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D-Day 75 competition. This is my build diary entry for the 75th Anniversary of the D-day landings, and tells the little known story of 'Operation Deadstick'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Deadstick
'Operation Deadstick was the codename for an operation by airborne forces of the British Army that took place in the early hours of 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of the Second World War. The objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal, providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition. Once captured, the bridges had to be held against any counter-attack until the assault force was relieved by commandos and infantry advancing from the British landing zone.' I will be using Italeri 1/78 AS.51 Horsa glider kit, and maybe some added extras in the dio. the kit has been ordered and more to follow when it arrives. CaptnBirdseye attached the following image(s):
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Now that looks interesting 
Good luck with your D-Day 75 competition entry 
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Another excellent entry in the comp, should be an awesome dio!
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Nice idea and should look the bizz, good luck in the comp Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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An interesting and unusual subject, one of the lesser known operations during D-Day. Good luck with the competition.
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Different choice of kit. Should make a neat dio. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Very interesting Gray, look forward to seeing it all come together.... .. Good luck with the comp.... Regards Alan
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Nice one Gray, looking forward to seeing this. Good luck in the competition. Mark Regards
Markwarren
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Thanks all for looking in guys More info to follow......
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Very nice.. Good luck with the competition.
Malc.
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At last, my kit has arrived Here is a little history of the Airspeed Horsa, on which my diorama is based: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_Horsa
The pictures below are of the actual kit, showing boxing and contents. Now to get started CaptnBirdseye attached the following image(s):
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Nice to see your kit has arrived. Good luck Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Good to hear everything has arrived and you're ready to get going.... Will be watching so good luck with the build.... Regards Alan
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Nice to see you’ve got your kit, looks great.  Mark Regards
Markwarren
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Great to see your stuff has arrived and looks a nice kit Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looks a nice kit, look forward to seeing your progress. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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