tornado64 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 i,m in with a diorama made with a mix of kit parts taking the sherman from a vintage airfix kit ( the one with the landing craft ) the sherman is already built but done within the time scale as i did it last night and this morning the base from matchboxes montys caravan set ( to represent when they got into town ) and posibly an airfix jeep or matchbox british scout car from montys set not meaning it to be acurate just a representation and practice painting skills with artists acrylics before trying some 1/35 armour dioramas
tornado64 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Posted February 17, 2009 made a start the matchbox montys caravan base has been altered by scratchbuilding a rear to it ( pavement and walls ) the tank could have been better but it is an original airfix redstripe and vinyl tracks had damaged parts of tanks wheels ( although not as bad as the landing craft was ) and the tracks were not the best for age either ...
tornado64 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 most of diorama painting done and vehicles assembled awaiting paint ..
tornado64 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 Are there tramlines in Normandy? nah artistic licence ... or .. just couldn't be bothered filling as i said earlier it is not going to be acurate just a representation..
Brews Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Don't be so hasty to deny! http://www.trams-in-france.net/reload.htm?caen.htm Don't know if the tramlines were there in WW2, but I suspect that it's likely.
Brews Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 In fact, this site shows that there was a tramway there before WW2, and though disused by 1937, the tracks remained for some years after!
tornado64 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 well you learn something new all the time , i was very doubtfull about the tramlines ..
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