In Bill Slavin`s land.

[Wiking]

Made in 2021


Figure:
CMK, Mars, Airfix, Panzer vs Tanks.


English:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Station_Kurt

Deutsch:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetterstation_Kurt

Drawing:
https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=23786


You tube at 3.00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g13BZ6L1nU

[Bluefalchion]

As always, your dio gives a fascinating glimps at a forgotten section of history. Wonderful stuff!

Bill, when you go into your frozen Canadian back yard, do you ever see abandoned German weather monitoring stations?

[Santi Pérez]

I agree with Bluefalchion's opinion, Wiking. You have achieved another very original and well made work, with the ever present animal, in this case the polar bear threatening the German workers

Best regards.

Santi.

[Peter]

On one hand this ia again a funny composition of you, and on the other hand I like the historical background of it! Thank you Erik!

As always, your dio gives a fascinating glimps at a forgotten section of history. Wonderful stuff!

Bill, when you go into your frozen Canadian back yard, do you ever see abandoned German weather monitoring stations?

Not the weather station, but U-boats, every two hours........

[Fire at Will]

Lovely, but why the penguin?

[Graeme]

A fascinating little piece of history and presented with the classic light hearted Wiking touch.

Great job on the weather station components and the frozen ground. And I really like the corner vignette of the two guys unloading the inflatable raft.

Lovely, but why the penguin?

It was before the Covid holiday travel restrictions.

[Wiking]

@ Fire at Will.

The Wampa ( icebear) was really shot.
I find a pic with the death icebear on the U Boot with some sailors behind him. Trophy pic.
The pingu is simply on my free mind.
The idea is s bit of a copy of Uli Stein
Comic drawing.
A person surrounded by pingu with her sharp "noses" in the water secured by a rubber rescure ring.
" PINGU MAKE NO NONSEN,
PLEASE".

[Wiking]

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Macht-kein-Sche ... id=4276260

[Peter]

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Macht-kein-Sche ... id=4276260

[wilberforcefrog]

I like to thing that the polar bear is just saying hello

[Bill Slavin]

On behalf of my fellow compatriots, I would like to say I am honoured by this homage to our forgotten history. We all know here in Canada that U-Boats operated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but I don't think many of us realize we were invaded. (We had bookmarked the last of that nonsense at 1871 and the Fenian invasions.)
Another wonderfully quirky diorama, Wiking, and a very interesting back story. It's good that the Germans potted the bear because he would have had them for lunch.
As far as bear safety goes, the local advice is to always walk with a partner, and to make sure that it is somebody who runs slower than you do.

[raduhertza]

The penguins live only in the southern hemisphere, so the presence of the penguin in the diorama, is a mistake.

[Wiking]

@ raduhertza

The penguin has faded away.

[Kekso]

This is really really (not typing error ) good.

[Bluefalchion]

Is that little boat the same one from the Airfix US Marines?

[Bill Slavin]

The penguins live only in the southern hemisphere, so the presence of the penguin in the diorama, is a mistake.

Maybe you can trim the beak and make it into a puffin?
But then, no drama...

[Wiking]

@ Bluefalchion

Yes, it is.

[Bluefalchion]

Then those Germans are violating Canadian territorial soverignty and mis-appropriating property of Uncle Sam at the same time!

[Peter]

Then those Germans are violating Canadian territorial soverignty and mis-appropriating property of Uncle Sam at the same time!

[wilberforcefrog]

I am going to admit that I find the penguin delightful and when it comes to delight vs accuracy I am firmly on the side of delight. I know that not all will agree with me but I must admit it just the same.