France 1940... more bark than bite!! Dio finished

waterboy

Member since
February 2003
From: Joliet Ill.

France 1940... more bark than bite!! Dio finished

Posted by waterboy on Friday, July 4, 2008 4:43 PM

France 1940, the Germans are pushing the French back to the sea. A panhard armoured car has stopped in a French village to get its orders. A French MP on a Gnome and Rhone motorcycle stands nearby to help direct the hectic traffic. As the panhard commander and a French officer are discussing the next move another fight breaks out. Its a ancient war between the cat and the dog. The dog barks fiercely, but the cat pays it no mind. It knows the french dog is all bark and no bite. Perhap the cat has some German blood in him!

Let me know what you think :D

"The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis." - from a post-war debriefing of a German General "There's a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness."

Reply

panzerguy

Member since
October 2007
From: N.H.

Posted by panzerguy on Friday, July 4, 2008 5:21 PM

Waterboy this came out great

One suggestion,if the motorcycle is not attached to the base try moving it about one inch to it's right this will help to fill in some of the open space at the front.

Excellent work!

"Happiness is a belt fed weapon"

Reply

Wirraway

Member since
January 2006
From: Pineapple Country, Queensland, Australia

Posted by Wirraway on Friday, July 4, 2008 8:59 PM

nice one waterboy ! Good to see some French pieces being built.

"Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional"

" A hobby should pass the time - not fill it" -Norman Bates

Reply

Mobious

Member since
September 2007
From: Relocating

Posted by Mobious on Friday, July 4, 2008 10:09 PM

Hello waterboy,

Nicely done. I saw this when you were still undecided about the compostion. I think it looks great. A well balanced a skillfully executed project. Thanks for posting.

Best Regards,

"It's a problem of applied physics" Roy Brown

Reply

Jantrix

Member since
June 2008
From: Jax, FL.

Posted by Jantrix on Saturday, July 5, 2008 1:32 AM

Great work. I'm more and more impressed with level of detail you armor types are working with.

Rob http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g73/Jantrix/

Reply

Cosmic J

Member since
December 2007
From: Louisville, KY.

Posted by Cosmic J on Saturday, July 5, 2008 5:54 AM

Very nice.

That's the most realistic looking cobblestone street I've ever seen on a model. No joke. How did you do it?

Is this one of those MiniArt dio bases?

Reply

waterboy

Member since
February 2003
From: Joliet Ill.

Posted by waterboy on Saturday, July 5, 2008 9:36 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys

Yes that is a miniart display base. I added the brick rubble and tree. The cobbles were painted one at a time and then drybrushed and given several washes. A real pain but everyone sure seems to like them.

"The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis." - from a post-war debriefing of a German General "There's a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness."

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 5, 2008 10:46 AM

Very nice dio...I like the variations of colors in the cobbles, nice figs, nice vehicles and nice story-line...would like to see a few more pics from the cat's side so the figgies' faces are more visible...

Reply
Edit

espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Saturday, July 5, 2008 12:32 PM

Very nice! I especially like the way the cobblestone streets turned out!

Scott Espin - IPMS Reno High Rollers My Reviews

Reply

Bodge

Member since
January 2008
From: Bournemouth UK

Posted by Bodge on Monday, July 7, 2008 3:51 AM

Looksgreat, and nicely painted

Reply

zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Monday, July 7, 2008 9:40 AM

On par with your usual standard I'd say. Well done.

Reply

acmodeler01

Member since
January 2008
From: Tulsa, OK

Posted by acmodeler01 on Monday, July 7, 2008 10:15 AM

Very nice! Real good attention to detail; all the subtle touches give it life and let the viewer discover new little details each time. I like it. The comment about the motorcycle makes sense, I never would have thought of that

Jon.
http://public.fotki.com/dawgfighter/