Dog Green. Omaha Beach, 6th June 1944

[spanner570]

Lovely stuff chaps!

Allen. I thought a set of crashing waves would look nice painted along the inside of the L.C.

Neil. I'm glad this bit of nonsense stirs a memory or two too....

Jim. Wow! A Blue Peter badge. Nearly on a par with 'The Dog's' Award from 453!

Next instalment we'll be making a full sized model of Mt. Kilimanjaro out of empty plastic washing up bottles! Stay tuned.....

All good fun.

Lots of love,
John Noakes, Peter Purves and Valerie Singleton...and a certain naughty elephant!

[Gern]

As we 'adn't 'eard from you for a few days, I thought you'd gone swannin' off with your missus again - like you said you was gonna do! 'stead of which you bin beaverin' away in your man cave like a good 'un!

D'you want me to start savin' my empty Fairy Liquid bottles an' offcuts of sticky-back plastic for your next build? I reckon I could 'ave a boxful by the time we get to Cosford again!

[Gern]

Just 'ad a thought. 'ow about 'avin' a go at my 999 GB? You could build a scale model of New Scotland Yard out of your next empty cereal box! :smiling:

[Valeron]

Very clever indeed. Who needs plastic.

[Peter Gillson]

great bit of scratch building.


Peter

[Mini Me]

Heck of a job on that 570........you could load it up and the troops on Omaha would have tons of Wheat Bisk to survive on while dealing with the dastardly enemy!! I am always amazed at your resourcefulness when it comes to building models......looking forward to "Kilimanjaro"!

[yak face]

Superb skills ron matey , as always thinking outside the box ( cereal )
Regards General Scott Porage- Oates ( ret)

[spanner570]

Thanks for all your humorous and encouraging posts chaps. Luv 'em all!

To Dave. I'm scanning the horizon for something suitable....and as you are well aware, I'm a founder member of the 'Cheapskate Club', so of course the kit has to encompass my price range.



I've been off camping this last week, so I hope your boys and girls have been collecting all your mum's empty washing up liquid bottles in my absence?

I took the L.C. away with me and finished it. I've added more totally fictitious bits and bobs. added the two wire ramp lowering thingies and the weapons.
I painted it in U.S. grey and ritted the number on it in white pen.

Please note it's not meant to look exactly like a real 'un, simply a summat like.


It still needs a bit of weathering. Not much, as some of these vessels were brand new and built especially for D. Day.


















Next, I'll have a go at building the various beach obstacles. Then move on to the wet bit!

Cheers all.
Ron

[The Smythe Meister]

Thanks for all your humorous and encouraging posts chaps. Luv 'em all!

To Dave. I'm scanning the horizon for something suitable....and as you are well aware, I'm a founder member of the 'Cheapskate Club', so of course the kit has to encompass my price range.



I've been off camping this last week, so I hope your boys and girls have been collecting all your mum's empty washing up liquid bottles in my absence?

I took the L.C. away with me and finished it. I've added more totally fictitious bits and bobs. added the two wire ramp lowering thingies and the weapons.
I painted it in U.S. grey and ritted the number on it in white pen.

Please note it's not meant to look exactly like a real 'un, simply a summat like.


It still needs a bit of weathering. Not much, as some of these vessels were brand new and built especially for D. Day.
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Next, I'll have a go at building the various beach obstacles. Then move on to the wet bit!

Cheers all.
Ron

Very nice indeed

[JR]

Dear 570 , the Committee here at Race Towers are busy consulting the rule book to see if such material is a blatant misuse of cardboard on what appears to be a very cleaver build.

453.

[Mini Me]

Best dam cereal box I ever did see!....Top work 570......how many Zulus will fit in that floaty barge, do you reckon?

[Neil Merryweather]

top notch ,Ron!

[scottie3158]

Ron,
It's one thing to put a kit together, but making something that good from cardboard is something else completely. Excellent work mate.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Ron. The only known use for weatabix……. throw it away and make a landing craft from the box :tongue-out3:

[JR]

Taken last night , the Committee were still in discussion, Matron had been called away earlier so not in the photo .