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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 1:44 PM
very nicely done. thanks for sharing with us. hope i can do as well when i do mine.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 29, 2004 9:47 AM
Good one for a first attempt. My only comment is weathering of the tank. Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:34 PM
Love it, I did something very similar but urs is Much better than mine is. =D keep up the good work.
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    March 2004
  • From: New Zealand
Posted by ChrisB on Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:14 AM
Nice Diorama, love the base

Chris

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:21 AM
Nice one Toady ,better than my first effort of paper mache and plastic cream containers(pill boxes)and the old ladies powder paint. A few oils (as suggested) will bring out some awsome detail. Oh yeah ....cool base!!! You could still shade the figures at the stage there at. Best of luck!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:43 AM
NICE ONE FOR YOUR FIRST,IF THAT WAS MY FIRST 1,IT WOULD BE MY PRIZED OBJECT
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  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:44 AM
It's really a very good first, Todd. Very good stuff. I'm impressed! To improve it a little, get yourself a bit of Burnt Sienna (artist's oil paint in tube, from your local craft/art store), mix it with a bit of thinner to get a fairly liquid and thin 'wash', and apply it over the 'skin' of your figures. The wash will collect into the recessed and creases and will give depth to your skin. You can also use a bit of the same wash, maybe mixed with a bit of black, to dirty up the 'deck' of the tank, where the troops have been standing/sitting/laying. Those guys did not clean up their boots when getting on.
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    December 2003
  • From: CT - USA
Posted by thevinman on Monday, March 15, 2004 10:17 PM
Great Job!
Keep practicing those shading techniques and remember to have fun with it!
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  • From: Kansas City
Posted by toad on Monday, March 15, 2004 10:00 PM
Thank you everybody. Next time I will try the shadding on the figures.

Todd
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Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, March 15, 2004 9:34 PM
well done.

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    January 2003
  • From: NE Georgia
Posted by Keyworth on Monday, March 15, 2004 7:46 PM
Nice looking dio. Keep 'em coming.
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    July 2003
  • From: Philippines
Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, March 15, 2004 6:28 PM
Yeah, it is rather great looking. The soviet riders and infantry are cool.

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    February 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by mark956 on Monday, March 15, 2004 4:12 PM
Very nice Todd. The camo job looks great.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 15, 2004 2:14 PM
Nice job, I'm working on my first dio as well. I'm doing it in 1/72 because I've got little space.

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  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Monday, March 15, 2004 1:13 PM
I'm with Puttputt on this. A wash of burnt sienna on the faces of the figures and a bit of highlighting will bring your guys to life. Some shadows and highlights on the uniforms will add a lot, too. Using some dark grey/black washes where you have raised details or panel lines onthe tank will pop those details right out and make a much more eye catching display.

On the other hand, you really nailed it with the foot piints in the snow!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 15, 2004 12:39 PM
Great base, very real, love the tank too.
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    December 2002
  • From: Kansas City
Posted by toad on Monday, March 15, 2004 10:13 AM
The base is the Trax pre made base. The tank is the Tamiya T34, and the men are the Tamiya Russian Army assault infanty. All were built straight from the box. Thanks for all the nice words.

Todd
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    July 2003
  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Monday, March 15, 2004 8:32 AM
Good job on the dio. Looks really nice.
Post some details as to construction, and the kits on it..
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:45 PM
My two comments would be this. Little more shading on the uniforms and weathering on the tank. Otherwise a great job.Smile [:)]
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    July 2003
  • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
Posted by lizardqing on Friday, March 12, 2004 10:01 PM
Looks great, better than my first time attempt as well.
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Posted by shermanfreak on Friday, March 12, 2004 8:07 PM
Looking good for a first attempt Todd.

Looks far better than the first dio I made.
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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    March 2003
  • From: Newport News VA
Posted by Buddho on Friday, March 12, 2004 8:00 PM
Nice looking diorama, Todd.
I like the winterized T34 and troops....

Regards, Dan

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Kansas City
First attempt
Posted by toad on Friday, March 12, 2004 7:11 PM
This is my first diorama. It is set after the first light snow on the Eastern front. I realize that the quality is not the best but let me know what you think.

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/todd_k86/album?.dir=/d6b8

Thanks
Todd
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