WW II dio GB

rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:32 PM

maybe a certain time frame, wwii, Post wwii. Maybe even a Specific battle, like normandy.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:36 PM

How about just a specific theater, like the european?

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:35 PM

works for me.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:21 PM

Sorry, i left early. ok, so heres the rules:

1. Diorama can be of anything so long as it is set in the WW II European theater.
Anything from wartorn streets to airfields, etc. etc.
2.All scales are accepted
3. project begins whenever you join, but you must join by march 3, 2006
4.have fun, above all else, or else

i have some friends who work on graphics sites fixing us up a badge. This build ends on may 21st, 2006 (my B-day Cool [8D]

) Oh, and go ahead and post your progress, not enough so that your finished dio is no surprise, but enough to keep this thread alive and to quench the occasional thirst of model addicts.

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1.MontanaCowboy
2.zokissima
3.rebelreenactor
4.DOUBLE D
5.archangel571
6.Zouave146
7.tankergeoff
8.williamG
9.madspaniard
10. T-34
11.biffa
12. neo_hacker 21
13. Duke Maddog
14. TANGO 1
15. panzer67
16.rundave
17. smokinprice
18. ygmodeler4
19. CDNTanker25
20.ddayomaha
21. Tigertankman
22.Abdiel
23. marineman25
24. sonic_boom
25. blackcat

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MontanaCowboy

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From: I'm here physically, but not mentally.....

Posted by MontanaCowboy on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:33 PM

I was thinking about one with 4 or 5 Shermans in hedgerow country in the open with 2 or 3 german tanks, tigers or panzers behind the hedgerows with about 15-20 German soldiers. The Shermans would have some 30 Americans behind them. It's gonna be HUGE

Either that or a Band of Bros one.

"You know, Life is like a Rollercoaster. Sometimes you just die unexpectedly." No wait, that's not it.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:45 PM

Welcome aboard!!!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:54 PM

when is the start date?

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:11 AM

This is a good idea. I'm in. No idea what I'll build yet.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:56 AM

Start date is, now. just please dont join after March 31st, 2006

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:34 PM

any other takers?

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archangel571

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Posted by archangel571 on Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:44 PM

i'd go for it if it's european theatre. i got two ideas for dioramas that i really want to try, keeping it a lil secret for now until i decide on which one to build based on how much parts i can gather within this year.

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:03 PM

cool

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:04 PM

sure, i'm in..... not telling though

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:07 PM

no prob. oh, off topic real quick... hows my sig?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:21 PM

O.k. Hernando, count me in, sounds cool, I got some ideas also.
O, ur sig is nice, and easy to see Cool [8D]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:32 PM

thanks much

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 1:36 AM

Where r u Hernando?? Whistling [:-^]

I hope ur not upset 'bout the responses to ur tank, "Most "of us were just tryin' to help! If u really like building models don't quit! There r plenty of ppl here who wud like to help u out! Big Smile [:D]

I'm not that good but I studied the principles ALOT and I wud be willing to help u out. I know a few others that wud too.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 1, 2005 6:05 PM

sorry for the wait!! I went to Vegas.

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 9:57 AM

Can we include a build that we're doing for another GB?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 11:03 AM

Good question, I would like to do the same thing.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 5:49 PM

So long as the other build allows it.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 11:02 AM

i ve been working on this idea for 3 months.....and im have design conflicts with this one....i got all the kits for it
its gonna be a street in warsaw during the warsaw uprising, theres gonna be a sdkfz251(tamiya) on the street in front of a barracade, the partisans run out from a corner and attack it, the germans from the car hop out and attack also, next to the truck theres a building with more partisans on the top floor (3rd-4th floor) with either maltov cocktails, mortars (just tapping them and droping them), panzerfuast, or grenades,

but i wanna know since the "action" is gonna be on the top floor, should i build and detail the bottom floors too, or box them in and just build on the top floor, and also, with the two action points do you think its kinda too busy?
thx-DJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 5:30 PM

Either one sounds nice actually, depending on how much time you spend on either. so no, it doesnt sound too busy. War is busy, caotic, never organized.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 5:49 PM

Heres the badge at last!!!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 3:32 PM

wish to join me and later will decide what dio but certainly inside.

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 3:58 PM

cool badge!

Dj, either way sounds cool. I know that when I look at dios, it is always cool to see everything, from inside a building, to the sewers, so I would favor showing the lower floors as well. It really depends on how much time, money and effort you want to put in to the project though.

I have painted the first out of 24 figures, so far it has taken about 3 days. Which basically means its gonna be awhile!!!!!

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:13 AM

i have the facade of the building cut out of wood, all the windows are cut out, i painted it white, now i just have to put frames in all the 28 windows! and windows, and then the four floors, walls on the inside, furniture, rubble, a balcony, all the things for the shops on the bottom floor, the street, engrave the stones in the sidewalk and street, make the baracade, the roof of the building, and then the figures, and sdkfz251...
WOW thats a lot of work!! i have alot of good research including the actual street names of the historical event of the capture of a sdkfz by thte partisans!!!!
gotta get to work-DJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 12, 2005 2:31 PM

painted the facade, and started the sdkfz 251.....a lot to do on this badly detailed kit..

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 13, 2005 12:01 AM

What brand is it?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 15, 2005 1:34 PM

tamiya.....contrary to there usually pretty good kits....this one is real badly detailed
well started my sdkfz251....the panel needed a lot of extra detail... the entire interior is just crap. i needed to do sooo much scratchtbuilding and i dont even have the seats on!!!
i just need to paint the driver and put him in then i can glue everything and get the interior in. didnt buy a driver took a panther tank driver, put his a$$ under a flame and formed his legs to fit the controls.
-DJ

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, August 15, 2005 7:30 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by DOUBLE D

the entire interior is just crap. i needed to do sooo much scratchtbuilding

or the lack there of!

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 15, 2005 7:40 PM

Hey All,

Just a quick question. I was thinking of joining this build. I have been paiting figures to put in a diorama with either a Kubelwagen, schwimmy or a 251 that I have already done. IS this accpetable or would I have to build another vehicle?? Thanks.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 15, 2005 8:16 PM

yeah, thats cool. Ill allow prebuilt vehicles

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ygmodeler4

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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Monday, August 15, 2005 8:41 PM

Oh ther is pre-built Vehicles. Ok I guess im in but Im not saying what. Wink [;)]

-Josiah

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 15, 2005 8:58 PM

Sweet!! Put me down for the schwimmy with Tamiya's Recce figure set please. I will devulge more later!! Some things have to remain a secret! Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:19 PM

bump

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 8:06 PM

thanks D.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:11 PM

OK I have to ask what is this bump thing???

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ygmodeler4

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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:46 PM

If the Thread gets lost in the far reaches of the Forum(ie couple pages behind) just say bump to put it at the the top.

-Josiah

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Friday, August 19, 2005 9:21 AM

hernando, you should copy the information from the thread you started in the Diorama forum to the first post here, as I'm assuming this is to be the official thread.

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Friday, August 19, 2005 11:59 AM

Okay, now that I know how this works I'd really like to get in on it...it's my first dio AND my first GB!

Actually, it's somewhat started already, but barely (I'm still buying models) and this'll give me some real incentive to keep on it!

Anyway, the idea for my dio is a street fighting scene in the Battle for Berlin done in 1/35 scale. The tenative title is, 'Red Tide Rising'. Now...how do I post one of those nifty badges onto my sig Confused [%-)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 12:29 PM

AAAHHHH.......thanks ygmodeler4

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 12:33 PM

i'll get some pics up soon of what i have so far..... a centaur CS tank next to a ruined Normandy structure.... haven't gotten any figs yet though.....

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 2:06 PM

Can I join up? I'm thinking of a PZ 2 dio

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Tigertankman

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From: Valley Spings, CA

Posted by Tigertankman on Friday, August 19, 2005 2:20 PM

I'll join in, I've done some sketches of a pather with track damage(I.E. broken) going up a hill(a railroad track levy), with a brick building next to it with a machinegun team in it, firing away at the onslaught of russians

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 2:43 PM

abdiel- right click on one of our badges (the dio one) go properties copy the url, then go to update profile, then where it says pictures and text put the url in between this

(no spaces) then press update profile and ur done!
still goin at a snails pace with this 251, i glued the driver and need to paint him THEN I CAN FINALLY GLUE SOMETHING!!! then on to scratchbuilding the rest of the interior!
i think this is gonna take forever!! seeing that i have to build three floors a street and rubble!

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Friday, August 19, 2005 3:05 PM

Double D, I'm good to go...thanks, buddy!

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Monday, August 22, 2005 11:34 AM

Got in late last night, but had a chance to get an hour in and do some converting on my Legends motorcycle rider figure that'll be sitting on a BMW R75 in my dio. The figure originally is looking down and pointing with his right hand to a map, but I've got him now looking to his right and holding his unslung Mauser as if ready to join in the fighting.

Sanding down the sleeve and adding a button strap at the wrist to match the kit parts was challenging and fun. I like swapping around all these parts and pieces to get the look I need...sure beats the contstraints of building kits straight outta the box!

Everyone else having fun?
Eric

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 3:15 PM

hey ddayomaha!! ur from chicago?!?!?! me too! GO SOX!!!!
im gonna get some progress pics up tomorrow, go the driver all glued, now need to paint him and put him in.. also got one of many german figs painted

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 3:46 PM

I also need to add some progress photos. I have three German Recce figures about half way done. I should be able to add the camo to at least two either tonight or sometime this week.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:53 PM

well, heres some progress pics: this is the building facade im doin, im gonna make the floors later, but u can see the damage i inflicted on it, its all one piece of wood, i chipped the holes in, painted it balck, painted on bricks, then again with black, i like how it looks:

and heres a close up of the damage:

and heres the little progress on the interior of the sdkfz251 it took alot of scratchbuilding in the inteioir because of the kits poor detail

-Dj

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:50 AM

Double D lookin good. What kit are you using for the 251?? I need to post some photos soon!

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zokissima

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Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:25 AM

looking very nice DOUBLE D

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:29 AM

Double D the pic is blurry but it looks like your making progress

glad the SOX losing streak is over!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:19 PM

thanks a lot! the kit is tamiyas, the pics are so blurry cuz my camera is a piece of (rap
got the first layer of paint on the 251, it turned out a very very light yellow so i did a wash of yellow oxide and it looks fine..(i dont use bottled paints, i buy a few and mix them)

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:31 PM

Just got in my models today. A lot of flash on em, a LOT.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:59 PM

Well I thought I would post some progress photos. Here they are. I used Tamiya's schwimmy kit and their Recce figures. Plan on doing a small dio with them. The figures are being painted as SS. I might make it somewhere in Normandy just after 06/06/44. We shall see. Let me know what you think please. This is only my second attempt at camo. Not sure if I like it or not yet.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:22 AM

Mine is gonna take a lot longer than i thought. The tracks are 208 individual pieces!!

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, August 27, 2005 1:49 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by hernando

Mine is gonna take a lot longer than i thought. The tracks are 208 individual pieces!!

have fun! lol Big Smile [:D]

Jeff, your figs look excellent for just a second attempt. Just a couple of notes, you painted the boots and the gear brown, but the real things are black. And on the guys who has the darker gray pants, it looks like there is some plastic showing just above his boots. A fine tipped brush will fix that right up. Overall, nice work!

I have no progress, I will be starting on my build sept 1st. I will be doing the scene from BOB where they knock out the stug.

John

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:09 AM

Hey Reb, can you post a link to that picture? I'm also building a BoB dio and I'd be curious to see it...not to copy it, but just to get an idea of the surroundings.

I've just recently finished ordering the rest of the models I'll be using, both are Tamiya models...

A Steyr Command wagon:http://www.kitlink.com/Products/images/Tamiya/tam35235.JPG

and a bicycle:http://www.kitlink.com/Products/images/Tamiya/tam35240.JPG

I plan to make both models part of the twisted and burned out rubble strewn wreckage surrounding my German defenders machine gun nest.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:02 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

QUOTE: Originally posted by hernando

Mine is gonna take a lot longer than i thought. The tracks are 208 individual pieces!!

have fun! lol

Jeff, your figs look excellent for just a second attempt. Just a couple of notes, you painted the boots and the gear brown, but the real things are black. And on the guys who has the darker gray pants, it looks like there is some plastic showing just above his boots. A fine tipped brush will fix that right up. Overall, nice work!

I have no progress, I will be starting on my build sept 1st. I will be doing the scene from BOB where they knock out the stug.

Hey rebelreenactor,

Thanks for the heads up but I havent painted that area on any of them yet. All I painted were their shirts and pants and belts. Thanks though. Big Smile [:D]

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, August 27, 2005 5:14 PM

oh, lol, woops! Blush [:I]

sorry about that.

abdiel,

Do you mean a picture of the stug getting knocked out? I dont have a pic but i can look on the net for one.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 27, 2005 6:20 PM

No big deal John

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CDNTanker25

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Posted by CDNTanker25 on Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:51 PM

man what happened to my posts? lol I don't even remember what I'm building for this GB?@!? Hernando do you remember?!? anyone?!? lol eesh, you guys have started, if that's the case, I'll throw in my Panther G Late, Night Fighting...

James on the bench: Merkava II With MCRS-20% Merkava IID 75% IDF Magach Batash

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:41 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

abdiel,

Do you mean a picture of the stug getting knocked out? I dont have a pic but i can look on the net for one.

Yes, that's the one I mean reb...if you can find the pic, cool, but don't trouble yourself too much. I just wanted to get another reference shot of the rubble strewn streets, but there's no scarcity of those references!

Along with the various sized ballast I have and the brick debris I've smashed to use, I've also ordered 1/35 scale bricks to use for the rubble in my dio...I plan on BURYING the Steyr and the twisted bike frame will look great poking up through all that debris!

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:40 AM

I'll see if i can find a pic.

John

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Anonymous

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a question

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 29, 2005 8:07 AM

I'm making my first dio it's in 1/35 scale - "Building the Citadel" reprezenting the preparations for the Kursk battle .So , can i join ..I mean is it a problem that the scene is at the oposite side of "Ural" mountain?

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zokissima

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Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:01 AM

CDNTanker25, you posted in the DIorama forum.That's what I've been saying. To hernando, dude, you're the admin, get to it man. Either close this thread or close the one in the Diorama forum, as it's confusing to which thread we're supposed to post in.

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:37 PM

Lets just use this one, the other will die out.

John

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zokissima

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Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 11:01 AM

Good idea.

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Friday, September 2, 2005 11:27 AM

WOO-HOO

Got the Steyr model and resin accessories for my BoB Dio last night! It's SAH-WEEET, too...I'm looking forward to building it and wrecking it into a burned out and hulking shell of its former self. Actually, it's a bit larger model than I anticipated.

Ain't this fun?
Eric

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, September 2, 2005 5:39 PM

it sure is! I couldnt find a pic of the dio im building sorry Eric. What seen are you building?

John

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Friday, September 2, 2005 7:26 PM

No worries reb...I'm currently reading Cornelius Ryan's classic account of the Battle for Berlin and there's plenty of reference material and pics within that.

My scene is going to depict a machine gun nest position (probably somewhere near the Oder defensive line) being reinforced by panzerfaust carrying German soldiers and a motorcycle trooper. It'll include a wounded soldier and medic. Its background setting is going to include Verlinden's pockmarked, park wall ruin behind which I'm setting some artillery-downed trees.

Cheers!
Eric

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, September 2, 2005 11:57 PM

sweet!

Well, I did some researching on stugs and found out that my version would not have been in normandy so early. So I am going from a Band of Brothers dio straight to a Berlin dio. Im pretty excited as I have yet to try urban stuff. The dio will be somewhere in between the Spree and Landwehr Canals in south eastern Berlin. Vehicle is going to be from the SS pz Abt 11 Stug abt. 11 which was attached to the 11 ss panzer grenediers. Everything I read says that most of the vehicles they had were stugs and assault guns. I even got their general location per day. Sweet, I love dios with the most amount of accuracy possible, I think I have most of it down. Now I searching through pics of the buildings and streets.

These guys were the only ones to really hold out, they kept the Russians about 1000
yds away from the reichstag at all times until their friendly units behind them were pushed into them and they were forced to surrender.

I cant wait to start on the groundwork.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 3, 2005 12:30 AM

Can I be put down as a maybe please?It all depends if my mom lets me order any kits

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blackcat

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Posted by blackcat on Saturday, September 3, 2005 9:22 PM

okey if you are in WWII Japanese aircraft do like an aircraft carrier w/ a bunch of japanese aircraft (or me)

Blackcat

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:44 AM

Hey this DIO GB sounds great. I'll do something American maybe a sherman and some guys. Maybe I'll wait a few months and get the new M4A3E8 when Dragon comes out with it. Just put me down for a sherman now. Cool [8D]

Thanks

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 1:38 PM

right on marineman!
Oh, and as soon as i find my camera, ill send you some progress pics, ive got the tracks about 1/8 done, some of the infantry are done(minus paint) and ive done most of the upper half of the tank.

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blackcat

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Posted by blackcat on Sunday, September 4, 2005 10:01 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by blackcat

okey if you are in WWII Japanese aircraft do like an aircraft carrier w/ a bunch of japanese aircraft (or me)

Blackcat

srry what i put was for pacific theatere..... lets see here............... maybe a sean with Junkers aircraft with Adolf Hitler standing by them.

Blackcat

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Anonymous

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what about me???

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 9:01 AM

"""I'm making my first dio it's in 1/35 scale - "Building the Citadel" reprezenting the preparations for the Kursk battle .So , can i join ..I mean is it a problem that the scene is at the oposite side of "Ural" mountain?""" So my question was...can I join??Hernando you didn't said anything...

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 5, 2005 12:22 PM

Well I have made lots of progress on my stug.

I will add the wheels and tracks and hopefully get some paint on him by next weekend.

Now I am just having trouble finguring out what building I should use

or

I like them all. I think it will be the last on or the first one, ut heck, I like them all!

John

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ygmodeler4

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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Monday, September 5, 2005 12:36 PM

I think the first one is better because it seems more gloomy.

-Josiah

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 3:14 PM

im building my own buildings like that.... i bet if you painted the last one darker it would be just as gloomy

now that i got the base and need to make all the bricks outta putty i estimated that it will take me 12.7 hours to finnish all the bricks...yikes

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 3:17 PM

Double D that sucks man. All those little bricks!!
Reb ur stug looks great, like the sandbags a lot. I like the 1st building but they all look good, hard choice.

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 5, 2005 7:35 PM

Ok, Well after a hard decision I am going with the bottom pic. I just like the look of it. I plan on building many more dios so I can use the others sometime later on.

so heres what I have.

A couple of figs from this set

A few from this one

this building

some rubble

some benches and tables

and some propaganda posters

This all for around 60$!!!!!!! I will probably remove the posters and possibley the benches to make things abit cheaper.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 2:38 AM

Hey Hernando, I will join in, the finish date is somethig I can deal with. Always wanted to build a diorama, gonna try to do most from scratch.

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Abdiel

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From: Florida...flat, beach-ridden Florida

Posted by Abdiel on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 11:32 AM

Hey reb, that stug's looking great and as mentioned, the scratch-built sandbags really came out nice...well done! What kind of fabric or material did you use to get the 'woven' pattern into them? I was planning on using some porch screening material on mine, but whatever you used came out really well.

I'm also using a propoganda poster along with a painted graffiti slogan declaring, "victory or slavery," on my park wall (gotta get my german speaking neighbors to translate that for me.) I got that little detail out of the Cornelius Ryan book I just finished.

I finished building the BMW R75 I'm using and primered it this past weekend. I brought it out to show a couple of friends and they freaked out over the detail. Approve [^]

I did go a bit crazy and besides the PE kit I added to the model, I also threw in the brake, clutch and electrical cables coming off the handlebars. Also, all my figures are now sanded, primered and ready to be painted...gotta get some pics and post up!

Hernando, shtepsela wants to play...you're gonna have to tell him he's on the wrong continent Evil [}:)]

Cheers!
Eric

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:46 PM

thanks eric. I used some really fine cheescloth. The screen door type of stuff is just about the exact same size so I bet it would work just as good.

I want to add a German slogan too. I want to do Victory or siberia, I think its Sieg oder Siberian, Not 100% sure though.

When I did my BMW R75 I took a whack at doing the brake and other cables, Lets just say I had a frustrating time. For some reaseon It didnt go easily for me. I still got paint that thing......

John

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Abdiel

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From: Florida...flat, beach-ridden Florida

Posted by Abdiel on Thursday, September 8, 2005 1:54 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

When I did my BMW R75 I took a whack at doing the brake and other cables, Lets just say I had a frustrating time. For some reaseon It didnt go easily for me. I still got paint that thing......

I can understand the 'frustration'...after finishing with the cables I considered the fact that I may have missed my calling as a surgeon Laugh [(-D]

Anyway, last night I managed to get an hour in on the new Steyr comander wagon that recently arrived. Ican't believe the size of it! I found out that it was actually built on a truck chassis! I'm going to have to re-think the entire composition of my dio now.

Cheers!
Eric

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, September 8, 2005 6:04 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Abdiel

QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

When I did my BMW R75 I took a whack at doing the brake and other cables, Lets just say I had a frustrating time. For some reaseon It didnt go easily for me. I still got paint that thing......

I can understand the 'frustration'...after finishing with the cables I considered the fact that I may have missed my calling as a surgeon

dont you just hate it when that happens! Big Smile [:D]

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 8:41 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Abdiel

Hey reb, that stug's looking great and as mentioned, the scratch-built sandbags really came out nice...well done! What kind of fabric or material did you use to get the 'woven' pattern into them? I was planning on using some porch screening material on mine, but whatever you used came out really well.

I'm also using a propoganda poster along with a painted graffiti slogan declaring, "victory or slavery," on my park wall (gotta get my german speaking neighbors to translate that for me.) I got that little detail out of the Cornelius Ryan book I just finished.

I finished building the BMW R75 I'm using and primered it this past weekend. I brought it out to show a couple of friends and they freaked out over the detail. I did go a bit crazy and besides the PE kit I added to the model, I also threw in the brake, clutch and electrical cables coming off the handlebars. Also, all my figures are now sanded, primered and ready to be painted...gotta get some pics and post up!

Hernando, shtepsela wants to play...you're gonna have to tell him he's on the wrong continent

Cheers!
Eric

Actually, Russia is in Europe ( Urals are in Russia, right?) Havent gotten much else done on my stuff, been staying late with football, then i have Algebra II , Chemistry and world history homework. sonic_boom, glad to have you aboard!! Cool [8D]

EDIT: Sorry shtepsela!! I already added you to the list, so your cool!

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Friday, September 9, 2005 9:03 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by hernando

Actually, Russia is in Europe ( Urals are in Russia, right?)

Hernando, I'm glad to have everyone and anyone on board! However, Kursk is on the eastern border of Asia Wink [;)]

Cheers!
Eric

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 9:32 PM

what have i gotten myself into...... half done with my bricks comin out very nicely (but slowly) added a sewer cover, and i am gonna do (on the bottom of my building) a barber shop and a apotecary store, then im gonna block off the second floor, put a plaque on it, then on the top floor, gonna have some snipers and insurgents with maltov cocktails, exactly how am i gonna make the guys hold cocktails i dont know...
too much work....

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:13 AM

I've totally switched around my dio. I've got the Italeri Med jeep and the med center building so I'm going to do a winter scene of a front line aid station. Think It'll be good.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 11, 2005 2:28 PM

Thanks Hernando, i'm getting going now! Wink [;)]

Be good & have FUN,
Bill

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Abdiel

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Posted by Abdiel on Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:37 PM

My Tamiya Steyr Commander wagon is progressing slowly but surely. It's a nice model that fits together very well. I was working on it until the wee hours last night. I've also been studying pics of knocked out and burned out vehicles in order to figure out the right 'look' I want to give this soon to be doomed car.

I also got an e-mail from rollmodels and greatmodels.com alerting me that my bikes and bicycle detail kits I'm including are on the way...plodding along...slow but sure with this, my first dio.

Edited to say: I did get a chance to break out my Grabhandler tool and make a couple of nice looking handles out of brass wire to replace the plastic ones on the seat backs.

Cheers!
Eric

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 4:27 PM

Progress is slow as like everybuddy elses put here are some pics of my medical jeep. I've one got one fig built up and thats the one in the pic. I have to do some more work with painting some small details and the fig, but heres the pics:

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 19, 2005 5:34 PM

man that looks freezing! A couple of tips, take the snow off the seats and areas where the driver would have been. Also, US stretchers were Olive drab, not brown.

after that it looks really cold.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 7:51 PM

Thanks reb. I didn't know they were OD. sry

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 19, 2005 8:46 PM

don be sorry, its perfectly fine.

still waiting on my building to arrive.....

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:20 AM

Wow, that does look a..a..a..aw...ful..l.y c..c..c..cold! Wink [;)]

, I like it too Big Smile [:D]

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Uhh.. not trying to be overly picky but.... "What did you do with my Steering wheel"?[:0], just kidding, I know you are workin' on it.

Be good & have FUN,
Bill

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 24, 2005 1:30 PM

well, this is counter productive, i build a fig, once it was done, it fell and broke. down to 0
i really dont feel like doing any more bricks, even though im done with covering the base like 75% im growing bored with it, maybe something will get me to work on it more. the 251, is well, not anymore finnished, i made all the seats just need to mount them, and give em backs.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 30, 2005 9:35 PM

progress: the stowage bin things behind the seats are finnished, just cushions, stowage, weathering and some putty and itll all be DUN!! well at least the interior.

-DJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 1, 2005 6:50 PM

Im making very, very little progress. Even when i have time, i spend half of my time on tracks, and none of the shops up here carry gun metal or, suprisingly, flat brown. will post pics in a couple of minutes.

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CDNTanker25

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From: Playing in the foothills of NY

Posted by CDNTanker25 on Monday, October 3, 2005 5:57 PM

I'm still working on my tiger, it can be seen in the "German Armour GB" in the Armour forum. I just got the base and the gate for my dio from verlinden!

James on the bench: Merkava II With MCRS-20% Merkava IID 75% IDF Magach Batash

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archangel571

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From: NJ 07073

Posted by archangel571 on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 1:15 PM

question question marineman, what did you use for the snow. it looks so real as if it just got out of my old fridge's freezer!! (that thing frosts a lot)

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks

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archangel571

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From: NJ 07073

Posted by archangel571 on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 2:17 PM

Alright fine, since everyone's been sharing it, no point in keeping mine to myself. I drafted some of my ideas on the base for the dio already. Got the Kubelwagen and some verlinden PE and resin updates. I think I will convert Tamiya's driver figure since I am short on seated figures, and the half track figures from the Dragon kit seems to be sitting too high to fit in a kubelwagen. Might rob the half track driver's arms for the downshift motion.

Name will be settled at either "Drift King" or "First Day in a Car?". Haven't really thought about it. The kubelwagen is in the back sliding motion through a muddy road's corner shortly after a rain (turned front wheels and redone suspension height). So there are fresh puddles of water away from the car and muddy ones in its wake, plus deeply carved track marks into the mud (cars like kubel won't really drift unless it skids out of the way, duh...). Been trying to get more tips on making that little splash from the back wheel using clear resin, still looking into it. Thinking of making the action a bit more animated by having a guy in the backseat reaching out to grab one of the bag that got thrown out from the car.

Well that's it for now, I might end up compromising a lot during the build. The Kubel itself will be built for the the Crazy Kubel GB at the end of october.

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 7:28 PM

looks pretty cool on....wood
i have the same thing.....for about 2 months now, i drew on the street, all the sewers, and the inside of a barbers shop and an apothecary, cut down a story on my building, and the bricks are still.....unfinished. i really need to get inspired.
-DJ

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TANGO 1

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From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 7:55 PM

Hi Everyone!

I've just been surfing through all the threads here and started to feel a tad left behind!
My plan is to build the Tamiya M4A3 Sherman in winter camo trudging through a forest with a few troops using the sherman for cover as they advance. I have the kit,figures and have just started the base. I have also bought my trees and scenic snow. First time I'll be using this stuff, so this will be a learning experience for me Blush [:I]

. As and when I start to make some interesting progress, I'll start posting pictures.

See you later,

Darren. Wink [;)]

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 6, 2005 8:34 AM

I already finished (nearly) 9 figs from the 19 I intend to put in my dio . The Tiger I that I'm working on is making progres (German Armour GB). My dio will include also an Opel "Blitz" with PAK 40AT. I'm not in the list but Hernando said that I'm in so here I am .Have fun Thumbs Up [tup]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 6, 2005 5:23 PM

shtepsela- nice figs!! number four in the 2 set looks kinda crosseyed. but other than that it looks Awesome!
no progress here, startin anouther build that i kinda neglected.
-DJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 7, 2005 3:48 AM

The fig looks crosseyed ...becouse it is.. Censored [censored]

.I have to fix that rigth away 'couse it looks freacky Banged Head [banghead]

. I am begining to think that the only way to see the mistakes is via the eyes of the other members of the forum.Thanks Bow [bow]

and have fun

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 7, 2005 8:25 PM

hehehehe cross eyed he kinda looks like colonol klink...

-DJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 24, 2005 6:42 PM

bump, well more like a shove....6th page?? come on guys!!!
pics comin soon!-DJ

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CDNTanker25

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From: Playing in the foothills of NY

Posted by CDNTanker25 on Monday, October 31, 2005 9:06 AM

alright I'm almost done with my dio, just need the new fig set that's commin out by Dragan, yep a Gen-2 set due out in November, it's almost like they can see my dio and knew exactly what to make just for MEEEEE LOL. But on a serious note, the pics aren't the greatest, but here goes!

alright so there ya go. This is the command tank for the SS 101 Panzer Reg. The setting is the last offensive in Normandy before all Tigers were destroyed! Yep, it wasn't just Witmann's tank that ate it! The commander of the tank is telling the Infantry where to go, while the AT gun (7.5cm PAK 40) crew sets up. They still need to be painted. The Tiger is Dragon, the figs are Verlinden, the road is Dry Wall, and the groundwork is Celluclay covered in various shades of Verlinden's grass. The Park wall is by Verlinden aswell, and the trees are woodland scenics

James on the bench: Merkava II With MCRS-20% Merkava IID 75% IDF Magach Batash

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, October 31, 2005 3:24 PM

looks pretty good! Looks like you did a very nice job painting the figures. On the tank commander though, Im not sure the germans ever issued caom like that. Have you thought about adding the pea pattern on it? Overall though, looking quite good. What figs are you waiting for dagon to come out with?

Im planning on doing a dio with the 101ss pz abt, in their more fortunate days, like right around whittmans infamous attack.

Progress on my dio. I finished up all of the figs last night. Well glueing. They have all the accessories on them etc. I think a few need some putty, and a couple need gun straps. Still waiting for my building to arrive. Its been like 2 months! Angry [:(!]

I will be adding the balsa sides to the base today, glue the drywall down and smaybe even start groundwork. I also want to get the figs primed.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 7:50 PM

PROGRESS PICS!- i finnished the cobblestones FINNALY!!! need to paint them, fix up some uneveness, and ill be done with that chapter!

cobble stones (sry for the bad camera)

dio mock up polaks view

side view mock up

germans pov

entire dio mock up

251 interior (scratchbuilt)

(with the top off)
-DJ

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CDNTanker25

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From: Playing in the foothills of NY

Posted by CDNTanker25 on Monday, October 31, 2005 10:16 PM

Dragon is comming out with a new kit called "Germania France 1940" It's one of their new Gen-2 kits, so a thousand pieces for six or so guys... I think you're right about the commander's cammo,

James on the bench: Merkava II With MCRS-20% Merkava IID 75% IDF Magach Batash

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 5, 2005 8:04 PM

Wow, im already feeling ashamed of my tank and its nowhere near finished? My schedules been really full lately, but i should have more time next weekend... football season ends.

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 11:18 AM

Wow a lot of you are rolling right along on this one. It'll be a while before I can even start mine.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:14 PM

Bump. this is actually more of hitting this topic with a car, but oh well. I finally was able to connect the two halves of my tank and am now beggining on detail work

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:32 AM

I finally recieved my custom dioramics building. Still finishing up my stug though. Moving slower than a turtle and a snail combined!

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:32 PM

if your going as fast as a snail and a turtle then i think im going backwards...

i think its been a month since i even touched my dio, except to only move it out of the way...counter productive-DJ.

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, November 19, 2005 3:34 PM

ok, I've got the week off so I hope to get a lot of progress done. I'll make a trip to the art store and get a new brush. I have already started the day productive. The stug is awaiting some final touch ups on the road wheels and then to the paint shop she goes. I hope to have some progress pics soon.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 20, 2005 9:57 PM

WOW!!! i got SOOOO far in my dio these past two days!! after a month or so of neglect i finnaly got to work and...i cut the windows in all the stores in the bottom floor of the facade, put panes in hlaf of them, put tiles on the floor of the barber shop in there, fixed up some things in the 251, cut the corner facade, and all the windows on it, built the ENTIRE sidewalk, painted it, cut the stones in it, and weathered it, and put more damage on the facade...

THATS A LOT!!!! WOW!!

-DJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 21, 2005 10:42 AM

I've finished 14 from the 19 figs that I intend to put in my dio these are the last 3 that I finished during the weekend. My Tiger I is nearly 99% completed ,but i didn't start the base..also I have to start the Opel "Blitz" and the PAK40

have fun

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, November 21, 2005 2:24 PM

Geez those look great! How did you paint the flesh? It looks reall really good. Every thing looks great, I cant wait to see the base and the Opel.

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 21, 2005 10:19 PM

WOW!! that looks soo cool!! the flesh and the uniforms are OUTSTANDING!!! very nice work on the tank too!

-DJ

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, November 21, 2005 11:38 PM

Ok, tonight I got the balsa sides done. It took alot longer than I thought. I also did some more precise measurements and planning. I got some pics that i will upload a little later.

John

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:54 AM

ok, here are some pics.

This is a basic layout of the dio. The red box and wooden thing are representations of the 2 buildings I will have. One will be made from scratch. Sorry for the lack of detail in the pics. On the left side are piles of rubble and there is now a shell hole in the upper right.

Some progress on the StuG, Stowage is all done. Its not glued in place yet, I want to paint them off the tank. She is going to get some primer on tomorrow as well as some red oxide paint. The over all paint scheme will be dark yellow with a a good deal of weathering. Remember she's one of the few tanks in Berlin.

Here is my empty jerrycan. Its not 100% accurate but its about 85% there. There is a small tube thing that should be in the hole. I made the can open and empty to show the conditions of fuel supply in Berlin's final days, desprate.

comments welcome!

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 27, 2005 4:33 PM

Wow everyone's dios look great. Reb I love that stug!

I'm finally finished with my small dio. It's the Italeri medjeep with some scratched stuff, the italeri command center, with DML and Tamiya figs. The snow is baking soda(hey it's cheap) and everything was painted with tamiya paint. This is my first complete dio and also my first group build. Any comments are welcomed good or bad! Heres the pics:

IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/marineman25/177b9a70.jpg[/IMG]

This last one didn't come out to well but I thought it was cool

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, December 8, 2005 2:08 PM

Didn't know whether this was still going. With the forum move, most people seem to have never come back. Oh well. I'll be starting work for my dio after this weekend. It'll be an allied pit stop somewhere in Normandy. Kits used are the AFV M-18 Hellcat and the Tamiya 2 1/2 ton truck, with several Tamiya (from the Dragon Wagon kit), Verlinden, Italeri, and DML figures.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 8, 2005 5:23 PM

im just inchin along.....doin small things on my 251..none really on my base....i cant decide how much to destroy the building...to mkae it fairly intact or battered..

been kinda busy l8ly on HW and such

-DJ

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Monday, December 12, 2005 11:19 AM

Started on the Tamiya 2 1/2 truck this weekend. I just ordered an Italeri M32 recovery vehicle, so I'm wondering whether to use this one instead of the M-18. I'll have to wait and see...

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TANGO 1

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From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:36 PM

Hello Everyone,

I have just started my dio today and thought I'd drop by and say "Hi" I usually build aircraft, however this dio will feature some armor in the form of a winter camo sherman driving through a snowy forest.
I'm using the 1/35th Tamiya sherman, it features winter markings and comes with figures/accessories, so I'll build it OOB.
Today, I built/painted the tank and made a start on the base, I've used some scenic trees and woodland scenics snow for the first time, and after lots of learning curve mistakes, I think I've made some progress. At least I think it looks like a little bit of forest! I'll post pics tomorrow and you guys can see how I'm doing.

See you later,

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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TANGO 1

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From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:05 AM

As promised, here are some pics of my "progress" so far. I put the winter camo on the tank this morning, leaving space for its markings then put a gloss coat over the whole thing. The base has had a little more snow added and I've put down some tank tracks in the snow. This will be made to look like slush/dirty snow later on. I'll post pics of this bit later when I've finished the messy snow.
So how am I doing? Let me know!

Regards,

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 22, 2005 4:37 PM

tango- looks really cool so far! are you gonna put some figures in it? keep up the good work

well, i have time off from school, so im starting some work on my 251, i really dont feel like doing much, so im just divin in and out of it right now...hopefully some progress will come out of this.

-DJ

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TANGO 1

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From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Friday, December 23, 2005 6:05 AM

Thanks DJ, yes I will add figures as well. I have just put them together. I am a very poor figure painter, so I will have to take my time if I want them to look anything like people!
I've also spent a lot of time painting stowage and equipment to go on the tank. I'm really enjoying this project, I hope it turns out the way I imagine it to look.

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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rebelreenactor

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From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, December 23, 2005 12:05 PM

Looking good tango. Only ting I want to say is about the trees. They still have their leaves on and they dont look like pine trees. I suggest either replacing them with some pine trees or some twigs from the yard to simulate leafless trees.

If you do decide to keep these trees, be sure to cover up the seam mark where the tree connects to the stump.

John

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TANGO 1

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From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Friday, December 23, 2005 12:36 PM

Thanks John, I was going to go with pines, but I liked these better, now you mention it, pines make sense. However, I shall persevere with the trees I already have. I'll guess I'll be using a lot of artistic licence here!

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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rebelreenactor

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Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, December 23, 2005 9:12 PM

No problem with that, especialaly when it saves $!

John

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 23, 2005 10:11 PM

tango- well you couold always say that a pillow factory blew up in the area of this action..... Big Smile [:D]

not much progress here, but none the less, its progress.....i built the stowage bins (for good now) using balsa, i will put putty on it so it doesnt look like wood but metal, and then i could finnally get out of the interior!! now that i found alittle more refrence on the interior, (and becuz i couldnt find any kits for the hanomag interior) i was planning on doing the putty today, but i felt lazy, so i just watched black hawk down and drew portraits of larry and shemp (from the three stooges( yea i know random))

-merry x-mas everyone, hope santas good to you! (i still believe)- DJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 23, 2005 10:11 PM

tango- well you couold always say that a pillow factory blew up in the area of this action..... Big Smile [:D]

not much progress here, but none the less, its progress.....i built the stowage bins (for good now) using balsa, i will put putty on it so it doesnt look like wood but metal, and then i could finnally get out of the interior!! now that i found alittle more refrence on the interior, (and becuz i couldnt find any kits for the hanomag interior) i was planning on doing the putty today, but i felt lazy, so i just watched black hawk down and drew portraits of larry and shemp (from the three stooges( yea i know random))

-merry x-mas everyone, hope santas good to you! (i still believe)- DJ

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TANGO 1

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From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 1:07 PM

Heh! heh! :)

I showed my base to a pal and his first words were "the trees are wrong-you need pines!"He has some spare ones that he is going to donate to me. I am at work this week so the new trees will not get done for a while-at least it should look better when its done. The figures are ready to paint and I need to finish the decals on the tank. All on my "to do" list when I get my next day off work.

See you guys later,

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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TANGO 1

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Sunday, January 1, 2006 7:17 PM

OK, I have changed the trees to something that vaugely resembles pines. When I finish the snow, I'll post some more pics.

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 2, 2006 6:47 PM

Progress- went to my local barber shop to do some "research" and a haircut Big Smile [:D] (cuz im making one of the shops on the bottom floor of the building into a barber shop) found out exactly how a barber shop seat looks along with other things i could put into a barber shop... so i built a chair (when you really look at it, you see its a really complicated chair) finnished another chair, along with a newspaper stand, and some other furniture...so thats done...looks really cool, kinda feel bad now that i have to put rubble on top of it (cuz its right under a big hole in the building where a bomb hit)

thats all for now (and probably for awhile because of skool startin tommorrow) -DJ

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TANGO 1

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Monday, January 9, 2006 4:03 AM

Quick update-I've finished the base and added the slush to the tank tracks, its looking well weathered now. Next will be the stowage and figures, these need detail painting and when the "little bits" are added to the tank I should be just about done.

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:30 AM

Finished the subassemblies on the deuce and the M-18, and primed them both. Have been throwing some ideas around for the layout, as I want to include several features in this dio that I have not attempted before. It will be a rest-stop scene with a nearly empty deuce truck parked close to the M-18. Crews will be in a leisurely position, some offloadhing equipmen, some just talking, others doing whatever. The scene is set in the country side somewhere, near a ruined farmhouse and a bridge crossing a shallow creek. Hope to get some work done on it this weekend.

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TANGO 1

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:41 PM

Update:
Hi everyone, I've spent the evening adding stowage and weathering my M4. I have sealed everything in with a matt coat and started painting the faces on my figures(something I do not do well!) I should be finished soon if all goes well. I have a friend visiting tomorrow to see how I'm doing. If he does'nt laugh I'll post some pics of what I've done.

See you later,

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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TANGO 1

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Friday, January 20, 2006 8:26 PM

Hi Everyone,
here it is. Apart from some odds and ends its finally done. Its Tamiya's Sherman built straight from the box on a base of my making. Its supposed to depict a scene from the Ardennes. I'm not a regular dio armor/dio builder so if you see something not quite right feel free to tear into me-at least that way I'll know better next time! I enjoyed this project very much and plans are underway for another dio as I write. I'm now hooked on diorama building!
Please let me know what you think good or bad...........

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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jcheung5150

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Posted by jcheung5150 on Sunday, January 22, 2006 3:06 PM

the dio looks great. I like the layout you used, with the positioning of the Sherman and the troops. The Sherman looks great too by the way.

Jimmy

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TANGO 1

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:30 PM

Thanks Jimmy,

I'm glad the layout looks OK, for a while I was wondering if it would work or not. Thanks fro commenting on the Sherman, I normally build aircraft so I'm pleased that you like it.

Regards,

Darren.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 23, 2006 1:13 PM

i agree, the layout looks awesome! as does the sherman and everything, the pics are really blurry though, (its ok my camera work is really bad too when it comes to models) great dio though! i wish mine would be that far built!

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Friday, February 10, 2006 8:57 AM

Ok its taken me some time to get started, but here's my progress so far. Scratched base and everything. Insulation foam used. Groundwork is finely sifted potting soil. Bridge (kinda out of he picture here) is made from balsa and coffee stirring sticks. Academy M-18 and Tamiya cckw. THe ruined house is an italeri item, with a plaster foundation and scratched rubble. You can't see the water bed very well, but it will be filled using Woodland scenics realistic water. FIgures are part of the Tamiya dragon wagon crew, some Italeri Truck crew, and two Verlinden figure sets.

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archangel571

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From: NJ 07073

Posted by archangel571 on Friday, February 10, 2006 2:06 PM

wow, how did you get the base to crack up like that? that's really kul.

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Friday, February 24, 2006 11:55 AM

It all depends on your mixture. I make my groundwork out of actual dirt, mixed into mud with water and white glue. The less white glue, and more water I use, the more cracking I'll see.

Vehicles are finished, and I'll get some pics up soon.

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Jaypack55

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October 2005
From: Tacoma, WA

Posted by Jaypack55 on Friday, February 24, 2006 12:23 PM

Sure, Put me in! I was planning on doing a 1:48 b-17g dio, and now I have the excuse to do it! Big Smile [:D]

-Josh

Current Builds: If I were to list everything I have in progress, it'd take way too long! Some notable inclusions:

Hasegawa 1:48 KI-84

Tamiya 1:48 P-51D (in Iwo Jima long-range escort markings)

4 (yes, four) Tamiya 1:48 F4U-1s (1x -1D, 1x -1A, and 2x -1s)

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blackcat

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March 2005

Posted by blackcat on Friday, February 24, 2006 2:31 PM

hi everyone srry i havent been on for a while ive just remember this is it stiil okey to do pacific theatre cince al my supllys are for that

blackcat

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zokissima

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July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, March 2, 2006 8:17 AM

Ok, as promised, the vehicles are done...

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 5, 2006 3:47 PM

WOW zokissima! that looks awesome!!! the weathering is outstanding!!! great job!

i actually feel like working on my build today but sadly i need to work on the anniversary of Stalin's death.....

-DJ

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zokissima

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Posted by zokissima on Monday, March 6, 2006 2:28 PM

Thanks. I managed to almost finish up the dio. Pics will be up soon.

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Monday, March 20, 2006 12:26 PM

Ok, here's where it stands now. I'm really not too happy at all by the appearance of the earth. Too much paint, and I painted it too lightly IMHO. Anyways, things left to do:

Couple more small trees to be added

Loose leaves to be added and a bit more work on the shrubs on the road

Try to do something with this damn groundwork. Any suggestions?

Heavy plastel process still left to go onto the building to tone it all down a bit. It's just jumping out way too much right now.

All comments and suggestions welcome.