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Diorama No. 7 - "AMBUSH" (Pics)

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 28, 2004 12:44 AM
An outstanding work Dwight. It conveys a real sense ot tension. Excellent composition.
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  • From: sunny imperial beach
Posted by yw18mc on Monday, June 28, 2004 12:13 AM
Heck Dwight, after seeing what you do with cardboard and chopsticks, I'm tempted to throw all my junk models in a box and send them to you for rework. LOL. as busy as you keep yourself you'd probably find the time to rehab my junk. take care, keep the great work coming. semper fi, mike
mike
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, June 28, 2004 12:06 AM
yw18mc: Wow, I am flattered. I really don't have any intention in bringing this to a competition or something. I just want to build dios, that's all. And I am glad that you guys think it looks good. Thank you very much. Really inspires me to do better next time.

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Posted by yw18mc on Sunday, June 27, 2004 11:59 PM
Dwight. she's a "BLUE RIBBON" winner in anybody's book. my compliments, I've enjoyed your postings the short time I've been with the forum. always look forward to your lite hearted comments, and superb workmanship. semper fi, mike
mike
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:45 PM
armorchris,

Nothing special. This is what I did:

1.) Paint tank overall with Olive Drab
2.) Apply thinned white paint using brush randomly with strokes starting from the top going downwards. Break the tip of the brush so that there will be small brush strokes. (I heard winter camo was done randomly with mops, rags, etc.).
3.) Apply a dirty colored wash. Apply some soil colored paint using a brush to simulate streaks.

Hope it helps.Wink [;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:09 PM
wow im really impressed, whats your method for giving the Sherman the worn weathered look with the white camoflauge, its something id like to practice with and learn to do, not just for american vehicles but for german ones too.
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, June 27, 2004 9:51 PM
Keyworth: Blush [:I]. You are too kind. Thanks.

Erush: Thanks, too. I'll try to get more pics. These are the only ones that came out clear. The rest are a bit blurry. Taking close ups is not easy.Smile [:)]

Sherm: Thanks. I know that somehow you will like it. I just don't know why?Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D].

Thundergod: Thanks. One of these days I am gonna take step by step pics of "ruin building" (is there such a word?)Big Smile [:D] and share it with everybody.

Joe: Glad you like it, too. BTW the figures were done in the same way I described to you. The pics is little blurry though but the figures are shaded.

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Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, June 27, 2004 9:33 PM
my friend well done.

joe

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:50 PM
Wow ya did it again. It is great. Still would like toknow how ya scratch build the buildings so well. And there must be something in the air cause me and a friend have ben redoing old kits as well. once again it great...............Dio-Freak hahahahaTongue [:P]
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Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:50 PM
As always Dwight ... your dio work is exceptional.
You do a better job with odds and ends laying around your house than most do with an expensive dio kit.

Thanks as always for sharing.
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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  • From: USA, GA
Posted by erush on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:47 PM
Excellent Dwight!! Outstanding job on that one. Everything looks great to me, the Sherman, figures, snow, weathering...it's great Thumbs Up [tup] I agree with Mike too, more pics!!

Eric
Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning.     "Friendly fire...isn't"
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  • From: NE Georgia
Posted by Keyworth on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:42 PM
Dwight, great work. I'm really impressed with this one.
"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:39 PM
Thanks, Mike. I am glad you like the snow. My unfamiliarity with snow is the reason why it is only now that I pushed through with this project. It is a relief that you think it looks like snow. Smile [:)]

Again thanks.

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Posted by renarts on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:30 PM
Well Dwight, once again you've done it. You've outdone yourself this time. THis is by far the best. I really like everything on this one. The snow is really good. Brrrrrr.
I would love to see some more pics of this.
Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Diorama No. 7 - "AMBUSH" (Pics)
Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, June 27, 2004 8:02 PM
Well I know that you are tired of seeing "re-runs" of my previous dios Big Smile [:D] so I tried to finish this one which is my 7th diorama overall.

This diorama is a winter scene (as you can seeSmile [:)]) and was constructed around the 1/35 Tamiya M4A3 105 Sherman I built last November. The kit came with tank crew and 3 G.I.'s in winter uniforms. Since I didn't want to let the figures go to waste, I decided to make a winter diorama. I also added some Dragon figures (also in winter uniforms) to spice up the dio a bit.

The idea is to project a scene where German soldiers try to ambush a Sherman tank along with a squad of G.I. allowing it to come close as possible so that the 105mm howitzer could not be used against them.

Anyway, I don't have any experience in doing snow so I am not sure if the whole thing looks right.Smile [:)]. The ruins are basically scratchbuilt and the snow is plaster.





Note: I am sorry that it didn't show in the picture below, but the German soldier is armed with a panzerfaust that's why his rifle is beside the wall.









Comments are always welcome. (But of course if you come up with comments, you will have the pain of seeing another "retouched" dio in the future.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D])

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