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Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 7:56 am
by Axis Nightmare
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 5:41 pm
by normandy
Well done guys, great display!
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 6:00 pm
by tmanthegreat
Great display! I like the 1/18-ish C-47 as well. Helps pull things together scale-wise.
Also glad the info I gave to Razor and you on the parachute frames helped - they look great
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 6:27 pm
by cjg476
Really nice. I need to bring my family out there sometime.
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 7:36 pm
by ketelone
Very nicely done
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 7:37 pm
by Razor17019
All,
I was really glad I finally got to combine my love of toys and history into a helpful endeavor. The display really turned out nice. Axis found a wire plant hanger that we fitted into the parachute and tied it off to the ceiling to make it look like the chutes are deployed. But, Tman thanks for your inspiration with your original pictures and idea.
I really enjoyed working on this project. But the work Axis did on the C-47 was really amazing. It makes the whole display.
The best part was running into a WWII B-24 tail gunner in the museum. He showed me his display and talked about his 30 missions that he did to aid in supplying the French and Belgium underground up to D-Day. Amazing stuff. He and men like him make you rethink about the meaning of "Memorial Day".
Thanks again Dennis for inviting me to help you. I was an honor and my privilege.
Razor
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 1:32 pm
by granch
GREAT DISPLAY!
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 8:16 pm
by Axis Nightmare
Razor17019 wrote:
The best part was running into a WWII B-24 tail gunner in the museum. He showed me his display and talked about his 30 missions that he did to aid in supplying the French and Belgium underground up to D-Day. Amazing stuff.
Razor
The B-24 tail gunner was Don Fairbanks. Until a couple of years ago, he was still instructing student helicopter pilots across the runway at the other side of the airport. His all black B-24 ran night drops over occupied France and Belgium and dropped spies, arms, and supplies of all kinds to the resistance fighters. I can remember a few years back when we would have as many as five or six of the Vets in on Saturdays. Sadly, most of them have now passed and some of them are in ill health. One B-17 tail gunner who had over 30 mission with the "Bloody Hundreth" and a probable of an Me-262, would sit for hours by his display and tell his story to the visitors. He has had health issues and we may not see him back again. Our local Tuskeegee Airman is now in a care home. His stories were from a unique perspective. It was a sad time of discrimination and prejudice for men defending our country. He was in the documentary "Double Victory" seen on the History and Military channels. All who are physically able will be at our Gala June 6. A few of them proudly wear their original uniforms or flight suits that evening. I'm looking forward to shaking each ones hand.
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 1:50 pm
by Threetoughtrucks
Very nicely done display.
TTT
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 2:56 pm
by Studly
Well Done that looks Bloody Awsum
Re: Museum 1/18 D-Day Display
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 3:46 pm
by pickelhaube
Definitely COOL !!!