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                        Norio Takemura's "Road to Beirut" diorama pix

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:30 AM
                        Hey folks, here's a link to a site that has oodles of pix of Norio's great diorama!

                        Norio, I hope you don't mind the linking!

                        Here we go:

                        http://mtake9.hp.infoseek.co.jp/models/RoadtoBeirut.htm

                        Enjoy!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 4:16 PM
                        I send my compliments.Big Smile [:D]
                        Great Job Norio!Bow [bow] I wish I could do thatBanged Head [banghead]
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                        wildwilliam
                        • Member since
                          December 2009
                        • From: West Grove, PA
                        Posted by wildwilliam on Sunday, December 7, 2003 10:08 AM
                        Norio,
                        truly stunning work!
                        the figures in my kits give me a lot of trouble, but your dio is an excellent reminder of
                        why i should continue to work on them.
                        they add so much to the total, that for me to leave them on the sprues now would be unthinkable.

                        please post more of your projects!
                        and don't worry about your English.
                        there are so many typos in our posts, we know exactly what you mean most of the time.
                        :-)

                        ed.
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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Sunday, December 7, 2003 8:32 AM
                        Amazing! Great work on this one, Mr. Norio.

                        No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 7, 2003 8:01 AM
                        is that the magazine i been looking for that magazine how much it seels it japan ?

                        i forgot to say great work Norio hope to see more of work in here
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 7, 2003 7:47 AM
                        Hey niceeeeee, really , by the way where did u get the parts for the T55 , i mean how u convert the T55A to ti 67 , did u use verlinden parts ?

                        i been trying the parts bjut i don know where unless i join trumpeter Ti 67 with tamiya
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 7, 2003 5:44 AM
                        Konnichi wa! Wade-san,

                        I am also looking forward to your coming to see us there.

                        Norio,
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, December 7, 2003 4:51 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Wacky
                        I will hopefully be in Japan in time to see the Shizuoka hobby show. I am looking forward to, hopfully, meeting you and Brian. It will be great to see work from both of you in the flesh!!


                        We'll see you there, Wade!

                        Norio, English is a lot easier than Japanese, lemme tell ya!Wink [;)]
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 7, 2003 12:49 AM
                        I have to join with the rest, and also say that the diorama is exceptional, I cant wait to see some more of your work.

                        Timbo
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 7, 2003 12:31 AM
                        All I can say is... WOWBig Smile [:D] Great DioBow [bow]... I truly can't wait to see more of your work... Thank you for sharing...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 6, 2003 8:30 PM
                        Bow [bow]
                        cool men....

                        juz to find out....whether u got any tips on improving TAMIYA produced T62( itz a pretty old kit)....
                        actual pictures of RussianT62 tank would be kindly appreciated...
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                        maddafinga
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                        Posted by maddafinga on Saturday, December 6, 2003 5:02 PM
                        Truly excellent work Norio! I'm quite impressed.
                        Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, December 6, 2003 11:48 AM
                        Just for added excitement, here's the cover of the issue of Armour Modelling that Norio's diorama appears in:



                        The cover features fellow Naniwa Sensha-tai clubmember Kaz Yoshioka's amazing Berlin diorama.

                        If you see this issue, grab it!Big Smile [:D]
                        ~Brian
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, December 6, 2003 10:19 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn

                        [:0] What a nice dio!

                        depicting Israel's "Galleria Peace Operation" in 1982

                        Tongue [:P] Actually, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon was code-named "Operation Peace for Galilee." Galilee is a section of Northern Israel.


                        Thanks for the correction, Larry! That was a quote taken directly from Armour Modelling...I'll have to let 'em know about it!
                        Just goes to show you what can get "lost in translation."
                        ~Brian
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                        beav
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Ft. Sill, OK
                        Posted by beav on Friday, December 5, 2003 8:35 PM
                        Odd seeing an Israeli T-55A, never seen one before. I guess when you got a small nation/army, you gotta use what you have. I wish I could do somthin like that....

                        "First to Fire!"

                        Steven

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 5, 2003 7:04 PM
                        Konnichi wa Brian-san and Norio-san.
                        Fantastic diorama Norio!!! Such incredible attention to detail. This is the kind of thing that inspired me to start making dioramas! Very eager to see more.
                        I will hopefully be in Japan in time to see the Shizuoka hobby show. I am looking forward to, hopfully, meeting you and Brian. It will be great to see work from both of you in the flesh!!
                        Sayonara Brian and Norio.
                        Thanks for the pix! Wade.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 5, 2003 7:29 AM
                        Thank you very much again for warm messages!

                        I am now working on next dio for the Shizuoka hobby show,the biggest show in Japan promoted by TAMIYA. I'd like to show it on the forum,so let me have your advice, fellow modelers!

                        I made mistake again, not a "motor" or a "motar", it's a " mortar" or a "trench mortar".
                        English is always mysterious to me.Dead [xx(]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 2:32 PM
                        [:0] What a nice dio!

                        depicting Israel's "Galleria Peace Operation" in 1982

                        Tongue [:P] Actually, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon was code-named "Operation Peace for Galilee." Galilee is a section of Northern Israel.
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                        animal
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by animal on Thursday, December 4, 2003 2:00 PM
                        Bravo. excelant work shown here. Thanks for sharing them
                        Animal wants trucks!!! http://community.webshots.com/user/gtadw
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 12:40 PM
                        Very inspirational. I am very impressed when I see this amount of detail put into such a involved diorama.... not just a single vehicle. Keep up the GREAT work

                        God Bless
                        Kenneth
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 11:51 AM
                        Norio-sama:
                        omedeto no kotta rikisaku ! ( i hope that's correct...)
                        u r truly a master, & Brian-sama is lucky 2 have such a sensei .
                        4 me, there is nothing like a diorama setting 2 help the model(s) come 2 life and set the mood...
                        i look forward 2 seeing more of ur work !
                        arigato goziemashita !
                        frosty-chanSmile [:)]

                        Brian-sama:
                        thanx for posting this 4 us 2 see !
                        how's the BMP coming ?


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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, December 4, 2003 11:06 AM
                        Howdy, Tim!
                        See? I told ya Norio was the real deal!
                        Yup, the same pix are actually in the Naniwa Sensha-tai gallery, too.

                        Hopefully we can coax him into posting more stuff here, too!
                        ~Brian
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                        therriman
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Thursday, December 4, 2003 9:36 AM
                        Awsome work Norio. Very outstanding. I'm impressed and Brian was right you are a master.Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow] Thanks Brian for posting pics.Approve [^]Big Smile [:D]Approve [^]Big Smile [:D]Approve [^]Big Smile [:D]Approve [^]Big Smile [:D]

                        How did you manage to post them, tie him up untill you had them posted?????Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]

                        Brian I was looking around on your clubs website the other day. Did I see some of Norio's work there? I thought I did.
                        Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 7:46 AM
                        Hi J-Hulk,

                        Ooops! It's a "motar" ."Hakugekihou" in Japanese.
                        I took these pix. The pix on the mag were taken by a professional photographer. Of course, it's better than mine.

                        Norio,
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, December 4, 2003 7:04 AM
                        Maffen, as much as I'd like to take credit for these pix (and the diorama!), I can't. Norio, did you take these yourself? They are good!
                        And Monday it is for modeler's night out in Osaka!
                        .
                        By the way Norio, did you mean "mortar?" Like "hakugekihou?" I was wondering what the tank commander was carrying, too.
                        ~Brian
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                        maffen
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        Posted by maffen on Thursday, December 4, 2003 6:25 AM
                        realy beautiful j-hulk Tongue [:P] how do you get them pictures so sharp? whould love to take some pic. of my stuff in that king of quality.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 6:09 AM
                        Hi, my fellow modelers here in FSM!

                        Thank you! I am so happy to know that you love my diorama. That is my first one on commecial magazine. I am over fifty years old, and I am the oldest rookie,maybe.

                        Thank you for your big help,Brian!
                        I know you are so busy these days.Let's have a dinner next Monday,O.K?

                        Captain Caveman,
                        Thank you! What the tank commander holds is "motor".

                        FSM is very cool place for me!
                        Norio,


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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 2:17 AM
                        In a word… “awesome” but you know what this means now, right? We are going to expect to see more pics of Norio's work.Wink [;)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 1:10 AM
                        Most excellent! thanks for sharing. Thumbs Up [tup]
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