D-Day collective build?

[Mycatistypingthis]

Hi! D-day will be 80 years ago come June, and I read about an idea for a commemorative build.

I really like that idea, and am going for a "beer delivery" Spitfire mk IX as well as a Tempest.

Would anyone else care to join me in this?

As proposed:

• Any subject regarding the landing, preparations of the operation and subsequent days are allowed.
• Due date is June 1st so we can compile the results.
• If you can, a bit of story about the real people involved is really nice.

 

[Pantherman]

Hi! D-day will be 80 years ago come June, and I read about an idea for a commemorative build.

I really like that idea, and am going for a "beer delivery" Spitfire mk IX as well as a Tempest.

Would anyone else care to join me in this?

I will give it a go. Remind me nearer the time. Pantherman

 

[Bear43]

Absolutely! This would be great fun.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

I'm skipping this one I'm already involved in a couple of Group Builds in another forum site. We don't call it Commemorative Builds.

 

[Schaf]

I can probably find a Sherman to join in with.

 

[Pantherman]

Hi! D-day will be 80 years ago come June, and I read about an idea for a commemorative build.

I really like that idea, and am going for a "beer delivery" Spitfire mk IX as well as a Tempest.

Would anyone else care to join me in this?

I have ordered this set for the build. Pantherman

 

[Mycatistypingthis]

I have ordered this set for the build. Pantherman

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I have been eyeing that set, but decided to stay 1:48. They look like a great set for this!

 

[Mycatistypingthis]

I can probably find a Sherman to join in with.

Shermans would be perfect. Not so much a tank person, so I only have a KV-1 and a Warhammer tank with a missile launching church organ. Neither of them are right for the time and location.

 

[RayRay39.rs]

I'm in, sounds like a fun build.

 

[Quaralane]

Could be fun. I've got a couple of warbirds in the stash that would suit the time

 

[the Baron]

It's a great idea! But I'll just watch from my front porch. I don't join group builds anymore, because my builds are so slow, mine end up on the Shelf of Doom. I'm still working on my entry in my club's group build from 2022. The subject was Tamiya, any Tamiya kit. I had their 1/35 T-rex diorama kit in my stash, so I entered that. I have Rexy assembled and a first coat of color down. That's 2 years after we started.

As for the subject, it can be fun. A while back, the Region II show was held in our area, outside Cherry Hill, NJ. A couple of us collaborated on a diorama depicting the Red Ball Express. All in 1/72 scale, on a 2'x2' base. We divvied up the tasks. I built a couple of trucks and painted figures, another guy did the base and buildings, and another added some more vehicles and figures. We had a great time getting together to work on it.

 

[Down Time]

If I can mop up this diorama, I'll join in with this.

 

[Pantherman]

If I can mop up this diorama, I'll join in with this.

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That looks like a really nice kit. Pantherman

 

[the Baron]

That looks like a really nice kit. Pantherman

It is, PM! I remember when that came out in the 70s. Monogram really hit a high point with the C-47 and the other large airplane kits. They were so well-detailed, had nice figures (like the stick of paratroopers with this one), and most had Shep Paine's "Tips on Building Dioramas" included. It was a great time to be a modeler! Not that it isn't today, but I still enjoy building Monogram's kits from those years.

 

[athabascamaverick]

I think this could work

 

[Mycatistypingthis]

If I can mop up this diorama, I'll join in with this.

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That looks awesome!

 

[Down Time]

If I can mop up this diorama, I'll join in with this.

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Ok, I'm in with this, plaster and paint need to dry on the diorama and the Batmobile build has come to a screeching halt due to a major component gone missing.
So while things dry and set I'll be doing this one.
Let's keep the memory and honor of that day alive.

 

[Down Time]

Here we go!

 

[Down Time]

The seats are not done, just in place for the pictures.

 

[Modulwhatuluv]

Hey I just came across this collective build thread...can I get some insight on what that entails, I suppose how it works I mean?