jon math
Rifleman
The PPA got it's start in North Africa and moved to Italy when the fighting there was over. They requested to be reassigned yet again to the Pacific when the European war was finished but that request went unfulfilled and the unit went into the history books as a footnote to the Long Range Desert Group's operations.
IN Italy Pop's army took to using heavily armed jeeps for their weeks-long missions behind German lines. Typically the jeeps used a .50 and a .30 machine gun along with multiple personal weapons. One jeep was known to have twin .30's and Pop's jeep sported twin .50's. Jerry can rack replaced the spare tire which was moved to the opposite side on the rear and usually two were carried with the bumper extended to support the second tire. Smoke dischargers were mounted under the tow hitch, other jerry cans were carried on the sides and on the front bumper, sometimes even on the hood. The long rear bench seat was often mounted in place of the normal passenger seat to give three-across seating.
This DML kit shows most of the modifications. The two ceramic bottles in the rear would have contained rum and were turned on my lathe as was the tea kettle. A bit of scratch building for the jerry can racks, smoke candles, gun mounts, map holder etc and a coat of heavily faded British Bronze green and I'm calling her done.
The figure wears a mix of British, civilian, and American clothing and gear -- typical of Pop's men.
IN Italy Pop's army took to using heavily armed jeeps for their weeks-long missions behind German lines. Typically the jeeps used a .50 and a .30 machine gun along with multiple personal weapons. One jeep was known to have twin .30's and Pop's jeep sported twin .50's. Jerry can rack replaced the spare tire which was moved to the opposite side on the rear and usually two were carried with the bumper extended to support the second tire. Smoke dischargers were mounted under the tow hitch, other jerry cans were carried on the sides and on the front bumper, sometimes even on the hood. The long rear bench seat was often mounted in place of the normal passenger seat to give three-across seating.
This DML kit shows most of the modifications. The two ceramic bottles in the rear would have contained rum and were turned on my lathe as was the tea kettle. A bit of scratch building for the jerry can racks, smoke candles, gun mounts, map holder etc and a coat of heavily faded British Bronze green and I'm calling her done.
The figure wears a mix of British, civilian, and American clothing and gear -- typical of Pop's men.
