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Second World War in 20mm

Far East


British and Commonwealth (the early years)

British and Commonwealth (the later years)

Imperial Japanese Army

Chinese National Army


North West Europe


British for 1944-45

United States Army

German Army (Heer) 1943-45

Volksgrenadiers, Volkssturm and Waffen SS

Painting French armour for 1940

Airfix Stuka for Blitzkrieg

Sherman with hessian camouflage

Cromwell with camouflage netting

Eastern Front

Red Army infantry

Russian Armour

A wrecked T34
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First World War Germans in 28mm

I completed painting a First World War British platoon last year and I then made a start on the Germans but only managed to paint a couple o...

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