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Battle of the bulge equipment ?
Posted by urich on Monday, January 14, 2013 9:12 PM

Can anyone help I'm looking at building a 1/35 scale dio. I'm looking  for  equipment  used by both sides Armor, trucks, anti aircraft guns, cannons. Is there a web site with a list of what is on the market?

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:58 AM
An all inclusive list would be huge... let's just say that it would include most vehicles used by the US and German armies in 1944-45 and some British stuff thrown in to boot. 6rom old equipment to the latest.

 

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Posted by jgeratic on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:31 AM

The undertaking would be massive if you were to include everything.  This reminds me of the youtube video taken of a 288 sq ft display on the subject.

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Jack

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Posted by Buckeye on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:24 AM

Now that's a diorama!!

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Posted by telsono on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:45 AM

I would recommend reading "A Time for Trumpets" by Charles MacDonald

www.amazon.com/.../ref=sr_1_1

This is considered by many as the definitive book on the Battle of the Bulge. Many of us have read his first book, "Company Commander". You will find all the information you need down to the designation of all the smaller units including such as the Belgium Foresters.

www.amazon.com/.../ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t

So we havve a history of the Battle of the Bulge written by someone who was there during some of the fiercest fighting.  I would recommend both books.

Mike T.

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Posted by jgeratic on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:49 AM

Thinking about this again, the question as I understand it, is about wanting a site that lists everything that is available along with the manufacturer.  I think this would be one of the better review sites:

www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/.../subject.htm

and this should be excellent for anything American:

http://www.usarmymodels.com/

There is of course, Finescale's own directory of products:

http://www.finescale.com/en/Products%20and%20Reviews/Products%20Directory.aspx?type=&scale=&category=Military%20Figure&manufacturer=&keywords=&newproducts=1

regards,

Jack

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Posted by richs26 on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:42 PM

"A Time For Trumpets" is an excellent choice for reference.  My boss was one of the people who provided the German order of battle for the book as noted in the appendix.  Another good book is George Koskimaki's book, "The Battered B------'s of Bastogne", as he was in Bastogne as the NCOIC of the 101st's Signal component.

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:45 AM

The list would be more concise if you could mention what units you plan to depict first. US Army Armored, Infantry, and Airborne Divisions were all equipped differently, as were the Cavalry Groups and various types of "independent" battalions attached at Corps and Army levels. On the German side as well equipment types varied between the highly favored SS units and the recently created Volksgrenadier formations. The Bulge is a fascinating subject (try reading the officla US Army History volume on that battle) and covers and offers such variety in our hobby.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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