Rapid Fire! Western Desert 1940-43 in 20mm - The last battalion of the Australian Brigade

Being lately around Gallipoli, and looking the figures with bush hats still to be made, I decided to make the last battalion of Australians for North Africa/Crete. 

Once more I wanted some bulky Aussies and so the Airfix Chinese copies and the Revell figures were used together with some 8th army figures of the same origin. Also a few more Hat and Revell Australians were added to the command and support stands. 

Also a Revell figure is manning the 2'' mortar together with Hat British on the Boys A/T rifle, a true Aussie from Airfix on the radio and an Esci Colonial British gave his body to an Australian head. 

The 2'' mortar and ammo container were made as usual from pieces of plastic card. 

The arm of the Hat Bren LMG figure was changed in order to hold a 3d printed Boys A/T rifle. I placed the laying down figures in a blob of glue gun for my mixture of sand and cat litter not to sink the miniatures. 

The other support stands came from a mix of Esci, Revell and Hat. 

The typical infantry companies had a number of head swaps. The Revell figures are bigger than the Airfix but they go well with the Chinese copies. 

Next: The two last battalions of the British WW2 desert infantry or the Gallipoli New Zealanders,