somewhere in northern iraq..

A really nice dio for what you're trying to portray--but what impressed me most was the congenial way that you took some straight-up critique from Heavy Arty (Gino). He tells it like it is, and you took it like a man.

That's the way you get better!

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thxs i accually started when i was around ten i just havent had time to try the forums

oh, i see your just 13,welcome to the hobby kid.

haha yea i missed him alot im only 13 but was i was 12 when he was gone

its great T-kid, youve got your buddy and playmate now..cheers to the captain

yep tikrit home of saddam and i dont think he'll accually have to do any more tours for a while cause he doing the natonal guard thing right now and just got promoted to captain!

Thanks tikrit kid,tikrit is the place of President Hussein right? its good your dad got a break.when is the next tour? i off my hats to him thank you for viewing bro.

nice M1 abrams my dad just got back from an 18 month tour in iraq i like the figures!

Thank you for viewing sturz and will

Thank you for viewing sturz and will

NICE

Will

 

 

looks very convincing, your skills are really good

,thanks rudedog,regarding  the palm trees,its just scratchbuilt.

tigerman,thanks for the compliments

thank you for viewing brothers.

Nice and simple, the way it should be. Nicely done.

1st I love it. Next,where did you get the palm trees ?You've used many of them,& either you rich or you found someone that sells them at resonable price. Thanks & Semper fi, rudedog

Thanks Whiskey,nice to hear from a friend  that do and seen real action. my hats off to you bro

Wow. Looks like one of our patrols in Baqubah or Khanikan.

thank you for viewing M1garand and madspaniard.youre right FLTMEDIC its so nice to build models on a free world.

 

Keeping the world safe for styrene.  On a more serious note, I am sure that there are some places out there where modelers are limited by the political situation to what they may purchase and build. Just glad to live & model in a free society!

Great work,I love it too.

Keep sending

Pedro

Looks good and keep up the good work and looking foward to see more of your work in near future.

thanks a lot FLTMEDIC, , im inspired in what youve done to defend freedom,thats why im always trying to do  iraq war dioramas. again,thanks a lot

Great dio!   I really like the thick trunked palms which are accurate for that region. Other than Heavyarty's usual great advice the only other thing I would do is tone down the color on the palm fronds. I live in Florida and went to Iraq, dodging a few palm trees during my adventures. They almost look flourescent compared to the setting. It could also just be the flash from your camera. Keep those pics coming! I am always inspired by others work.

Dwight, Thank you for viewing bro.

Tango1, the palm tree's bark is made from a modelling clay- good for experimenting. i must suggest to use hardening clay..the leaves is just a bond paper.

Heavy arty, copied all the experts constructive comments.it will be a big help for my next builds.

thanks a lot brothers

 

Looks pretty good.  The dirt looks way too big and out of scale though.  Better bet would be to scrape off the actual dirt and lightly spray some sand paint to show sand on the road.  Also, the dirt there is very sand-grey colored, yours is too brown.  Your Abrams is confused too.  You have modeled a USMC M1A1HC, but with an Army extended bustle rack.  I'm assuming it is the Dragon USMC Baghdad kit.  DML messed up and used an Army rack on a Marine tank.  USMC version is very different.   Or, you could change the smoke launchers to the triangular, 6-shot Army type.  The DML "tow hook" is a plastic blob too.  It would look much better if replaced with one from any other kit out there.  Also, it needs lots of gear on it.  We carried all we owned on our vehciles and looked like gypsies.  The center hubs on the road wheels should be black as well.  They are actually clear plasic caps that allow the oil level of the hub to be easily checked.  They look black due to the oil inside.  Some bumper numbers and unit ID numbers on the hull sides would look good too.  Right now, the Abrams looks naked.  I don't particularly like the big piece of white plaster laying next to the building either.  It looks out of place.  Good start, a few tweaks and it will look great.  Good job so far.

Looks fantastic! How did you do those palm trees? They are very convincing.

Darren.

Looks great to me. The cardboard house is very convincing.