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                        Vietnam war diorama - finished pics, lots!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Vietnam war diorama - finished pics, lots!
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 11:52 PM
                        This is the 1/35 Dragon kit. Nothing special, I primed the figures with Krylon sandable grey, and handbrushed Americana and Apple Barrel Acrylics. Took me a while to figure out how to lay down shadows with acrylics as I had never previously done a military kit before. The walls of the hootch were made from cardboard and covered with drywall filler. Bricks showing through the cracked concrete were cut from a cereal box. The wall was primed with Krylon grey primer and airbrushed with Americana acrylics, using the salt weathering method to create the realistic chipped paint effect. Wall was further weathered with washes, a thinned paint soaked paper towel, and pastels. The thatched roof was made from broom straw and painted. The groundwork is a mixture of white glue, sand, and dirt. The dirt was painted with a red brown mix of Americana acylics to simulate the reddish brown soil of Vietnam. Various details such as the weeds were made from fishing line. The rice spilling out of the containers is just baking soda. Oh yeah, and the floor of the hootch was flocked to resemble fine straw.

                        Blurry War Photo


                        Look there! VC!


                        Face Off :D Love this shot


                        Back of house


                        Top shot


                        Top shot 2


                        Side shot


                        Side shot 2


                        Back shot
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, August 3, 2003 12:01 AM
                        Nice looking dio work freelunch ..... good balance, good workmanship on the figs.
                        I really like the work on the walls of the hooch.

                        Thanks for sharing.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Butz
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Niagara Falls NY
                        Posted by Butz on Sunday, August 3, 2003 12:36 AM
                        Hey freelunch,
                        You did a great job overall!!! Two thumbs up I sayWink [;)]. Just like Sherman said "good workmanship"Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D].
                        So how long did it take you to build overall?? Lookin forward to seeing more of your builds.
                        Flaps up, Mike

                        If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 1:03 AM
                        Really excellent work. The different textures and color variations really give it life.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 3:08 AM
                        Very Nice Work!
                        and Welcome Aboard!!!

                        Can you explain what you mean by "from a cereal box" and please tell me more about the "damp towel" technique sounds cool :)


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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 3:53 AM
                        Excellent work freelunch, look forward to seeing more of your work.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 6:38 AM
                        Hi there
                        What great work. I like it a lot. Well done and keep up.

                        Keep well.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 9:59 AM
                        Great Dio Freelunch, can you tell me how you did the walls of the hooch???
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 4, 2003 12:25 AM
                        Very nice! It looks like you put some good detail into it. Keep it up.
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Monday, August 4, 2003 1:39 AM
                        Very Nice!
                        You did a great job painting the figures as well as the diorama setting. The photo is a nice touch, too.
                        Regards, Dan

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 3:29 PM
                        how did u get the pic of the chinese dude, it looks tight!
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:41 PM
                        Very Good.

                        Keep posting 'em up.

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                        RAF120
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Posted by RAF120 on Sunday, August 17, 2003 4:35 PM
                        It looks great I love all the detail you put into it from the dirty boots to brass colored button on the .45s holster and the faces are outstanding. I hate to be the wet blanket here but its always been a pet peeve of mine when I see a shine coming off of clothing. I don't know if its just the picture or what.
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:08 PM
                        Great job, like the ammo around the helment.
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Monday, August 18, 2003 10:16 PM
                        Nice work from one who was there. (69-70, 72). Keep it up.
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:59 PM
                        Originally posted by juniormodeler

                        how did u get the pic of the chinese dude, it looks tight!
                        [ /quote]
                        it is a very good picture, and a great diorama(love the thatch) !
                        the "chinese dude" is actually Ho Chi Minh, also known as Uncle Ho. Tet Offensive was late 60's in Viet Nam, former French colony in Indochina.Ho was the leader of the North Vietnamese forces...
                        "those that do not know history are condemned to repeat it", as my history teacher is fond of quoting... Wink [;)]
                        best wishes,
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 29, 2003 12:21 PM
                        Thanks for the comments people! But about the shine, I applied Krylon Matte Finish to the figures. I thought that it was a flat coat but it was actually slightly semi-gloss. However, I do feel that semi-gloss does add a certain "lively" feel to the figures.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 7:43 PM
                        what did you use for the spilled rice?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:10 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by cader28

                        what did you use for the spilled rice?

                        freelunch says it was baking soda... it looks good, sure enough !
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Tiking
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Sweden
                        Posted by Tiking on Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:32 AM
                        I came and I saw and I just can't believe it. Fantastic. I'm trying hard to get myfigures to look like that, but it's tough. Congrats. :)

                        Charles King ----------------------- You may think you know...but you don't

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 4, 2003 11:42 AM
                        Superb diorama, lunch! Wish I could get my figures to look that realistic. Outstanding!

                        demono69
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