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Lusitania - France 1917
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 09:04 AM UTC
Francisco shares with us the build of his stunning WW1 diorama in 1/72 scale.




Lusitania - Battle of Arras, France 1917

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 10:35 AM UTC
Francisco, this is wonderful.
The original is superbly copied and build.
I must admit that i would have preferred to see it on a bigger base.
But all this on 1/72 - Respect !

Claude
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 06:19 PM UTC
excellent job
petros
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 07:03 PM UTC
Hi Francisco,
Excellent work mate.Superbly detailing a tank and groundwork in 1/72 scale is by no means an easy feat..hats off to you!
I do agree with Claude though, i would of liked to of seen it on a bigger base.
Secondly, this is my own personal opinion but i think the black plastic base does not compliment the dio very well.A wooden base would of been much more appropriate and had given a somewhat extra "vintage" look.
It's great to see someone else depicting a W.W.1 diorama, modelers seem to forget there was a First World War before the second one ever came about !
Cheers,
Shay
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 11:55 PM UTC
Really nice model.
I like the dramatic over hang of the base.
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Posted: Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 12:03 AM UTC
Brilliant.
I love the coffee tin lid base. Great job. Love the scale detail
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Posted: Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 09:53 PM UTC
Simply fantastic - especially considering the scale!

Thanks for sharing
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Posted: Monday, August 27, 2007 - 12:44 AM UTC
I have to admit that when I fist saw the title of this thread, I was wondering what a diorama of the RMS Lusitania in 1917 was doing here considering it had been on the bottom of the Irish Sea since 1915.

I like the subject, & the tank looks great. Nicely done. In a way, the hanging off the base is quite artistic & gives it some "motion".

Jim
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Posted: Monday, September 03, 2007 - 10:10 AM UTC
Thank you very much for your kind comments, I really appreciate them! Thanks to the Armorama staff for the opportunity to show my work, I hope it helps to show that small scale still has a lot of potential and that anyone can start modeling without spending a lot of money.

Regards,

Francisco
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Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 06:03 AM UTC
Do you do anything to the base to make them shine as much as this one does?
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