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German WWII Railroad Diorama (Finished)

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German WWII Railroad Diorama (Finished)
Posted by jibber on Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:19 PM

Here's my railroad diorama featuring a rare German locomotive, a Panzertriebwagen. I  chose to weather it up as a late war survivor and shone here ready for deployment. I'm still adding some additional figures but I'll take my time to pick the right ones.

I started this project some months back with a Morser-Karl as my center piece but I built up the locomotive and used it because of its rarity. I love working in armor and railroads so this combines the two and was a real pleasure to build. Everything on the board is built up right down to the home made rails and ties, even the search light was put together with spare parts. I hope people enjoy it and comments are surely welcome.

Thanks for looking, Terry

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  • From: N. MS
Posted by CN Spots on Friday, February 26, 2016 1:27 PM

That came out super nice!  Is it 1/35?

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Posted by jibber on Friday, February 26, 2016 3:35 PM

Yes and it takes up a lot of room, maybe I should have thought Braille.

Terry

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  • From: A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Posted by Hunter on Saturday, February 27, 2016 9:08 AM

Well Done jibber...Well done. I love all the detail and craftmanship. Great Dio

Hunter 

      

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  • From: providence ,r.i.
Posted by templar1099 on Saturday, February 27, 2016 5:03 PM

WOW.

"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"

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Posted by jibber on Saturday, February 27, 2016 5:58 PM

Thank you both, I tried to make every individual part stand on its own. I'm hoping it inspires more people to build railway kits, they are a lot of fun and make for a nice display. Thanks again.

Terry

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  • From: A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Posted by Hunter on Saturday, February 27, 2016 7:19 PM

jibber

Thank you both, I tried to make every individual part stand on its own. I'm hoping it inspires more people to build railway kits, they are a lot of fun and make for a nice display. Thanks again.

Terry

 

Jibber, 

What scale is this?

Hunter 

      

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Posted by jibber on Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:07 AM

Hunter its in 1/35.

Terry

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  • From: A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Posted by Hunter on Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:50 AM

jibber

Hunter its in 1/35.

Terry

 

Terry - 

Thank you, and again such a great job on your dio.

Hunter 

      

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Sunday, February 28, 2016 12:57 PM

Nice job Terry. now you gpt me thinking railroads again. still at my "hit the wall" point om K-5. just have to fight through it and not ready too. i expect it will go smoother after that. on a positive note my oil pin washing is getting better as is color modulation and filters so when i am ready to weather the gun i will do a better job.

maybe you and i can do another GB startying in July. I have the OTS (1/72) GB with ModelCrazy going until the end of the year and i always have DORA in the stash.

Никто не Забыт    (No one is Forgotten)
Ничто не Забыто  (Nothing is Forgotten)

 

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Posted by jibber on Sunday, February 28, 2016 1:15 PM

 I was just talking with Bish and with all these GB's going theres no armor so, we were thinking about some half tracks early this summer. I wish the Steel Cats were still around, we seen some really good vehicles there.

Thanks to you guys for the nice comments on my diorama.

Terry 

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  • From: Charlottesville Va
Posted by Stern0 on Sunday, February 28, 2016 3:24 PM

Incredible work, awesome paint and weathering! Well done.

Always Faithful U.S.M.C
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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Sunday, February 28, 2016 3:58 PM

That was just pure delight to look at. Wonderful craftmanship.

And like Wayne, you got my brain going on railroads again. Yikes.

PS, I love that shot looking down at the tower with spotlight. Very cool.

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Posted by jibber on Sunday, February 28, 2016 6:01 PM

SternO, Greg thank for the very kind words.

You may or may nor know that when I started this project I built a Trumpeter Morser-Karl in 1/35 as my main piece. So after I looked at it I realized a lot of people build Morsers so I wanted something different as my my centerpiece, so I had my eye on this Panzertriebwagen and I knew right away I had found it. The Morser's nice but this is  different, I think only very few made and showing it for a 1946 build I roughed it up a bit. A lot of locomotives never made even it to 1945! 

Thanks again, Terry

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  • From: California
Posted by SprueOne on Saturday, March 5, 2016 11:57 AM

A very fine accomplishment, Jibber. You're right, each piece CAN stand alone if you wanted. Great job Yes 

 

Did I hear something about another Railroad GB? I'm interested as long as it's open to civi sci-fi what-if subjects as well  

Anyone with a good car don't need to be justified - Hazel Motes

 

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Posted by jibber on Saturday, March 5, 2016 3:34 PM

Sprue thank you.

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  • From: Tumwater, WA.
Posted by M. Brindos on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 1:17 PM

That is superb! I agree, each piece could stand all on its own! Well done!!

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

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Posted by jibber on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 3:38 PM

Thank you Mike, it's nice to get these comments.

Terry

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Posted by Xena on Sunday, May 22, 2016 1:13 PM

wow. my compliments. It's really impressive 

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  • From: Cincinnati, OH
Posted by Valkyrie on Monday, May 23, 2016 5:18 PM

This is magnificant!  I'm extremely impressed!  It look real right down to the railroad ties.  The terrain and colors look so natural.  I'm building my first diorama and have just begun to look through the forum.  How did you get the wood to look so natural?

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  • From: Franklin Wi
Posted by Bakster on Sunday, June 19, 2016 3:43 PM

Excellent work...

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  • From: Pearl River, Louisiana
Posted by claudez on Sunday, June 19, 2016 9:09 PM

What an amazing degree of detail! Some very fine work. Would love to see a photo of it with the searchlight on in a darkened room. I will bet the realism is stunning.

 

Claude

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