Friends,

today the Benelux community had a fieldtrip to the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek. I had a smashing day, and gathered an awful lot of pictures (over 200).

Since I'm gonne be on holiday next week, I haven't got time to post them all, but I want to leave you with this little teaser on what to expect after I get back.


Pictures from the landscape


Pictures of uniforms and their details


1/35th scale diorama with......


Horsa Gliders !!


Pictures of famous uniforms .. this jacket was worn by Brigadier Hacket

More to come guys....and awful lot. Most of us took a lot of pictures today, so there will be plenty for all of us

Sweet photos, thanks for getting them and sharing them with the travel-to-Holland-impaired. I look forward to seeing the rest. That one maniquin almost looks real.....

Hehe...you aint seen nothing yet....you wanted equipment and uniforms..... after my short vacation, I'll prepare the rest of the pics for posting it over here.... I'm sure you'll love them.

Thank's for sharing Danny.
Arthur

Danny:
I figured that was just a sample... were you guys there all day? Looks like some of the outside photos were shot in the late afternoon.

Ok Nate, you want some sunny pictures:



This is the 1st airborne memorial, look at the clear blue sky, that was the weather all day.
Yep a real winter day :-) :-) .

Kris

I see you had wonderful time.I am glad you had fun and thanks for the photos.

hehe...I had a little more time, so...five more...


The original beret from Brigadier Hacket


the bridge in miniature


A streetscene 1/1 scale diorama


Another streetscene.... watch that orange band


General Major Urquhart in the cellar....MY cellar

Hi Eagle

Wow Danny, these are some great pictures. Have fun on your holiday but hurry back, I can't wait to see more.

Thankls again
Wolfsix

Hi Eagle

Wow Danny, these are some great pictures. Have fun on your holiday but hurry back, I can't wait to see more.

Thankls again
Wolfsix

Great to see pics of the uniforms.. I like the one of the dennison smock
and the gear..seeing the colors will help me with my paratrooper figure
painting.. Thanks and keep the pics coming Chris

Chris,

we had a special look at the groundwork in the area, but I'm sorry that I must tell you that all original groundwork has been replaced by modern stuff. Concrete, new pavement and new stones....nothing to be compared with the original.

The original roads where so badly damaged, that they al had to replace them.

I'm sorry that I have no better news on this matter....there is one little spot of light on the end of the tunnel though.... I laid my hands on an original video document showing the Oosterbeek town in 1945, right after the war.... I haven't had the time to watch it, but I will right after my vacation. When the video shows groundwork, I'll get it out here.

Thats okay.. its alway hard to find old things of that nature.. they tend to have been replaced
because of time passing..The other photos are great and it's good timing to have them
posted here.. Some extra motivation to drive on to the finish of the campaign :-)
Seeya Chris

great pics danny,

is there any more of that gun one of the maniquins is sitting on?

im pretty sure its a 6-pdr, and mine would benefit from some extra detail.

cheers

joe

Good man danny. At last a picture of the bridge that will make it easier to model a scene on it! If there is a possibility of any bridge scenes on the video, I would love to see how it looked back then. Hope you all had a great amd memorable time. Best of luck

It's too bad that guy didn't kit form those gliders. It may have been a seller!!