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                        Beach Support

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                        sasd
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Canada
                        Beach Support
                        Posted by sasd on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 9:33 AM
                        An LVT Aligator from Italeri built by Bugsy from the island here and put onto a base by myself. I also added the figures and the light stowage.
                        This is one big vehicle folks!









                        Smile [:)]
                        "Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 1:09 PM
                        Great looking dio.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 1:32 PM
                        Beautiful Dio. Excellent work.

                        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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 2:01 PM
                        I agree, thats is a beautiful piece. Is the "wet" effect on the Aligator done with glue?
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                        stukabomb88
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Alberta, Canada
                        Posted by stukabomb88 on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 2:22 PM
                        Sasd, the Dio looks great. How did you get that Wet look? I just noticed one thing though, the water drops on the back edges, as well as the ones hanging off of the ropes look way too big. Hopefully you don't get offended but, if you removed the drops, it would look way more real. Perhaps there's a way to make them smaller? I'll shut up nowSmile [:)]Shock [:O]Black Eye [B)]
                        "If you live for personal gain, you have lived in vain." -Devon OpdenDries
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 4:46 PM
                        Hey SASD-nice job, again! Do you ever sleep.? This is your 300th dio posted to date :-). Love to see these unusual subjects.

                        Dan
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 6:01 PM
                        great dio
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                        sasd
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Canada
                        Posted by sasd on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 10:18 PM
                        This vehicle has just come up out of the water so I wanted to portray alot of water still running off of the body,so to get the wet look I used Miracle Podge and clear nail polish
                        for the drops. I don`t know what size drops of water would look like in 1:35 scale but I
                        like the idea of water collected and running off. Originally I wanted streams of water running off at those points but opted out at the last minuite.
                        300th dio??? Really??? Didn`t think there were that many,LOL!!
                        "Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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                        vonryan
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: ohio
                        Posted by vonryan on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 10:25 PM
                        HI RUSS GREAT JOB!! GLAD TO BE BACKBig Smile [:D]
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                        Kelly_Zak
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: CANADA
                        Posted by Kelly_Zak on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 11:54 PM
                        Nice Piece, Russ. i don't think the wateris an issue, in fact I would have addd even more coming off if it had just come out of the water, very nice dio!
                        "There you go with those negative waves again!"
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                        sasd
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Canada
                        Posted by sasd on Thursday, July 7, 2005 8:23 AM
                        Yes that was the intention. Thanks everyone for the comments and welcome back Von!
                        "Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, July 7, 2005 8:28 AM
                        Great looking dio Sasd.

                        Thad
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 7, 2005 11:11 AM
                        Great job! That looks good.
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                        sasd
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Canada
                        Posted by sasd on Friday, July 8, 2005 8:31 AM
                        Many thanks guys. A friend of mine in England sent me his LCM figs,can`t see good enough to paint figures anymore(sounds like me too),anyways after fixing some fit problems I painted em up with some ideas from Bugsy ,was pretty happy with the result. Thanks for the help guys!
                        "Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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                        gringe88
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...
                        Posted by gringe88 on Monday, July 11, 2005 12:17 PM
                        im just gonna start giving thumbs up sasd. each time you post its just as good or better than the last, soThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Big Smile [:D]
                        ====================================== -Matt
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                        madspaniard
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Portugal
                        Posted by madspaniard on Monday, July 11, 2005 1:48 PM
                        Sasd, I agree completly with Gringe88, they are all a very good piece of work.
                        Congratulations for another fantastic dio
                        Pedro
                        Fw 190 A-3 Richtofen JG
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                        TANGO 1
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
                        Posted by TANGO 1 on Monday, July 11, 2005 7:23 PM
                        Amazing work! I've seen some of your previous builds around here recently and you have certainly given me inspiration-thanks for sharing,

                        Darren.
                        Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 11, 2005 8:00 PM
                        another great dio......... looking good!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 11, 2005 9:57 PM
                        Great job on the Dio Russ.. this Dio has passed the 300th mark? Wow.. Smile [:)]
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                        sasd
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Canada
                        Posted by sasd on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 7:10 AM
                        Yeah,that`s what I said,YIKES!
                        "Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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                        Sasarchiver
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Dundee, Scotland.
                        Posted by Sasarchiver on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:48 AM
                        very nice detail and scene, very good...Gordon J
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 7:35 PM
                        Excellent work!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:34 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Kelly_Zak

                        Nice Piece, Russ. i don't think the wateris an issue, in fact I would have addd even more coming off if it had just come out of the water, very nice dio!
                        Agree with that . Nothing wrong with the water at all . Some ordinary tube cement would work if you put a few drops on the edges and pulled gently them they would dry like drops of water.Cool [8D] cool dio
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:51 AM
                        Sheesh, your groundwork just never ceases to amaze me. Very nicely done. Thanks for the pics.
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                        sasd
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Canada
                        Posted by sasd on Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:14 AM
                        Thanks for the comments guys, the groundcover consists of a leftover piece of plaster from the rail tracks in the "Bridgehead" dio covered in ordinary dirt. A light sand picked up from Micheals was spooned on intersperced to break up the dirt colour and give it a little beach look. Real beach sand was used in the area under the water section,some of the beach sand around here is kinda like a greyish ash colour so is great in making a
                        Pacific Island beach. The bushes are backyard roots and the tall reeds or grasses are those wisk brooms that you can get from Micheals,in this case were supplied by Bugsy`s Mom!
                        All was glued down with white glue/water mix and an eyedropper.
                        "Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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