Make an Airfix diorama . Updated: 12:39 EDT, 13 June 2008 . e-mail; View comments. And you thought putting the transfer stickers on your Airfix models was job done… ...

The 21,500 Airfix soldiers on the diorama are 1:72 in scale. Nine times that number of men actually took part in the battle and double that amount were killed or wounded.

Next to a model set and diorama, ... To this end, I've made use of the D-Day Battlefront set, which was kindly supplied by Airfix/Hornby and retails at around £39.99 / $39.99 / AU$74.99.

Airfix has been bought by model train giant Hornby, which plans to rebuild the brand. But will today's Playstation generation even notice? Generations of school children grew up in the 50s and 60s ...

Airfix describes it as "a typical single storey house found in Afghanistan used for both living space and storage." They add: "The collapsed wall and rubble adds to the diorama possibilities".