UNIVERSAL CARRIER 28mm

The twin Universal carriers are my next addition to the British Support List.

They come as plastic kits  from Warlord Games, are easy to assemble and come complete with 4 crew per vehicle.

I replaced the heads of the crew with ones from Warlord  British infantry to make them blend in better with the rest of my Brits.
I added:

• Rifle rack with 2 Lee Endfields
• back packs slung on the sides 
• a chain on the front of one vehicles
• bullet holes on the vehicle exterior
• 2"/PIAT Mortar round container
• Bren spare part pack

To give the vehicle flexibility in set up, I have enlisted the help of  tiny earth magnets to provide some modifications.

• The ability to remove all the crew to represent them disembarked or represent crew casualties.
• ability to remove both 2 AA Bren guns,PIAT and 2 inch mortar.

Same Carriers without crew,AA Brens,PIAT or 2 inch mortar.

Magnetized crew and weapons.

One of the crew supplied, with the kit has been replaced with a standing figure from my plastic Brit Infantry.His arms and body have been modified to fit the vehicle. 
He represents the Junior Leader.

Crew in position 

View of magnets:

• inserted into the chassis of the vehicle 
• inserted into the base of figures

This was achieved with the help of a hobby hand drill and super glued into position.

NOTE: 

1. keep the polarity of the magnets the same for weapons on both vehicles.
2. match the 4 crew of one vehicle with the same polarity while matching the other 4 crew from the other vehicle with a different polarity.

This will ensure that the correct crew will be able to be matched with their vehicle while allowing any weapon type to access any vehicle.

Carriers assembled,magnets sealed with Green stuff and Matt Black enamel undercoat applied.

Magnets where glued to the base of the weapons and reinforced with Green stuff.

Magic 

Showing placement of weapons.

Please note the AA Brens should be mounted on the left side. I modeled the rifle rack first and glued in place only to later realized I had insufficient space to  mount the AA Bren on the left.

Off to the gaming table.