SteveKrieg
Company Commander
G'day all,
Apologies for my absence, my job called me abroad for a couple of weeks which, upon return, gave me one day to get ready for the weekend (just gone) annual model show - ScaleACT - and the chance to tell the 'Screaming Eagle' story during their time in Normandy.
It took around 2-3 hours to establish the entire series (ably assisted by two of my mates - one of which brought in selected pieces of his own 1/1 scale collection of original U.S. Airborne WW2 artefacts).
The display was very well-received by all who viewed it with many commenting on the finer details depicted. The only setback was Scene 2 - "Saddle-up" which was to incorporate a jumpmaster adjusting the bellyband of another trooper. The figures did not arrive in time for me to build this particular scene so only 19 vignettes (some consisting of a solitary figure) were placed starting with the aptly named "Currahee" and ending with 'Relief at Carantan' which incorporated the biggest model of the series - the M4A3 Sherman.
Whilst good in ways, it was somewhat frustrating that despite the aim of the dioramas, the most comments were made (and the most pics taken) were of DML's Sherman. There were several Americans who visited and thanked me for telling an American-themed story (quite humbling and most appreciated in its own right) and the weekend went by very fast before it was time to pack it all up.
A group photo of the paratroopers will follow but for now enjoy the model show pics. I'd like to thank again all those on SAG that provided commentary (particularly detailing aspects in order to help me get it just so) and inspiration. Not too sure what I'll do next year but when I think of it I'll be sure to post it here first. Cheers, Steve.
Apologies for my absence, my job called me abroad for a couple of weeks which, upon return, gave me one day to get ready for the weekend (just gone) annual model show - ScaleACT - and the chance to tell the 'Screaming Eagle' story during their time in Normandy.
It took around 2-3 hours to establish the entire series (ably assisted by two of my mates - one of which brought in selected pieces of his own 1/1 scale collection of original U.S. Airborne WW2 artefacts).
The display was very well-received by all who viewed it with many commenting on the finer details depicted. The only setback was Scene 2 - "Saddle-up" which was to incorporate a jumpmaster adjusting the bellyband of another trooper. The figures did not arrive in time for me to build this particular scene so only 19 vignettes (some consisting of a solitary figure) were placed starting with the aptly named "Currahee" and ending with 'Relief at Carantan' which incorporated the biggest model of the series - the M4A3 Sherman.
Whilst good in ways, it was somewhat frustrating that despite the aim of the dioramas, the most comments were made (and the most pics taken) were of DML's Sherman. There were several Americans who visited and thanked me for telling an American-themed story (quite humbling and most appreciated in its own right) and the weekend went by very fast before it was time to pack it all up.
A group photo of the paratroopers will follow but for now enjoy the model show pics. I'd like to thank again all those on SAG that provided commentary (particularly detailing aspects in order to help me get it just so) and inspiration. Not too sure what I'll do next year but when I think of it I'll be sure to post it here first. Cheers, Steve.