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Diorama "Morocco 1943"

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  • Member since
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  • From: Carmel, CA
Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:45 AM

"Bad neighborhood", I guess. I suppose that the German engineers took them off. Not sure what a bunch of farmers would be able to do with those, without a blast furnace LOL.

To the average US soldier, every tank was a "Tiger" or a "Panzer", and every shell fired at them was an "88". In this case, all correct.

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  • From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posted by T-rex on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:29 PM

Very nice, Always loved that Quad truck. Still one of my favorite kit.

Working on: Trumpeter SU-152 (1/35) Trumpeter E-10 (1/35) Heller Somua (1/35)

"The world is your enemy, prince of a thousand enemy. And when they'll find you, they will kill you... but they will have to catch you first ''

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Posted by the doog on Friday, November 5, 2010 11:56 AM

AI has grown into a pretty good modeler. I think this dio works fine for what it is.

A lot of the nitpicking on the thread though is a bit overdone IMO. I think we all know that the primary reason for some of these "dioramas" is just to put plausibly-related elements in a common scene. I think if we'd keep that in mind, it wouldn't have to get so bitter sometimes. This scene is certainly no worse than some I've seen from "regulars" here.

You gotta give credit to MM for his "keep coming back" attitude, lol.

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  • From: Thailand
Posted by Model Maniac on Friday, November 5, 2010 12:55 PM

Thanks, Karl! I got this from somewhere:

Thought for the day:

Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away.

BTW, I haven't told you that I got a new bike just over 3 months ago. It's the best dirt bike that I've ever had! Only 125cc, it's engine is as powerful as my former 175cc one, with better suspension and brake systems. It's very fun to ride and it can do 39.3 km/litre - that's about 93.33 MPG:

 

Impressive Songs:

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Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

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Posted by SteveM on Friday, November 5, 2010 1:57 PM

Model Maniac wrote the following: ... just pee on it and walk away.

- Isn't that what they've been doing?

Steve M.

On the workbench: ginormous Kharkov dio

 

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Posted by the doog on Friday, November 5, 2010 1:59 PM

Phaisal, that's a beautiful bike! My fiancee' would approve! She herself has a 2006 Kawasaki KLX250 street/dirt bike, and we love to ride in the summer here. Her bike also gets incredible gas mileage; my DRZ400 gets great mileage too, but not as much as either yours or hers.

Good luck with your new wheels!

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  • From: Philadelphia PA
Posted by smeagol the vile on Friday, November 5, 2010 4:19 PM

SteveM

Model Maniac wrote the following: ... just pee on it and walk away.

- Isn't that what they've been doing?

 

Yea, but I also think that is what he does with the people who Poopoo his posts.

 

In the spirit of Karl's nicety I will say that even though MM doesn't build these things, just puts them here for kudos, he is employing a bunch of modelers and said modelers are getting something, dunno what, money, room and board, whatever for doing what they love, I wish I could get in on that deal.

 

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  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, November 5, 2010 7:11 PM

smeagol the vile

getting something...for doing what they love,

That's a big assumption. If you or I HAD to build and paint every day for our livelihoods, I don't know how long we'd love it.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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  • From: Thailand
Posted by Model Maniac on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 5:27 AM

the doog

Phaisal, that's a beautiful bike! My fiancee' would approve! She herself has a 2006 Kawasaki KLX250 street/dirt bike, and we love to ride in the summer here. Her bike also gets incredible gas mileage; my DRZ400 gets great mileage too, but not as much as either yours or hers.

Good luck with your new wheels!

Thanks, Karl! Your fiancee' rides a KLX-250? I wonder how high and heavy she is. I'm 5'8" and 141 lbs and I find that KLX-250 is too high for me. When I'm on it, it doesn't feel my weight and my feet barely touch the ground. Also the 250 costs almost twice the 125 ($5,000 against $2,600) so I bought the 125. Are dirt-bikes from other Japanese makers available there too? In Thailand, only Kawasaki has dirt bikes to offer.

Good luck with your wheels and woman!

 

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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  • From: Thailand
Posted by Model Maniac on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 5:52 AM

Smeagol, I built a lot in the past, from Esci's and Matchbox's 1:72 tanks to Tamiya's Yamato 1:350 and I know my own limit. I don't have much patience and I have little modeling expertise. So I started outsourcing modeling services over a decade ago, about the same time that I setup my website. My website is 12 years old today and the number of builders has grown from 1-2 to 6. If you live in Thailand you could be No.7 if you can build them well. ;-)

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Thailand
Posted by Model Maniac on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 5:58 AM

Many thanks for your kind words, T-rex! In the past I overlooked this kit, thinking that it's ugly and armless (no guns). So this is my first Quad truck.

Impressive Songs:

All 10 Playlists that I created on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModelManiacThailand/playlists

Pan Flute Music (300 songs) (Most Popular, over 100K views):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZO7alagEPsEMzgBkWt4-vKV

El Condor Pasa (Top 50) (World's most famous and my most favorite song):

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNb2zPxGTZOLKHbju350mLle4HkMhsb8

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