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                        Your dream model/diorama

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Your dream model/diorama
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 5:28 PM
                        If you had the oppurtunity to make any diorama/model with all the costs paid for by someone else Tongue [:P] what would it be?

                        For me it would have to be a large dio thats 1/35 scale of D-Day i think. Maybe even all 5 beaches Big Smile [:D].
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 5:37 PM
                        oh thats easy. dios of pearl harbor (ford island as the focus), hickham field, bellows field, and ewa field. the tough part would be the scale. my heart says 1/48 but logistically 1/700 would be the most successful.

                        joe

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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 5:52 PM
                        An exact copy of the studio model of the Cygnus from the Black Hole.Big Smile [:D]

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 7:46 PM
                        If space and price was not an option it would be a toss up between Pearl Harbor and the Norfolk Naval Yard in 1/350
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                        ILuv3ggs
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Brisbane, Australia
                        Posted by ILuv3ggs on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 7:50 PM
                        RC tank of some sort ... maybe the new Leopard 2A6 by tamiya ...

                        BUT, i would really like to design and fully detail my own tank Tongue [:P]
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                        cassibill
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 8:16 PM
                        1/350 Star Trek fleet, maybe the Battle of Chintoka, but I want DS9 too.

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 8:27 PM
                        For me it would be a diorama detailing the actions of the PPCLI (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) during the Battle of Ortona, 1943. It would either be set in one of the assaults on "the Gully" or in the ruins of Ortona itself, both would make for really interesting subjects.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 8:30 PM
                        If money is not an issue!! Both fleets just prior to launching the initial strikes at Midway in !/350.
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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 9:44 PM
                        For a nonfiction diorama, I would like to do a dio of the fighting at either Kharkov or Kursk.
                        For a fiction build, I would like to build a dio of the Battle on Hoth or the space battle above Endor.
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 10:25 PM
                        Either a 1/35 scale Normandy beaches and all, or a 1/72 Pearl Harbor
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                        rebelreenactor
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 10:40 PM
                        For me it would definetly halve to be a 1/32 scale Pickets charge at Gettysburg. Big Smile [:D]
                        John
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                        tigerman
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 11:43 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

                        For me it would definetly halve to be a 1/32 scale Pickets charge at Gettysburg. Big Smile [:D]


                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto] or a Battle of Mobile Bay, or Battleship row at Pearl Harbor.

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                         Eric 

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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 8, 2004 12:17 AM
                        The wooden horse, with the whole POW camp in 1/35. kinda hard to show the tunnel though with the whole camp. I want to do a cross section of it sometime, though.
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                        lizardqing
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, April 8, 2004 12:28 AM
                        Even though i mainly build armor, I would love to do a scene of a working house fire with a full compliment of trucks a personel.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        scottrc
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                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Thursday, April 8, 2004 7:19 AM
                        Maybe a battle scene between the Shannon and Chesapeak, or when the Vicotry was crossing the T at Trafalgar. All in 1/48 scale.

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                        ChrisB
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                          March 2004
                        • From: New Zealand
                        Posted by ChrisB on Thursday, April 8, 2004 7:54 AM
                        It would be a choice between 3; El Alamein, Normady or something from the Battle of Britain and in either 1/72 or 1/48.

                        Chris

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 8, 2004 8:54 AM
                        It would be a german coast battery in Denmark by the name of Tirpitz. 4 15" guns, pillboxes, AAA, radar, everything in 1/35th scale. I have no idea how big it would be.
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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Thursday, April 8, 2004 9:10 AM
                        I would probably like an imaginary faceoff. If space were no limitation, I'd have one room with a faceoff between a few WWi models, then another table with WWII models, then onto the Cold War, and so on, to the modern era. All in 1/35 scale ofcourse. That'd be amazing. It'd probably fill a couple thousand square feet.
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                        Lufbery
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Posted by Lufbery on Thursday, April 8, 2004 12:50 PM
                        Neat question.

                        I'd love to do a WWI dogfight to 1/72 scale. The planes would be small enough, and the distances short enough, that I would probably only need one room in my house to stage the thing. Big Smile [:D]

                        Regards,

                        -Drew

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                        paulnchamp
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Warwick, RI
                        Posted by paulnchamp on Thursday, April 8, 2004 4:01 PM
                        I'd want a 1/350 scale Pearl Harbor, and a warehouse big enough to keep it in.
                        Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 12:08 AM
                        I thought of an amusing diorama, I would title it; "Sore Loser". It would be a diorama of a IPMS show, with rows of tables covered with tiny models and lots of people viewing the show. Then there would be a pickup truck in the parking lot outside, with a cable attached to the trailer hitch. The cable would run through an outside door of the building and be connected to several of the display tables, as they are being jerked into the air, models flying everywhere, people screaming, frantically trying to save their models! And then display this at an IPMS show. Tongue [:P] I wonder what it's chances of winning would be? Laugh [(-D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 12:18 AM
                        My dream(s) would be this...Tongue [:P]
                        http://www.kitparade.com/features00/pantherds_1.htm
                        And this...Tongue [:P]
                        http://www.armortek.co.uk/tigervideo.html
                        But, unfortunatly (Disapprove [V]) it's not gonna happen, so my realistic dream would be a huge (about 30X30 feet or so in 1/35th) dio of a Normandy town on D-day with tons of tiger 1's and german troops and US airborne troopers and german infantry and...Tongue [:P].
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 3:49 AM
                        My dream Model/Diorama is .....

                        Well its something I actually started on quite a while ago, though I didnt get much further than a start on it.....

                        It's a large scene from "When Trumpet's Fade" the HBO movie, I started on the base which was coming along rather nicely, the figures are what screwed me up since I feel like I have no talent painting figs...... but it is something I would like to do/complete even if it takes me the next 20 yrs.....

                        Mike(Renarts) did offer some good help and advice on the figures.....since it's been so long since I touched a paintbrush I might have to ask for help again. LOL
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 3:52 AM
                        OMG I just read the previous post and 30x30 feet would be huge in 35th scale I thought 3x3(Plywood base hinged) would be huge in 35th scale........30x30 would take me.....well I dont have enough time in this life for that! LOL
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 12:23 PM
                        QUOTE: 30x30 would take me.....well I dont have enough time in this life for that! LOL


                        Yep, thats why it's a fantisy. It would take up a whole room and that room would have to be a huge room!!!Tongue [:P]
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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, April 9, 2004 12:36 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ArmorMaster

                        My dream(s) would be this...Tongue [:P]
                        http://www.kitparade.com/features00/pantherds_1.htm
                        And this...Tongue [:P]
                        http://www.armortek.co.uk/tigervideo.html
                        But, unfortunatly (Disapprove [V]) it's not gonna happen, so my realistic dream would be a huge (about 30X30 feet or so in 1/35th) dio of a Normandy town on D-day with tons of tiger 1's and german troops and US airborne troopers and german infantry and...Tongue [:P].


                        i would love to see that dio.

                        joe

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 9, 2004 12:51 PM
                        A coupla hundred square foot dio depicting Bastogne, including all the surrounding areas with tanks, artillery, the works!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:55 AM
                        QUOTE: A coupla hundred square foot dio depicting Bastogne, including all the surrounding areas with tanks, artillery, the works!

                        Yeah, now that sounds awsome! What scale? 1/35th right?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:26 PM
                        A 1/24 scale F4u Corsair kit in metal,spars,ribs seperate panels,I must be nutsBig Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 11, 2004 7:15 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ArmorMaster

                        QUOTE: A coupla hundred square foot dio depicting Bastogne, including all the surrounding areas with tanks, artillery, the works!

                        Yeah, now that sounds awsome! What scale? 1/35th right?



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