MW Miniature Work

This is an  Austin Mk IV armoured car from the First World War. It's somewhat overshadowed by the better known Rolls Royce and Lanchester armoured cars, but is distinguished by its unusual twin turret design. This was specified in the Russian order responsible for their production; most were sent to Russia , where they served during WWI and afterwards in the Civil War, along with a further number built in Russia by Putilov. The chaotic fallout of the Civil War resulted in small numbers of Austins of various types taken into use by a fair number of the new states which sprang up in the wake of the Russian Empire's collapse. Furthermore, a number of the last Russian order were held back and equipped a battalion of the British Army which operated quite effectively in the last stages of WWI. The model is by Model Box  of Ukraine, in 1:72 scale. They usually produce kits in 1:35 scale, but do seem to have brought out a handful of Great War subjects in the smaller scale. Of course i