arnhem44mad
1st Lieutenant
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- Sep 23, 2006
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Right guys decided last month that I wanted to try to create an Omaha Beach diorama with 2nd Battallion US Rangers landing in British LCAs to attack the German defences. Since then I have drew plans in a diorama plan book which I have and listed what items I have or need for the end product. I decided to do Able Company as this company was one of the companies who landed on Omaha beach in the first wave and in the Book 'The Battalion' there is more focus on this companies depth on this particula beach than the other companies who landed.
I already had King and Country set, On The Beach Set B comprising of four second rangers, 1 rifleman, 1 Lieutenant (assuming as there are goggles on his head hiding the place where captain insignia would go), 1 radioman pfc, and one Sergeant with thompson, however I knew I'd have to try and get the other ones in order to create the diorama as I wanted to make it as historically accurate as possible so without any other units on the beach. About a week after posting in the King and Country section of the forum about wanting pictures of other people's D-Day dioramas I started drawing up plans and a list of things I would need or have got which I would put into the diorama. Several things in these different lists were:
JG Miniatures hedgehogs
Barbed wire
Something to pass as water
Pieces of wood to scatter the beach with
On the beach set A
Calling for reinforcements
Beach under fire
German Bunker
SAND
Maybe a week later the 3 D-Day sets appeared on ebay uk and I managed to get them!^&grin
The figures came at the weekend but I was away so I opened them on Monday and put them up the loft. I left them on the unit where the diorama is going to be created but not in the positions they will be in. I have been off work the past 2 days after getting sent home on Wednesday after feeling dizzy and unfortunately was a little bit ill yesterday but I feel better today and by Monday will hopefully be back at work!^&cool Anyways last I set up the figures in the whereabouts they will be on the diorama when the sand is down. Some moving around will probably happen but not till the sand is added, which I went out and bought today just hope it is enough!^&grin
Here are some pics of my diorama boo and the diorama without sand and missing a few other things, also the shed on the German side and the sherman tank are probably not going to be included! The USMC soldier will have to be painted if included or it may go in the American LCVP which will hopefully be added later!
Scott
I already had King and Country set, On The Beach Set B comprising of four second rangers, 1 rifleman, 1 Lieutenant (assuming as there are goggles on his head hiding the place where captain insignia would go), 1 radioman pfc, and one Sergeant with thompson, however I knew I'd have to try and get the other ones in order to create the diorama as I wanted to make it as historically accurate as possible so without any other units on the beach. About a week after posting in the King and Country section of the forum about wanting pictures of other people's D-Day dioramas I started drawing up plans and a list of things I would need or have got which I would put into the diorama. Several things in these different lists were:
JG Miniatures hedgehogs
Barbed wire
Something to pass as water
Pieces of wood to scatter the beach with
On the beach set A
Calling for reinforcements
Beach under fire
German Bunker
SAND
Maybe a week later the 3 D-Day sets appeared on ebay uk and I managed to get them!^&grin
The figures came at the weekend but I was away so I opened them on Monday and put them up the loft. I left them on the unit where the diorama is going to be created but not in the positions they will be in. I have been off work the past 2 days after getting sent home on Wednesday after feeling dizzy and unfortunately was a little bit ill yesterday but I feel better today and by Monday will hopefully be back at work!^&cool Anyways last I set up the figures in the whereabouts they will be on the diorama when the sand is down. Some moving around will probably happen but not till the sand is added, which I went out and bought today just hope it is enough!^&grin
Here are some pics of my diorama boo and the diorama without sand and missing a few other things, also the shed on the German side and the sherman tank are probably not going to be included! The USMC soldier will have to be painted if included or it may go in the American LCVP which will hopefully be added later!
Scott
