Hmmm I would get in on this as I want to do an FW-190A-8 in “Pips” Priller’s colours. Not sure what kit yet but it will be in 1/72 scale. Will look for one this week-end and let tou know before the start date.
Apart from some 1/72 Italeri C-47’s in my stash I have no other aircraft with D Day markings .
So I may have to venture out of my comfort zone and build something different in 1/72 scale …
I would like to join in with everyone else with the 1/72 Mach 2 LCT-6 landing Craft with the UM M4A2 Sherman Dozer parked up front with Normandy markings ,
Behind the Dozer will be two Dragon M4A1 Shermans also with Normandy markings ,
Parked behind the Shermans will be Revells M16 halftrack with Normandy markings ,
Along with the Airfix Bren Gun carrier which the side of the box depicts the 51st Infantry Division Normandy June 1944 and a Academy Halftrack with generic markings .
All should fit on the deck of the LCT nicely .
If I have made a mistake with any of the armour vehicles and their placement on the Landing Craft , I would be most grateful if you guy’s could point out any errors .
John .
John: Wow, nice project! That’s going to be some build.
Bish: Better put me down for the 1/72nd Italeri C-47 in D-Day markings. Getting parts for the diorama is practically impossible. Ever look for US Infantry just marching, with rifles slung? [^o)] Not in any scale I’ve found. If I can locate certain items, I may do it, but at the moment I’m kinda stumped. I may pick up one of the Waco gliders for the D-Day resupply missions to be towed by the C-47, but that’s an “IF”.
Gary
Put me down for A Tamiya 1/35 scale Jeep 1st Infantry Division.
Thanks Armyguy
Ok guys, added al that to the roster.
How long do we have to complete the kit/dio as I am in the GB Steel Cats and it is taking me a bit longer then usual due to all the awesome cats they have displayed (don’t want mine to be lacking)
Sgt.
GB runs from 6th June this year to 6th June 2014, so you have a year.
82nd airborne got shot up when they overflew the invasion fleet. all it takes is one gunner to open fire and everyone was antsy anyway. i think the british 1st airborne also took a bunch of freindly flak and released their gliders too soon with many crashing into the sea.
i like the badge with the helmet like the movie poster.
i’m in since i just finished THE THIN BLUE LINE GB should get 3 more finished this month. probably do a 1/35 italeri LCVP in british tri-color camo.
Hmmm…
hedgerows, Infantry, maybe a Sherman here I come. Just have to find the right Sherman. I am in. Oh and will be a dio with both Allies and German maybe with some French underground or two.
I’m going to guess 1/72nd, in 35th that will be huge.
I found this great photo on the net of some Landing Craft on D Day or a few days after
I also found a nice scale model of a Landing Craft Boat on a nice display base
I thought this looked to be a really great way of displaying the LCT Landing craft and I thought I might have a go at doing something similar .
I have some spare pine shelving board and some unused foot stool legs I can cut down for my base
I also have this profile cutter which fits into a router to cut a nice fancy edge around the board
I set up the little fold away bench vice outside as not to shower the garage with too much saw dust and carefully cut the edge of the board with the router , only cutting about 3-4mm at a time so not to burn or blunt the cutter by trying to cut everything in one go
I then cut the foot stool legs to my liking
Then I went and got Mach 2’s LCT-6 hull and sat her on the display board to see how things might look
I think it looks okay , especially using material that’s just sitting around the garage .
I also found Trumpeters 1/72 LCM Landing Craft kit in the stash and decided to make a smaller but similar base for it as well
I’ll have to figure out how to make some name plates for the base . I have an engraver but my handwriting may not be neat enough but I could have a few practice goes on some scrap metal and see how things look
Anyway my wrist injury seems to be on the mend . There was no soreness after using the router , I guess using those hot and cold packs , Votaren Emugel and Thermoskin arm bandages might have worked .
Next I’ll see what type of varnish I can find in the garage for my bases .
John .
I’m in Bish. I’ll have to have a look at the stash before deciding.
Cheers
Tony
Hey Bish, make it an Academy Hawker Typhoon, in 1/72. Crossover for the ‘Forces of Nature GB’, please.
Cheers
Tony
John, are you getting the jump on the rest of us lol. I would love to be able to do a base like for my ship’s when I get round to them, but looks like you need some special tools for some of that. That’s going to be an impressive build.
Tony, welcome aboard.
I’m now thinking of making a dedicated D Day display cabinet for my Landing Craft . While looking around ebay I saw a 900mm X 600mm poster of the same pic I posted earlier of all those landing craft unloading troops and equipment on the beach at Normandy . I bought one of the posters and I look forward to it arriving in the mail .
I also was looking through my stash of Israeli kits as I remembered having a few WWII type kits put aside and I found a 1/72 Revell Bristol Beaufighter TF.X ;
The Revell kit doesn’t come with D Day markings , however I did find an old unused Airfix TF.X Beaufighter decal sheet which has invasion stripes and the Airfix instruction sheet say’s the Beaufighter is from the No.236 Squadron , RAF North Coats , June 1944
There’s also a Airfix D.H. Mosquito NF. XIX with invasion stripes from RAF Swanington 1944 ;
Were either of these two aircraft part of the D Day aircraft invasion force ?
John .
John: Love how you never do anything small!!!
I have no specific information there but I’d assume that if the Beaufighter and 'Sketter are painted with invasion stripes they were involved somehow.
That’s the understatement of the week. This is going to be some build. I recon it will take longer than the planning for D-day itself.
Well , I went to the hardware store yesterday afternoon to price all the pieces of timber I would need to make my little display cabinet . Everything started to add up to a few hundred dollars and at the same time I was looking at additional shelving board for a second cabinet as well . So now I’m thinking of going to Ikea where they have lot’s of display cabinets available as ‘flat packs’ . I bought 3 cabinets last weekend for mum as an early mothers day present and put them together in a couple of hours and they look great .
Ikea web site has a glass display cabinet which is the perfect size for the area I was thinking of building mine
It’s a little pricey but probably only $100 difference between me making two cabinets myself , one for the D-Day builds and the second one for other finished builds . I think one cabinet will serve both purposes and that nice big D-Day landing Craft poster will fit perfectly inside , pinned to the back .
The Ikea cabinet is 960mm wide and my wall space is 990mm wide ; Almost made to measure …[:P]
It will go where the bookshelf currently stands
So an ikea flat pack is the go !
John .