@RoyBoy posted:What is the time line or theater difference between the white star and the white star with the white circle around it?
I thought the star with the circle were D-day and later, but maybe that is not so?
The circled stars were for all Allied vehicles, including Commonwealth forces, in the European Theater only. Before that policy was put in place right before the Normandy invasion, British/Canadian vehicles ran the risk of fratricide from American gunners due to what were markings which varied from unit to unit.
The 'surround' star was not used in the Pacific, had limited use in Italy at first, and never used on stateside vehicles (unless it was one of those rare ones which was shipped back from England).
Marine Corps and Navy vehicles carried no stars.
As for stateside Army vehicles, sometimes they didn't even use a star at all. In some cases, they'd use a large white version of the Service Command insignia that would apply for that part of the country.
@Jim Brenner posted:Nicely done, The Shadow. I particularly like the M7 in the background. I've collected about 6 of the Solido M7 Priests with the intention of repainting, decaling, and building a consist of them. Using the Atlantis models, I've also considered doing the same thing with the towed 8" like the one Trainbros89 built. (Which is also nicely done, BTW).
Though I have a few Solido tracked vehicles I bought the first time I went to Europe, I'm not a fan of them on my layout because they're all 1/50 scale. Next to my 1/43 scale vehicles, they look very odd. I have one CCKW in stateside markings hidden in the bushes next to a 1/48 scale MB Jeep in the backdrop on my layout for forced perspective. So far, only one visitor has ever noticed them, as I have a lot of trees in front of them.
