HI !

Here is setup for my next dio, few Germans are haveing breakfast and, as you could see devil never sleeps, few GI-s are prep to atack. There will be some ammo crates, for a buliding I did not decide yet would it be ruined or not,any suggestions are wellcomed

Robert

Nice planning. My opinion is that with so many bushes in the diorama the building would be in tact. The fighting that would leave a bombed out building and a narrow road would (IMHO) tear up the bushes.
I would add some type of tripoded MG behind the sandbags.

Nice layout Robert. An intact building could also mean little neeed for interior (except what can be seen through the windows of course) as the base lends itself to viewing from the foreground as photographed. Good scope for small details to make this a strong defensive position for the Germans. The MG would be good. You could sculpt the sandbags and have coils of barbed wire strewn across barrier. A really 'lived-in' position would add heaps of visual interest. Perhaps a side door to the building showing use by the Germans?
All the best
Brad

Thanx Scott,

I agree about building and I was planning to add MG behind sandbags as well but I dont have tripoded one, just regular MG34. I still havent decide about road : muded or cobblestone, according to road I will choose building style. Maybe I will add a poole with german flag hanging on it.

If this is a check point with lots of bushes it should be on the outskirts of a town so it is probably a dirt road and the building probably would be set back a bit. Maybe just a building face and a country fence?

I like the country idea, too. Maybe the building could be a small farm out building or shed of some kind?
Also, I would take the backpack off of the GI with the Thompson. Assuming they are sneaking up on the Germans and this is a planned attack I think he would have left that lay somewhere to lighten his load.

Looks good so far.

Shaun

My only advice would be a smaller base or add a vehicle -maybe a kubelwagon?

Hi there

Looks a nice setup. One yank priming a grenade (but not chucking) to lob round the corner and one lying down, about set to put covering fire down after the bang, the sarge whispering in his ear and pointing telling him who he is to mark first.

Though would have thought the yanks would have more sence than to go frontal on such a heavy defence. Would it not be better to have them attack from the rear or side.

No vehicle though! Just my own slant on things!!!!!!

Sorry for late reply,
I like Your shed idea Shaun, something like wooden shed I guess, maybe with the opened door
and one german geting out of shed. Thanks on tip about backpack on GI with Thompson. Barbed wire will be across barrier.
Thanx for comments everybody.