D-Day

Not having done any special setup for the celebration of D-Day, I decided to post a series of photos that haven't been shown here before. I did this setup back in 2020 and took a gazillion photos but only shared a few in facebook and here. 

What follows is somewhat of a timeline, showing first the Germans entering a small town in France, then fighting ensues between the occupying forces and American GI's, finally the Germans are driven out and the GI's are now in control of the town.

Ed

BMC #49990 Sherman Tank (2017)

Among the highly detailed scale toys made by Forces of Valor and 21st Century out in The Cave, there are the more wallet-friendly offerings by BMC. Still being produced and available from their Victory Buy website, these 1/32 scale vehicles allow gamers and Little Green Army Men collector's a viable way to wage battles without investing a ton of $$$ and are currently available for $15.50 + tax and shipping. These are very basic with limited operating features: the turret swivels. That's it! It has a plethora of molded-in details and the stickers come on a separate sheet which allows you to use any or all of them as you choose. The tank measures 7.5" (19.05cm) L x 3.5" (8.89cm) W x 3.75" (9.52cm) H.

Ed

No fancy packaging. No artwork by world renown artists. A simple bag keeps costs down.

A note about the markings. After perusing dozens of photos from WWII (NOT museum photos as museums can paint their armor any way they see fit which may or may not be accurate) the placement of the stars can be quite varied: 

-Sometimes they have been applied on the sloped front armor plate (glacis) - sometimes not

-While often placed on the hull sides, that wasn't always the case

-They sometimes were applied to the turret sides - sometimes not

-I've seen photos of Sherman's with stars on the hull sides, turret sides, and front

-I have not seen stars anywhere on the rear of the tank

-No American flag anywhere on the tank

The stars are in the big white area to the upper left of the sheet but being white on a white background, do not show up. Additional sets of 12 sticker sheets (for WWII American and German armor) can be purchased at Victory Buy for $10.40 + tax & shipping.

All that being said, I applied the stickers as included with the tank so you can see how the toy would look complete with all of them applied.

Shown here with a Marx 54mm GI

Random Photos From The Archive: Classic Toy Soldiers (CTS) Tiger II with Porsche Designed Turret & Modern BMC Sherman Tank

I was going through the photos to see what I could post next and came across these shots from a few years ago. It was a quick set-up using a couple of terrain pieces, a Classic Toy Soldiers (CTS) Tiger II tank with Porsche Designed Turret and a modern BMC (as opposed to the original BMC from the '80s/90s) Sherman tank. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed