Ratch Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Amera's S131 Airfix D-Day Coastal Defence Fort base alongside their S226 Coastal Assault with S228 D-Day Bunker and the Airfix A05702 D-Day Coastal Defence Fort. There is a Heller Pak-40 in the bunker. I can't recall where I got the beach obstacles from, but I scratched the long hedgehogs. There are a few Revell and Matchbox German figures mixed in with Airfix German Infantry, Paratroops and Mountain Troops, and Airfix British Infantry and Commandos.http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690027.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690032.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690023.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690020.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690015.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690011.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690006.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410690001.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410689999.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410689996.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693197.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693199.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693202.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693204.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693209.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693212.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693215.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693220.jpghttp://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/20071953/410693223.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Karrman Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I have been building models (scale 1:56) inspired by my memories of Airfix models from my childhood and turning them into articles for a wargaming magazine. Having covered the gun emplacement and the pontoon bridge I'm now doing the coastal defence fort and would love to find out anything about the model (designers involved, history, your memories, etc.) Waiting for the original kit to arrive today so I can start doing my version. /media/tinymce_upload/906054885800edaf303d93cc298fe854.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 I take you mean 1/76 not 1/56 (never heard of models in that scale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I take you mean 1/76 not 1/56 (never heard of models in that scale)1/56 (28mm) is a wargaming scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 I've heard of 28mm - but why would you mix the 1/76 Coastal Defence Fort with 1/56 figures? Most modellers won't mix 1/72 with 1/76! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I've heard of 28mm - but why would you mix the 1/76 Coastal Defence Fort with 1/56 figures? Most modellers won't mix 1/72 with 1/76! /media/tinymce_upload/198c13a618b870a760f69c046978fba6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Karrman Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Hi, The models I use are scratch built in scale 1:56 and the figures are 28mm. The Airfix models are only used for reference, not with the figures. I include what information I can find about about the original models in the articles as well as photos of them with original packaging, etc. Arthur Ward helped me with info for the first arcicle but I have very little info about the coastal defence fort. /media/tinymce_upload/8a974667f35b22df4c958124dc80d532.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Based on the photo above, the fort in question was a semi-freelance design based on a variety of surviving (1960s) fortifications along the Normandy and English Channel coast of France. It's not a replica of a specific design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jan Karrman Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Hi Paws4thot,Would you like to elaborate why you think it's a semi freelance design. I'm interested to know more. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 Its a freelance because it doesn't represent any individual known fort. Its more of a pastiche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Karrman Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Freelance design means that it was designed by someone not permanently employed by the company, ie someone working on a consultancy basis. We all agree that none of the forts are accurate models of existing structures but toys inspired by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 That is not the context that Paws is using. Lost in translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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