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csago
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 01:56 PM UTC
After 5 years, at last my diorama is finished, more pictures at my gallery, comments welcome. Thanks to all.














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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 03:00 PM UTC
I just happened to catch sight of these in the lastest images in the gallery. I emailed you to ask about showcasing them in an OnDisplay feature. If you'd like us to do that please let myself or Scott (slodder) know.

This is an amazing project. I can really see the 5 years of work! How long did you spend researching this?

Cheers,
Jim
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 03:08 PM UTC
Amazing! no wonder it took 5 years! it was sure worht it tho

Frank
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 03:15 PM UTC
Of course, I´m very glad to see my pictures in a On Display, thank you very much. And about the five years, not of work, of course, sometimes 3-6 months without "production". But it´s true that this is my first diorama finished, the first figures painted with acrilics, the first time with cammo uniforms, water, jungle, etc... Well, I hope I´ll finished a new dio the next september (a patrol of Seals with a VC prisioners).
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 03:40 PM UTC
5 years, wow man, thats a long time for a dio, but it sure does show, from the river grass to the camo face paint. you sure did pay attention to detail..is that the only dio you've done??
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 06:19 PM UTC
...what can i say, i love it!
all that dense foliage, the VC hiding, the detail in the figures, its awsume.
I do have a few questions though.
#1- is it correct that the Seals would be wearing those chopper pilot gloves, or was this simply needed as those arms fit the M60 perfectly

and

#2- would it be correct that the driver of the boat would be wearing a chopper pilots helmet?

cheers, it really is excellent!
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 06:27 PM UTC
Correct as in would the drivers had worn those helmets
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 06:55 PM UTC
One of the best dios I've seen in a long time... Well done.

Mario M.
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 07:30 PM UTC
Wow! this is truely an outstanding diorama! It's so real It's almost unreal !!!
And it covers my favorite subject: Vietnam.

Congratulations on this masterpiece

Mark
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:04 PM UTC
I agree with Mark 110% The amount of foliage is what really got me, but the whole thing is just flawless. OMG, you can actually see kudzu stuff growing on that fence; LEAVES AND ALL!!! As far as your first time with all of that, COME ON!!! You gotta be pulling my leg :-) If that's your first one, I can't wait to see what you turn out in a few more years BTW, could you maybe do a feature on what all you used for the foliage? I have to have that recipe.
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:49 PM UTC
Your work is so good, I would offer to have you send it to me so I can get it entered, if our local IPMS group does, indeed, host the USA Nationals in 2006, so it can be displayed. It'll beat the pants off my entry, but something like yours should be seen and admired by more people.

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csago
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Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 10:01 AM UTC
Thankyou very much, and yes, thats my fist diorama, first time with water, acrilics paints, cammo uniforms, jungle vegetation, and so....Thats why it took my so long to finish it¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡. But I´m very glad with the result.
csago
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Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 10:12 AM UTC
Thanks for your kind comments

Well, about us air force gloves, errrrr, uhmmmm, yes, I choose then because they fit great on M-60, but I believe that just that kind of gloves were a much codiciated item (for special forces like LRRP and so), so why not the gunner exchange a VC Ak-47 for a pair of gloves of a chopper man of HAL-3 Seawolf (the air scort for seals) for instance ????. Thats my little artistic license.

And about the helo helmet, it was no uncommon to be used for pilots of this kind of boats (I have some pictures of pilot of Lssc´s with this helmet), and look great too¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
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Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 07:39 PM UTC
G'day Csago
I have heard of Aussie SAS troops in vietnam wearing those same type of gloves, and now that you have cleared both my questions up
i can honestly say
your diorama is 100% perfect in my eyes, i truly mean it, especially seings it is on my favourite subject also, the vietnam war, very very well done, and i agree with the guys, you need to eneter that in a comp, and soon! dont leave the world missing out!
cheers
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