Retreat of the Reich Dio * now with pics!*

jezza wrote:

Boomer, good to see another Aussie! I like 'recycling' old figures. I really wanted to give them new resin heads too, but with 30+ figures it was going to get expensive!

  There seem to a few of us Aussies on here. There was a thread a while back in the General Forum where all the Aussies introduced themselves. More on here than you think! Where in Sydney do you live? I live in Merewether in Newcastle. I will be moving next month to Seymour in Victoria. Scored a job with a civilian company contracted to the ADF. The vehicles i will be working on next will be Landrovers, Unimogs, Bushmasters, Macks, ASLAVS and the mighty Abrams. Am i excited or what?.......

  Boomer...

jezza wrote:

Thanks for all your encouragement guys! That's right about the helmet insignia- it wasn't used by that stage of the war. Since the photos were taken, I've gone back and painted them over. Boomer, good to see another Aussie! I like 'recycling' old figures. I really wanted to give them new resin heads too, but with 30+ figures it was going to get expensive! Jezza

I sure wish I could paint figures like that

Thanks for all your encouragement guys! That's right about the helmet insignia- it wasn't used by that stage of the war. Since the photos were taken, I've gone back and painted them over.

Boomer, good to see another Aussie! I like 'recycling' old figures. I really wanted to give them new resin heads too, but with 30+ figures it was going to get expensive!

Jezza

   Really nice work Jezza. What i enjoyed most about this diorama is your imaginative use of the old Tamiya figure poses. I can see figures from the artillery troops set, gun crews (the guy in the front of the boat is from the 37mm anti tank gun????), soldiers at rest set and i think i see some from the observation set too. Goes to show, with good skills these old figures are still way up to scratch. I admire your patience in painting so many figures too.

   Fantastic work...

   Boomer...

IA Novice wrote:

I like it! One question, you mentioned some errors with the insignia on the helmets.  What did you mean?  I assumed the different insginia meant that there were a number of different units/divisisions/armies caught up in a bottle neck.  Is there a time element on some of the insignia? Thanks.

I like it!

One question, you mentioned some errors with the insignia on the helmets.  What did you mean?  I assumed the different insginia meant that there were a number of different units/divisisions/armies caught up in a bottle neck.  Is there a time element on some of the insignia?

Thanks. 

Here's a direct link to the January 2008 photo gallery, featuring Jezza's diorama.

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/default.aspx?c=a&id=3087

I added some more photos of it as well, though I think most of them are repeats from this thread. 

Kelly, FSM

jezza wrote:

Moonpuppy- no, the guy isn't wearing glasses- it sure looks like it though on the photo doesn't it? I have made glasses for a figure before but doesn't look as good as this does! :) Jezza

Well don't say anything and go with it...

Hey guys, thanks for your time and all your feedback:

Panzerguy- thanks for the tip on the cuff titles

Moonpuppy- no, the guy isn't wearing glasses- it sure looks like it though on the photo doesn't it? I have made glasses for a figure before but doesn't look as good as this does! :)

VF8 Panzer- yeah, I know what you mean about breaking bond. The stone walls are actually from the Custom Dioramics ' Wharf Elements' kit. It contains identical sections of stone wall so when you put them side by side, the stones don't match up like they should. I could have rectified this but I didn't think anyone would notice it!

Thanks again everyone,

Jezza 

Well done!I do like the stonework,you did a really good job on it.But being a Stonemason by trade one thing did catch my eye.There are a couple spots where bond was'nt broken,meaning no four corners of a stone should meet or in other words there should'nt be any + signs in the mortar joints.Other than that im quite impressed!

Mark

I love the stone work and the whole subject, is the guy helping the wounded soldier wearing glasses? Very nice touch. Having just completed a water scene I can tell you IMHO the best water product out there is the Envirotex lite Resin product. Give it a try next time out.

Nice dio.I realy like the weathering on the stone work and the vines.One thing wermacht cuff title's go on the right sleeve SS on the left. 

Here are some more pics!

pics here please

More pics please. I'd love to see more of this in the mag. More devotion to dios might make me resubscribe.

Steve

I just looked at the January 2008 Gallery and saw your work.  Looks great!  Can you please post up some more photos in the forum?  Preferably some close up shots too!