,It's now been over 2 1/2 months since I lost dad (BARV) and decided to get back to modeling.
After looking through his kits for inspiration I found one and knew exactly what I would do with it, it was the TAMIYA "Universal Carrier Mk3".
As soon as I saw it the movie "The Longest Day" came to mind . The scene is the Beach-master on Sword Beach (played by Kenneth Moore) when he tells some soldiers to move a Bren Gun Carrier up the beach as it's blocking the way. When the driver say's it won't start due to sea water the Beach-master tells him "My old mum used to say anything mechanical give it a damn good bang". He then hits the carrier and tells the driver to try again to which the engine starts.
So here is my rendition of the scene.
The base was made from polystyrene covered with a layer of tissue with a mixture of PVA glue and water.When dry I covered it with another layer of PVA glue and covered with fine sand.When It was almost dry I added the Universal Carrier and topped up the sand around it.
The figures are Tamiya's British Infantry On Patrol put together how I wanted them to look.The Beach-master and his dog are the Scale Link set that has the megaphone on a pole as well (but didn't use it).This was my first attempt at a Resin figure.The figures then had pins drilled and glued to the heels and placed in position before super gluing them in place.
The gunner was originally holding the Bren Gun but changed his position and gave him a good old cup of tea.
I added extras to the carrier just to use up some spare items I had in a box.I added a layer of clear at the back of the model to represent the sea.
If you have seen the movie you will notice I've even got the number on the side of the carrier. (Alot of pausing the movie
)I hope you like it
Steve C Jnr
