Hi All,
I'm currently contructing this diorama and was unfortunately three quarters way until the sudden migration. So for the benefit of the new friends here I'll start from the beginning. It's also for the oldies who missed the beginning some seven years back. Get the picture...I'm a serial diorama builder and will sporadically revisit my builds with an uncanny ritual and recognizable profile spread across a very long timeline. One profile is that I excruciatingly revive and build individual kits in the hope of placing them at the scene of the crime for forensics to dissect and ponder over.
Here's the full picture...Major General William Rupertus predicted that his 1st Marine Division could take Peleliu in 4 days. However the Japanese having experienced defeats on the earlier island campaigns decided on a different tactic of defence with well-crafted fortifications which offered stiff resistance lasting over two months. It was the Marines most bloodiest and bitterest battle of the war resulting in casualties exceeding all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War.
Images attached for reference only:
[ATTACH]299183[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]299176[/ATTACH]
Now it all started with me wanting an Amtrac and as usual non were available at the time except for the only offering from Blue Tank. Many will know this as a notorious kit but I had to get one. I was dragged deeper into a serial builder with this tormentor of a kit. The following are the results in batches as we're limited to twenty a batch... starting with the turret...I need to sit down for this...
Practically nothing on the inside but the gun. Anything not green is added.
[ATTACH]299188[/ATTACH] There's more to come...
I'll continue with the next post after this. Any comments and critique is welcomed.
Cheers,
Richard
I'm currently contructing this diorama and was unfortunately three quarters way until the sudden migration. So for the benefit of the new friends here I'll start from the beginning. It's also for the oldies who missed the beginning some seven years back. Get the picture...I'm a serial diorama builder and will sporadically revisit my builds with an uncanny ritual and recognizable profile spread across a very long timeline. One profile is that I excruciatingly revive and build individual kits in the hope of placing them at the scene of the crime for forensics to dissect and ponder over.
Here's the full picture...Major General William Rupertus predicted that his 1st Marine Division could take Peleliu in 4 days. However the Japanese having experienced defeats on the earlier island campaigns decided on a different tactic of defence with well-crafted fortifications which offered stiff resistance lasting over two months. It was the Marines most bloodiest and bitterest battle of the war resulting in casualties exceeding all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War.
Images attached for reference only:
[ATTACH]299183[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]299176[/ATTACH]
Now it all started with me wanting an Amtrac and as usual non were available at the time except for the only offering from Blue Tank. Many will know this as a notorious kit but I had to get one. I was dragged deeper into a serial builder with this tormentor of a kit. The following are the results in batches as we're limited to twenty a batch... starting with the turret...I need to sit down for this...
Practically nothing on the inside but the gun. Anything not green is added.
[ATTACH]299188[/ATTACH] There's more to come...
I'll continue with the next post after this. Any comments and critique is welcomed.
Cheers,
Richard
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