D -day figures

[montythefirst]

I was thinking the other day with it being the 70th aniversary of D-day this year that it would be great to see some 120mm,200mm figures/busts on the market depicting the Allied soldiers that attacked the Five beaches many possibilities here from British commandos to Americans with flame throwers. It would be great to see these as there are a lot of Airborne versions out there.

Just a thought

Cheers

Simon

 

[taff edwards]

I agree they would be a great representation of the 70 th Aniversary this June

 

[montythefirst]

Hi Chris,

Glad someone agrees with me and congrats again on the Normandy busts great work

 

[martin tabony]

I made an eight figure set in 54mm for the National Army Museum to mark the fiftieth. Where did twenty years go? I feel old now!

Martin

 

[Rich Sculpts]

I made an eight figure set in 54mm for the National Army Museum to mark the fiftieth. Where did twenty years go? I feel old now!

Martin

I worked on the two WW1 dioramas in 1983 for the NAM, where did the last 31 years go?

I feel ancient! !!!!

 

[Mat Lambert]

I recently ordered a few 120mm from MMM thinking I'm bound to get a touch of DDay inspiration at start of June (usually do) - but like you say Simon they are all airborne. Would be nice to see some US Rangers and Commandos or other infantry all loaded up with beach landing kit.
I think Alpine do an SAS/commando in jerkin and Young have a number of Allied busts that could be DDay (recently a Ranger that looks like Tom Hanks From Saving Private Ryan) but I guess you know about all those.
Cheers
Mat

 

[Mat Lambert]

I worked on the two WW1 dioramas in 1983 for the NAM, where did the last 31 years go?

I feel ancient! !!!!

If they're the ones I'm thinking of they provided much childhood inspiration and fascination. Loved all your hard work. Do you still have any photos?
Cheers
Mat

 

[montythefirst]

Would be nice to see some US Rangers and Commandos or other infantry all loaded up with beach landing kit.

Would love to see these there are so many possibilities here

 

[Rich Sculpts]

If they're the ones I'm thinking of they provided much childhood inspiration and fascination. Loved all your hard work. Do you still have any photos?
Cheers
Mat

Nimy and Cambrai if they are the two your thinking of?

Got some some work in progress photos somewhere in the attic along with the scary picture that that keeps me youthful

Sorry Simon - did not mean to hijack this thread

 

[Mat Lambert]

Nimy and Cambrai if they are the two your thinking of?

Excellent stuff.
Yes- apologies Simon for the diversion.

 

[Rich Sculpts]

Simon - for me this would be a great subject for a commemorative sculpture - Colin Maud the Normandy beach master on Juno Beach (played by Kenneth More in the film 'The Longest Day')

 

[Mat Lambert]

Would love to see these there are so many possibilities here

Yes - unfortunately it seems that you have to go a lot smaller scale to get much variety on this front, and even then they're polystyrene kits (which are actually amazingly good to be honest). Still occasionally get some just to make up and have fun with but rarely get round to painting them.
Cheers
Mat

 

[Mat Lambert]

Simon - for me this would be a great subject for a commemorative sculpture - Colin Maud the Normandy beach master on Juno Beach (played by Kenneth More in the film 'The Longest Day')

A clever sculptor could make a whole career out of characters from just that one film!

 

[montythefirst]

Simon - for me this would be a great subject for a commemorative sculpture - Colin Maud the Normandy beach master on Juno Beach (played by Kenneth More in the film 'The Longest Day')

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oh yeah defo with this, one or Lord Lovet's piper, the commandos, the infantry with full kit, on the American side you got Rangers on point du hoc, infantry coming in, soldiers with flame throwers,engineers with bangolor torpedoes and of course the medics. So many possibilities just wish i could sculpt