This represents one of my few attempts at really trying to tell a story in a diorama - albeit quite a simple one.

The Field Kitchen was the older Tamiya incarnation of this kit which came with horses though alas lacking harness. Trying to make this (from stained paper) proved laborious and I neglected to add buckles which detracts from the final effect too much now I think. Otherwise this is a nice little kit with plenty of extras in the form of food containers, a ladle and knife, dishes etc.

Once I saw the potential for a story here it was relatively simple to convert the driver figure into a surrendering pose: just by replacing the arms.

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The British Infantry set I think is excellent with convincing figures and faces full of individual character. Of these, I only changed the left arm of the one reaching out to the horse - the others fitted the story of an unthreatening surrender pretty well. Weapon slings were made from old cement tube foil.