Operation Market Garden

[Alan 45]

those figure helping each other are really nice they look like they should be resin figures fitting that well

I agree John, I've never had figures fit as well

[eddiesolo]

Nice work Al, as said, those figures do fit superbly.

[Guest]

Talking of germans helping allied soldiers, I had an extremely interesting chat to a fellow aussie at an airport. He was half german, and his father was a Waffen SS Kommandant. His father was in the defence of the reich ops in 1944-1945 and during a gunfight, he heard a wounded, and expecting the individual to be a German to be a German, he went over, to only find it was actually a Brit. He patched him up at the field hsopital and sent him back to the allied lines with a white flag for a ceasefire. It turns out that the "brit" was an Australian living in the UK. Anyway, after the war, he migrated to Australia via funding of his grateful enemy after the war, and started off new in Australia. When I asked te chap what his father's name was however, he refused to tell me-one can only speculate


John

[Alan 45]

Talking of germans helping allied soldiers, I had an extremely interesting chat to a fellow aussie at an airport. He was half german, and his father was a Waffen SS Kommandant. His father was in the defence of the reich ops in 1944-1945 and during a gunfight, he heard a wounded, and expecting the individual to be a German to be a German, he went over, to only find it was actually a Brit. He patched him up at the field hsopital and sent him back to the allied lines with a white flag for a ceasefire. It turns out that the "brit" was an Australian living in the UK. Anyway, after the war, he migrated to Australia via funding of his grateful enemy after the war, and started off new in Australia. When I asked te chap what his father's name was however, he refused to tell me-one can only speculate
John

I've heard lots of stories from old soldiers about this and it makes you think how many ss were actually into the ideology


In the book a bridge too far it goes into a bit of detail about this from both sides , it's a great book and makes the film look like half hour soap

[Guest]

I've heard lots of stories from old soldiers about this and it makes you think how many ss were actually into the ideology
In the book a bridge too far it goes into a bit of detail about this from both sides , it's a great book and makes the film look like half hour soap

it's like the luftwaffe- 70% were against hitler.


John

[Alan 45]

it's like the luftwaffe- 70% were against hitler.
John

I met a Luftwaffe pilot about 20 years ago at a BoB Memorial Day , he was shot down over Kent in 1940 , spent the rest of the war in Canada, he said at first it was a great honou to fight for his country but he soon realised it was no honour, that's all he said , I never pressed him over it

[Alan 45]

While I'm waiting for the paint to dry on my figures I thought I'd start the kuble


I found some useable red crosses from the airfix RAF ambulance kit I can use [ATTACH]116297.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

I've now done the walking wounded
[ATTACH]127605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]127606[/ATTACH]Not a bad pose and they fitted without any adjustments

Walking wounded, as in drunk mates walk home in the wearie hours ? They look like most of the folk you see in town on ba sat night


Nice work though on the adjustments etc.. Looks good so far

[Guest]

Mmmm....seems this Kubel kit has many pieces!!!


I'm wishing to see it build

[monica]

this is coming along very nicely Alan,liking it,


I have liked the dragon figures and they seam to go together well,the ones your using look great


may have to have a go at them as well,

[Alan 45]

Cheers guys and gal I please your enjoying it


First parts of the kuble , it's a better detailed kit than the italeri release and it's pretty much the same price range only about a £ or so difference


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[monica]

looks nice and good progress so far,

[Alan 45]

Cheers moni I'm pleased your liking it


This is a very good kit with very little work needed on the parts


Front wheels [ATTACH]116324.IPB[/ATTACH]

rear wheels [ATTACH]116325.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]116326.IPB[/ATTACH]

now some sort of guard [ATTACH]116327.IPB[/ATTACH]

and the complete underside [ATTACH]116328.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]116329.IPB[/ATTACH]

I like the way they engineered the wheel routes as it gives you the chance to turn the wheels without cutting or bending the axel

[monica]

nice job it is very clean looking which helps so much,

[Alan 45]

Cheers moni


I just noticed I got ahead of myself, the section above is further along in the instructions, I had the page folded wrong


So here is where I should at the point , the interior [ATTACH]116333.IPB[/ATTACH]

and all put together [ATTACH]116334.IPB[/ATTACH]

this is now balanced on my inhaler so I don't bend the wheels out of shape