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No new dio because of space limitations but a small in between project: Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division riding on a British Sherman Firefly with "Hessian Tape" camo somewhere in France in 1944. Will add some more daylight pictures tomorrow. Enjoy.

 

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Lars Great lookig diorama the detail on the figures wonderful I especially like the Screaming Eagle patches on the figures. the tank is really well made and I like the camo

 

 

 

Tom

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Patchcollector

Nicely done.Interesting that the figurines included a French lady that,as shown by her shaved head,had "been" with the enemy.

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Nice job on the Sherman and the paratroopers. This is the first tank I've ever seen with the "Hessian Tape". Are the Screaming Eagles patches Verlinden decals? They really look good. BTW I do have one question. Is the driver of the tank able to see where he is going? :)

I don't see the vision slits.

 

Semper Fi.

 

Manny

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Thank you all very much for your kind feedback, I appreciate it!

 

@Manny: Good point with the driver's vision slits. I'm afraid he's almost blind the way the front figures are placed...but they have a very competent tank commander ;)

 

I did not found many informations about the "Hessian Tape" camo either, especially NO color pictures. So my colors are not more than a modeler's impression.

 

The insignia (flags & 101st Airborne patches) are no decals. I tried to paint them direct on the uniform with varying success.

 

Some more close ups as promised:

 

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Ausgezeichnet! The painting is terrific. You did an outstanding job as usual. How did you make the hessian strips and the sand bags?

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Thanks again everybody for their kind remarks - Danke!

 

@Dennis: The "Hessian Tape" (would love to know the origin of this designation) is part of a BLACK DOG resin upgrade set for the Firefly. There are different sets available. Not cheap at all but well worth the money. This was the larger set and the last one available online over here, so I couldn't resist.

 

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Hey Lars,

You're a better man than me. I have the Verlinden 101st Airborne patches, and that would have been the route I would go.

But you did a pretty nice job going freehand.

 

Semper Fi.

 

Manny

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Hi Lars,

 

Was this setup inspired by the very similar scene in the mini-series 'Band of Brothers'? Or a photo?

Just curious.

 

Jim

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Hey Lars,

You're a better man than me. I have the Verlinden 101st Airborne patches, and that would have been the route I would go.

But you did a pretty nice job going freehand.

 

Semper Fi.

 

Manny

 

@Manny: Thanks, mate but referring to modeling "better" or "poorer" are unimportant categories IMHO. Having fun is all that counts (and I'm pretty sure your Verlinden decals look much better than my handpainted insignia do ;-)

 

@Kat: Thanks for your nice comment!

 

@jfecteau99: That's amazing! I wasn't aware of this scene. It really seems that MB copied exact the same setting. Thank you very much for sharing the picture!

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Interesting that it's sold as 101st with Brit Sherman in France, when the time the 101st operated with British Tanks was Market-Garden in Holland. The uniforms etc are from that time period as well. I don't recall whether the Dutch shaved collaborator heads too.

 

Fantastic modeling work. I've always had a soft spot for the Sherman Firefly

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Hey 38Driver, that's an interesting point. So it rather would have taken place in the Netherlands than in France. I must assume, I have not thought about it. Referring to the shaved heads. Let's say it might have happened everywhere in Europe then. Thank you!

 

Lars

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Backtheattack

Lars, hessian is nothing than an other name for "burlap", a woven fabric made from skin of the jute plant. Seems they use the fabrication as part of the uniform.

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Lars, hessian is nothing than an other name for "burlap", a woven fabric made from skin of the jute plant. Seems they use the fabrication as part of the uniform.

 

BtA thank you very much for these background information, I appreciate it!

 

Lars

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The picture I posted was from the 'Band of Brothers' episode 'Replacements'. It dealt with Operation Market Garden and the scene in the picture was of troops moving along the road to Nuenen.

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