GITom1944 Posted June 4, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 4, 2012 My tribute to the 29th ID in 1/35th scale. I did this around 1994, when I still had patience. The LCVPs are by Lindberg - I modified them in various ways to better represent the kind I saw in period photos. The aft ends were rebuilt to angular shapes, the gun tubs and shields were scratchbuilt, etc. The figures are from various sources, but most of the infantry are based on Dragon Ranger figs. Most have been modified in some way. Jonathan Gawne's articles in Militaria Magazine were my inspiration - especially his info on assault jackets. My primary reference for the LCVP details was a 1945 Navy manual called "Skill in the Surf". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fstop61 Posted June 4, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 4, 2012 awesome work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsweeney Posted June 4, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 4, 2012 Great looking diorama The detail is outstanding How many figures did you use? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 4, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 4, 2012 Outstanding!! Great details.Please post more close ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted June 4, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 4, 2012 This is an amazing dio! How did you make the water? The detail on the figures is great! This must have taken a LOT of patience. ....Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capa Posted June 4, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 4, 2012 Well done indeed! Ah patience...I want patience and I want it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITom1944 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted June 4, 2012 Thanks for the comments, guys. I count 86 figures. No two are exactly alike and almost all were modified in some way. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I think the base is a clear plastic poster frame (it might be two side by side). I cut out troughs for the boats and holes for the obstacles. The texture for the water surface is Liquitex Acrylic Gel. When dry, I painted it with artists acryllics,. Later I painted the surface with a couple of coats of polyurethane and touched it up as needed. I created a couple of masters for standing lower bodies for the full boat on the right and 2 or 3 masters of assault jacketed torsos and I made castings out of resin. The gear was made assembly-line fashion. Most of the boat crews have Hornet heads. Most of the lifejackets are sculpted from Miliput. The GI's helmets and gear were mostly from the Rangers sets - I was trying to keep issue items a consistent size but I occasionally compromised. I sprayed the helmets, figures and some of the gear with gloss Xtracolor enamels - mostly because I had created my own water-slide decals for the helmet & shoulder insignia and the "U.S." stencils for the gear, and the enlisted rank insignia. (The "decals" were drawings photocopied onto clear decal film that I later hand-painted.) The pole charges and bangalores were built individually. The satchel charges, wire cutters, M1a1 flamethrowers, Bazooka ammo bags, packboards were scratchbuilt - some items were cast from masters. The gas brassards are masking tape. The figure painting is a bit basic (due to my skill level and tolerance for tedium). I'll post a few more pics shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITom1944 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #14 Posted June 4, 2012 A little closer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Manchu Warrior Posted June 4, 2012 Share #18 Posted June 4, 2012 Wow, now that is cool. It reminds of one that is, or was, inside the front door of the 5th Regiment Armory in downtown Baltimore. The model was made by high school students and it took them two years. It was than donated to the USS Intrepid Museum but they had no room for it and it was then re-donated to the museum at the 5th. It is huge and when you walk around the back it even has the Germans all hunkered down in their bunkers above the beach on D-Day. Again its a real cool piece thanks for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 4, 2012 Share #19 Posted June 4, 2012 Wow, that is truly an incredible piece of work. You certainly did have patience and a lot of skill to build that. Thanks for showing it that is really a remarkable feat. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted June 4, 2012 Share #20 Posted June 4, 2012 I really like this! Excellent work!! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted June 4, 2012 Share #21 Posted June 4, 2012 It is TOTALLY IMPRESSIVE!! What a great job! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITom1944 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #22 Posted June 4, 2012 Thanks for all the comments. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p2tharizo Posted June 4, 2012 Share #23 Posted June 4, 2012 Wow. Very impressive. Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted June 5, 2012 Share #24 Posted June 5, 2012 Truly a work of art....the details are just fantastic. I especially like the water rising up on the closeup from a bullet hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITom1944 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share #25 Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks, Brian. I learned the bullet hit technique from another modeler. It is old-fashioned plastic glue from a tube that was allowed to drip & harden. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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