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Posted by spuds 1 on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 6:43 PM
I've been looking at the Verlinden web site & saw a couple of dioramas I would consider for my armor model.  The problem I'm encountering is that there isn't any physical dimensions, ie, length, width & height.  I requested that info from the Verlinen "contact" point but never heard back.  So, is there anyone who would please give me some guidance & direction in resolving this matter.  Many thanks.   
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Posted by the doog on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:43 PM
Maybe if you would clarify exacly what you're looking for we could help-I really can't figure out exactly what it is that you're asking?! Confused [%-)]
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Posted by psstoff995 on Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:53 AM
Yeah- you might be better off telling us a guesstimated size that you are looking for, the type of groundwork (urban, rural, woodland, rolling hill country?) and someone that’s had some experience in Verlinden dio bases can point you in the right general directions.

-Chris

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Posted by spuds 1 on Saturday, March 28, 2009 2:50 PM

Many thanks for your response.  I'm working on a Tamiya 1/35 scale Horch & 2 CM Flak 38 kit.  I'm not sure whether I want a city, farm, or dessert type diorama.  It would be good to know the actual physical dimensions of the diorama base I would purchase from Verlinden.  Knowing these dimensions of length x width will help me determine the position of the finished kit within the diorama & if the diorama is too large or too small for my needs.  I hope this is more helpful.  

Again, my thanks for responding. 

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Posted by psstoff995 on Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:46 PM

If you can't find someone who knows the actual dimensions, you might try and guesstimate based off the pictures and other "in scale" objects that are shown

For example- the doorway, fuel drum, narrow sidewalk and width of the road in this tends to make me think that the roadway might just be large enough to fit your two kits with some possible modification to the rubble piles already included. The road looks wide enough and long enough to support maybe a Tiger I tank at best.

I’d think if you put the flak in the larger building and the Hortch on the street, you’d have plenty of room to add figures, more rubble, etc. But I can’t be certain because, like the problem you face, I don’t know the actual dimensions. I usually go into looking at kit bases this size with the mindset that they’re designed to fit a medium to large Panzer tank automatically, so this is the size base you might want to look for- for a large vehicle/flak dio- I think you should trace out a street size that’s big enough to nicely fit the width of a Panzer IV or a Tiger and assume that most prefab kits roadways will be about that size, then based on the general length of road you’d need for your vehicle/flak, go from there. But that’s just my opinion.

Use other kits “in scale objects” that are included on the box art to try and guesstimate for yourself. Some places like Squadron.com give you a brief description of the kit which sometimes could include, if not dimensions, a general guideline of what one might be able to fit on the base.

Hope that helps if no one chimes in about base dimensions.

 

-Chris

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Posted by T26E4 on Monday, March 30, 2009 8:15 AM
I would also say you shouldn't feel constrained to the dimensions of someone else's diorama base.  ONe of the fun aspects of dio building is making your own setting to fit your artwork.  Good luck to you

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