the hard side of war am i wrong for it?

i agree with all that has been stated here. i believe dios with death are a needed aspect of historical modeling. do not be afraid to show the truth. however blood and gore are not necessarily the way to do it. some have been done very tastefully with amazing power. you have to decide what you wish to show. my vote is for you to do it.

joe

I don't think your wrong for it. I also agree that dioromas with death are needed in historical modeling. As often said before in topics such as this, the objects we build models of were built to bring death and destruction. Showing that death and destruction is a way to put a true perpective on things and I find it nessarity to show the reality of war as long has its done repectfullly.
This last weekend I was at a model show and there was a diorama called "Ambrush" I think. It was of a German Stug whose crew was caught taking a break. Almost hidden in the grass was a dead or dieing German solider. It looked very convincing to me and seemed to be a very good example how to do it. There was almost no blood and what there was wasn't blight red. It was subdued, it was the posture and the face of the dead German that told you what you needed to know.
If you want to do the gory stuff you might be able to do it repectfully but I think it would be very differcult. Its easy to go over broad with it.
Anyway I also vote for you to do it and put up on here so we all can see it.

I think more people should depict the horrors of war, when going to a show or a competition one easily gets the impression that most modelers bring tribute to the gods of war.

It maybe a naive tought, but if more people in high places would be confronted to the daily horrors of war, maybe they wouldn't be so quick to decide to sent their countrymen to the other side of the world to die for cause that isn't theirs to die for.

Oh, and please keep in mind that I really don't have the intention of insulting anyone with this remark.

War, So They say :2% boredom 98% pure terror......dont glorify the truth best of luck Andy.

Bustedhart personallly i think we have a duty to be as historical or real in our work as possible death is part of war. I also would like to say Mr. Shep Paine one of the most popular modelers has also done death in his dios but in his book stated keep it calm on the blood and gore make sure it is tastefull.

Bad stuff happens in war and traffic accidents happen as well. Should we model those? Let's leave the rememberance to novelists and cinematographers.

This hobby is an art form after all, don't forget that. There are some that can convey an idea or an emotion to the viewer very well and those that can't. Some are like illustrators or draftsmen that place the subject down like a matter of fact. There are others that can manipulate the subject to convey action or emotion in a realistic or surrealistic way. Some just do it for fun and that's good, too.