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    New vignettes for Chicago

    I managed to finish another WWII pedestal diorama for the show before I worked on the new ACW one ( I will post that this weekend) This new display features a selection of our WWII 101st Airborne figures involved in a fire fight with an unseen enemy at the edge of a woods. I designed it so you...
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Here is a pretty good photo of the crew of our M10 with M1 Helmets on…as mentioned this seems pretty typical of crews of TDs in the later months in the ETO.
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    Saxon Village houses

    We have been shipping orders to dealers this last week. Because they are hand made and decorated here, they are done between other projects and as a result can take a little longer. Thanks for asking !
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    I recently sculpted 2 new tankers wearing the M1 helmet over the fiber tankers helmet for the M4A3 (76) medium tanks (Shermans) that will be released in a few months. I enjoyed sculpting these and I agree that more crewman for the M18 and M10 wearing only the M1 helmet will be good additions… I...
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Here are additional photos of the new pedestal diorama featuring the M18 and some GIs trudging through the show and slush. I added deep vehicle tracks and foot prints. Kinda like when I was a kid growing up in Michigan…
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Well, Here is the M18 winter diorama I have been working on between other projects. I will probably do a little more work on the snow and slush elements before I call it done as I have a Civil War display I am trying to finish too. I like the way it turned out and will post a couple more photos...
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Thanks so much for the kind words! Ken
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Last two images of the destroyed factory for now. I used one of our backdrops to give it a little more context…I hope you like it! Ken
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Here are a couple close up shots showing the figures chosen and some of the detailing. This was fun to build and I hope to find the time to build a larger version in the future. The lathe is a combination of scratch built details, castings from original patterns and 3D printed parts. I can...
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Here is another pedestal diorama that I recently finished for the Chicago Toy Soldier show. This one features several of our newer WWII German Infantry working their way through a destroyed factory. In addition to the newer releases there was one sold out figure that worked perfectly that I felt...
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Here are a few more images taken from different angles. The interiors of these destroyed buildings always take more time to detail than you think, but the results are well worth it. The real problem is where do you stop?
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    I finished a new pedestal base this weekend using the new M10 and some of our newest infantry. The basic building is one I patterned years ago that is long sold out, but I always wanted to add the other side of the doorway and the remains of a roof. This was the last one I had in my collection...
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    New British 43rd Regiment of Foot

    Here are a few of the new British 43rd Regiment of Foot figures headed your way this Fall. That will make 12 new poses added to the 4 we already have. There are a few more I want to add so you can properly set up the loading and firing exercise before I move on to another unit.
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    Trip to Williamsburg, VA - March 2025

    I agree that if you can add Mount Vernon to your list of places to visit you should do it! Ericka and I were just there a couple of weeks ago after visiting Williamsburg and the new U.S. Army Museum at Fort Belvoir…which is only a short distance from Mount Vernon! Ken
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Sorry to hear that Brad…but I am told it will get better!
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    I will try to take better photos and post them here!
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    New vignettes for Chicago

    Here are three small displays I just finished building to display at the Chicago show. I have 4 more in the works and depending on time should have few more beyond those done too. I will try to post a few more photos of my progress over the coming weeks. I am looking forward to seeing and...
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    Display Question

    Another option is to display small groups on a related book… I do this at home. Ken
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    WWI Lorry Conversion

    What a great conversion…I know I have one of these somewhere along with some old white metal Scale Link lorry parts. These could really dress it up!
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    2024 Symposium

    Chris, Henry Sledge, his son and I got a chance to get a close look at the museum’s M4A3E8 on Saturday afternoon after the general tour of the main museum. Folks gather around the perfectly restored M36 in the main display area, and on Sunday Adam gave us an overview of the halftrack pointing...
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