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Model Maniac

Member since
February 2003
From: Thailand

Mini Dio's - 5 in a row

Posted by Model Maniac on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 3:04 AM

Most figures in these mini dio's are newly-released kits from several manufacturers. All built by "Tuk" :

For more pics and info about the figure kits please try my latest page :

http://www.falconbbs.com/model39b.htm

Have fun!

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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Boomerang

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February 2007

Posted by Boomerang on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 6:44 AM

Model Maniac wrote:

Is this what you call talking behind your friends back?.... That figure facing away from the rest of the soldiers does not fit at all......

I do like the hand to hand combat viginette. They are great poses. Are they the new Master Box set? A little more attention to the painting of the uniforms(shading and highlighting)would improve these greatly.

Boomer...

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IYAAYAS

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January 2007

Posted by IYAAYAS on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:45 AM

He's the look out...

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Tankluver

Member since
June 2006

Posted by Tankluver on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:08 AM

I like all of these dios. But this one seems to trouble me a little bit. The way the figures are osed are kind of odd. You have one man who was just shot, an officer who is looking with his pistol drawn, a man loading his rifle and another man with an m40. But over all it looks great.

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IYAAYAS

Member since
January 2007

Posted by IYAAYAS on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:15 AM

you look left, you look ahead, you look behind, and I'll look up...

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telsono

Member since
July 2006
From: San Francisco, CA

Posted by telsono on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:18 AM

This one confused me at first as well. I believe that if the figures were set with a building facade it would be understandable. The man looking up is checking out a second floor, the soldier with the MP40 is entering a doorway with the last rifleman and officer with the pistol backing him up.

Mike T.

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mg42gunner

Member since
July 2006
From: Rochester NY

Posted by mg42gunner on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:45 PM

Haha Iyaayas that made me laugh. No ones going to sneak up on those guys! The bug eyed german looking up looks like he sees a bird 'taking care of business' right above his head.

Thanks for posting these dios model maniac, ive been wanting to see some built examples of master box's new figure sets. I think ill pick them up now, they look good when painted. Ive had a dio idea in my head with thier hand to hand combat set, and the other russian/german sets theyve just released. Very original poses in those kits, and they all have a sense of action to them.

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vespa boy

Member since
April 2004
From: Boston MA

Posted by vespa boy on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 3:22 PM

It seems to me that the figures have been plopped onto random bases. There has not been a lot of thought given to how the figures are part of the landscape.

http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar

This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.,
I ain't got time for that now

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Deputy_Brad

Member since
January 2007
From: BC

Posted by Deputy_Brad on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 4:07 PM

I agree with vespa about the bases. And the third dio with all them looking in different directions is the only one Im not too fond of. Im pretty sure the one soldier everyone thinks is looking up has actually just been shot. But they would look great in a building or alley way.

The dio with the dudes eating is my second favourite next to the hand to hand combat one. To me it looked as though the other guys are talking behind his back lol. Plus it goes with his facial expression. He doesnt look out of place at all. Not everyone always has to be facing the same way and looking at the same thing to fit in a scene.

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Model Maniac

Member since
February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Monday, December 3, 2007 10:23 PM

Many thanks for all kind comments and suggestions! I agree that the bases could have been done better except the last one. Maybe that's the hard part and Tuk had to build many bases at a time. Most figures (#1, 3, 4) are from Master Box which is the most active figure manufacturer at the moment (#2 is from Mini Art and #5 is from Tri Star).

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 11:45 AM

Tankluver wrote:

You take the rifle out of that guy's hands in the middle there, stick in a broom or a stick, and you've got an "Air Guitar Hero--Deutschland!" LOL!!!!

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vespa boy

Member since
April 2004
From: Boston MA

Posted by vespa boy on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 2:37 PM

http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar

This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.,
I ain't got time for that now

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 2:45 PM

vespa boy wrote:

yyeaaah! That's it!!!!!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 3:32 PM

the doog wrote:

vespa boy wrote:
yyeaaah! That's it!!!!!

A big LOL !!!

Hey, these guys could be the "Flock of Seagulls" in the Favorite pic thread!

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4:31 PM

If it is an air guitar impersonation, then turn the officer back the other way, facing the bloke strumming air and threatening him to shut up....

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