hi there
inspired by plasicbattles beautiful blog on the m4a2 sherman
i decided to get mine out of the stash
going to build a dio inspired by ronald volstad`s gen2 marines boxart
with a japanese stronghold
with a sherman in front
and marines trying to destroy the stronghold
this is my progress so far




hope you like it
cheers bazooka

I like the plywood box you created, it looks very upscale and professional.

hi slodder
much appreciated
cheers from germany
bazooka

Hallo Ich finde die dio prima! (feel free to correct my feeble german )

Hi Bastian. Glad you found the article helpful. Thats exactly how I build up the bases also .... photoframe and balsa sheet .. it gives a nice professional look to the finished base. I also add some base/balsa wood to the inside of the corners for extra strength .... this base will get a lot of handling when adding groundwork, painting and models.
Good luck with your project!!

hi luke and frank
thanks for the kind words
luke your german is pretty good
some more progress
sorry picture was taken inside



cheers bazooka

and also to comment the woodworking. I must say your base kicks my bases in die arsch!

thanks again luke
hey no swearing in here
just kidding....
your german kicks a#*....
cheers bazooka

Nice update, what are the demensions of this? Is the strong hold a canon or MG?

thanks slodder
it`s an mg stronghold
size is 30x30cm
cheers
bazooka

some more progress
made some palmtrees for the fortifications
pretty the same way as frank did it on the tarawa blog
except the tissue
still need to paint them
here`s the result so far
bazooka

nice.

I like your base s far. Very ceative. One question though: why so thick?

Jim

most of the mg bunker is done
except for painting
how you like it?
@james what do you mean with thick the elevation of the base or the palmtreestumps?
cheers bazooka

I like the logs and the layout is good. One thing I would like to see is some added dirt at the base of the vertical logs. In the last image there looks like a recess at the base of the right side logs. The logs would be dug in and have dirt tightly packed right up to them.

hi slodder
thanks for the kind words
i`m going to cover up the whole ground work with fine sand
think that will cover the visible gaps

cheers
bazooka

Bastian,

Maybe it's just an optical illusion, or the way the photo was taken or something; but the front of the base looks like it's about 4" (10cm) thick. Personally, I think it looks great. (Your woodworking skills are 1000x better than mine. I don't think I could ever build a square box!) The logs are nice. What island is this supposed to be, or is it a generic Pacific island?

Jim

Hi Bastian,

Great dio base so far. I have two questions, first, what did you use (material) for your groundwork. Second, where can I find Frank's article you're using as reference.

Thanks,

--Rob

hi james & rob
thanks for the kind words
@ james:it`s just the picture , tarawa
@ rob i used busch surfacepowder (railroad stuff)
the article is under afv us allied m4a2tarawa
cheers
bazooka

Everything looks very nice so far.

Thank you for sharing

thanks jim
bazooka

hi there
what do you think about covering the bunker with palm"leaves"
as camouflage ?
don`t know where i`m going to put the palm
any suggestions?
thanks in advance
bazooka

hi there
some pics of the future layout
still a lot of work to do
bazooka

Looks good
Aussehen gut
I don't speak very much German



Matt