FAR off trouble dio

CDNTanker25

Member since
May 2005
From: Playing in the foothills of NY

Posted by CDNTanker25 on Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:38 PM

man that is too bad about the pics, I sure would love to see the detail of this gun... did you add anything extra to it? I built the Tamiya one a long time ago! The figs look good in my opinion! Can't have a gun without anyone there, unless it's destroyed, and this looks cocked and ready to go! good stuff for your first

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:49 PM

gringe- i used this stuff i found in my LHS thats for railroads, its this green kinda like cotton but less dense, nxt time i have to cut it into pieces cuz it just looks like a bunch of little bushes.
zokissima- its really like crayola modeling clay, (dont use it)
THINGS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO: more little sandbags, better dirt, camo net on top of it, and work on the grass..

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:16 PM

that sucks that you have to do it over, but from the looks of it it looks nice.
-ERAD

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gringe88

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July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Thursday, August 25, 2005 12:20 PM

i think it looks fine (except for the base curling of course). the only thing id mention is that the sandbags look a bit big, and are too low for them to do any good for the crew should some hits come close. i like the greass by the way, what did you use for it?

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ajlafleche

Member since
December 2002
From: Massachusetts

Posted by ajlafleche on Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:44 AM

When you redo this, ditch the figures. The sculpting is weak and the poses are useless. There really is nothing you can do with these to make them loko good or logical. There's at least one new gun crew coming out to compliment the newer 88's.

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:21 AM

Very good try for a first dio. What's crayolla putty?

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:27 PM

It's a pity the pics are so blurry, but I like the first pic. It looks pretty good from what I can see. Hey you live and learn as we all do over the years. Keep em coming.

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 6:27 PM

i built this dio 4 yrs ago, it is curling up which is why in the near future im gonna put it on a wooden base, and make the groundwork better

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:58 PM

Not bad for a first try, not bad at all! Next step would be to work on the dirt, celluclay works great. IMHO the grass looks fine. the next step would be accuracy. Overall, not bad.

John

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cassibill

Member since
February 2003
From: Indiana, USA

Posted by cassibill on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:43 PM

Not back for a first try. Keep an eye on the base. Being cardboard there's a chance of it curling up as the base material finishes curing and shrinks a little. It always seems to shrink even after you're done. Try keeping it on a flat surface with a little weight on the corners.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:18 PM

its 1/35 scale

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:15 PM

I like, it looks good what scale is it?
-SSpanzer

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Anonymous

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November 2005

FAR off trouble dio

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 4:12 PM

this is my first dio, of Tamiya's 88, the kit was pretty good, the base, being my first is just cardboard with crayola putty on the top, (BIG MISTAKE!) then i just glued brown sand, made sandbags outta putty, and glued the fluffy grass thing in clumps. i have to redo this entire dio sometime, but till then enjoy its current glory: