Thinking about doing a d day dio. Ordered the Italerie lcvp with figures. got another lcvp with just crew from a while ago. I found a couple sets of figures that would be useful. Plan is to have one landed and disgorging the other a bit away. So here is what i am looking for. dead people. Is there any awailable? I am sure i can get several cheap us infantry sets and chop them up and put in water floating but need some for dead (or wounded for that matter) on beach.

Good question; don't think I've seen any sets with dead soldiers anywhere.

Verlinden has issued a set of US casualties but they are Marines. They could be modified to fit your needs. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Verlinden-1-35-USMC-Marine-Casualties-in-Pacific-War-WWII-2-Figures-1940-/170568858209

Hi, Steve! You're a guy that shares my kind of thinking!

You may also want to add several of these figure sets:

MASTER CLUB No MB35130 "Move, move, move", US Soldiers, Operation Overlord period, 1944...

This set includes some GREAT D-Day GIs, (5 of them), in appropriate US Army D-Day attire. There are also 2 figures from an earlier MB "June, 1944" set, included in the "Move, move, move" set, which represents them set up and firing their M1917A1 water-cooled .30cal MG, with the Heavy Tripod.

Personally, I think that DRAGON's "US Heavy Weapons Team" set, which provides 2 prone GIs, in appropriate D-Day-style Uniform, firing their M1919A1 air-cooled .30cal MG would be more appropriate in lending a more "frantic" appearance to your dio, but that's just my opinion.

You may also want to get hold of a set or two of DRAGON's "US Army Infantry, Omaha Beach, 29th Divison" GIs, (4 figures), and possibly their "US Rangers" D-Day set, (4 figures) in which the 2nd Rangers are featured, including one guy that is carrying a Bangalore Torpedo. MASTER BOX also makes some very nice "June, 1944" Figure sets, which would suit your needs admirably, especially the set where one GI is dragging a wounded GI out of harm's way (Shades of the first 20 minutes of the "Saving Private Ryan" movie)...

I've got a similar project mapped out for myself, also including the ITALERI LCVP kits. EDUARD makes a very nice PE set for these kits, if you want to go "all out", which is something that I always do with my models...

ENJOY!!!

Thanks i have both those sets on order. I have several eto soldier sets of various issues to draw from as well I found that verlinden marine casualty as well as an army one. Also the peleliu marine set has a wounded guy with a medic. Now looking at pitures of the beaches to figure obstacle placement and consistency of sand. Also wave acion. Found a color photo as well so i can get close to color as well....short of actually visiting and getting sand from the beach...lol which i may get to do

I Know Verlinden made some ! I have them . dead and wounded G I s. try Amazon or ebay .

MK35 have a US Ranger casualty (BAR gunner)....great pose and if you don't want him as a Ranger scrape/ shave off the pockets of his HBT pants and he's an infantryman from the 29th or whatever other unit you choose.

Minuteman Models also have some nice medics/ casualty on the beach too.... Just hard trying to find them as I think the company went bust. Nemrod do a great medic with wounded figure set also. Legend have "Crawling to Normandy" set which you could convert to casualties also (wearing HBT pants......but can shave off the pockets for brown wool look). Hope these ideas help.