Sean

@seanboy

Normandy based tour guide/researcher/lecturer/history enthusiast. Occasional poster of Then And Nows. Music lover. Mostly loud stuff. www.normandyinsight.net

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Sean@seanboy· 14d

Come as a set 🙂

Model kit artwork of three German soldiers. One is having a piss, the other two havng a dump. One in particular looks a little bunged up and probably wishes he'd had a bit more fibre

Sean@seanboy· 23d

That old building is still there. Just. Bahais, north of Pont-Hébert. PzIV is from Panzer-Lehr.

A Google Earth image showing the Vire river and a ruined building

Sean@seanboy· Jul 16

Not changed a great deal

Google Street View image in Bolbec with a railway bridge in the background

Sean@seanboy· Jul 9

Two best options, although the Tamiya one would benefit from some better wheels

Bronco model kit of Triumph 3HW motorcycle

Sean@seanboy· Jun 25

As an example...

Screenshot of a blog post showing a pebble from Omaha Beach with a hole in it. The text describes how the hole was made by a bullet and that it was one of many.

Sean@seanboy· Apr 17

Off out tonight. Should be fun! 😀🧷🍻

Sean@seanboy· Mar 30

Home after a lovely week in London. Yesterday morning we managed to pop in to see these chaps.

Homunculi figures from the TV series Small Prophets, on display at the BBC's Broadcasting House in London

Sean@seanboy· Mar 22

That was fun. Stiff Little Fingers as good as ever. The Meffs providing excellent support. We're a little battered and bruised but very happy.

Jake Burns from Stiff Little Fingers giving it some at the Roundhouse

Sean@seanboy· Mar 20

Chuck(le Brother) Norris not being a dick-head

Sean@seanboy· Mar 14

Lovely day out with my good lady in Granville. Couple of #ThenAndNow photos seemed almost obligatory

German soldiers awaiting transfer to the Channel Islands during WW2

Sean@seanboy· Feb 2

Weird occurences of the year so far #27656, I actually finished a model. Not going to win any prizes but that's not the point. Enjoyable kit from Eduard. #HistScaleModels

1/48 scale model of an Avia S-199 in Israeli markings

Sean@seanboy· Jan 30

Hey ho..... 🙄

Cover of a French magazine with yet anothetr article about Tiger arse Michael Wittmann

Sean@seanboy· Dec 31

Well no surprise to anyone who knows me (including myself) that this didn't get finished in time. Sherman II in desert pink from the Tasca kit. Still loads to do but an enjoyable process. #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #HistScaleModels

An unfinished 1/35 scale model of a Sherman II in a nice desert pink colour

The same unfinished 1/35 scale model of a Sherman II in a nice desert pink colour

Sean@seanboy· Dec 21

Weird. More redactions. Dunno why the photo didn't come out. Anyway... try again. This one for #FestiveTankChallenge2025 Plus the results of this morning's meagre efforts. Lower hull glues together and wheels being cleaned up. #HistScaleModels

Sean@seanboy· Dec 21

Well, let's see if I can actually finish this one. #FestiveTankChallenge2025

Unmade model kit of a Sherman tank still in its box

Sean@seanboy· Nov 26

Same-ish view. Panther from I./PzRgt.6

Sean@seanboy· Nov 11

Local war memorial. Twenty eight names from WW1, pre-war (1911) population of 360. Six more names from WW2. #armistice #11novembre #remembrance #monumentauxmorts

War memorial (monument aux morts) in the village of Montcuit, Normandie

Sean@seanboy· Nov 4

Been making steady if clumsy progress with the Italeri Sunderland for the #HeaviesGB Paint looks a bit patchy but will hopefully come together. Fun to get back into 1/72 after about thirty years.... #histscalemodels

1/72 scale model of a Short Sunderland flying boat.

Sean@seanboy· Oct 13

Last regular tour tomorrow. Fittingly down where these chaps were doing their thing in the fight against Nazism. #ThenAndNow #WW2 #Normandy44

August 1944, a group of men from B Company, Argyll and Surherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) search the houses at the southern end of St Lambert sur Dives, covered by a (to me unknown) Bren gunner who, along with the cameraman (Sgt Jack Stollery I believe) apparently doesn't give a fuck.

Sean@seanboy· Sep 22

Rather nice sunset towards the end of quite an emotional day.

Sean@seanboy· Sep 19

Little has changed in Montcuit since 1944. #ThenAndNow #WW2 #Normandy44

Some Antifa types feom the 83rd Infantry Division are welcomed by locals and their pets as they liberate the village of Montcuit after over four years of occupation

Sean@seanboy· Aug 31

Got this out of the garage ready for #HeaviesGB Haven't done anything in 1/72 for ages. The tall tricolour on the tail reminded me of the Red Arrows. Them using Sunderlands instead of Hawks would be some sight. Anyway, looking forward to starting it. #histscalemodels

Sean@seanboy· Aug 7

Couple more #ThenAndNow photos from yesterday. Germans trying to retreat running into trouble in the form of 2nd Armd Div. In particular S/Sgt Cermak's 57mm A/T gun, visible in the first photo. Le Pont Brocard. #WW2 #Normandy44

B/W photo taken in 1944. The barrel of a 57mm gun is facing two knocked out German motorcycle combinations and two similarly redundant SdKfz251 half tracks.
Le Pont Brocard.

Same view and location in colour, taken 6/8/25

Soldiers from US 2nd Armd Div hiding behind a wall in le Pont Brocard.

Sean@seanboy· Aug 6

Oldie but goodie #ThenAndNow 81 years and a few days ago this PzIV (formerly of 2.SS-PzDiv) in St Denis le Gast. #Normandy44 #WW2

B/W photo of a knocked out German PzIV with two American tank crew examining it

Sean@seanboy· Aug 5

Having a long-awaited tidy up/sort out. One of the great things about this kind of activity is what turns up. LNER and M&GN rule books from 1933, the latter with a supplement from 1934 and notes written by my grandfather Benjamin Dent.

Rule books from 1933 from LNER and M&GN railways

Black and white photo of M&GN railways employee Ben Dent from Wisbech

Open rule books from M&GN railways with hand written notes

Sean@seanboy· Jul 18

Excellent. Just over enough to render the left hand space unusable.

Sean@seanboy· Jun 30

I wish it was 19° here...

Sean@seanboy· Jun 29

Well that was nice. Belem leading the tall ships up the Caen Canal

Sailing ship Belem moving along the Caen Canal under engine power.

Sean@seanboy· Jun 10

Overpainting of "Port en Bessin" with "Ouistreham" is still visible. Half decent #ThenAndNow too

Sean@seanboy· Jun 3

Sometimes Google Earth is spot on. Random searching through some US Signal Corps photos turned up this nice image of a Firefly in Écouché. Wondered if the building in the background was still there, plonked the Street View guy on one of the junctions et voilà.... #Normandy44 #ThenAndNow #WW2