilles today so I thought I'd post pics here.
This, then, is the British Achilles QF 17pdr Self Propelled Gun. It took the tried-and-true US M10 Wolvering tank destroyer and replaced the (I believe) 90mm cannon with the British QF 17pdr anti-tank gun. This gives the Brits a much needed counter to the heavier armor of German tanks and packs a harder punch than the more common Shermans or Cromwells. Sure, the Sherman Firefly has a QF 17pdr too but I went with the Achilles because it looks different.
I'm really, really happy with the way she turned out... and... a little sad to be sending it off to someone. Hopefully she'll continue putting paid to the German 'Big Cats' on other Bolt Action tables.
