Occupied France – May 1940 (1 Viewer)

[lenswerks]

Mostly FOB sets ...

 

[arnhem44mad]

Mostly FOB sets ...

Brilliant pick

 

[Capitolron]

WOW - Great Scene

Who made those buildings ??

 

[lenswerks]

Thanks guys.

The buildings are J G Miniatures M38 A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. 9.5" high by 2.5" to 3.5" deep by 3.75" wide with interior floorboarding on both floors. The roofs, windows and doors are cast metal and the walls are resin.

Donnie

 

[rossim1]

great diorama mate.

 

[Normandy1944]

Great Scene Donnie

Harrie

 

[Panzer]

Very nice! Like the buildings.
Rick

 

[lenswerks]

I've added the Panzer I to Occupied France display, added some sets to BoB "Down Time" display and tank riders to Afrika Corps display....

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Mostly FOB sets ...

I especially like the 1940 display - the composition and lighting are excellent and really make the scene.

I see you have mostly JG Miniatures buildings vs Build-a-rama. How did you decide between the two. I think they are both 1/32 scale so may appear a bit small. And the JG Miniatures buildings are more expensive? I am trying to decide on which type to get or some of both?

Terry

 

[rossim1]

Excellent, are those the french houses by JG in the FOB? I was looking at those the other day.

 

[lenswerks]

Terry the street front facades in BoB display are Build A Rama and I'm hoping they make more of these. I do have some of their buildings but found that the actual item is much darker [too much smoke damage, solid smoke damage over the entire structure] than in the photos of the product. The ones I have are 122 and 109 and they are very dark which hides the detail and provides no interest. So not happy with that. Also, on these shelves which are 30" wide and 10" deep there is not a lot of room structure wise for anything but facades.

The JG buildings are more expensive, but look so real, collectables in their own right. There are 10 M38 buildings in the 1940 display @ I think ~74$ each, but I guess you only buy them once. I picked up a couple at a time until I had enough to do something with. I am hoping John will do another series like this M38 series - modular in another style of French building. Russian Factory complex would be good.

I also have the Eastern Front house and Western Front Farm House from Figarti. They are great looking, but full 1/30 scale. It would have been better if they were somewhat compressed as they are very large items for a shelf.

I have many of the JG bases for BBA and BBG sets. These are very nice 6" square bases made for the sets. Here are a couple... each is 12" deep by 30" wide or 10 6" squares. These are in a larger cabinet.

 

[lenswerks]

This is a Figarti item I like alot that goes very well with WS sets for Normandy just prior to June - Notice how happy everyone is. I'm waiting for a yet to be made K&C AFV to put on right side of display....

 

[Andanna]

Photographs of occupied France that you might not want to see because they contradict our prejudices can be found here:

http://ziza.es/2009/04/07/franciaocupada_48_foto.html

Enjoy.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Terry the street front facades in BoB display are Build A Rama and I'm hoping they make more of these. I do have some of their buildings but found that the actual item is much darker [too much smoke damage, solid smoke damage over the entire structure] than in the photos of the product. The ones I have are 122 and 109 and they are very dark which hides the detail and provides no interest. So not happy with that. Also, on these shelves which are 30" wide and 10" deep there is not a lot of room structure wise for anything but facades.

The JG buildings are more expensive, but look so real, collectables in their own right. There are 10 M38 buildings in the 1940 display @ I think ~74$ each, but I guess you only buy them once. I picked up a couple at a time until I had enough to do something with. I am hoping John will do another series like this M38 series - modular in another style of French building. Russian Factory complex would be good.

I also have the Eastern Front house and Western Front Farm House from Figarti. They are great looking, but full 1/30 scale. It would have been better if they were somewhat compressed as they are very large items for a shelf.

I have many of the JG bases for BBA and BBG sets. These are very nice 6" square bases made for the sets. Here are a couple... each is 12" deep by 30" wide or 10 6" squares. These are in a larger cabinet.

I think I will get some of the JG Miniature buildings. I too have small shelves (23 x 13) and while the Figarti buildings are a true 1/30 size as is the K&C Berlin Tenement, they take up a lot of room. I hesitated with the JG buildings as they are expensive, and in my opinion a little small for the newer 1/30 scale K&C pieces.

Are you comfortable with the scale (i.e. comparing a soldier to a dorway height and width?

I guess I will get a few JG buildings at a time - they do look good in your display.

Terry

 

[lenswerks]

Yes, okay with width and height. A figure in the doorway has about 1/2 to 3/4" clear headroom. Lots of room on the width and some of the doorways are double doors.

The Berlin Tenement is a masterpiece... I have it here on a 10" deep shelf, but positioned so as not to come to the edge of the shelf and look too crowded.

 

[lenswerks]

Shot with Berlin Tenement up in top right hand corner....

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Shot with Berlin Tenement up in top right hand corner....

Nice cabinets. Billy bookcase from Ikea?

Mine are from Solutions. I gave up some width (23 in. vs 30 in.) to get extra depth (13 in. vs 10 in.) I have 7-1/2 cabinets or 52 linear ft. of display space.

Terry

 

[lenswerks]

Crimean display...

 

[lenswerks]

Nice cabinets. Billy bookcase from Ikea?

Mine are from Solutions. I gave up some width (23 in. vs 30 in.) to get extra depth (13 in. vs 10 in.) I have 7-1/2 cabinets or 52 linear ft. of display space.

Terry

Yes, Ikea Billy. Nice! You have a lot of vehicles there.

 

[lenswerks]

Here is how I used my SP023. 1914 are some outstanding sets. Looking forward to more of these....