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Blitzkrieg
endrju007
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Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 10:41 PM UTC
@ Ron - thanks for comments! I think that the light was not sufficient and I've overdosed the photoshop a little bit... believe me - shoes of these gus are dirty...
Concerning your dio - the field looks great, but I must agree with Jesper - I think that the straws should be bended, not broken. Anyway - final efect is going to be nice eye-catcher
@ Jeper - I'm very happy you like it! I wanted to make an effect of big plowed field on the left. I've decided to leave the left side of diorama almost empty - I hope it works .

I still have to wait almost two months to get beautifull blitzkrieg ribbon

Andrzej
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Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
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Posted: Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 10:54 PM UTC
Hello all

Congratulations Andrzej Excellent effect
Everything looks great

Adam
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Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 11:02 PM UTC
Thanks, Adam! I really appreciate it! Dzięki.

Andrzej
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Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 - 03:29 AM UTC
Great Dio Andrzej !

One little thing, I am not an expert on dio's but the tracks are Strangely aligned with the wheels... is it normal ?

Anyway great build...i'll have to check your airborne campaign, might to my first dio... take care!
grayghost666
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Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 - 05:39 AM UTC
hello Ron,
i agree with Jasper and Andrzej about the field being flat.think about a crop circle,they are bent ,but not flat.except for that, the rest looks great.keep up the great work.
cheers,
Bruce
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Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 - 05:44 AM UTC
John, thanks for comments! Concerning the tracks' placement - we had a discussion about it some time ago . I've placed them this way basing on this picture:
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Probably vehicle broke someone pushed it away from the road and this operation is much easier when done on wheels only - pushing tracked vehicle is harder.

Andrzej
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Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 - 06:30 AM UTC
Ok !
That photo clears out my question !

For this campaign I still want to finish my Panzer II, dealing with the Alan tracks isn't easy... lots of clean up...
I might find some time for another build
yeahwiggie
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Dalarnas, Sweden
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Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 - 08:14 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments, guys.... BUT.....

The grain isn't flat or broken at the rear of the 35(t). allthough it looks like that on the pics.
Here's a pic which shows that it isn't flat on the surface, but a little curved and touches the belly of the beast:


You can also see the latest of my additions, being a WH taillight and wiring, the rumboid numberplate and the sign of 6. Pz.Div.
On the front left I added wiring, a Noteklight, the horn and another numberplate...


and on the right just some wiring and the third plate + a new jack, because the kitversion is horrible....


Now all I have to do is add broken strands of grain to the base and in between the tracks, along with some mud and the the final stages of painting and weathering can begin!!!

ohhhhh...... I forgot.... there's still 3 figures to paint to..
endrju007
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Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 - 08:26 AM UTC
Ron,
From this perspective it's looking GOOD . Real eye-catcher as I said before .
I'm waiting for more
grayghost666
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Posted: Monday, August 04, 2008 - 03:20 PM UTC
hello Ron,
thanks for a different photo angle.the field looks great. thanks for sharing.
cheers,
Bruce
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Posted: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 07:05 AM UTC
AND IT IS DONE!!!!

At least the 35(t) is.....
I finished my first part of my entries.
I lefrt of the panzercrewmember. It did not look good in this setting.
Here are the final pics:








All I have to do now is paint the 3 frenchies and this campaign is completed!!
endrju007
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Wojewodztwo Podkarpackie, Poland
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Posted: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 08:26 AM UTC
Ron,

You've said it's done and I say: it's WELL DONE
Heavy but very nice weathering. And the field looks great too.

Andrzej
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 02:12 PM UTC
Hello All,
I signed up for this one with an idea of doing a towed artillery piece. I have a couple reference pics of a leFH 18 towed by 3 teams of horses. I recently built a AFV Club kit for the Eastern Front Campaign and used it along with the Tamiya Gulachkanone to get an idea of what I am attempting to build.

I plan on using a different version of the leFh18 for this project and 2 more teams of horses.
Comments Suggestions?
Best Regards,
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 08:44 PM UTC
Looks great, Ron. The field looks very good and I like the way you put the corn in the end.

Thanks for participating
grayghost666
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Posted: Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 11:14 PM UTC
hello Ron,
great job,the corn field looks great.remember to put a photo in the gallery so you can get your ribbon.
cheers,
Bruce
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Posted: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 12:18 AM UTC
Right.... the gallery.......
Must sound stupid, but....
Where can I find that one?

btw thanks for the comments guys!
eMan
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Posted: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 04:24 AM UTC
I'm done with my entry, French army Somua S35 infantry tank.



endrju007
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Posted: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 07:44 PM UTC
eMan
Your S35 is quite dusty... you should have tanken it to a car wash before posting pics here .
I like this one!

Andrzej
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Posted: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 07:53 PM UTC
Ron, Andrzej and eMan.......wow! All I can say is stunning work! You each should get a gold ribbon!

Mobious, this is looking very interesting, can't wait to see what you end up with.

Cheers all
grayghost666
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Posted: Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 08:39 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Right.... the gallery.......
Must sound stupid, but....
Where can I find that one?

btw thanks for the comments guys!


hello Ron,
click on the photo tab,when it comes up click on current campaigns.look for the blitzkrieg campaign,click on it.when you get to that page you will see all of the complete builds there.
on the top right there is a tab called upload photo's.then just follow the instructions to upload your photo's.
when that is done your photo's will be in the official blitzkrieg gallery.
if you have any problems,send me a PM and i will see if i can help you out.
hope this helps.
cheers,
Bruce
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Posted: Monday, August 11, 2008 - 12:33 AM UTC
Thanks for the compliments, James!
@ Lap man: great looking Somua.

@ Bruce:
The first steps I allready did, but i did not scroll down far enough, so i missed the Blitzkriegcampagne! Pics are in now....
yeahwiggie
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Posted: Monday, August 11, 2008 - 02:13 AM UTC
Here's the second and final part of my entries; the Frech counterpart for the PzKfw 38(t).
I really wasn't too impressed with Heller's figures, but hey, they're as old as I am and you should see me!...

Since the facial features of 2 of the men are anything but caucasian, I thought it would be fun to show them as French colonial troops, lead by a fresh and bit overweight officer.
See for yourself....







I added these to the gallery too, since I know know where and how....
rtvmodeler
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Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 08:39 PM UTC
Great work Ron and your armor looks great too.

Regards,
Rodolfo
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Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 08:44 PM UTC
Thanks for your previous comments Ron!.

Here more pics of my work!.

Front view with the commander figure



Left view



Close-up of the tow cable zone



Rear view



Right side view



Close-up of the front with the commander



Close-up of the commander figure with PE



Next step: wheels and tracks!

Regards,
Rodolfo
grayghost666
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 02:33 PM UTC
hello all,
looks like we have another 2 great builds for the campaign.
@Ron,
your dio looks great,and so does your tank in the field.thanks for joining this campaign.

@Rodolfo,
looking great.nice PE work and your figure is looking good.
cheers,
Bruce