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Offline dominic

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« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2008, 02:23:13 PM »
Thanks for those 2 excellent threads!

Help!! Can you help me to translate this?  I think it is important!!

Comme promis voici donc le fameux carrefour par où la Easy company a attaqué Carentan.

voici la photo en 1944 :

La easy serait arrivée de la gauche d'après la légende de la photo du Livre BOB

voici la photo prise du même endroit aujourd'hui : (désoler pour le contre jour)

l'endroit aujourd'hui a beaucoup changé comme vous pouvez le constater. La rue de gauche, mène aujourd'hui dans une résidence pavillonnaire, mais à l'époque celle ci donnait dans les champs.

Voici donc la photo prise depuis la rue où la easy est arrivée :


une légère pente douce, avec en face des vieux batiments, qui, d'après les anciens de Carentan étaient déja là à l'époque. On peut supposer que c'est ici que la MG42 était installé et c'est pourquoi la easy a effectué une attaque frontale.

un peu sur la gauche nous pouvons retrouver un mur sur lequel des impactes de balles sont visibles, seule trace qui témoigne des combats dans cette zone.


Voici enfin la photo d'une maison qui était à l'époque l'infirmerie du bataillon où 10 des hommes de la easy se sont fait soigner y compris le soldat Albert Blithe et le Major Winters lui même ( merci à Lipton pour les infos )



je remerçie Lipton pour les infos et photos qu'il a pu me fournir pour retrouver ces lieux, et [Jo pour les photos d'époques qu'il à mit en ligne et qui m'on aidé à localiser les lieux.

Enfin, je remerçie vivement l'association des [amis de la 101eme airborne ( http://amisdela101airborne.free.fr) que j'ai rencontré sur place et qui sont vraiment très sympa. Je vous conseille d'aller voir leur site. Le forum de ce site vient juste d'ouvrir et si vous avez des questions sur Carentan n'hésitez pas à prendre contact avec eux.

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« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2008, 03:07:33 PM »
Quote from: "dominic"
Thanks for those 2 excellent threads!

Help!! Can you help me to translate this?  I think it is important!!



Comme promis voici donc le fameux carrefour par où la Easy company a attaqué Carentan.

voici la photo en 1944 :


As promise here' s the famous crossroad from which Easy company/506th PIR attacked Carentan.

Here's the picture in 1944





La easy serait arrivée de la gauche d'après la légende de la photo du Livre BOB


According to the picture in Ambrose's book, BoB, Easy Company came from the left side.


voici la photo prise du même endroit aujourd'hui : (désoler pour le contre jour)

l'endroit aujourd'hui a beaucoup changé comme vous pouvez le constater. La rue de gauche, mène aujourd'hui dans une résidence pavillonnaire, mais à l'époque celle ci donnait dans les champs.


Here's the picture taken from the same place nowadays (sorry for the backlighting).

The same place really changed a lot. The road on the left drives you to a private housing estate but there were only fields during the wartime.

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=10&u=10070509



Voici donc la photo prise depuis la rue où la easy est arrivée :

une légère pente douce, avec en face des vieux batiments, qui, d'après les anciens de Carentan étaient déja là à l'époque. On peut supposer que c'est ici que la MG42 était installé et c'est pourquoi la easy a effectué une attaque frontale.

un peu sur la gauche nous pouvons retrouver un mur sur lequel des impactes de balles sont visibles, seule trace qui témoigne des combats dans cette zone.


Here's the picture taken from the road from which Easy Company arrived.

It's a gentle slope, with in the front, old buildings, which, from what I learned from the older inhabitants of Carentan existed in 1944. We can supposed that the MG42 was in position in this building.

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=11&u=10070509

On the left side, there's a wall with visible bullets marks. That's the only hint of fight in the area.

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=12&u=10070509


Voici enfin la photo d'une maison qui était à l'époque l'infirmerie du bataillon où 10 des hommes de la easy se sont fait soigner y compris le soldat Albert Blithe et le Major Winters lui même ( merci à Lipton pour les infos )


Finally here's the picture of the house in which was set up the US medical post after the battle.

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=13&u=10070509

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« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2008, 03:44:22 PM »
Thanks Olivier for the translation.

Now I understand better the path of Easy Company through Carentan.
So there was no Cafe de Normandie... and they did not pass Chez Desire Ingouf...:cry:

If you follow this map (not very detailed), Easy Company (part of 2/506) arrived in Carentan to the Southwest (left of this photo):



Attacked across Rue Holgate south of the rail track towards this group of houses:



Then turned northeast to enter Carentan about 200m east of chez Desire Ingouf, near the train station:



Across the road from the train station is today's Town Hall, I think in 1944, this was a school:


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« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2008, 11:00:26 PM »
A bit slow, but managed to get the roof up tonight!  More tomorrow!




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« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2008, 07:31:48 AM »
Frankly, it's a really great building!

Olivier

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« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2008, 09:48:12 PM »
A little bit more...


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« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2008, 08:25:18 AM »
Its looking goo dDominic, I can't wait to see the finished building and the whole town :) Awesome stuff :D
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« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2008, 09:27:45 AM »
Started doing the detailing yesterday night.  Started with some textured tile sheets and cut them into strips for the window outlines:





Then drew in the curved outlines at the top of each window using a masking tape roll as a template:



To make the tile strips conform to the curved window tops, I did a half cut along each tile so the strip could curve a little (sorry for the bad pic).  The keystones are just card cut into appropriate shapes to fit gap (see last pic)



Next, using a textured brick sheet, cut into appropriate sized strips to line the base of the building:



And the result so far:




BTW - Sgt Perry - can you make out the words in the sign on the side of the building before the words "... Desire Ingouf Restaurateur"?

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« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2008, 10:13:57 AM »
dominic that is Amazing !!!!! cant wait to see it in real  :wink:
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« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2008, 10:19:32 AM »
It's very recognisableas the same building. Good job. 8)

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« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2008, 11:00:23 AM »
Great work dominic, very impressive indeed.

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« Reply #27 on: January 05, 2008, 11:18:51 AM »
Thanks guys, here's a little bit more before I go accompany the little lady shopping:



Next step will be to mask off all the details in preparation for spraying.  I'm thinking of using a granite textured spray paint to texture the walls.

@Matakishi - I might have made a mistake.  I used cork tiles which are waxed on one side, and inadvertantly put all the waxed sides facing out.  Will I have a problem painting it up?

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« Reply #28 on: January 05, 2008, 11:29:09 AM »
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@Matakishi - I might have made a mistake.  I used cork tiles which are waxed on one side, and inadvertantly put all the waxed sides facing out.  Will I have a problem painting it up?


Errr.... I'm afraid so. I recently had someone write to me because he couldn't even get treated cork to glue to itself  :(
It won't be an insurmountable problem though, I would think that a spray undercoat should anchor the next layers of paint ok, at least for a scenery piece.
You might need to add a thin coating of plaster or filler before painting
When I first saw the model I assumed you'd tried the treated cork before so I didn't say anything. I was more worried about the pen lines bleeding through  :lol:

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« Reply #29 on: January 05, 2008, 11:32:52 AM »
@Matakishi - I've not had any problems glueing, so hopefully that is a good sign.  I'll test the treated cork with a layer of Vallejo paint before going out.  If Vallejo sticks, it should be alright.

 

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