I didn't know you were still working on this John!  Great looking dio, especially with the backstory included!  Congrats on bringing it to the finish line!

Wow, that turned out great!!! Really sharp work there!!!

And you're welcome to the figures, if I still owned them they'd be still here in the box collecting dust...

Now for a little bit of fun--putting photos in black & white... Hehehe

Does it look real or fake?

Of all the diorama photo's I've posted in this and the last post, please let me know which one you think should go on the roster. And again, a thank you to Gamera for the figures; they were perfect for this! 

Praise the Lord!

MY DIORAMA IS FINI! Yay! 

Before I post the final pictures (which I'll likely go a bit overboard on), I'll reconnect you all with the story of the real tank and men my diorama is based on:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestroyedTanks/

comments/c7myoi/north_korean_t3485_

tanks_destroyed_by_the_27th/

(For further reading on the Battle of Bowling Alley:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bowling_Alley)

Here's the pics of the real thing! Feel free to compare my model to 'em! ;) 

I also suspect that the picture below shows the same T-34/85 -before the Americans painted it, that is.

My diorama's setting is before the "banana peel" effect was produced, as the Americans were moving out to it, and just before the they put mud in its gun barrel. 
The figure with the BAR gun represents the 17yr. old Daniel Cooper. Thus, without further ado, the dio: 

Im sorry for being late but a great job on your tank . congrads.

My build is set to progress! Just received some static grass today for the ditch in my diorama! 

PS- Did you get the Navion, bufflehead? Just want to be sure it made it to you. :)

Thanks Gamera, John and Robert!  I really liked your F-84G, F-51D and the M40!  Winners all!

WHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Big fat congrads Ernest on your well deserved win! There was some really nice work here! My congrads to everyone, loved everyone's models! 

No problem and congratulations! It's great that you enjoyed the build; hopefully, everyone did! 

PS: Bufflehead, could you send me a private message with your address? Thx! 

Whhaaaaaat???  I actually won something?? This just might be a bufflehead first!!

To be honest I really feel there were some SUPER builds here, better than mine....as far as I'm concerned we're all winners!  Thanks again John 3:16 KJV!!

Congrats Bufflehead!

Congratulations, bufflehead!  It was a fun GB to participate in.

Please forgive my late announcement, guys! This contest did not cease to be tight. As it turns out, the tie-breaker vote resulted in yet another three-way tie! So, in order to break the tie, I settled on placing the finalists' usernames on little pieces of folded paper. After a prayer, my family and I had a hat drawing. 

Thus while bufflehead, jeaton01, and Justinryan215 are all technically winners, the drawn prize winner is bufflehead! 

Congratulations to bufflehead and to all of the finalists on your accomplishments! You all had excellent models! And a thank you to everyone for participating in this Group Build and for your patience with me!

[PS- To anyone who hasn't finished their build(s) yet: You can keep working on it this year and posting here. :) ]

I encourage all who signed up for this GB (even if you didn't finish a model) to vote! 

(Finalists can still vote, just not for themselves. )

:)

Contest Update! 
This is a tight contest, for there is a three-way tie for the prize! Congratulations to the finalists:

bufflehead,

jeaton01,

& Justinryan215!

Because there is only one prize, we need to have one more tie-breaker vote. So, everyone, please cast one vote for any of the three finalists before January 7th! Hopefully on the 7th, I can announce the one who will take the prize. 

Robert & Ernest: Great jobs guys!!! Love those!

And some really nice work there on the figures John.

Well, today is voting day! Please have fun voting for models!

I'll review the voting rules here, but I will honor the clear intent of votes even if your vote doesn't come in perfectly. :)

-I will not be a contest participant; I will be the judge (vote counter).

-Voting will take place today.

-Every GB participant (whether in the contest or not) excluding myself (I will not vote) is entitled to submit one vote for the model/diorama they think should win.

-Those voters who are also contest participants may not vote for their own entry. They must vote for someone else.

-To vote, PM me on January 2, 2021. In your message, please clearly state the username of the contestant you are voting for along with the name of the model entry he built.

Please also note that the usernames of those who built pictured models and the names of their models are placed above the pictures of their models.

Thank You so much for being here, guys! Hopefully you all will enjoy the contest!

Good work with the commander! I'll get the roster all updated. Thank you for participating, buff!

I tried posting yesterday and this morning, but my posts didn't go through...

Anyway, I decided to go crazy and finish up the Pershing the way I intended.  I added a tank commander and some stowage.  Sorry, no Korean War tank crew figures in my stash...had to use one from a Tamiya Sherman.  Legends Sherman tank stowage provided the bags and rolls.  Fixed my photo booth lights so I took some more pics.  Please use whichever you like from these or from yesterday for the final pic:

How about this for the title: 

General Pershing Reporting for Duty, Sir!

You're right, it is a long model! Nice chains and connectors on the back! 
You're all set on the roster; thank you for participating, Glamdring! :)

Don't forget to vote tomorrow!

I made it, and am calling the "Courageous Confederate" done.

As you can see, it is a long model and the reason I had to give up on the gun crew.  It barely fits on my display shelf as it is!  

Thanks for hosting the build  John!  If you need to choose a picture, go with the sideview because it has the best lighting.   

No problem, and don't worry 'bout the Africa GB. If you do find the time, you can join up anytime in the year; but four GB's is certainly enough to work on for now! I myself am probably best off with a limit of one or two projects! :)

And thank you once more for those figure kits you sent me; they're great! I'm mostly done with the American troops for my diorama (except I lost the pistol holster for one of 'em :( Hopefully, I'll come across it again.) 

Here's update photos:

I replaced the 30 cal. that came with the kit with a BAR; and I put tin foil straps on most of the guns. 

Thanks John and thank you again for a great GB!!! 

Would join your African Front GB but I'm swamped with stuff- I've restricted myself to the four GBs I've joined- which are already too many. I am going to try, and that's the big thing there- TRY, to finish some stuff up this year. 

Cool, you're all set on the roster, Gamera! 

Ernest: Superb job there! She was worth the wait! I'm not sure the ROK had very many F-51Ds - this was the ride of Major Dean Hess- USAF pilot who was training the South Koreans to fly.

John: Thanks! I guess Major Dean Hess's F-51D would work. Not sure which photo is best- maybe the second from the top or third from the bottom looks like the best view to me.

And Happy New Year guys!

You're tank looks swell! Thank you for joining us! (My build's going into the new year, so you're timing is better than mine, especially considering what else you accomplished!) 

Do you have a picture preference for the roster? How about a title for the build? :)