Ideas for a small soviet motor boat dock diorama?

mg42gunner

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July 2006
From: Rochester NY

Posted by mg42gunner on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:35 PM

With that naval set, you have a lot more possibilities. One idea I had was that the crew just pulled up to a small dock, and are walking off the boat down the dock, unaware that further ahead (mayby behind some bushed or a shed) you could have some german troops lying in wait. Or you could make the boat look as if it was forgotten at the dock, and have it really rusted with some germans checking it out. That way you don't have to wreck it.

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Sunday, February 17, 2008 2:51 PM

Four more good ideas! I like the bridge, but I fear that with a project that complicated (for me) I would fall victim to the dreaded "95% syndrom" that was discussed a while ago, like the rest of my dioramas. I thought about a wrecked dio, but the hull is a solid one piece construction, making it nearly impossible to depict a wreck. I like the sandbar and running to cover ideas though. My other thought was to pick up miniart's newish soviet naval infantry:

And convert a couple to look like they were loading the boat, and have one wading through the water with an oar, pushing submerged logs and driftwood out of the way to clear a path for the boat.

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stick man

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February 2008
From: ladner BC Canada

Posted by stick man on Saturday, February 16, 2008 7:49 PM

You could have some soviet troops under fire running to the boat.

I think I have seen some soviet navel troops in my local hobby store made by dragon but I'm not sure.

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Kevleerey

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February 2005

Posted by Kevleerey on Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:03 AM

Or if you didn't want to wreck it, it could be stuck in the mud or on a sandbar. Then maybe you could easily modify some of the fighting-posed figs to be in the shallow water trying to push it loose, maybe like knee-deep or something.
-------------------------Kevin

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ps1scw

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June 2006
From: Michigan

Posted by ps1scw on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:43 PM

Have it sunk and settling into the shallow mud after it was attacked by stuka's. All twisted, burnt and whatnot.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:13 PM

How about the boat hiding under a bridge as a German patrol walks over it, not knowing that under the feet the enemy hides...

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Tankluver

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June 2006

Posted by Tankluver on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:09 PM

How about the boats escorting another ship loaded with soviet infantry. Like in the movie ENEMY AT THE GATES and have some german planes diving on it.

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:40 PM

After some brief searching, I'm having little luck finding WWII Soviet Naval Figures. Zvezda and miniart make some, but miniart's are marching, and zvezda's are in combat positions. Maybe with some conversion work the marching miniart figures could be put into positions to look as though they are salvaging supplies from the water?

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:40 PM

The submerged tank is a cool idea...but I'm gonna try and keep his one simple since I have trouble keeping motivation throughout a long diorama usually. Maybe they could be checking out something else....floating supply crates/fuel drums from a sunken supply ship maybe? I also liked the fairly simple reloading/refueling idea, but I'd have to find some russian Naval figures for either idea. I think I remember seeing some from masterbox or zvezda? But they may not have been the correct time period. I'm lovin' the ideas, keep 'em rollin'!

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:33 PM

artabr wrote:
I love Doog's idea about checking out a tank in the water. On the other hand , Manny's babe on a boat might work too. ART

well that settles it!

a suberged tank with the lady sun bathing ON THE TANK turret that is out of water

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artabr

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January 2008
From: New Iberia, La.

Posted by artabr on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:57 PM

I love Doog's idea about checking out a tank in the water. On the other hand , Manny's babe on a boat might work too.

ART

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:20 PM

I picture sunbathing girls on the front hull...

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the doog

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January 2007

Posted by the doog on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:08 PM

You know what would be wicked-cool?

The just-above-the-water turret of a Pz II or the like, with them mulling around it...?

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dostacos

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December 2003
From: Los Angeles

Posted by dostacos on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 5:40 PM

supply, reloading the boat for another mission or maybe after action, removing some prisoners or wounded.

maybe crew doing maintance, painting etc.

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:16 PM

Hehe...why even bother with a boat when I can just make a female pool party dio?

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the doog

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Posted by the doog on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:30 PM

How about one of Manny's chicks swimming in the water?

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IanIsBored2000

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August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Ideas for a small soviet motor boat dock diorama?

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:42 PM

I'm going to pick up Mig's pg-117 soviet fast boat:

And put it into a small diorama, tied up to a small dock, in some shallow water with reeds poking through. I'm having some trouble thinking of ideas for there to be something happening in the diorama. I was looking at Mig's resin soviet naval soldier:

, but $22 plus shipping is a bit much for a figure IMO. Just wondering if anyone had some thoughts for a dio, or if I should just depict a calm day with a boat bobbing up and down tied to the dock. I considered a wrecked/abandoned boat being examined and scavenged by germans, but a wrecked boat would be hard to make out of a kit that comes with a solid one piece hull. Any ideas, or pictures of similar dios would be appreciated. Thanks, Ian

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