28mm Pacific The beginning.of a Pacific game....Part 1 of 6

28mm Pacific.(see other posts)

So we had an idea about the next game...we thought let's change theatre to...the Pacific.

But the beach we want to play has some pretty strange looking vehicles on it (if your not familiar with theatre!).Yes we talking Landing Vehicle tracked.

But here's our problem Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) were used more specifically mark 1's. Most company's like Rubicon or Warlord only start at LVT1 A. Which is the armoured and longer version of the LVT1.

So out came Tinkercad.  

The picture below shows our version of the LVT 1 with a 3d printed next to a LVT 2

Still needs some firepower on the front.

Any guess where we are heading yet ????? (guesses welcome ...in the comments section)

So here what ended up with...

So this is a 3d print with some US Marines on board. Looks ok..I think..

So we got some Rubicon stuff as well back row right 3. 

We also did two waterline versions...with troops made from either cut back Warlord Marine torso's and green stuff. The pics a little blurry sorry! But you get the idea.

Any guesses on that beach yet...

I did this LVT1...with some troops exiting the vehicle. It's crazy that with this model marines need to climb over the side...there was no door. So climbing over the side under fire was the normal.

The palm trees are tricky... we need lots but these were the result of an initial test. It's pipe cleaners with crepe paper. The base is clear plastic with tubes glued on. This will allow us to pack them away. But we are still working on these...

The trees above are still to be taped and painted...
We also needed a sea wall...so out came the blue foam and hot wire cutter.
I cut the foam into blocks and then shaped the tree wall. This meant finishing with an engraver to buff down the foam to make it look circular.

 The trees are now taped and painted.
Grass turfs were also added.

It's starting to shape up...
What do you think...any suggestions welcome...

p.s. in the end we just used plastic trees! see final Tarawa post.

More pics to follow as we build the forces over the next months...

See the other 6 Pacific posts.