Land Warfare Museum, Duxford - Aircraft of World War II

Geedee · 11-18-2009, 02:08 PM

Rather than put this thread with the Warbird Displays (Why ?, well allthough taken at Duxford with the other hangar displays and museums, there aint no arplanes !) I thought I'd place it in this section

Mods, happy to have it moved to another section if required

Ok, here is a huge set of pics from the Land Warfare museum on the crowdline at Duxford airfield. I say crowdline because during any air display, the bank around this museum is locally known as the Tank Bank and it gives you...if you get there early enough !!!....an elevated position for taking pics of the air displays.

Inside is a veritable treasure trove of AFV stuff. Ranging from the miniscule Goliath (radio controlled anti -tank.... errrrrrr ....tank !), through Monty's personal staff car, Stug 3, Sherman, Tiger, 88CM Flack and a whole host of smaller (and bigger) artilllery guns. Without looking at the upsatirs gallery of photo's and memorabilia, you can meander around this museum in around an hour giving plenty of time to take in all the items on display. Some of the set scenes are very well built with for once, life-like manequins in realistic settings.

Heres the first set of 20 pics. Hopefully some of these may of use to you Military modellers out there ?, matbe even give some ideas for future diorama's ?

Geedee · 11-18-2009, 02:14 PM

Next batch. As you can see there are bits of equipment from WW1 right through to the present day.

Geedee · 11-18-2009, 02:24 PM

And...if you're still wading through them....the final batch.

Messy1 · 11-18-2009, 02:43 PM

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

Airframes · 11-18-2009, 04:11 PM

Nice selection Gary. I see they've stuffed the Tiger in the shoe shop, instead of the Stug or whatever was there a few years ago. Nice displays.

Gnomey · 11-18-2009, 04:31 PM

Good stuff!

piet · 11-18-2009, 04:47 PM

shame about the fake tiger,
the rest looks real nice

Messy1 · 11-18-2009, 04:52 PM

I love the detail that is put into each display. They just do not place a vehicle or artillery piece behind a rope, each item on display is placed in a period correct scene, and all the figures in each scene are dressed in very authentic looking clothing. Great Stuff. That must be one hell of a museum. Think my favorite pic is the very last one. Gives you a feel for what some soldiers faced. I'd hate to be hiding on the inside a blown down house, with a Russian tank and crew a few feet away from me.

Airframes · 11-18-2009, 05:10 PM

I believe the 'Tiger' is one built from a T34 for the movie 'Saving Private Ryan'. It might be fake, but it's convincing, and I think better inside the wrecked buidling, where the size difference isn't as noticeable, and forming a central part of a good, full sized diorama.

piet · 11-18-2009, 05:16 PM

its scale thing

piet

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 11-18-2009, 07:20 PM

What a museum and excellent shots Gary!!

vikingBerserker · 11-18-2009, 07:59 PM

That's really excellent! I'm pretty impressed by the amount of Soviet hardware they have.

Messy1 · 11-19-2009, 08:35 AM

Every time I looks through these pics I notice more and more detail. Empty milk boxes underneath the jeep in the 3rd pic from the bottle. Amazing at the amount of detail that has gone into each display.

Geedee · 11-19-2009, 12:32 PM

Thanks for the comments guys, if you get the chance to come over for a visit, its well worth it !

Incidentaly, if anyone want copies of the full size shots, PM me.

Capt. Vick · 11-19-2009, 01:17 PM

I see that soviet soldier jumping off the tank has "appopriated" a German Machine Pistol! Awesome detail, I have got to see this place first hand!

11-18-2009, 02:08 PM	#1
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 891	Land Warfare Museum, Duxford Rather than put this thread with the Warbird Displays (Why ?, well allthough taken at Duxford with the other hangar displays and museums, there aint no arplanes !) I thought I'd place it in this section Mods, happy to have it moved to another section if required Ok, here is a huge set of pics from the Land Warfare museum on the crowdline at Duxford airfield. I say crowdline because during any air display, the bank around this museum is locally known as the Tank Bank and it gives you...if you get there early enough !!!....an elevated position for taking pics of the air displays. Inside is a veritable treasure trove of AFV stuff. Ranging from the miniscule Goliath (radio controlled anti -tank.... errrrrrr ....tank !), through Monty's personal staff car, Stug 3, Sherman, Tiger, 88CM Flack and a whole host of smaller (and bigger) artilllery guns. Without looking at the upsatirs gallery of photo's and memorabilia, you can meander around this museum in around an hour giving plenty of time to take in all the items on display. Some of the set scenes are very well built with for once, life-like manequins in realistic settings. Heres the first set of 20 pics. Hopefully some of these may of use to you Military modellers out there ?, matbe even give some ideas for future diorama's ? Attached Images __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

11-18-2009, 02:14 PM	#2
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 891	Next batch. As you can see there are bits of equipment from WW1 right through to the present day. Attached Images __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

11-18-2009, 02:24 PM	#3
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 891	And...if you're still wading through them....the final batch. Attached Images __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

11-18-2009, 02:43 PM	#4
Messy1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,673	Great pics! Thanks for sharing. __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt

11-18-2009, 04:11 PM	#5
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,507	Nice selection Gary. I see they've stuffed the Tiger in the shoe shop, instead of the Stug or whatever was there a few years ago. Nice displays. __________________

11-18-2009, 04:31 PM	#6
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,490	Good stuff! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

11-18-2009, 04:47 PM	#7
piet Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 439	shame about the fake tiger, the rest looks real nice

11-18-2009, 04:52 PM	#8
Messy1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,673	I love the detail that is put into each display. They just do not place a vehicle or artillery piece behind a rope, each item on display is placed in a period correct scene, and all the figures in each scene are dressed in very authentic looking clothing. Great Stuff. That must be one hell of a museum. Think my favorite pic is the very last one. Gives you a feel for what some soldiers faced. I'd hate to be hiding on the inside a blown down house, with a Russian tank and crew a few feet away from me. __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt

11-18-2009, 05:10 PM	#9
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,507	I believe the 'Tiger' is one built from a T34 for the movie 'Saving Private Ryan'. It might be fake, but it's convincing, and I think better inside the wrecked buidling, where the size difference isn't as noticeable, and forming a central part of a good, full sized diorama. __________________

11-18-2009, 05:16 PM	#10
piet Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 439	its scale thing piet

11-18-2009, 07:20 PM	#11
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,466	What a museum and excellent shots Gary!! __________________

11-18-2009, 07:59 PM	#12
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,171	That's really excellent! I'm pretty impressed by the amount of Soviet hardware they have. __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

11-19-2009, 08:35 AM	#13
Messy1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,673	Every time I looks through these pics I notice more and more detail. Empty milk boxes underneath the jeep in the 3rd pic from the bottle. Amazing at the amount of detail that has gone into each display. __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt

11-19-2009, 12:32 PM	#14
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 891	Thanks for the comments guys, if you get the chance to come over for a visit, its well worth it ! Incidentaly, if anyone want copies of the full size shots, PM me. __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

11-19-2009, 01:17 PM	#15
Capt. Vick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 288	Way to go Gary! (surfer dude) I see that soviet soldier jumping off the tank has "appopriated" a German Machine Pistol! Awesome detail, I have got to see this place first hand! __________________ The world is your oyster! (I hope you’re not allergic to shellfish)

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