SteveKrieg
Company Commander
G'day all,
The latest in the series of dioramas pertaining to the 101st in Normandy tells the story of the Division's consolidation of force around 8-9th June, 3 days after their tumultuous night drop. Whilst the failings of the drop impeded the Division's ability to gain its pre-D-Day objectives (many of which were only achieved after the dawn seaborne assault and largely with the assistance of the armoured/infantry coming off the beach) the fruits of it labour bore greatly with the taking and subsequent holding of Carentan which began on the 10th (this particular scene assembled out of order given the previous thread on this theme covers the Carentan battle). The "Screaming Eagle's v's "Green Devils" thread to this series covers that so on with this one...
Despite the title of this one, I've put it together mainly to show-off and tell the story of two things, the inherent mobility issues common to airborne forces once on the ground and the ubiquitous Willys Jeep; everything else in the scene is merely sideshow in that regard but each little bit of the scene does highlight soldierly aspects - the souvenir hunting nature of the soldier in combat (and...er...sometimes during peacetime now that I think of it), combat rations and the morale-building factor of a hot feed in the field, the sniper (something I've wanted to cover and happy that it seems to work in this scene), war-weariness (the trooper at the back who just wants some time alone with his brew as he takes off his parachute-covered helmet - do not fear, all cups canteens will have a coffee substance come show time).
I'm still awaiting a couple of pieces to arrive to fill out the scene, Frag grenade case and still a bit of weathering to do to the Jeep's footwell areas. Now onto the next one and I will post another one tomorrow on just one figure...I know, I know...what, just one figure?. This one will cover the largely forgotten story of the 9th Troop Carrier Command by way of a pilot figure.
'til then, enjoy, Steve
The latest in the series of dioramas pertaining to the 101st in Normandy tells the story of the Division's consolidation of force around 8-9th June, 3 days after their tumultuous night drop. Whilst the failings of the drop impeded the Division's ability to gain its pre-D-Day objectives (many of which were only achieved after the dawn seaborne assault and largely with the assistance of the armoured/infantry coming off the beach) the fruits of it labour bore greatly with the taking and subsequent holding of Carentan which began on the 10th (this particular scene assembled out of order given the previous thread on this theme covers the Carentan battle). The "Screaming Eagle's v's "Green Devils" thread to this series covers that so on with this one...
Despite the title of this one, I've put it together mainly to show-off and tell the story of two things, the inherent mobility issues common to airborne forces once on the ground and the ubiquitous Willys Jeep; everything else in the scene is merely sideshow in that regard but each little bit of the scene does highlight soldierly aspects - the souvenir hunting nature of the soldier in combat (and...er...sometimes during peacetime now that I think of it), combat rations and the morale-building factor of a hot feed in the field, the sniper (something I've wanted to cover and happy that it seems to work in this scene), war-weariness (the trooper at the back who just wants some time alone with his brew as he takes off his parachute-covered helmet - do not fear, all cups canteens will have a coffee substance come show time).
I'm still awaiting a couple of pieces to arrive to fill out the scene, Frag grenade case and still a bit of weathering to do to the Jeep's footwell areas. Now onto the next one and I will post another one tomorrow on just one figure...I know, I know...what, just one figure?. This one will cover the largely forgotten story of the 9th Troop Carrier Command by way of a pilot figure.
'til then, enjoy, Steve
