Bish - this is the Spitfire I'm looking to do.

www.stanstokesprints.com/stan_stokes_art_print.php

It is a Mk IXb of the 412 Canadian Squadron, not a Mk.1 as I originally thought.

I think it was "Pips" Priller that flew over the beach--and maybe with a wingman?  I remember the scenes from "The Longest Day" film.

I would like to possibly join this, I have the accurate miniatures Fw-190 that flew over one of the beaches (can't remember the pilot or which beach at the moment) I'm a very slow builder so I wont commit 100% right now. I may have another idea I could do too.

Blacksheep, I don't know a great deal about Spits. But is that defiantly a Mk 1, I wasn't sure if they were still in use in 44.

Blacksheep, all side are included, welcome aboard. I will put you down for the Spit and you can add the B-26 when ever you like.

Blairy, I will add you to the list as a TBC. This runs for a year, so plenty of time.

wayne, maybe I should have set the start date for June 5th and then postponed it a day. I missed a trick there. I think we have GB's about to burst out of every orifice at the moment. That could be painful.

Bruce welcome aboard. Not that I am trying to influence you, but there may just be a GB coming along in the new year that the M21 would suit to a T

Just sayin

Wow! 7 pages and it hasn't even started yet!? Think I'll enter with the M21 Mortar Motor Carriage.

Or:

I may also do a B-26 Marauder as well.

Hmmm.. this sounds like something I might be interested in doing. I was thinking of doing a 1/48th scale Spitfire Mk.1 with D-Day Invasion stripes. That is if you're including Canadian / British  forces. If so, count me in.

gunner_chris

Think of it as the build up to the op itself, great planning and detail in prep for an epic GB

I agree

Think of it as the build up to the op itself, great planning and detail in prep for an epic GB

I have them for a lot of mine, in fact I think for all that have exposed barrels. I don't have a Tamiya Jug but a couple of Hase kits and some Academy.

Is it me or does this seem like a long run in to a GB. It feels like this thread has been running ages and there still nearly 2 weeks to D-day.

Bish

Ken, nice looking kit. I have really been converted onto those Master barrels. I have the same set for all by 72nd Jug kits.

Bish - Yea, I like the tamiya kit too. There is so much more than the Revell kit. I'm converted now as well. I found a set for the P 38 too. It's actually cheaper and you can't get much cheaper than the 48 scale jug MGs. I will be getting them for all the planes i get.

Ken, nice looking kit. I have really been converted onto those Master barrels. I have the same set for all by 72nd Jug kits.

waynec

for all you treadhead and diorama guys. what type of soil was in normandy? i presume basic dirt that would get ground up into a light powder but no red clay. i'm talking out of the hedgerows. thanks

For Northern Europe I normally go for the darker brown soil. I think there may be clay in Normandy, but I don't think its red. There was a storm that hit Normandy on the 19th June and lasted 3 days. So I imagine this would have kept any dust down for a few days at least.

I posted these in the NMF as I'm doing a cross over

So here they are:

The .50 Browning MGs came today:

Wayne, you presume correctly.

hey bish

i was just goofing but you have a deal. still doing the LCVP for the GB since i want to play with the british 3 color scheme,

Thanks for those links John.

Wayne, tell you what, if you get that built before the start date, post some pics of it on D-day, that can be the starting gun.

Those are really cool John, thanks for the links!

You're not going back and sitting up your Korean War builds with some Inchon posters are you?? 

hey eagle

i do a lot of modern warwheels and many are 8x8s. been thinking of getting a PUMA,

hey bish

my practice JGPZ-IV in tricolor is looking better than expected. wAS going to put it in italy but didn't have any marking so it is 116 PZ DIV in normandy. don't siupoose i could use it here since it will be finished before the GB starts. JUST KIDDING

Another site I came across while searching around google is this one ;

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/remembering_d-day_66_years_ago.html

Some really awesome images from D-Day and the preseeding days .

John .

I'm happy to hear your WACO glider landed safely on your doorstep Gary

The book sounds interesting too .

John .

Cliff and Bish , I got the poster from a seller on ebay ;

http://stores.ebay.com.au/openprint/_i.html?_nkw=D+Day&submit=Search&_sid=1027439258

I'm looking at some other large D-Day posters for the middle and top section of the display cabinet and I saw these two from other sellers on ebay ;

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/m.html?item=310662664291&_sacat=0&_from=R40&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_ssn=fvwdeltabravo&_nkw=omaha+beach&_nkwusc=omahar+beach&_rdc=1

and these ;

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/m.html?_odkw=&item=151010854283&_osacat=0&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_ssn=ambassadoroflight&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=D+Day&_sacat=0&_from=R40

The Italeri WACO CG-4A glider came today, so I'm all set for the build to begin.  Included in the order was a small book called "Glidermen of Neptune" (sounds like an old, pulp sci-fi novel).  Nice photos of the glider operations on D-Day.

Gary

waynec

hey eagle

found this of a dragon PUMA build while searching germman jerry can colors for my "no longer just a practice piece" JGPZ-IV. geez and it's not even in a GB. maybe i need to start one.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/3/p/142834/1513180.aspx#1513180

Hey Waynec, now that is a sweet looking Puma!  Thanks for the link!  

Eagle90

hey eagle

found this of a dragon PUMA build while searching germman jerry can colors for my "no longer just a practice piece" JGPZ-IV. geez and it's not even in a GB. maybe i need to start one.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/3/p/142834/1513180.aspx#1513180