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1/72 Horsa Glider. D-Day, Operation Deadstick – Part 3 of 3

Building the Diorama This post is part of a group of 3, the first being the construction of the glider and the second the painting of the figures. The scene represents the “Operation Deadstick", which occurred precisely on this same [...]

1/72 Horsa Glider. D-Day, Operation Deadstick – Part 2 of 3

Hi all! To go along (abord 🙂 ) my recently finished Horsa glider (posted last month), I've been painting some airborne troops. Not much to say about it, they are not very good, but there are not much on the market... And the 'artist'... [...]

1/72 Horsa Glider. D-Day, Operation Deadstick – Part 1 of 3

A bit of HISTORY For the commemorations of the 75 years of the D-Day landings I've chosen ‘Operation Deadstick’, better known as the capture of ‘Pegasus Bridge’. The mission was vital to the success of Operation Tonga, the overall [...]

“Brace for impact boys!” Italeri Airspeed Horsa AS 51, 1/72

Some of you may think you have seen this already some years ago ,but this is a different build from the first one which is in my gallery, this version uses aftermarket decals with the rather cool graffiti on the side, sadly the first one [...]

D-Day group build, Airspeed Horsa assault glider

June 6th 1944 - D-Day. What many of us , me included, may not of known was that the allied airbourne assault force in the form of 6, 28 man Horsa gliders took of from their base in the south of England at 22:56 hrs on the 5th June, the [...]