I have been looking for some Italians to support my Airfix first series Afrika Korps and quite by chance I came across some wonderful conversions by Jeffers, which have been cast in metal by John Holt at Warrior miniatures. I am told that more figures should be on the way (I hope) in due course. In the meantime I have sought artillery and support weapons from Ian Kay at Irregular Miniatures.
Here is an overview of the Italian forces:
The infantry are based upon the first series Airfix 8th Army figures, converted in true John Sanders style:
The command figures are by Irregular Miniatures:
As are the machine gunners:
And artillery...
The tank is by Butlers Printed Models (BPM) and is 1/87 scale. I will probably acquire a few more of these:
