COMPLETED: 1/35 DOG GREEN SECTOR, 1st WAVE...OMAHA BEACH 6th JUNE 1944

[spanner570]

Here are the photos of Dog Green Sector on Omaha Beach.

I have tried to convey a little bit of what it might of been like for the 1st wave of infantry to hit the beach on June 6th 1944.....Most of these youngsters died in the first few minutes of landing on that awful place...

I have taken this set of photos in B/W as I think it gives a better feeling to the subject.

I have also taken a set in colour which, if anyone would like to see them, I will post in a couple of days. Otherwise it will be true overload time!

Regarding the actual diorama, I used red building sand and the Tamiya figures and barricade kits. You can see them in the build section of this G.B.

I had intended to have the figures half submerged in the sea, but decided it would look better with them in the wet sand just ahead of the incoming tide.

The soldiers have stripped off most of their kit to stop from drowning and now lie exhausted, cold and frightened behind any cover they can find......

I didn't put in any explosions and bullets hitting the sand as I didn't think they would make much difference, apart from that I don't think I could have done them good enough!lol

As a finishing touch, using my artists watercolours, I roughly painted some background for the pictures:- The invasion fleet, the shoreline and along the beach. I placed these behind the diorama and took the photos.

I hope you like the selection I chose. I took far too many, so I have whittled them down to managable proportions. Perhaps still too many?

All comments and suggestions welcome...

Thanks,

Ron

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[stona]

That is brilliant.Too many pictures? You're kidding.

I absolutely love it,when I opened the first image I thought I was looking at Robert Capa's long lost film!

I'm lost for words.

Cheers

Steve

 

[yak face]

Gobsmackingly brilliant ron, its like looking at stills from a film or documentary . As always ,youve captured a real sense of action and human drama ,a very powerful piece of work . 5 from me mate , cheers tony

 

[Sky Raider]

I agree with the others Ron, absolutly stunning work, you have captured this brilliantly, a very nice tribute to our heros.

Well done.

Andy

5 stars mate

 

[dm73]

This is top notch stuff Ron, the black and white pics make this very lifelike. Looks like it was hell on earth for the poor lads that were involved .

5 stars from me as well.

Darren

 

[phalinmegob]

feck me thats good *****

 

[rogue-one]

wow! thats fantasic ron! the photo's a great. just like everyone says, they give a super sense of action and drama. i particuarlly like the sixteenth pic. have u got it in a framed base? coz it would be nice to see a pic of it in its whole glory. five stars defo from me!

 

[spanner570]

Thanks ever so much for the great comments chaps. I really do appreciate the nice things you have said about my model and the Big 5!!

Bobby, just for you. Not the best of pictures but it does show the complete article.

Thanks again,

Ron

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[noble]

Ron mate you get five stars from me no question i love this.

 

[Fenlander]

As always Ron, a top piece of work. Great idea and very well executed yet again. Never ceases to amaze me how you can make plastic and sand so animated.

 

[Bunkerbarge]

Absolutely brilliant. The backdrop makes such a difference and completes the scene perfectly. It's quite disturbing just how realistic it is as it makes you feel like you are there. It has the same effect to me as Saving Private Ryan did so you've done a great job there.

 

[treyzx10r]

Ron ,this is one over the top build! Great work and very very convincing 5 star build for certain!

 

[AlanG]

Excellent work there Ron. Really captured the moment

 

[Ian M]

You did it again mate! Truly wonderful. A great tribute and so animated to boot!

Five * from me too.

If you ever get to post the colour pictures, I for one would love to see them!

Well done Ron!

Ian M

 

[Centurion3RTR]

I'm lost for word Ron, was looking through the pics mate i was filling up mate. You've done a cracking job and the black & white photo at a low angle made it all the more real. I've just shown the wife and she thinks it's brilliant too, so it's five stars from both of us Ron.

Have fun, John

 

[spanner570]

Thanks lads and Mrs. John for the kind words. It makes very nice reading.

Boys, you can blame Ian for the inclusion of some colour photos with this post....

I hope you enjoy the handful I filtered from rather an unneccessary load of snaps.

Cheers,

Ron

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[stona]

If there were any colour photographs of those appalling early hours on that beach I suspect they'd look exactly like that. I can't say more than that.

Steve

 

[Ian M]

Thanks Ron!

Looks good in colour to but I think the BW was a good move as it really brings home the atmosphere.

So these Paintings you made for the back drops, Is this yet another of your hidden talents Ron? Don't be shy....

Ian M

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Ron!Looks good in colour to but I think the BW was a good move as it really brings home the atmosphere.

So these Paintings you made for the back drops, Is this yet another of your hidden talents Ron? Don't be shy....

Ian M

Ian, glad to be of help. You are right, the colour ones are O.K. but the B/W ones are more atmostpheric. Perhaps it's because we see so very few genuine colour WW2 pictures our brains are more accustomed to seeing B/W ones, if you follow that jibberish..

Yes, I do dabble a bit with watercolours, any subject except anything live! The backdrops were an afterthought and as such are only faintly and roughly done.

Ron

 

[andygh]

Genius. Hell on Earth indeed