Normandy 44 - Utah Beach progress - part 2

just a quick update on progress over the last few days. its been ideal weather to get some messy jobs done outside , so I have been working on terrain bits and basing for the recently painted stuff.

I have the table set up to just drop stuff on while I get a feel for how I want it look.

 Items completed :-

6 foot of beach obstacles , the ramp part being made from cocktail sticks ..I have some more tetrahedrons to drop on - they are based on large bases from Simon Millers Big Red bat bases

vac form shells holes painted up .

3 new LCVPs completed

4 more assault platoons completed

I have also based up a para company for the inland game - more on that another time

the start of the barbed wire sections

the engineers platoons are cleaned and undercoated , ready to paint , as are more Paras

Things still to do  - I am waiting some material stuff for these :-

tetrahedrons / hedgehogs 

6 - 8 belgian gate obstacles - scratch building those. 

6 feet of sea wall section to complete 

complete gun pit, entrenchments and a couple of barrack block pieces

paint engineers

finish another 3 assault platoons

finish 3 LCMs

I have recently sourced a decent hot wire cutter , and it is being used to create bits from extruded polystyrene (XPS) - making quick and easy work too

octagonal gun pit entrenchment cut from 10mm XPS in a couple of minutes. 

moving onto the inland part of the game - things to :-

flooded area terrain pieces

causeway section

entrenchment and barbed wire for resistance nest WN7 

more heavy duty flight stands