been working on and off with this one for nearly a year now, and i finally got me act together and finished it.
The diorama depicts the Battle of Buna, New Guinea, on the 18th of December 1942.
The Battle of Buna was fought from November 16 1942 until January 22 1943 between Australian-American and Japanese forces.
The battle had been somewhat unsuccesful until mid december of December 1942, the Australian 18th Brigade with the first squadron of tanks to be used in the battle, from the 2/6th Armored Regiment, were moved up from Milne Bay to reinforce the Allies.
On the 18th of December 1942, the 18th Brigades first attack was launched, with support from 2/6th Armored, they broke through the japenese defenses, wiping them out literally bunker by bunker. By the 29th of December all Japanese forces in the area had been destroyed, and this phase of the battle had been a success. Australian forces continued to clear the Japense from the surrounding areas until the 1st of January, when the bulk of the enemy was finally destroyed, leaving the remaining days of the campaign comprising mostly of "cleanup" operations, eliminating the few remaining pockets of japanese resistance.
The diorama consists of home made palm trees, with the fronds coming from Preiser. The figures are all airfix multipose, and the Stuart is from Academy.
I really enjoyed building this diorama, all feedback is of course welcome!
Cheers
