Hi all, back in August 2009 i put a post up asking for some help re 6 pounder guns for a J Baskeyfield Dio that my friends and i where just starting, today i am glad to say that it's finished this is our first dio. I've been building models for about 18 months and Mick and Paul started last year. If you have any spare time visit the link and let us know what you think.
Cheers
Neil

Google search Baskeyfield dio and ours should be the top one .
http://avoncalling.forumotion.com/index.htm
if you copy and paste this link it will take you to the forum.

http://avoncalling.forumotion.com/models-and-diorama-s-f5/baskeyfield-project-t74-435.htm
This is the direct link to the build. Pat

Sorry for the delay in the pictures but it has taken me an age, will try and get some more up tonight.

Thank you Pat

neil lindsay cool!see that you make a big job! which kit do you use?

Wow! things look really good here. One idea would be to add some cover of some type for the AT gun - at least a few shrubs or broken fence, old car or something. Looks very nice though

Thank you Smitsan , the Tiger,Stug and 6 pounders are all Tamiya kits as are some of the fugures the british figures are resin.
Thank you Greg, bushes or shrubs might work aroun the 6 pounders ot maybe a fallen tree. Thanks again for your interest.

I like this a lot. There is a bunch going on, but it's all tied together very well. Even though those are British troops, it looks like it could be a scene in Saving Private Ryan to me.
Justin

I like it but I must say I think it would work better without the Stug.

On 20th September 1944 during the battle of Arnhem Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfield of the South Staffords 1st Airborne Division was the NCO in charge of a six-pounder anti tank gun in Oosterbeek. The Germans attacked this sector with infantry , tanks and self propelled guns seeking to overrun the battalion. During the early part of the attack Baskeyfield and his crew destroyed 2 Tiger tanks and a self propelled gun as Baskeyfield calmly commanded his men to let each tank come within 100 yards before firing. During this engagement Baskeyfield was wounded in the leg and the rest of his gun crew killed or badly wounded. Refusing to be carried to the first aid post the Lance Sergeant continued to man his gun and shouted encouragement to the troops in nearby trenches. The second phase of the German attack was more intense with mortar and shell fire, but Baskeyfield continued to fire his gun at the enemy tanks keeping them at bay. When his gun was finally knocked out he crawled to another six pounder whose crew had been killed and manned that alone crippling a self propelled gun with two hits until a shell from a German tank killed him. For his actions Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfield who was originally from Stoke on Trent was awarded the Victoria Cross

nice dio Neil, and a fitting tribute to lance sargeant Baskeyfield, seeing as i'm also from stoke-on-trent. Ant

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This is a print by Terence Cuneao depicting the action on 20/9/44 by the South Staffs in Accacialaan Oosterbeek

This is our attempts

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