Chicago Show Part One World War Two Dioramas

Posted on September 21, 2019 by admin

Chicago Show Part One, we are going to have a series of posts from JJ Schbetta. the first one we will be looking at various dioramas that were at the show

Chicago Show Part One Dioramas

Chicago Show Part One Diorama
Many of the dioramas were based around Arnheim
diorama left
Here is the left side of the diorama. In the background are two German tanks. In the foreground are the U.S. soldiers getting ready to attack?
right side of diorama
Here we see the right side of the diorama
Bastonge
Another diorama at the show was this scene from the Battle of Bastogne.
LST with tank
Here we have an LST with a tank and men.

Arnhem

large diorama Arnhem
A big display was done of Arnhem as this was the 75th anniversary of the WWII Battle of Arnhem.
different look
Closeup of the display with buildings and a canal boat.
Arnhem bridge
The bridge at Arnhem with German tanks advancing over it.
closeup of Arnhem
German vehicles getting off the bridge and moving toward the town of Arnhem
British in a building
The British paratroopers in a damaged building ready to defend from the Germans. This is a very well made display and we hope to find more about it.

Lod Lobby Display

LOD Enterpirses
LOD Enterprises had a massive display with their various figures and accessories including their Trojan horse. We have heard their new amazon women have been the hit of the show.
Lobby Flyers
The Lobby had fylers for the various shows and rooms the dealers were in.
Signs at the show.
Two signs from the show. The one on the left promoting the show. The other sign is promoting 75th-anniversary heroes of 1944 which saw D-Day, Arnhem, and the battle of Bugle.

Chicago Show Part One Odds and Ends

Part two will have photos from the room trading and some of the items you could buy. Also, I will try to get back to the report on Austin Miniatures. Third, we will show some of JJ’s finds at the show. He told he found an Ideal Anzio figure in a box of figures.

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