WWII - French countryside ambush

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This display is intended to house a German armoured column moving through the French countryside in WWII, with an ambush set up by Allied (British and US) forces.

The German column includes:

• Panzer IV Ausf. J medium tank
• Sturmgeschutze IV assault gun
• Sturmgeschutze III Ausf. G assault gun
• Sd.Kfz 251/1 half-track with PaK 40
• Panzergrenadiers and assorted troops riding on the armour

Allied forces waiting in ambush include:

• Sherman M4A2 medium tank
• Sherman M4A4 'Firefly' medium tank
• British 6 pounder anti-tank gun x2 and crew
• British infantry

• 10mm extruded foam board
• 30mm extruded foam board
• PU adhesive

The boards cut out and layers stuck together with hot glue:

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