Dio #3 ( hold your breath) pics

rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Dio #3 ( hold your breath) pics

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 6:36 PM

Hi guys, this is My 3rd dio and second in 1/72. the base is celluclay and woodland scenics: 2 different colors of static grass, railroad ballast, and bushes stuff, and flowers. The Tiger is the same one I built for Mad Tiger Day- Dragons new kit. The jeep is from academy's WWII ground vehicle set. The windows on the jeep were made from testors window glue and the holes were made with a knife. the figs, German and and US, are both italeri.

The them is to potray a jeep on a scouting mission that ran into some trouble when the driver who was going to fast lost control and slid down the embankment and lost one of the soldiers in the crash. A colum of SS troops discovered the crash site and quckily moved in to investigate the jeep before the surviving Americans (because they were knocked out) could escape. There only chance wash to hide behind some hedges.
Sorry, its kinda tricky. The one thing thatis bothering me with this dio is the position of the Jeep. I wish I would have made it on its side or something. Sad [:(]

heres some more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/f700a535.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/538400a6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/6e3ab2cb.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/376109dc.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/6b47d45b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/bda213b7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/8367f33b.jpg - detail of jeep
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/6aff8395.jpg - detail of US fig
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/488a2a4a.jpg - detail of SS fig
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/f40b68f5.jpg - detail of ss officer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/90495d07.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/ad40f3b2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/2dc2ea4e.jpg -detail of 2 SS figs

Well, this was my first contribution to the Young Guns GB. Tell me what you guys think. And even though I am a Young gun I can still take the critisism! So bring it On!!!!!!!!!!
thaks for looking. Big Smile [:D]

John

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 7:42 PM

I think it looks good imagining how small those things are.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 9:01 PM

Nice work, braille scale too! How do you paint those figures? I had a pz IV in 1/72 and it wasn't even up to the boots of one of my panzer crew in 1/35th. Is your dio in your sig a 1/35th?

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 11:36 PM

Thank guys. The dio in my sig is also in 1/72. theres a post in this forum (dio) with it somewhere... Takes alot of patience with the figs alot!

John

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cplchilly

Member since
January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:21 AM

I hope you stayed with the spirit of MTD and only spent 24 hours on the dio! Great job keep them coming.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, September 9, 2004 9:10 AM

Nice work, John!

~Brian

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Foster7155

Member since
July 2003
From: Pensacola, FL

Posted by Foster7155 on Thursday, September 9, 2004 9:31 AM

Nice work!

Especially in braille scale. I have enough trouble painting 1/35 figures, so kudos on a job well done.

My only advice...take it for what it's worth from someone who hasn't even finished a dio yet...

I think you should try to avoid using straight lines as much as possible. What do I mean? I think the visual appeal of this subject would be enhanced if you were to have the mound oriented on an angle. Maybe 30 degrees or so across the back of the base. It would be further enhanced by having the mound be a bit less flat and straight. An inclined shape or slightly ramped effect would appear more "natural". If it were a railroad bed, with ties and rails, that would be different, but nature abhors straight lines.

Keep up the good work and in no time we'll all be asking you for tips.

Enjoy your modeling...

Robert Foster

Pensacola Modeleers

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bbrowniii

Member since
April 2003
From: 41 Degrees 52.4 minutes North; 72 Degrees 7.3 minutes West

Posted by bbrowniii on Thursday, September 9, 2004 2:41 PM

Nicely done.

I agree with all the other comments that this is pretty impresive, especially since it is 1/72. I also tend to agree with Foster7155's observation about the linear arrangement of your layout. The thing that jumped out at me was the orientation of the tank's turret. All the action is to the tanks left, but it has its gun pointed straight up the road. Just seems a little unnatural to me.

'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing' - Edmund Burke (1770 ??)

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Big Jake

Member since
February 2003
From: Lacombe, LA.

Posted by Big Jake on Thursday, September 9, 2004 4:44 PM

Is that one of James Bond's Tanks?

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, September 9, 2004 5:19 PM

Yup, It was given to him when he first signed on as an agent in the 40's.

Guys, Thanks for the comments. I got some good stuff here. I read about making things not as parallel, but for some reason didnt liston. I have planed and started a nother dio in 1/35 that will be at a bigger angle.
BTW, that tiger is supposed to be rolling by. The SS soldiers were marching on the sides of the tiger when one of them spotted the jeep and ran to investigate it.
thanks for looking!

John

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Friday, September 10, 2004 8:50 AM

Vrey nice build John. I think you did a great job on the TIger.
As per the suggestions above, one key item to keep in mind with dioramas, elements, especially dominant ones like the Tiger, should never be aligned parallel to edges. I'll use the top photo (as it's top down) to suggest that you take the tiger and tilt it to actually face slightly towards the jeep, and turn the turret to face directly at the jeep. This will help immensly in guiding the viewer, and helping your retell your story. Also, if the jeep slid off the road, I suggest actually making some marks in the ground indicative of this, and tilt the jeep into the bushes and trees to show it running into it and slowing down. If you do not wish to turn the vehicle on it's side, how about a rock or fallen log that was in the path of the renegade vehicle. You can portray the jeep on top of said item, again indicating that it was forcibly stopped.
Just my 2 cents.
Keep the dio's comming.