Off The Line Dio

VERY nice work my friend!!

i know all that are looking at kellys great dio, wont belive this one, talk about blind judges, I competed against this gem, at our last model show,I still dont belive I beat out kelly and some realy fantasic dios from sasd,in the lg dio catagory, i got the only gold in it, what truly puzzels me is poor kelly got shut out of the medals???? I went to the head judge and complained, that the should rightfuly have gone to kelly.Can some one explain this to me, the smiles explain my feelings

Thanks for the info Kel, I still have the 250 on my shelf (along with about 20 other kits) I was considering the Academy interior version Tiger, but I will probably just hold out for the new Dragon one instead.

Very nice work, Kelly!. I like your dio.

Gander,
Academy figures aren't the best to look at, I only used a couple that came with the Tiger. I would suggest if you use the figures, get new heads. The Tiger was quite nice to build, since it was my first non Tamiya military kit I've built. I purchased the kit at a swap and shop for 20 bucks. The barrel halves were bowed slightly, but with a little Tenax, and some pressure when I mated the two halves together, it straightened out rather nicely.

Everything fit nicely except that the flat section that goes to the upper hull. When I laid it down, there was about a 1mm gap between it and the front glacis plate. I simply added a strip of clear plastic from a hockey card holder, and it filled the gap nicely.

The 250 is a piece of crap. It's the old Grief kit that Russ gave me...(maybe that's why I got it, he knew what I was in for) The majority of the pieces fit pretty good, but those tracks....don't get me started. That's why they're caked in mud, 'cause they are crooked as hell. Can't stand individual tracks, gimme the rubber bands any day! So I hate separate tracks, so what do I do? I go and buy Dragon's 3n1 251 Pioneer and Dragons Flamethrower 251.....D'OH!

Nice work Kelly

I really like the work on the 250.

How was the Academy Tiger to build and more importantly how were their figures as I have never been game to actually purchase a set?

Looks great Kelly_Zak!!! Love the figures and tools!

Outstanding work! You can almost feel the hum of activity as you watch these guys maintain that beast. Excellent job on that dio. Gives me something to strive for.

A super job, thanks for all the pics...

Fantastic work,a very nice dio with a good paint and weathering job,the ground work looks great also,I give 5 stars
Congratulations
Pedro

I have seen this diorama at our past modeling events and the amount of work
that went into this piece took everyone by surprise,it was quite the showstopper!
Keep em comin Kelly!

Thanks guys....
Druc...funny thing was I really didn't think of the dio in the way you explained, I sorta just started putting things here and there, and ended up with what you see, but I love your explanation!
Skar, the mud is just plain top soil from the back yard. I have a bucket of it ready to go at all times. I simply bought some cheap sifters and sifted the soil, so what I have is almost powdered dirt. I just add a little water and straight white glue to some dirt to make a muddy "paste", and apply it to where I need it. When dry it's hard as a rock, and ready for some drybrushing.

Just great workmanship, and layout Kelly. It's always a treat to see your fine work. Thanks for sharing your work with us. Semper Fi, mike

Great build!!! What did you use for mud on the road wheels, looks like cream of wheat. But it also looks very much like mud.
Thanks for the show,

Outstanding work.

Nice, nice, nice. Super paint/weather/detail work, groundwork is great, love the fact that it's obviously a busy day for these guys but not to the point that the viewer gets lost and confused. I also like how the main focus--the Tiger--is pointed at the sandbags, which curve around and "point" at the trailer, which leads the eye to the halftrack, which brings us back to start...great flow here (one of the things I always forget during the layout stages of my dioramas!)

Just awesome. Looking forward to seeing more of your dios.

Lots of activity and it all seems well balanced. Nice details. Thanks for sharing with us.

Thanks guys!
Tigerman, not quite as many dios on the ol' shelves, I've only got a couple more to post, and that's it til I get some new dios done.

Another superb dio Kelly, You must have dozens of them.

nice job

Thad

Superb diorama!
Lots to look at, but not too busy.

very nice all around great build keep it up

That looks great. Those figures. What are they. From what set are they from?

Thanks for sharing!

Very nice. Lots of little things happening.