Brécourt Manor

[Jack L]

Going to give a scene depicted in Band of Brothers a go, the 105 battery at Brécourt Manor (or part of it anyway). There is a lot of disagreement about the history of this one, as to what troops were actually manning the battery, but I will allow myself to get away with that detail. The Wikipedia version is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%..._Manor_Assault



Will mostly involve vegetation, so a new one for me to attempt...any hints and tips along the way will be most welcome. I will try and keep my progress up to date as I go. Very little photographic reference available (none) so going off Band of Brothers scenes as layout inspiration. This won't involve US Paratroopers assaulting the gun positions.

[Neil Merryweather]

I'll definitely be watching this .
I was lucky enough to visit the site a couple of years ago on a Band of Brothers themed tour. A brilliant day.
As for accuracy, just remember Ron's mantra - it's your model- enjoy!

[Jack L]

Got this to be the centrepiece, and I believe accurate to the particular battery. Part of the Crew are on the way.

Really struggling to find this kit, which would be ideal: so going to have to modify some figures with maybe a tamiya MG kit or similar.

[Jack L]

I'll definitely be watching this .
I was lucky enough to visit the site a couple of years ago on a Band of Brothers themed tour. A brilliant day.
As for accuracy, just remember Ron's mantra - it's your model- enjoy!

Thanks Neil, it will be a very small section, so unlikely I can be called out, but we will see. This will be quite ambitious for me!

[Guest]

Oh yes Jack! Although accuracy has it's place, as Neil says, don't worry so much that you don't enjoy it. Really looking forward to following this one.

[Steve Jones]

I'll be sitting in on this one!. Built the AFV Club artillery piece a couple of years back. A real beauty of a kit just a bit fiddly in places. Good luck

[Jim F]

Hi Jack, the figures are available here https://www.scalemates.com/kits/drag...-team--103644# I wouldn't be too worried about the German Regiment but you may need to research the appropriate generic artillery uniform. Also in Band of Brothers the guns are facing inland rather than towards the sea. regards Jim

[spanner570]

Jack, like Neil, I too walked the field of the action. At 2'oclock on your first picture, where the lane parts from the main road, is a very nice memorial to the American paratroopers who took part in the action.
Here's some pictures I took of the area which might be of interest to you.

The field behind was the siting of the guns....




As close I could get to the Manor.


The actual field.


Admin. as these pictures have not been requested by the thread author, and you regard them as unnecessary and not really relevant, please feel free to delete.

Cheers.
Ron

[Jack L]

Hi Jack, the figures are available here https://www.scalemates.com/kits/drag...-team--103644# I wouldn't be too worried about the German Regiment but you may need to research the appropriate generic artillery uniform. Also in Band of Brothers the guns are facing inland rather than towards the sea. regards Jim

Thanks Jim, all ordered now, really helpful. Yes I had clocked that one, the trees in the photo's available of the field near Brécourt seem a lot thicker and more substantial than in the series, of course that could be due to the age then and now, but I will see what I can do foliage wise...might be a case of less is more!

[Jack L]

Thanks Ron, great to see, and nice and helpful.

I consider the photo's very necessary and relevant

[Neil Merryweather]

Thanks Jim, all ordered now, really helpful. Yes I had clocked that one, the trees in the photo's available of the field near Brécourt seem a lot thicker and more substantial than in the series, of course that could be due to the age then and now, but I will see what I can do foliage wise...might be a case of less is more!

I don't think the series was shot in the actual location....

[Jack L]

I don't think the series was shot in the actual location....

No sorry, it was more in reference to direction of the guns and the trees.

[Jason Crausby]

Count me in on this one.. sorry I’m late!

[JR]

Jack .I shall join the merry throng, I'll be interested in the vegetation.

[Wookie2486]

Jack I'm definitely in on this one.

Marty