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    November 2004
  • From: Canada
Posted by sasd on Thursday, June 8, 2006 3:47 PM
Thanks very much guys,I thought it would make for a more interesting display to post some of the real stuff in amongst the models,I like how it turned out. Btw guys,it ain`t such a big world,I hail from Victoria BC.
"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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  • From: Chehalis, WA
Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Thursday, June 8, 2006 2:32 PM

sasd,

I think what  I really like more than anything about this particular photo series is that you showed your research material.  The original photos answer a lot of questions about what moved you.  They also answer a lot of questions that are out there about tank treads and just how much sag should be considered. 

The real life photos show a good variety of everything from tight and straight, to semi-sagging.  And since all these vehicles show to be in active use and not sitting around for ages, it goes to show that tank tread sag varied a fair amount.

It would be great to see more works comparing the real photos with the finished products.

Thanks again for what you put up here.

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Thursday, June 8, 2006 12:12 AM
Well executed winter scene. The mud and snow are very cccooooooolllll.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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  • From: Canada
Posted by sasd on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3:39 PM
It`s a "mother perfect tree" lol,they`re coming back for that puppy,make a great Christmas Tree!!
"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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  • From: Chehalis, WA
Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 2:50 PM

As always, you nail down the winter misery so well!  I think the only critical comment I have is that tall slender evergreen tree.  It just doesn't do the justice of the rest of the detail work.

~big grin~ I had to try and come up with something negative, just to be that way...

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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  • From: Canada
Posted by sasd on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 8:06 AM
Thanks for the comment Yan,I actualy don`t take my pics,I don`t own a camera so don`t really know the ins and outs of a digital camera but perhaps the backdrop is a tad dark for snow scenes.I find in watching pics being taken of snow dios are some of the hardest pics to take. Have a look at Patton`s push north to Belgium,another winter piece.
"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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  • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Posted by Yann Solo on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 7:32 AM

All your builds are incredible, thanks for sharing.  If I can make one comment tough, the colors in your pictures seems to be either too blue or too pink.  I don't know what digital camera you have but on mine, there is an adjustment for the "white balance".  There is a number of presetting but there is also a function where you can aim on something white in the scene and the camera will adjust the colors according to that.  That way, what you've aim will be white for sure on the screen.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.
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Posted by sasd on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 12:10 AM
Thank you all, hope you don`t mind,still a couple more to come.
"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Monday, June 5, 2006 10:37 AM
Very realistic deep mud and snow. Great job.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 5, 2006 12:59 AM
Made me turn on the heater....very nice job!
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Posted by m1garand on Monday, June 5, 2006 12:50 AM
Nice Work!
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  • From: Canada
Posted by sasd on Sunday, June 4, 2006 7:16 AM
Thanks man, it`s surprising how fast your supply of white tile grout dissappears when you do a number of winter scenes! I have another winter dio coming up shortly of Pattons trek north to Bastogn.
"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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  • From: Left forever
Posted by Bgrigg on Sunday, June 4, 2006 7:05 AM
Very nice work! You did a great job on the snow, looks very c-c-cold!

So long folks!

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  • From: Canada
Posted by sasd on Sunday, June 4, 2006 7:02 AM
Thanks guys,the red armbands from what I understand are nothing more than a distinction between good guys bad guys,Germans or Russians,Germans used them,Russians didn`t.I know,after reading that and checking out the two pics I put on I thought well you can go either way,I chose to add a bit of colour.Smile [:)]
"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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  • From: CANADA
Posted by Kelly_Zak on Sunday, June 4, 2006 12:09 AM
Great work Russ, looks good. What's with the red armbands? LOL
"There you go with those negative waves again!"
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Posted by espins1 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 5:59 PM
Looks great!  Nice work!  Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup]

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  • From: Canada
Marder II,Russia
Posted by sasd on Saturday, June 3, 2006 5:08 PM

I was inspired to do a vehicle negotiating the Russian highway system in the beginning of a Russian winter,coupled with pics of a MarderII completly whitewashed and a German figure in a snowsuit I recieved from a friend I added the rest of the crew,some mud ruts and snow and this simple dio came together.The snow again is Tile Grout.

Smile [:)]

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"
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