Story Posted May 30, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2020 WIP Inspiration came from the last scene in the 1943 movie BATAAN. For those of you who haven't seen it, SGT Bill Dane (31st Infantry Regiment) is the last man standing from a mixed squad of 13, tasked with holding off the advancing Japanese as long as they can. You didn't think we were here, did you, you dirty, rotten rats? But we're still here, we'll always be here. Why don't you come and get it? Another quarantine project, based on a H&R 54mm lead M1917 Browning watercooled model that I built 20+ years ago and - somewhere along the way - had two of it's tripod legs broken off. Note that the movie used a Vickers Mk I Water Cooled. The other major component is a nose fragment from a 75mm projectile. Work left to be done includes some detail painting, rolling and laying a few strands of barbed wire, fitting the last belt of ammunition (TAMIYA spare parts) to the Browning, and maybe the cross for Bill Dane's self-dug grave. For stability, a dowel was glued into the fragment and a hole drilled in the base. Note the remains of concrete in the fuse well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted May 30, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 30, 2020 Well done! Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted May 30, 2020 Share #3 Posted May 30, 2020 Now this is something special! Very cool, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted May 31, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 31, 2020 Nicely done. I love the medium that you used as the base. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted June 2, 2020 Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen. Posted purely as inspiration for what can be done with artifacts (like this guy's work - no further details) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted June 2, 2020 Share #6 Posted June 2, 2020 This helmet diorama is very cool!! ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted June 16, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 16, 2020 Great dio, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted July 3, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 3, 2020 That's very creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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