AIRCRAFT, ARMOR, FIGURES, SHIPS - D-Day Group Build, 5-8 June 1944

Good luck everyone, hope your builds go great! I'll keep checking in,

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Just kidding everyone

Hey, thanks for that. I had never read the whole thing before.
Alright here we go.......

4hrs left..........AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
(jaws music really fast)

(and for those on the east coast 1Hr..... Jaws music really really fast.)

Also,with the unfortunate death of former president Regan, Many of the d-day specials, in fact all, were cancelled. i am sad for both.
well the parents are gone tonight so, Saving Private Ryan goes on with the surround sound up really lound...OH YA
good luck every body!!!!!!



oh ya and D-day, Watch the history channel if you can, and they might show a clip of a duck, I know the showeded on today but i cant remember how hight the water was.

A little bit of History for all of the Allied modelers. Axis modelers can take a peek, as long as they promise not to snitch to the Reich High Command.

"Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force !

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the opressed peoples of Europe and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944 ! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-1941. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of fighting men. The tide has turned ! The free men of the world are marching on together to Victory !

I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory !

Good Luck ! and let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. "

Signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander

Good luck on your builds everyone and have fun doing em !

I'm back!

Were Schiwwiminwagens used by the Germans on 5th-8th?

The DUKW is back on, I figured out a way I can bypass the scratchbuilding and AM stuff. I am going to do a dio of it approaching the beach! All that stuff will be under water. How low were the DUKWS though?

In the D-day issue, the armor kit list, it showed the 2 Shermans, were they supposed to be the same tank or not? It was kind of confusing

Lastly, I (my parents ) bought Axis & Allies D-day, boy is it cool! The game is amazing!

Alright Firefly here I come...............in 3 1/2 hours.

Start them up indeed, i'm rushing to finish up a kit so i can get started tonight!!

For us on the west coast 6hrs.... east cost, 3 hrs, europe, it has already begun.
(jaws music plays really fast except in europe)

As the build begins, let us not get entagled in the model and forget about the veterans. Just remember the ones who sacraficed everything for the good of all...
and for the infantrymen that stormed omaha with out the DD tanks,
and the pilots who flew the c-47's through flak
and the airborne men who fell directly into the path of Germans
the men who drove the LVCP's
the rangers who scaled point du hoc
and for the pilots that flew fighters and bobmers into enemy territory
remember them all!!!!
everyone of themwas equal and always will be, that guy who drove the duece 1/2 was just as important as thesoldier.

FOR THE VETERANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, lets go have some fun!!!!11

06-06-04
Well, for me it's now D-Day. I'm going to build ML407, a Spitifre flown by P.O. Houlton. It's credited as being the first Spitfire to shoot down an enemy aircraft on the day.
It also went on to become no.162, Tr.IX two-seat trainer with the Irish Air Corps after the war.
This is why I'm doing this particular aircraft. I'd like to post pics of both when the build is over.
Gentlemen, start your engines!!
Liam

4 hours!!!

10hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(jaws music starts)

Cheack out these Dday shermans

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/usa/ddaysherman_cheehongahn.html

and a dd

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/small/ddtank_szaloga.html
some cool stuff.

That was a heak of an idea wasn't it? ! Designing a floating tank!

Oh and here we go....

12 hrs Western time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

QUOTE: Originally posted by spector822002 Shermanfreak: Have you modeled that oddball DD swimming sherman before ? I saw that on history channel the other night , what a wacky idea that was ! Post a pic or 2 if you have please !

Nope .... I'm far too cheap to buy the Resicast offering and haven't found a good clear set of plans to work with to do a scratchbuild.

Shermanfreak: Have you modeled that oddball DD swimming sherman before ? I saw that on history channel the other night , what a wacky idea that was ! Post a pic or 2 if you have please !

Duuuuuuuhhhhh Im dumb

1 day!!!!!!!!!

Pacific Theater of Operation(s).

Ya its the marines version. gotta dumb ??? what is PTO

QUOTE: Originally posted by thundergod Do you know anything on the italeri kit with the snorkels sherm?

You mean their Marine Corps M4 / M4A2 / M4A3 ????

Builds into a nice M4A3, but a lousy M4 or M4A2.

You could adapt the wading trunks to another kit though if you wanted to build one for D-Day.

Otherwise .... use it for a Marine M4A3 with trunks in the PTO.

Would not surprise me at if they did. Never the less It is most likely the Firefly that I will be doing since the others (6of them ) are not the right ones. Just get ting the pre show jitters,
Do you know anything on the italeri kit with the snorkels sherm?

QUOTE: Originally posted by thundergod 2 days left and still cant make up my mind of which sherman variant I wanna do To many in my stack.

If it will help you make up your mind ..... according to Hunnicut the 76mm never made it on D-Day but came over a few weeks later. That would eliminate using the Italeri M4A1. Still haven't figured out the markings though, that unit did land on D-Day. Maybe Italeri has their M4A1s mixed up.

Back to the Firefly TG

2 days left and still cant make up my mind of which sherman variant I wanna do To many in my stack. And you could move me to the in list now..........hint hint

2 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WWII Soldier ur in!

Vintage, i'll accept it, of course, your in.

Will you guys accept a 1/48 Monogram DC-3 converted into a C-47 Skytrain in D-Day Markings, under the squadron that deployed the 101 into battle. If so then count me in.

Sunday !sunday! sunday!

thats ok i was wrong on how many days anyway.

joe

I doubt your too late WWllsoldier but Iam not the atthority that would be rebeleenactor. Just picked up Italeris M4 A1 and it comes with the tank Al capone which landed with the 5th corps 741st. TBC A vehicle 7. so the Fireflymaybe out. Or do both. huuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmm.

I am in. I have the " D-Day invasion L.T.C. kit in 1/125 scale from Academy! Cant wait, hope it isnt too late to enter...

sounds good, u r in

well I think I may have my subjet for the group build ,( if I may join in ), warriors scale models 1/9 scale BAR gunner ranger vignette . Something different for a change , I prefer figure painting now anyways ! It should be in a week or 2 from now , so I will get hoppin' on it as soon as it arrives .