Fallschirmjager diorama help

These two are intended for the Battle of the Bulge. So it might be best for you to just do a dio related to the Battle of the Bulge if you have already purchased these.

the doog wrote:

Tankluver wrote: Could this kit modify most of the figures into action poses No--maybe one, sort of, but certainly not most. Their postures are just wrong--simply swapping an arm here or there is not going to look right. You would need a kit of soldiers that have hunched shoulders, turned torsos, etc, to look plausible.

Ya, the doogs right. I was just srta thinking conversion, not neccasarily action. But as said above, your figures arn't really offensive or for that matter action oriented. The last 3 sets would work well together in like a camp setting but they just aren't action poses. Anyway,

Good luck,

David

Tankluver wrote:

Could this kit modify most of the figures into action poses

You would need a kit of soldiers that have hunched shoulders, turned torsos, etc, to look plausible. 

I would use this kit for conversion,

http://www.verlinden-productions.com/vp_htm_1801_2400/2123.html

David

What kits do you guys suggest for modifyig these figures into action poses.

If I were you, I would depict a sort of staging area. Have the 1st kits MG gunner maybe setting up in a foxhole. Have the second kits guys resting along a wall, and the third kit's guys sttanding around talking. Maybe also have the marching figures in the 4th one marching up the road or something. And maybe have a motorcycle going up the road to.

David

Tankluver wrote:

What if I took the standing figures on the tank and put them in a halftrack riding into the battle or on the back of a tank coming into a fight?

They would also be braced against the vehicle stopping--their positions are jst not right for that scenario.

I would say that ALL these figures are not really compatible in ONE scene. It would take a pretty considerable amount of pretty complex modifications to really pull it off; as senojrn said, not impossible, but I think a bit much.

I think you would be better off with a smaller, more focused scene; large dio's with tons of figures are generally usually too unfocused and from what I've seen, lack a real "punch", in most instances. It takes a real master to pull off a dio where the viewer knows exacly what's going on in the scene at first view--that's the real challenge.

Because the two sets (on the tank) are more resting or relaxed poses, you will have to do some modifications to incorporate them into a fighting, "heat-of-battle" scene.  It's not impossible to do--it just takes some creativity, a razor saw and putty (and possibly some aftermarket or kitbashed parts) and you can have whatever poses you like. 

The seated figures could be made into casualties, or troops staying low to avoid being seen (inside a building, for example), reloading or simply taking cover.  The standing troops could be modified to be in running or standing, firing poses. 

It's time consuming and can take some added patience but the results can be well worth it! Even if simply for the reason that you have a one-of-a-kind figure! Good luck and keep us posted on your work!