Tributo à 101ª Divisão Aerotransportada - The 101st Airborne Division Tribute

Como uma imagem vale mil palavras...

As a picture is worth a thousand words ...

Uma forma de homenagear os bravos da 101ª, uma das unidades que iniciou as hostilidades na Normandia e que aguentou a frente na Batalha das Ardenas.

One way to honor the brave men of the 101st, one of the units that initiated the hostilities in Normandy and hold the front at the Battle of the Bulge.

(Figuras da Pendraken e da Wargames-South)

JF

"Screaming Eagles"

A minha nova inscrição na Competição de pintura da Pendraken.
Páraquedistas americanos da 101ª Divisão com uniforme utilizado no "Dia D".

Another Pendraken Painting Competition entry.
101st Airborne Division with "D-Day" equipment.

 

JF

Infantaria Inglesa - British Infantry - Pendraken Painting Competition

Mais uma entrada na "Competição de Pintura da Pendraken".

Desta vez é a uma base de Infantaria Britânica.

Gosto especialmente da figura que carrega sobre o inimigo com baioneta.

Pintado com tintas da Vallejo e acabamento final com Dark Wash da Mig, diluído em Ajax limpa-vidros.

One more entry in the "Pendraken Painting Competition".

This time is a British Infantry base.
I especially like the figure who charges the enemy with a bayonet.Painted with Vallejo, and finished with Dark Wash from Mig diluted with Ajax glass-cleaner.

 

 

 

 

 

JF

Infantaria Escocesa - Highlander Infantry - Italeri

Estive a vasculhar nas minhas caixas de figuras esquecidas no armário, e encontrei estes "Highlanders" em 1/72 pintados à mais de 10 anos.

Agora ao apreciar estas figuras, reparo no trabalho ainda um pouco naif que estas figuras apresentam. Naquele período estava a dar os primeiros passos na pintura de soldados do período napoleónico. Claro que se os pintasse agora, estariam com um acabamento mais aperfeiçoado.

No entanto tenho algumas saudades de quando jogava esta escala com as regras "Vêm aí os franceses".

I was searching in my figures boxes forgotten in the closet and found these "Highlanders" in 1/72 painted more than 10 years ago.
Now when considering these figures, the painting job is still a bit naive that these figures present. At that time I was taking the first steps in the painting of soldiers from the Napoleonic period. Of course, if I paint them now, would be with a more refined finish.
However I have some nostalgia when playing this scale with the rules, "the French are coming".

El Alamein - La linea del fuoco - El Alamein - the line of fire

Um grande filme italiano de 2002, que relata a vivência de um estudante universitário na guerra do deserto.

Relata de uma forma real o dia-a-dia das tropas italianas na batalha de El Alamein, que estão mal preparadas, mal equipadas, e esquecidas no outro lado do mediterrâneo bem longe de Itália.

Uma apresentação fora do comum, uma produção que nada tem a ver com os filmes de guerra habituais de Hollywood e que nos apresenta a forma como o soldado italiano  enfrenta e ultrapassa as dificuldades numa guerra absurda e sem objectivos.

A participação na guerra do deserto relatada pelo ponto de vista italiano.

Para ver no youtube em 11 partes, com legendas em inglês.

War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?

JF

The Red Devils - WGS miniatures

Os Red Devils, paraquedistas britânicos que combateram na Operação Overlord na Normandia e na Operação Market Garden na Holanda.

As figuras e viaturas são da Wargames-South.

The Red Devils, british paratroopers who fought in Operation Overlord in Normandy and Operation Market Garden in Netherlands.

Wargames-South figures and vehicles.

HMG and Bren Carrier 

 

1º pelotão - 1st platoon and Jeep with Service Trailer 

 

 2º pelotão - 2nd platoon with Jeep's

 

 3" mortars and Bedford MWD 15 cwt truck and Austin Tilly 10HP

 

The Parachute Regiment has its origins in the force set up by the British Army at the request of Winston Churchill. The UK was inspired in the creation of airborne forces (including the Parachute Regiment, Air Landing Regiments, and the Glider Pilot Regiment) by the example of the German Luftwaffe's Fallschirmjäger, which had a major role in the invasions of Norway, and the Low Countries, and a pivotal, if Pyrrhic, one in the invasion of Crete.
The UK's first airborne assault took place on 10 February 1941, when, what was then known as II Special Air Service (some 40 men of 500 trained in parachuting), introduced themselves to the enemy by jumping into Italy and blowing up an aqueduct in a daring raid named Operation Colossus.
After the German's successful invasion of Crete, it was agreed by the British Chiefs of Staff that the UK would need far more paratroopers for similar operations. No. 2 Commando were tasked with specialising in airborne assault and became the nucleus of the Parachute Regiment.

Enjoy
JF