I've just finished a new mini diorama after fancying a very different challenge after picking up this Airfix Hellcat from the new stock that had just landed at my local Seaton Hobby Shop.
This is my first foray into 1:35 scale modelling which I thought would provide an interesting take on the 3rd 'Saints and Soldiers' film "The Void". To complete the scene I wanted to portray, I added a Jeep, recently purchase from my first collector’s fair in 2 years, and as Airfix don’t include figures, a box of Tamiya's tank crew was needed to give a bit more reality to the diorama which I’ve placed on this Heller base. Phew!
The story here, opens in Germany 1945 where the crew of the Hellcat have been informed by the MP in the Jeep, that a bridge along their intended route has been destroyed by enemy forces and they need to take a detour.
In the scene I have built, one of the Hellcat's tracks has been playing up and is being worked on by one of the crew. Meanwhile, the presence of enemy forces has lead the commander to request more ammunition be brought closer to hand within the Hellcat, while he, with another member of the crew, check out the new route.
I love a backstory to my model making! 😊
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