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RESPITE IN THE RUINS: This dio I completed last year and showcased battle weary German grenadiers and a Tiger I tank crew enjoying some hot sausage soup, a smoke, and " Nature's call ". I caught myself smiling a few times as I worked wi

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    February 2014
RESPITE IN THE RUINS: This dio I completed last year and showcased battle weary German grenadiers and a Tiger I tank crew enjoying some hot sausage soup, a smoke, and " Nature's call ". I caught myself smiling a few times as I worked wi
Posted by Iowahawkeye on Saturday, July 11, 2015 5:51 PM

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Saturday, July 11, 2015 7:30 PM

A very cool scene.

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    June 2015
Posted by Axeman on Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:52 AM

Bow Down awe inspiring Bow Down

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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:23 AM

Lots going on in there! Some chuckles indeed. What scale is this?

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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    July 2015
Posted by Liveaxle on Sunday, July 19, 2015 8:34 AM
Really cool all around. Like how the rear hatches are opened as per the"Tierfibel" manual.
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    April 2007
  • From: Amarillo, TX.
Posted by captfue on Monday, July 20, 2015 4:12 PM

Enjoyed looking your work over

Rules are overrated
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    January 2007
Posted by the doog on Friday, July 24, 2015 9:34 AM

In looking at your other dioramas here, I see a guy with a tremendous amount of modeling talent and a vivid, humorous imagination. That's worth celebrating and praising in itself.

From an accuracy standpoint, there is much to critique in your dioramas, but I don't think that has ever been your intention, so it wouldn't do to go into details, point by point. What always matters in the end is whether you "reach" your audience, and it is plainly evident that you do.

In a quick summation, you should be a little more careful about the pairing of early panzer colors -- gray finishes, for example--with what are late-war uniforms. Also, the soldiers in this scene look dressed for winter yet there is no hint of snow or indications of the temperature beyond that. It would greatly improve this diorama, in my opinion, if you added some snow on the ground and around the floors of the building to convey this intention. '

And one last nitpick; waffenfarbe. Generally, the rule is: Pink for panzer crews, White for infantry. light green for Panzer Grenadiers. Red was for Artillery and self-propelled Artillery crews.

If you ever enter this in a contest, these small changes would go a long way to knocking off "points" against you., Just sayin....

Great dio though, from a compositional and execution point of view.

  • Member since
    February 2003
Posted by Jim Barton on Friday, July 24, 2015 1:15 PM

Fun diorama!

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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    February 2007
  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:36 AM

Love it and very well done!

Mike

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    March 2012
  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 12:12 PM

Great work!Yes I assume this is 1/35 scale?

                   

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    August 2003
Posted by Winks on Saturday, August 8, 2015 3:04 AM

the doog
If you ever enter this in a contest, these small changes would go a long way to knocking off "points" against you., Just sayin....

Not somuch. If it is an IPMS contest, those colors make absolutely no difference whatsoever.  IPMS rules exclude markings and colors from judging consideration - so long as the construction, paint and decal application, and such are done well.  And, in a diorama, does it tell a story. 

This diorama does.  But, it is, IMHO, too busy with no real focus and too many stories.

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    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Sunday, August 9, 2015 7:37 PM

Great job, of incorporating many vignettes into a grand display.  Rarely do we get humor along with some normal down time for a group of solders.  Well done      

 

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

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    August 2014
Posted by aWintersTale on Thursday, August 20, 2015 6:05 PM

Whoa! Pinching a loaf while holding the "L" position! I've had to do that a number of times when forced to use the restroom at gas stations. Horrific. Thank goodness for strong quads.

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    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:02 AM

What an amazing diorama from such a master as you!  

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

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