" The atlantic wall" diorama (2 Viewers)

[Guy]

Hi Guy,

Thanks for the tips on the Wetern Wall and where to go to get my chips with the food! Been to Belguim once but at that time was too much focused on Tintin stuff and not that much into WW2! Need to go back and this time head for the fortifications. If I am not mistaken they were preserved by Royal Order, along with some WW1 foftifications were they not? Or was that in Denmark....
These seem fatastcially preserved and a great open air museum to visit.
Cheers
Luiz

You are 100% right Luiz; the West Wall was preserved by Royal Order. In a nutshell: The Domain in which you can visit these interesting ww2 relics was bought in 1904 by King Leopold II. During WW1 the German naval battery "Aachen" occupied the domain. After the death of King Albert 1st, his son Prince Charles inherited it for 100% . When the 2nd WW was over, he ordered the domain to remain as it was left by the Germans. In 1981 he sold it to the Belgian government.
guy:smile2:

 

[Poppo]

Here below the next step. Now, I have to add 2 king and country officers.

 

[Guy]

Coincidence, I am starting one as well.
J
Juno Beach, but from the German side , a few days before D-Day
guy

 

[Guest]

Coincidence, I am starting one as well.
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Juno Beach, but from the German side , a few days before D-Day
guy

Nice picture, but it is after D-day, they are German Prisoners on D-Day, the picture was taken about 2pm in the afternoon..

http://www.battleofnormandytours.com/juno-beach.html

 

[Guy]

Nice picture, but it is after D-day, they are German Prisoners on D-Day, the picture was taken about 2pm in the afternoon..

http://www.battleofnormandytours.com/juno-beach.html

I know that, I am building this bit of the Atlantic wall (Juno Beach)as it was before D-Day, when it was still in German hands. The purpose of this picture is only to show what kind of wall I am building
guy

 

[Poppo]

Building a pulley for the bunker......^&grin

 

[Poppo]

Here below you can see, my friends, how you can build a nice ww2 german pulley with a broken umbrella parts, a tin can of beer ( or other drink {sm4}), a small chain and 3 old toy soldiers wheels...{sm3}

 

[Ivanhoe]

Here below you can see, my friends, how you can build a nice ww2 german pulley with a broken umbrella parts, a tin can of beer ( or other drink {sm4}), a small chain and 3 old toy soldiers wheels...{sm3}

That pulley system is excellent !

Thank you for posting.

 

[Horus]

Very inventive Poppo. Well Done ! :salute::

Steve

 

[Poppo]

Thank you guys! :salute:: I took inspiration from a dio on the internet, you can see below.

 

[Guy]

Building a pulley for the bunker......^&grin




I love it when someone enhances a dio with scratch built items .
great result Poppo
guy:smile2:

 

[Poppo]

The general has arrived, the dio is finished! {sm3}

 

[Poppo]

 

[Poppo]

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[Poppo]

Black and white

 

[villagehorse]

That tower looks the part. Hoping to copy this with a dio in the next few months. Really inspiring stuff, well done. Robin.

 

[Poppo]

That tower looks the part. Hoping to copy this with a dio in the next few months. Really inspiring stuff, well done. Robin.

Thank you, Robin!:salute::

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Poppo, Wow....You built that bunker yourself ! Pretty darn neat :salute::

Wayne