Been following your progress on this from the start. In more than 30 years of modeling I have rarely seen a story-line told in which all of the components blend and support the narrative as well as yours. This one is a creative masterpiece, Jerry, and should be in a museum!! If I may suggest, take those same photos you've already posted, but in black & white, and I'd bet they could go into an historical account of the Normandy campaign and it would be hard to tell they are miniatures. Outstanding work!!!

Hi Jerry,

This is a bit like the last episode of a favorite, epic "show"! It's really a pleasure tho to see it all together. It's great to see so many dynamic, individual figures and events tied up - all the work! Wow - looks great! And, thanks for so many WIP photos along the way - as great a conclusion as you have made, the documentation of your process is fantastic!

Ok Jerry, it's back to the workbench for you! Waiting already for the next one!
Nick

Morning Jerry,

Excellent work, it's been a pleasure to watch this one develop. Triffic eye for detail and both men, horses and vehicles blend together really well.

The quality and workmanship shine through, a real Gem. I hope you submit this one as a feature so that ir doesn't get lost in the list of threads as time goes by.

Outstanding and inspiratonal my friend.

Cheers

Al

I think what Nick said about this thread being like watching an epic show on TV- and we've just got to the amazing last episode and we see it all come together and you're just left in awe of it all. Seeing all the intricate sub-builds that Jerry has posted along the way all now come together to tell the story is extremely inspiring from the modelers point of view. The drama and detail all now brought together is amazing to see.

I really do hope you submit this as a Feature like Al mentions- it would make just as good a feature as it has a build log. Its a nice tribute to Romain as well, I'm sure he'd have loved it.

Congratulations on finishing this masterpiece Jerry.

... I would love to submit this as a feature but as I said above I don't know how.
J

Jerry,

Well, was it worth the wait? Absolutely! You've done a great job with this. I only wish I had half your talent, vision and commitment.

The little details keep catching the eye and the whole thing together has urgency and drama.

If I had one small (and I mean small) thing to mention, as has been mentioned elsewhere, the smoke plumes a a little too straight. It's nearly always windy in Normandy (including now ) and straight plumes look a little out of place.

As for the model itself, I think it's brilliant. The way everything is crammed in I think accurately reflects the scenes in the pocket at the time. It looks chaotic but in a natural way.

Well done

Nice dedication to Romain, too.

Cheers,

Sean

Dude!!!!!! Awesome storyboard turned 3D masterpiece Jerry! Wow! It really looks great man. Someone with no historical reference whatsoever wold be able to pecieve the emotions and the drama unfolding....and the impending doom!!!!

Another great job bud....True to form.

Jerry, I've been quietly following this thread for a while.
What can I say, a real work of art and a beautiful dedication at the end.

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... I would love to submit this as a feature but as I said above I don't know how.
J

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Hey Jerry, Go to the homepage and at the bottom of the 'Features' field, you'll find this link ... 'Submit your feature to us!'

Looking forward to the feature. Your masterpiece deserves to be in that special place! HTH.

—mike