3D Printing WW2 Diorama BEF in France 1940 - Creality Ender 2

The "phoney war" was the period between Sep 1939 and May 1940 when Britain and France were at war with Germany but not much happened. Then on 10 May 1940, Germany invaded the low countries and bypassed the supposedly impenetrable French Maginot Line. This diorama depicts the Matilda 2 tank which played a vital role in one of the rare counter attacks in the Battle of Arras where it was practically invincible against German troops and anti tank guns. They were only halted when Rommel used the 88mm flak cannons against them. Although the counter attack ended up in a retreat, it exposed the vulnerability of the German supply line, so much so that it may have been the reason why the Germans paused in their advance to drive the allies into the sea at Dunkirk. This gave the allies enough time to evacuate most of their force back to England. Most of the diorama was 3D printed with the affordable Ender 2 3D printer. Only the soldiers, power poles, footpath, sand/grass and trees were not 3D printed. Models were scaled to 1/72 or thereabouts. Octolapse - https://github.com/FormerLurker/Octol... Buy Ender links (GearBest): Ender Ender - 2 Desktop 3D Printer Kit - BLACK US PLUG https://bit.ly/2LXOamk Ender Ender - 2 Desktop 3D Printer Kit - BLACK EU PLUG https://bit.ly/2ykz20C Creality3D Ender - 3 DIY 3D Printer Kit - NIGHT EU PLUG https://bit.ly/2JLjw31 Creality3D Ender - 3 DIY 3D Printer Kit - NIGHT US PLUG https://bit.ly/2JH6eEC Hand Twist Drill - https://bit.ly/2tblG1E Music: The Warbird by Tri-Tachyon http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri... Solitude by David Hilowitz http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dav... The Great One Step by Victor Dance Orchestra http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Vic... Con brio vivacissimo by Dee Yan-Key http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee... STLs: Easy print & glue - Matilda II tank https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:769137 Normandy House 1 WW2 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:177... Universal ("Bren") Carrier 28mm https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:285... Normandy Boulangerie https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:244... Cobblestone road for wargaming https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:204... Livestock for 28mm wargaming https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:285... Garden fence with gate https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:246... Couple kissing Version 2 dressed https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:214... Bed unmade 28mm for Openforge https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:117... Lying woman V2 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:239... woman lying on the floor https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:238... 1939 Citroen 2CV https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:283... Man in an Apron https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:783018 British WW2 6 pounder anti-tank gun 28mm scale https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:277... British ordnance QF 2pdr AT gun https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:229... HO scale outhouse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:230... Scale model people https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:661993 Miniature male figurine looking up https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:850735 Chef Hat Board Game Piece https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:38801 Lea's Body pose Remix https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:122... Miniature Queen Anne Chaise Lounge https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15464 Miniature Queen Anne Sofa https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15462 Bicycle https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:235... 1:24 Park Bench https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:21157 Town People https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:382495