MY 1st dio. 15 years Ago...

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 2:09 AM

Sorry Guys for the late reply, been under the weather.

QUOTE: Skar,your first effort is too good to dissasemble why not add what you now know and upgrade it with new paint on the building,new groundcover etc. Seems logical to upgrade than to rip apart your first. This is something that I have also done in the past,
mind you all of my first efforts were destroyed back in the 80s so none of those were ever redone. Very nice work Skar,even back when!

Now thats a good idea I did not think of...Thanks for the comments y'all I really appreciate it. One thing I have noticed with the old builds, is that the dust on the armor if not cleaned off good looks like a nice faded and sun beaten paint job...Hummm go figure. Smile [:)]

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Sunday, February 13, 2005 6:02 PM

nice job!! thanks for sharing it. later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 7:33 PM

ive ripped apart old models before....(these were from when i was 7!) and i just rebuild them throwing everything i learned from the fsm community and from my experiences....in fact the one im working on now is a Panther that i built when i was 10! great dio!! that is realllly!! good for a first time, its even really good for a 20th timE!!!! -DJ

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:54 AM

I think it looks great as is thanks for the pics...

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:42 AM

Skar,your first effort is too good to dissasemble why not add what you now know and upgrade it with new paint on the building,new groundcover etc. Seems logical to upgrade than to rip apart your first. This is something that I have also done in the past,
mind you all of my first efforts were destroyed back in the 80s so none of those were ever redone. Very nice work Skar,even back when!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, February 11, 2005 11:56 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Skarpotchi
SO, I ask YOU the modeling community should I and we in general recycle our old Dio's and make newer greater layouts or just hold on to them?

That is absolutely up to the individual. This is YOUR hobby, so do what you want to do!

Nice dio, by the way.

~Brian

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rjkplasticmod

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

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, February 11, 2005 11:18 AM

Great work for a 15 year old & it's held up very well. I wouldn't have the heart to tear it up if it were me. We need reminders of our youth.

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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rrmelend

Member since
January 2004
From: Phoenix, AZ by way of Carlsbad, CA

Posted by rrmelend on Friday, February 11, 2005 10:53 AM

Great work for your first time.

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drucifer67

Member since
January 2005

Posted by drucifer67 on Friday, February 11, 2005 8:27 AM

That's an awesome first dio! You've come a long way, but you started off with a bang...

On the subject of recycling...I just don't think I could do it. It's hard for me to let go of something with that much time invested in it. On the other hand, if time/circumstances/kids/pets take their toll and it reaches the point where dismantling is easier than restoring, I'll go for it.

A great early build! I wish I had pics of some of my first dioramas for you guys to laugh at check out.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 6:54 AM

Thanks guys,

zokissima, that's what I'm talking about, the figures and building and MAYBE the tank are for sure reuseable but I have no boarder. You can't really tell from this angle but the ground work is pretty bad. And not to mention I bought the building 15 years ago and have not seen one like it since. It's a Verlinden and the detail on it is great. Anyways thanks for the replies.

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Friday, February 11, 2005 6:20 AM

Hey, that's a pretty great job for a first dio.
Personally, I love a nostalgic feeling. I'd just feel weird tearing into something like that. However, for the most part, I've gone back and tore apart some of my earlier builds in a generous donation to my spares box, so yeah, if you get a good idea that would be ideal for the building, use it.

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, February 11, 2005 3:40 AM

Too good for a first dio. I don't think mine was half as good.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

MY 1st dio. 15 years Ago...

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 2:13 AM

That's right were going back in time. I dusted off this oldie and waited for the sun to come out. And after 5 days of waiting and another dusting it came out. So I ran out and took some pictures.

This is the 1st dio. I did some 15 years ago. I was about 15 years old. I keep around to remind myself of what I have learned. Everytime I think of reusing the building and making a new dio with it I can't. But one day I will have to, the building is just to nice and I could do so much more with it.

SO, I ask YOU the modeling community should I and we in general recycle our old Dio's and make newer greater layouts or just hold on to them?

O'yeah heres the pix.