Honoring The Fallen

[highrailjon]

 

[spankybird]

As always, nice scene Jon!

[dougdagrump]

John, Great depiction.

Planning my consist for Memorial Day at the museum, any idea as to where I can find a POW/MIA flag of an appropriate size for "O" scale ? 

[fifedog]

Outstanding scene, Sir!  I checked hobbybunker.com for any POW/MIA figures,flags,etc.  Nothing there (and believe me, these guys would have it).  If you search on ceremonial pieces, there are some nice Marine Corp bugler, colour guard soldiers from W.Britains.  A more thorough search of HOBBYBUNKER may yield a couple other figures for your scene (54mm).

[Dr. John]

Great scene, Jon. Very appropriate, too. I wonder if anyone makes honor guard figures?

[Birds]

W. Britains.

http://www.ashdown.co.uk/tgp/eden/gendetail.asp?prodid=WB17856

They also have an individual bugler, and a flag bearer, but no photos of them.

Chris 

[laz 57]

As usual VERY NICE JON.

laz57

[highrailjon]

 Thanks, Guys!! My other hobby is collecting 54mm lead soldiers. They would probably work well with tinplate scale, but would be way to big for O-gauge.

 

[laz 57]

Now that's an army.  I'm not gonna mess with you JON.  Looks good.

laz57

[1688torpedo]

 Jon- I like your Fallen Soldier scene also. Wow!  You sure do have a nice collection of Lead Soldiers as well. Take Care.

[Anonymous]

Very nice scene, Jon. I always enjoy your military depictions.

PJ

[John Busby]

Hi  Highrailjon

That's some army Britains mostly by the look of it??

Some one asked about flags I assume the flag mentioned is a military one carried on the US equivalent to remembrance day.

If it is making your own is reasonably simple you need a picture of the flag a piece of typing paper

That is a scale 6' X 13' plus the amount needed to wrap around the flag staff and a piece of thin el cheapo kitchen foil just under a scale 6'x 6'6".

Divide your paper into two areas a scale 6' X 6'6" with the flagstaff space in the middle

Draw and paint your design on the flag once Properly dry, test fold the flag around the pole to get it the right, once satisfied with the fit glue the flag to the pole insert the piece of foil between the two sides of the flag once flag is totally dry make any touch ups necessary

Twist and fold flag to a suitable shape the foil will keep the shape in the flag now attach the flag pole to the veteran or soldier who has the honour of carrying it, Don't forget the white gloves

A simple memorial can be made out of suitable piece of square wood and a suitable toy soldier  don't use an old collectible one and some copper shim

Make sure the wood stands straight and tall put some sort of step at the base for wreaths paint it concrete or marble it fill the end grain at the top paint your toy soldier bronze go into as much detail as you feel comfortable with mount soldier on top . add copper plates to the sides for the list of the fallen varnish the lot done.

That can then form a permanent place on the layout town square for those that don't have the soldiers to set up a suitable tribute but wish to.

If the flag sizes stated are wrong for US Army colours I am sure Jon will be only to happy to give the correct ones, colour sizes have changed several times over time and do vary between different Army's

regards John