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my first try at snow
markIV
Joined: June 04, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 06:13 AM UTC
Here's some pic's of my latest and first winter dio . I call it "Patton's Road Crew ".The snow is from woodland sceanic's a little grainy but did'nt want to use baking powder I've heard to many people say that it yellows after awhile.The pak is the old tamiya kit I picked up for two bucks at a flea market and fig's are from my "Dr. Frankenstien bin"as my son call's it. hope you like it all comment's very welcome.
WingTzun
Joined: February 01, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 06:34 AM UTC
Looks good to me Steve. I got a chill looking at the pics. 
pdelsoglio
Joined: November 13, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 06:59 AM UTC
Wow... amazing job... I like your figures a lot. Very well painted.
And the general layout is well presented.
Congrats on a terrific job.
Cheers
And the general layout is well presented.
Congrats on a terrific job.
Cheers
GoranI
Joined: August 08, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 07:03 AM UTC
Wow, nice looking dio!
Figures are very well painted!
Cheers from cold Croatia
Figures are very well painted!
Cheers from cold Croatia
dannyarizona
Joined: February 22, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 07:34 AM UTC
Very nice use of the snow. The whole layout is awesome! More inspriation for me.
imagoodsniper
Joined: December 26, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 08:10 AM UTC
Looks really good, nice job. the figures look great.
SGTJKJ
#041
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 02:48 AM UTC
Great result - you can really be proud of this one!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
sgtreef
Joined: March 01, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 05:47 AM UTC
For someone that does not do Dios {me}
I must say very good indeed.
A great job on the snow and entire layout.
I must say very good indeed.
A great job on the snow and entire layout.
MSGsummit
Joined: November 16, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 06:00 AM UTC
Great Job Steve!!! Your Dio turned out really good. You figures are very well done and the overall layout is excellent. One question for you.... did you hand paint the Seargent stripes on the figure with the Thompson SMG or are the stripes some sort of decal/ dry transfer?
bill1
Joined: August 14, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 06:17 AM UTC
Yo Steve,
Great work...what a detail you put into it! Really great, the hand gloves the ice pins on the trees, the great PAK well hidden under trees and bush. Stunning work...you can feel the fear of the German Para.
Greetz Nico
Great work...what a detail you put into it! Really great, the hand gloves the ice pins on the trees, the great PAK well hidden under trees and bush. Stunning work...you can feel the fear of the German Para.
Greetz Nico
Plasticbattle
#003
Joined: May 14, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 06:34 AM UTC
Hi Steve. Great dio and definatly great snow. A lot of your images have a yellow hue, which takes away a bit from the scene (the baking powder effect ??). Those that are slightly darker have a dusk feel though. But its all uphill after that. Love the layout, composition, figure painting and details. For a first winter dio, you got it right ... so I suppose we´ll be seeing more? Your figure painting is excellent ... the details all stand out nicely ... love how you "line" the details. Do you wash these in or paint them? Niceone. 
guygantic
Joined: August 19, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 07:01 AM UTC
And very important : stunningly painted figures ! Congrats on that too ! G.
markIV
Joined: June 04, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 09:34 AM UTC
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I paint them on and then give it a wash Hi Steve. Great dio and definatly great snow. A lot of your images have a yellow hue, which takes away a bit from the scene (the baking powder effect ??). Those that are slightly darker have a dusk feel though. But its all uphill after that. Love the layout, composition, figure painting and details. For a first winter dio, you got it right ... so I suppose we´ll be seeing more? Your figure painting is excellent ... the details all stand out nicely ... love how you "line" the details. Do you wash these in or paint them? Niceone.
markIV
Joined: June 04, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 09:37 AM UTC
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The stripe's are dacal's from verliden.Great Job Steve!!! Your Dio turned out really good. You figures are very well done and the overall layout is excellent. One question for you.... did you hand paint the Seargent stripes on the figure with the Thompson SMG or are the stripes some sort of decal/ dry transfer?
okdoky
Joined: April 30, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 09:55 AM UTC
Hi there
Absolutely stunning. The choice of the location at the side of a road and the way you keep every part of the scene within the bounds of reality. The mud within the work area of the gun and the way the attack has been carried out from two sides with figures in very believable poses and so detailed is amazing.
I think the photos are great too. It would be nice and interesting to see what black and white versions of these pics look like. I bet you could fool everyone that they are real ww2 pics.
All the best
Nige
Absolutely stunning. The choice of the location at the side of a road and the way you keep every part of the scene within the bounds of reality. The mud within the work area of the gun and the way the attack has been carried out from two sides with figures in very believable poses and so detailed is amazing.
I think the photos are great too. It would be nice and interesting to see what black and white versions of these pics look like. I bet you could fool everyone that they are real ww2 pics.
All the best
Nige
Pavlovsdog
Joined: June 05, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 10:47 AM UTC
Steve,
I think you've done a great job on the snow , like the natural touches of it on the top of sign posts and the trees , very impressed with the painting of the figures those para smocks look perfect . , I find it very difficult to get an action scene to look convincing , you have done this realy well , all the figures interact with each other really well the German pleading for his life, the American officer ordering his men to cease fire. will they heed his order ... great suspense. You have all the elements of a great diorama, there, hats off , result great diorama
Best wishes ,
Jerry
I think you've done a great job on the snow , like the natural touches of it on the top of sign posts and the trees , very impressed with the painting of the figures those para smocks look perfect . , I find it very difficult to get an action scene to look convincing , you have done this realy well , all the figures interact with each other really well the German pleading for his life, the American officer ordering his men to cease fire. will they heed his order ... great suspense. You have all the elements of a great diorama, there, hats off , result great diorama
Best wishes ,
Jerry
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