Commander Colin Maud, Beachmaster, D-Day 1944 - The Longest Day - 1/35 WW2 Diorama
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 22. 01. 2024
- My first project of 2024 is complete and its one that I've wanted to do for a long time as its a scene from my favourite WW2 movie 'The Longest Day' depicting Commander Colin Maud who was a Beachmaster on D-Day,
The movie has a few inaccuracies in that the scene is set on Sword Beach but Commander Maud was actually the Beachmaster on Juno Beach. He was also given the temporary rank of Captain for the D-Day landings, hence his shoulder boards are not those of a Commander. Maud's real dog 'Winston' was a German Shepard and not a Bulldog, I've read that the directors changed the dog as there is a German Shepard in a another scene and they didn't want two dogs the same to confuse the viewer. Maud was also a technical advisor for the movie and the shillelagh wielded by actor Kenneth More in the movie is actually Mauds own.
Anyway, some of you have noticed that the Universal Carrier has been sat on my shelves for a few years and here it is finally used in a diorama đ
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Kits used:
1/35 Universal Carrier - Tamiya
Figures used:
1/35 Commander Colin Maud and Winston by Scale Model Accessories (this kit is discontinued but I was lucky enough to pick one up on Ebay a few years ago)
Other figures are a mish mash of Tamiya, Bronco, Gecko and Dragon figures with some having resin heads and re-posed limbs
Cricut Digital Cutting Machine - the machine featured is the Cricut Joy but please note that it has been modified to cut Tamiya Masking Sheets. Out of the box this machine will cut right through the masking sheet and requires a small tweak to the cutting blade mounting.
3D printer - Anycubic Mono X
XPS Foam - âą Where do I buy the bla...
Paints used:
AK 3rd Gen Paint Sets - sets include shadow and highlight colours for mixing intermediate shades
Vallejo Model Color and Tamiya Acrylic Paints
Wet Palette from Hobbyzone - hobbyzone.pl/
Airbrush - Iwata Eclipse HP-CS
Brushes - Size 1 & 0 from Rosemary & Co, dry brush from Artis Opus
Please note that the cameras and processing software may not accurately reproduce the colours of paints used
Music from Epidemic Sound subscription service
Outstanding diorama. A very nice tribute to Commander Maud.
The longest day is one of my favourite movies since I was a kid, and your diorama is very close to the movie layout itself. From a modeling point of view I like very much the result. Particularly I find very hard to get a realistic sand beach result and yours is quite good.
OUTSTANDING..TRULY OUTSTANDING. Rarely does anyone get to witness art being created in front of them...Mind blowing excellence. Ian.. Benchmark just went stratospheric. Those brave souls,...Thank you highlighting their oftentimes forgotten skills. Salute...ATVB2U Scott Somerset
NOW THATS WHAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES , VERY WELL DONE AND THANKS đ NOW GOING TOO LOOK FOR THE FILM .đźđ
That was a piece of fine work Ian, and from one of my all time favourite flicks and all time favourites scenes in that flick.
Wonderful, Ian. You portrayed the scene on the beach from "The Longest Day" with Commander Colin Maud perfectly.
exceptional work. great film, great characters. Very well done.
The Longest Day was, and still is, a great golden year's epic. Now one of it's scenes commemorated in miniature.....grand job, beautifully depicted.
Thank you very much for your referrals, just received my Berlin 1945 destroyed shop front , for my JS-2 diorama....đ
Excellent piece of work. A lighthearted scene from a superb film, lost count of the number of times I`ve watched it.
Fantastic work again! This is a fine example of a very simple base with the right compostion with armor and figures and how great it looks. Beginner diorama makers take notes!
What a fantastic result!!! đđđđSuch a character in the film. And very apt as it is the 80 anniversary of D-Day this year. Well done again and thanks so much for showing us the process this diorama went through and sharing it with us.đđđ
Un like d entrée alors que je n ai pas encore vu la vidéo que du régal comme d'habitude continuez de nous émerveiller merci
Way to go Ian,great subject and movie
Great work as always, and a kinda behind the scenes look at how you get to your masterpiece!
Superb workmanship. Well done. What a way to honour those brave souls
Il n'y a pas de mot pour qualifier cette magnifique reconstitution, cet instantané tiré du film. FELICITATIONS
Looks immaculate,I have also considered recreating certain movie scenes,Like the T34 and magnetic mine scene from Stalingrad 1993.Recommend you watch if you havenât!Looks great once again and canât wait for more!
Well sir, I think you gave this a jolly good "bash" !!!!! Brilliant modelling to replicate a fun scene from a special and important movie. Outstanding.
That came out really cool! The multiple variations in the beach painting didnât make sense until the reveal at the end and the shading and colors pop out.