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Spanjaard
looking really interesting 🙂

M4A1
Thanks! Hope the result will meet your expectations. 🙂 Not the first D-Day project, but just my attempt to built a part of the Atlantikwall in Normandy during D-Day.

Rui S
This is going to be huge. I'm the first boat😉

M4A1
Added some pics of the construction of diorama base and the construction of the PAK gun.

M4A1
The roof parts of the bunker are dry fit.

M4A1
Added some pics of a couple of G.I.'s painted in the base color and the PAK gun which is constructed. Currently assembling some ranger figures and steel obstacles for on the beach. Try to minimize the amount of pics because I love to take lots of pics when working on a project. Also included a pic of the nameplate.

M4A1
Obviously the tyres on the PAK are not fitted the way they are supposed to be fitted. This is done for test purposes.

coporado
Great idea and nice Start, following!

Tini Hendriks
Very nice!

M4A1
The beach, dunes, trench and the German bunker are getting more and more to how I want them to be.

Rewop
Looks great.

coporado
Great progress

M4A1
I've painted the PAK in the dark yellow base color with the airbrush. First I painted it with grey primer, than with black paint and then dark yellow. I tried to do some preshading but that didn't really turned out as I hoped it would. Nevertheless I'm happy with how the PAK looks. I've also painted the details and now I'm doing chips. Washes and drybrushes will be done at the last step.

Simon Nagorsnik
a lot of work to do but look impressive 👍

M4A1
The first piece of barbed wire is finished. Hand made. Painted with Tamiya metallic grey. Still my favorite paint for steel, metal or iron.

Bruce Huxtable
The home-made barbed wire is very impressive. How many more metres to do...? It's coming together for sure 👍

Pepe
Muy buena pinta

M4A1
Thanks for the nice comments. I don't know how many metres of barbed wire I have to add, but it's quite alot. 😁

M4A1
And a little update. Worked on creating sand bags, placed the PAK gun in the bunker and closed the roof.
I've put sand and tufts of grass on the roof of the bunker. Also placed the first parts of barbed wire.

Rui S
Nice progress. Keep it coming 👍

M4A1
A few items of this project have been finished. I finished the German mortar crew and placed them in the dunes. I also added more barbed wire. The barbed wire obstacle is getting somewhere. Also finished painting the dead German that will be placed in the door of the bunker.

David Taylor
Just wow.

M4A1
Thanks David! The first American G.I. is finished. I'm quite happy with how he turned out.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
What a huge project. Awesome work so far! 👍
I think your figure painting skills are top notch.

M4A1
Thank you! Another German soldier is finished. This one might not be as good as the previous German and American G.I. but it's good enough for me. The only thing is that the strap on his rifle is a bit width.

Guy Rump
Looking great! 👍

M4A1
Thanks Guy! The 2nd American G.I. of the 29th ID is finished. I'm happy with the result.

M4A1
The 3rd American G.I. is finished. That makes this one the 9th completed figure of this project. As with the other figures I'm also happy with this one. Let's start working on the 10th. 🙂

Rui S
Impressive figure painting 👍

M4A1
Added some sand bags at the back of the pillbox and added the dead German in the door of pillbox. Also used a white drybrush to add depth and to make the damage to the concrete more visible. On the roof of the pillbox I put some camouflage netting.

M4A1
Added more self made camouflage netting on the roof of the pillbox.

Spanjaard
Nice!

coporado
Great progress here!

M4A1
Thanks guys!

M4A1
Thanks Karl! Add pics of another finished German. Will get it's place soon in the trench.

Rui S
Again, impressive figure painting 👍

M4A1
Thanks Rui! Nice to read. 🙂

M4A1
Sure I can share how I made the sandbags. No problem. I got it from a Dutch tutorial. Will translate it and send it to you.

I've placed the commanding German in the trench. Added a pic of that.

Spanjaard
add the link to the tutorial here, aub 😉

David Taylor
Figures look superb.

M4A1
Thanks for all the positive feedback. Started building seven years ago and never thought I would got this far. Many thanks goes out to a building buddy here in the Netherlands who taught me alot about figure painting.

Guy Rump
Your building buddy taught you well, the figures are excellent! 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Wow, amazing project, figures and dio,
can't wait to see it finished!

Mathias Decommere
This is a magnificent diorama! I love already every inch of it!

M4A1
Thank you Mathias and Pietro. Can't wait myself to see this project finished. By that time I've made more than enough barbed wire. 🙂

Munkyslut
What a fantastic dio!!! I'm more & more impressed every time I look👌

Marcin Snakowski
Good job. It looks very promising!
Using an airbrush, I would add some sandy color to the vegetation. It is now too distinct from the soil. In a similar way and with an oil wash, I would slightly differentiate the sand with darker shades here and there.

M4A1
Thanks guys! When I'll resume working on this project I'll take your suggestions in consideration.

M4A1
The first row of barbed wire runs from left to right in front of the bunker. Took alot of time to get there. I'm gonna add 2 more rows of barbed wire left of the bunker and in front of the trench right to the bunker. Also added the German mg gunner. Gonna add a opened ammo box and a belt of ammo running to the mg.

Doubtingmango
Love these huge projects!

M4A1
Huge it is. 🙂 Currently working on one more big project and after that I'm quite sure I'm done with huge projects. 🙂 Because of the amount of work that goes with it I kind of loose my motivation after a while. Fact remains that if a project like this gets completed you really have something.

M4A1
More barbed wire added. We're getting somewhere. 🙂

M4A1
Last figures are done. Finally, after four years. 🙂 Now I have to finish the base. The end of this project is starting to get in sight.

Mathias Decommere
Patience is key

M4A1
Absolutely. Fact is I shouldn't be working on so many projects at the same time. 🙂

Munkyslut
This is just getting better & better everytime you go near it…….. is your name Midas? Seriously impressed every time I check in👌👌

M4A1
Thank you very much for your compliment! Very nice to read. 🙂

M4A1
The barbed wire is still making good progress. Now working on the area in front of the trench.

Mr James
All that beautiful painting and weathering on the PAK and only the barrel to be seen 😉 Your figure painting on the uniforms is splendid. What a project 🙂

Holger Hubbes
Absolutely awesome

M4A1
Thank you guys! Yes James, in a way it's a pity that only the barrel of the PAK is visible, but I knew that when I started this project. I'm glad that producing and adding the barbed wire is reaching it's end. That took me way more time than I imagined.

CaptGPF
I agree with Mr James - your figures are always top notch! Curious to see how this turns out.

M4A1
Thank you!

M4A1
The final details have been done. Added bits of concrete blown off the bunker by shell fire and sand that got blown away by other shell fire. Next set of photos are from the end result. Coming soon.

CaptGPF
Wünderbar!

M4A1
Thank you!

coporado
Outstanding! super excited for the final shots!

M4A1
Thanks! I'm excited too so I hope I can post them very soon and show this project in it's entirety.

Desert Marlin
This is looking like it will be a blast to complete!

Desert Marlin
Any suggestions on which squadron would be most appealing?

Mr D
Nice model here... Enjoy 😁👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks!

Desert Marlin
The IsraDecal publication is absolutely pricesless for this project!

Guy Rump
Interesting, following.👍

Landlubber Mike
Cool project, following along as well. Not sure I can help you on the squadron selection - lots of good options.

Desert Marlin
Right in the middle of a perfectly good Mirage 2000N build, I wound up building this Iron Dome Battery. Not sure how I got sucked in, but the build was pretty easy until it came to the cabling...

Neuling
You won´t get tangled up, mate! As expert modeller you´ll make! 🙂

Desert Marlin
Aye, I have been blessed with time and opportunity!

Desert Marlin
Time to paint the IDF soldiers that came with it!

Desert Marlin
Done with the ladies!

Neuling
Very good diorama! 👍👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks! I appreciate that very much Neuling!

Robert Podkoński
I agree with Neuling - nice work, Marlin!

Desert Marlin
Thank you Robert! Much appreciated!

CaptGPF
Wow! I can't believe I almost missed this! The details are top notch - especially the cabling!

Desert Marlin
Thank you!

Landlubber Mike
Outstanding work - beautiful base!

Chris T. An
This is the first time for me to tackle a complete resin kit. And when I look at the individual parts, it will be a real challenge. There is an extreme amount of rework needed on each part. Hope I can get it to work.

Finn
Best of luck, it will be interesting to follow

Michael Kohl
I am in too

Robert Podkoński
I will watch with pleasure and interest too.

Alex K
A 3D-printed PZL Dromader???!!! Following for sure!! (The Grand Models cast-resin kit is perhaps above my skills - and I still wait for the Karaya injection one...). Your ag-aircraft & ground equipment dio will turn... monumental! 👍

Marcel Klemmer
Very interesting project👍 I am in

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress on an unusual subject.

Chris T. An
Thank you all for watching. Alex, I also saw the Grand Models kit for the M18, but I was frightened from some build reviews, there is a lot of rework to do on that kits. I have now the same or a bit more work, but I got the 3D file for free from Thingiverse.

I am really not a Pro in sratch building but I will try to engrave some panel lines and add some more greeblies to the plane. The 3D file is very poor in details.

Alex K
Nice progress! 👍

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic Dromader! (I wish I had one... I have no access to 3d printing, alas...😭 )

Chris T. An
Robert, you can have a look to the Grand Models resin kits. I am much more disappointed that there is no kit in 1:72 and no 3D file of a PZL 106 Kruk. I would spend some money on that because it would fit perfect to the Dromader and Cmelák.

Robert Podkoński
Actually, that is something that makes me angry too - I would love to see (and buy) decent kits of "Wilga" and "Kruk" (not mentioning PZL M-15 "Belphegor" 😉 )... but apparently no Polish manufacturers are interested in preparing these.

Alex K
Guys... let's look a bit at the bright side: who would have thought a few years ago that one day (today!) there would be kits of the Cmelak, the Dromader, the Grumman AgCat (in both 1:72 & 1:48!!!), the Piper Pawnee?! Some are short-run, some are cast-resin, some are 3D-files-to print - nevertheless, something is slowly moving towards that direction! So, yes, I do hope too there will be someday a Kruk available in 1:72 or a Belphegor! And your buys of such kits and your modelling work proves that there's some interest in such topics! Keep it up! 👍

Robert Podkoński
You're right, Alex 🙂 "Always look on the bright side of life..." 😉

Robert Podkoński
I am afraid there is a spelling error on the decals, Chris... I see "Dromedar" instead of "Dromader"... The plane looks awesome!

Chris T. An
Robert, I can understand that it is confusing, but in the GDR, "Dromedar" was actually used. This is the German translation of the word. Feel free to search for pictures of it, here would be an example: [img1]

Robert Podkoński
I have not known about that, sorry Chris... That's really interesting.

Alex K
Nice trivia... and as Robert said: it looks awesome!

Bernhard Schrock
Dromader: An outstanding result from such a simple kit!

Neuling
Everything top notch here! But what about the excavator? May a combined diorama?

Chris T. An
The excavator is still coming. I haven't dared to go any further yet. Let's see, maybe I'll get motivated again in the fall/winter. 😉

Neuling
👍

Michael Kohl
Very well done Dromedar. Anxious about the excavator.

Jose Motta
Very nice progress. Where did the pilots and the fuel tanks come from?

Fabien
Thx, the pilots are from Reedoak and the fuel tanks from Renaissance models

Desert Marlin
Really nice!

DuperScale
Nice, gonna follow

Laurent VILLANUEVA- "HELLER ForEver"
super !

Łukasz Gliński
Following

Dave Flitton
Watching!!

Sergej I
Me too 🙂

Guy Rump
Me as well. 🙂

Ekki
And me.

servalpe
Thanks guys for following, comments and likes 😉

Cristian A
I'm here as well 👍

Nicolas
Me too.

Harry Eder
Nice job so far! 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Highly impressive interior (that telly!), the shading looks grand too 👍