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Kelly_Zak

Member since
April 2003
From: CANADA

"Shellshocked" - Panzer IVJ Dio

Posted by Kelly_Zak on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 10:54 AM

Tamiya's Panzer IV J kit, built OOB, putty used for zimmerit, Tamiya, Verlinden and Dragon figures. Groundwork is tile grout, mixed with rail ballast, grass put here and there, Lemax rock wall sections, Lemax dead Birch tree. Telephone poles are Italeri (I know, they're too close together, oh well Tongue [:P]

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Basically hedge row country, and fresh troops going to the front, with wounded coming back.
Comments/Crit. welcome as always,
Enjoy,
Kelly

"There you go with those negative waves again!"

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vonryan

Member since
December 2004
From: ohio

Posted by vonryan on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 11:53 AM

really nice kelly i like the feal of it. looks like they have been thru hell. nice work on the pz IV. keep it up. Eight Ball [8]

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 12:20 PM

nice build

Thad

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 3:18 PM

Very nice build Kelly,the figures are out of this world,the best I`ve seen you do yet!
Great stuff!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 3:47 PM

nice job.... thanks for the pics

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drucifer67

Member since
January 2005

Posted by drucifer67 on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 3:47 PM

Awesome build! The figures look great, and as usual the detail is oustanding.

____________________________________________________________ http://drucifersmodels.50webs.com/index.html --------------- "...and on the eighth day, God created polystyrene, and saw that it was good."

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madspaniard

Member since
May 2004
From: Portugal

Posted by madspaniard on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 4:10 PM

Great dio
Congratulations
Pedro

Fw 190 A-3 Richtofen JG

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Kelly_Zak

Member since
April 2003
From: CANADA

Posted by Kelly_Zak on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 4:40 PM

Thanks guys
Yah, I like the way the figs turned out this time, don't know, alot of people really like the figs for this dio, although I haven't changed much in the way I do them, go figure! haha

This is my latest piece, completed in September, then a car build after that. Only one more little dio to put up, then everyone will have to wait till I finish my current build.

"There you go with those negative waves again!"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 6:12 PM

great dio! great detail!!! this gave me an idea for a dio (i dunno if id ever get to it) one with the 101st airbourne goin in to relieve the guys in bastogne and the guys who were there are all beaten up and tell the 101st that theyre all gonna die if they go... like in band of brothers, i think thatd be a pretty good dio...
what r u working on now?

no one word entries for me!! great dio!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 7:47 PM

Great job, thanks for all the pics....

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 8:01 PM

That's really a well-detailed diorama. Great job on the tank, the figures and the base. Everything just fell into place perfectly.

Outstanding.

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 8:13 PM

Excellent Diorama & figure painting. Nice work Thumbs Up [tup]

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Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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Ali1kj

Member since
January 2004

Posted by Ali1kj on Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:39 AM

Really nice....could you edit the pics,,,the compression is to high to see details for me

AJ

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:46 AM

WWWWwwwoooowowwww!!!!
I like the fact that if you did not tell us what this dio was about we would still know, because this dio, all by it's self, tells the story. That, plus the great ground work, figures, and weathering on the tank.

Excellent work...

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hemble

Member since
January 2005
From: Queensland/Australia

Posted by hemble on Thursday, February 10, 2005 4:53 AM

Exceptional work mate very well thought out and great weathering

Ron

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spector822002

Member since
December 2003
From: Southern Maine

Posted by spector822002 on Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:42 AM

Very nice dio , the figs are perfect and tell a story .
Well done !

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:50 AM

Awesome work there, great job Smile [:)]

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:44 AM

Wow, great job. The only visual detract is the loose telegraph wire between the poles. The rest is superb.
What did you use for the grass, both normal and the high bushes?

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Kelly_Zak

Member since
April 2003
From: CANADA

Posted by Kelly_Zak on Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:17 AM

Thanks alot guys, what inspired me was the set of Dragon figures I got in Calgary last may, and finding the Verlinden figures (the two guys who are talking to the CO) was a fluke.
Dorian, I'm working on a rather large composition right now, a scratchbuilt house ruin with a StuG IIIG (completed), Krupp Protze w/ a flak 38 mounted on the back (nearing completion) still a long long way to go on it....AJ, not much I can do 'bout the pics, I can only download a certain way both at work and at home, but when you click on the pics they should be fine.
Zokissima, the grass is just a blend of two different grasses from Woodland Scenics, as is the tall grass. For the tall grass, I just cut a small bushel, dipped the ends into white glue and placed on the ground, then lightly fanning it out a bit to give it a more natural look.

"There you go with those negative waves again!"

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:19 AM

Excellent work!
You really achieved a nice dynamic by having the vehicle almost out of the scene.
Great work!

~Brian

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beav

Member since
May 2003
From: Ft. Sill, OK

Posted by beav on Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:41 PM

Say What? 40 miles to the aid station?!!!! YOUR OUT OF YOUR MIND I AIN"T LIMPING 40 MILES! 40 yards? oh sorry.....sir....(thats what the guy limping is saying to the officer...)

"First to Fire!"

Steven