1:48 Operation Bolero WWII Era - Acrylic 3mm (240x240mm) (190g)

Operation Bolero and models of the Second World War in 1:48

A square board with a side of 240 millimeters, printed on acrylic 3 millimeters thick; the weight runs to around 190 grams. In its theme it ties to the American movement of forces to Britain during the Second World War and will complement a model from that period. The smaller square area combines well with larger rectangular bases in one display case.

The movement that prepared the landings

The code name Bolero was given to the concentration of American units and aviation hardware in the British Isles, which got under way in 1942. Aircraft did not reach Europe only in the holds of ships: a considerable number of them flew the North Atlantic on the route via Labrador, Greenland and Iceland. The forces gathered this way created the base from which, two years later, the landings in Normandy came.

How to work the base into a display case

The smaller square format is built rather for a single machine than for an extensive scene; with larger aircraft reckon with the wings reaching over. That is exactly why it will also serve under a model under construction, when you want to document the progress of the work. In a display case it holds a group of smaller subjects from one period together well. The square shape is also easy to line up into a row, because it has no longer and shorter side.

Who it will serve

• builders of aircraft from the European battlefield
• collections focused on the years 1942 to 1945
• photographers of models
• themed show tables

Once unwrapped you lay it straight onto a shelf.