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Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 11:47 PM UTC
This is called ''Lost''. Made some time ago, due for an airing, the Jeep is Tamiya with an Aber update set, and the building is the Townhouse Ruin from Great North Roads.

Vinnie

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 12:31 AM UTC
Damn im blown away by it. Did you write up an article on how you did this?
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 12:45 AM UTC
Excellent work Vinnie.

I would also like to read "how to" article on this one...

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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 12:47 AM UTC
Hi Vinnie

I can say that you're not lost, at all!
Looks great, speccially the ruined house, which is always a difficult scene to recreate!
Don't you think the white line is too white? Tone it down or dust it a little bit

Congrats mate

Skipper
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 01:10 AM UTC
I would like to also see a 'How I did It' article on this one; work this good deserves to be chronicled.
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 01:38 AM UTC
Another lovely piece of work Vinnie. These GNR products are certainly very good, I must get some to have a play with.

Personally I think the white tape looks okay - assuming it is to cordon off a UXB or similar and has only recently been placed?

I do echo everyone else with regard to a 'How to' though!
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 02:36 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments guys. I'd love to do an article on this, but to tell the truth it's one I completed last year and I couldn't possibly remember everything! I do remember making a screw-up of the join between two of the walls though..... Something I've not repeated since. :-)
Thanks again....

Vinnie
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 02:46 AM UTC
Looks awesome, mate! The ruined church & rubble is excellent.
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 02:50 AM UTC
Church?

Vinnie
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 02:58 AM UTC
Teacher, work like yours is what has inspired me to begin modeling again. Your work is beautiful! Thanks.
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 04:18 AM UTC
I'm really impressed Vinnie.....
Excellent work.
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 05:03 AM UTC
Oh, very very nice. Thanks for sharing. I love the setting and the theme.
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:10 AM UTC
Eric, thankyou very much indeed, that is a compliment! Thanks guys.

Vinnie
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:21 AM UTC
Wow Vinnie - thats Great! I like the tape idea, and the rubble is spot on!
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:29 AM UTC
Oh yes, very nice indeed. I am so impressed that the back of the dio is as good as the front. Do you at least remember what figure set that is? Did you modify them much. I was struck by the collar or scarf at the one standing figure near the front of the jeep. It has a 3D effect that not all figures have.

I think Spooky thought it was a church because of the cross thing at the end of the building.

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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:34 AM UTC
Vinnie,

Great job on the dio. Very original. I like the way that youve integrated everything so that nothing seems out of place. All the small details make it so realistic.

Rodger,
The figure set is I beleive the Yanks US Recon Group set. those 3 figs are included in it. I have one that i got off of ebay for $20.00, but other than that its OOP. I'm hoping to find another copy because the set is great. Its a shame that Yanks went under, because they produced some great Allied figures.

Regards
Matt
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:38 AM UTC
Grat job. As good diorama as I've ever seen.
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 12:46 PM UTC
another damn fine work by the king himself. wow great job vin i am very very very impressed. and i do have to say one more time tahnks alot for the book i am learning new things everyday. im working on my nam dio and have another dio coming along youve inspired me once again. keep them coming.

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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:44 PM UTC
Rodger, it is indeed as Matt says, the Recon team from 'Yanks'. In the set I bought there were just these 3 figures. I had no idea that they had gone out of business though. Shame. I hope it had nothing to do with there stubborness to do only Allied figures?
The cross that made Spooky think it was church is actually used by buildes etc. to pull in walls that have 'bowed' out. They're heated up, so obviously expand, tightened by means of a screw thread, and then when they cool down and contract they 'pull' the wall back in.
Glad you enjoy the book Graeme, it's agreat book and has some very useful things in it!

Vinnie
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 10:47 PM UTC
yet another excellent model Vinnie - don't you ever get bored of being so good ??

Where in God's name do you keep them all !? :-)

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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:07 PM UTC
Wow, i am impressed. Please do a "how to" article on this as the ruined house looks fantastic. The level of detail is incredible.
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:17 PM UTC
Oldie but goodie! :-)
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 02:32 AM UTC
Jon, er..........my garage is getting a bit full. There's no room in the house. Ideally I want to build a Summer house and have them on display shelves, but priority is Daughter's wedding, then a hoilday for Carol (and me!) and then the Summer house!
Martin, yeah.....an oldie. I first posted pics of this last year sometime but never got around to posting it as an On Display, and I wanted to post it before I posted 'The Big Shot' which I'm working on now.

Vinnie
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 02:58 AM UTC

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Jon, er..........my garage is getting a bit full. There's no room in the house. Ideally I want to build a Summer house and have them on display shelves, but priority is Daughter's wedding, then a hoilday for Carol (and me!) and then the Summer house!

Vinnie



well if one day you find yourself building that summer house, and you need any timber floor or roof designs - give us a shout... I'm a structural timber designer by trade !!
:-)
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 03:11 AM UTC
Jon, I'll take you up on that one day! Thanks mate!

Vinnie
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