Hi.

I´ve just finished watching BoB again and I think it´s time to make a diorama or a vignette of it. So my question is which figures would be suitable for this? Both injection molded and in resin.

Thanks in advance.

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Torbjörn

great series!!! it depends where abouts you're depicting them, in normandy, holland or bastogne. theres probably not much difference between the market garden and d-day uniforms, but there definetly was when they were in bastogne, cause they hasd all the winter gear on. i know dragon do some 101st airbourne in bastogne, but any 101st airbourne figures would be fine i think and thats all i know.
hope it helps.
stan

If you want to do early you can use these. I would recommend changing the BAR for something else, very few BARs were dropped with the Airborne into Normandy, Of course guys re-armed themselves as they could, in the series (and in life) Maj Winters carried a Garand when TO&E would call for a carbine.

http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=MAS3511

THis is true, Matt Ridgeway walked around with a garand and grenades hooked to his jumps and I'm pretty sure Jumpin Jim Gavin did as well. And they were generals!
J

They wore the M1942 Jump suit in normandy and were issued the 1944 Jump suit for Holland. By the time they reached Bastogne, standard infantry gear was not uncommon.

Sorry guys, I typoed that one up, they were issued the M 1943 uniform for Holland, not the 1944 suit.

Here is a good reference web site on uniforms of the US Army in WWII.


http://www.wwiiimpressions.com/

Thanks for your help so far. Are the big differences between the uniforms used in Normandy, Holland and further on? Any pictures would help. And which figures could be used where?

This site has everything you need to know about the 101st. Once you decide which Op you a going for we might be able to better assist you on which figures.
http://www.101airborneww2.com/

I´m planning to make three small dioramas, one depicting the destruction of the german guns on D-day, one from the battle of Carentan and one from Bastogne.

Good ideas for the dios, I'm planning a BoB diorama too, have just bought the Masterbox Paratrooper set last week!

I was thinking of the episode in Holland when Bull goes missing...

Looking forward to these dios..

Obviously you can use the same figures for your first two. Would suggest no BAR especially for Brecourt Manor (the German Battery taken on D-Day) as there were no BARs there. Carentan happening a while later could have a BAR or two. DML/Dragon makes a set for Bastogne, as I am sure other folks do as well. Lots of standard GI gear was in use by then. I don't know how available it is in Sweden but you might want to get your hands on a movie from the 1940s called "Battleground." Its a very good representation of the Screaming Eagles at Bastogne.

BTW, at Bastogne you should probably leave off the 101st patches. The men were told to rip them off, not a popular order though. Not everybody did it and shortly thereafter the order was rescinded.

For Normandy and Carentan you can use the older set by Dragon as they are wearing the 42 jump suits. That set is a little long in the tooth though,so will need some tweeking.
THT,
J

The german howitzers at Brecourt Manor are they availiable as a kit and what does "That set is a little long in the tooth" mean? That´s an expression I never heard before.

Winters said in the book that the guns were 105mm(not 88s as GIs called almost all German arty) so the 105mm guns are available from AFV in early and late versions.
"long in the tooth" is an old horse trading expression meaning old. Sorry,I often forget that this forum is wonderfully international.
J

The guns depicted in the series are 105s.

It seems like AFV-club has the right howitzer and I´ve found some nice paratroopers made by Nemrod but I can´t find anywhere to buy them. I buy most of my things from Luckymodel or Hobbyeasy but no luck there.

I just bought some Nemrod figures from Azimut in France. Nemrod is kind of hard to get in the USA.

Dave