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HISTORICAL MINIATURES BY GEORGE GRASSE |
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HISTORICAL MINIATURES BY GEORGE GRASSE |
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U.S. 57mm ANTI-TANK GUN, 81st AA/AT BATTALION, 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION, BASTOGNE 1944 |
by George Grasse
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RIICH MODELS 1:35th SCALE PLASTIC KIT OF THE U. S. 57mm AT GUN VIGNETTE "BASTOGNE 1944" |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 1
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| GETTING STARTED: This is the general layout when first started. The base was designed to fit on a specific cabinet shelf. The figures were hurriedly put into place but do not end up in the poses shown. |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 2
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| CLOSEUP OF 57mm AT GUN DETAIL AND VIGNETTE MOCKUP |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 3
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| ANOTHER VIEW OF THE 57mm AT GUN AND VIGNETTE MOCKUP |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 4
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| SAND BAGS, RATION BOXES, AMMO BOXES ADDED TO THE VIGNETTE, LEFT REAR VIEW |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 5
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| VIGNETTE RIGHT REAR VIEW |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 6
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| GUN CREW FIGURES HAVE BEEN GREATLY REWORKED TO INCLUDE SCRATCH-BUILT OVERCOATS FOR SOME. FIGURES ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: GUN CAPTAIN, GUNNER, LOADER, AND AMMO HANDLER. |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 7
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| GUN CREW FIGURES HAVE ALMOST COMPLETE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 8
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| GUN CREW FIGURES COMPLETED. THE LEFT-HAND FIGURE HAS SERGEANT E-5 STRIPES AND THE GUNNER NEXT TO HIM IS A PFC. THE OTHERS ARE PRIVATES. I USED ARCHER TRANSFER DECALS FOR RANK STRIPES. THE HELMETS HAVE A WHITE TRIANGLE PAINTED ON EACH SIDE DENOTING THE 81st AA/AT BATTALION OF THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION. |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 9
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| MOCK-UP PHOTO #1 WITH GUN CREW FIGURES IN PLACE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 10
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| MOCK-UP PHOTO #2 WITH GUN CREW FIGURES IN PLACE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 11
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| MOCK-UP PHOTO #3 WITH GUN CREW FIGURES IN PLACE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 12
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| MOCK-UP PHOTO #4 WITH GUN CREW FIGURES IN PLACE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 13
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| FINISHED PHOTO #1 WITH GUN CREW, LOOSE AMMO, WEAPONS, AND SNOW IN PLACE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 14
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| FINISHED PHOTO #2 WITH GUN CREW, LOOSE AMMO, WEAPONS, AND SNOW IN PLACE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 15
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| FINISHED PHOTO #3 WITH GUN CREW, LOOSE AMMO, WEAPONS, AND SNOW IN PLACE |
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 16
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| FINISHED PHOTO #4 WITH GUN CREW, LOOSE AMMO, WEAPONS, AND SNOW IN PLACE. |
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REFERENCES:
Rottman, Gordon L. US World War II Parachute Infantry Regiments, Osprey Elite Series No. 198. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2014.
Zaloga, Steven J. US Anti-Tank Artillery 1941-45, Osprey New Vanguard Series No. 107. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2005.
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