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markIV
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New Hampshire, United States
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 02:50 PM UTC
Just wanted to share some pic's of my newest dio using Tamiya's Marder III. Let me know what you think. All comment's and question's are most welcome.






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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 03:07 PM UTC
Outstanding! What a realistic moment of life at 'the front'. Super figures and small stories throughout.
Thanks for sharing this.
Cheers!
milvehfan
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 03:25 PM UTC
GREAT WORK ! The figures/expressions and the Marder are very well done. Like what youve done here......AWESOME !
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Nebraska, United States
Joined: December 29, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 03:45 PM UTC
Steve,

WOW!!! Excellent work. Outstanding figures and Marder.
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Luxembourg
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 06:08 PM UTC
Very well done, congeratulations !

Cheers
Claude
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Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: May 01, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 06:15 PM UTC
Wow !!!!I really like your dio.Is it in Stalingrad,in Moskau or in Leningrad.The date:Which winter was???
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England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 07:20 PM UTC
An excellent diorama very well executed.
exer
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Dublin, Ireland
Joined: November 27, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 07:25 PM UTC
Very good dio. I like the rabbit & The guy wrapped up in the blanket looks really miserable.
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 07:42 PM UTC
brilliant!

love the guy on the marder
jjumbo
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 07:42 PM UTC
One word................. BRAVO !!!!!!
Amazing detail and use of pre-posed figures.
Cheers

jjumbo
Simon
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: January 16, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 11:01 PM UTC
Great work! Congratulations. I especially like the tanker with his hands in his pockets. He looks as if he's quite cold

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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 11:11 PM UTC
My only question is - when are you going to submit this for a feature?

This is really well done.
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Maryland, United States
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Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008 - 04:07 AM UTC
Awesome! Gives me chills just looking at it! Nicely done. Thanks for sharing, and agree, when's it going to be a feature?!

Cheers -

Tim
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Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008 - 04:44 AM UTC
Very nice dio Steve. Great work on the figures ... I particularily like the guy wrapped up on the front of the Marder. Lots of nice and apt details throughout!
WeWillHold
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Wisconsin, United States
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Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008 - 05:18 AM UTC
This is really well done.

The combination of mini events within the overall dio scene make it a lot of fun to visually explore. The guy feeding the dog, the rabbit, the little junk pile, and of course the main scene, all trade marks of a good presentation. And-- it looks cold!

Congrats

Steve
theBENDER
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Ohio, United States
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Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008 - 05:22 AM UTC
Good job !!! how long did it take ? WOW.
markIV
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New Hampshire, United States
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Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008 - 10:26 AM UTC
Thank's everyone for the great comment's.
Nick, it's Jan-Feb 43 just before the third battle of Karkov.
Bender, took about four month's.
Scott ,as soon as I can.
Again thank's,Steve.
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Slovenia
Joined: August 23, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 04:52 AM UTC
Brilliant diorama, looks really cold.
You reminded me how much I hate winter
Martinnnn
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: April 26, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 05:05 AM UTC
Looks great. 1 question though....how did you make the snow? (I know, standard question, but it just looks great and my snow efforts so far were not so great...)

Martin
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Limburg, Netherlands
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 06:06 AM UTC
i realy like the sniper and the dog
it is great to see the details and the way you used unconventional materials like the exoust on the stove. this shows the imagination that the builder needs to be a great modeler.
fantastic details overall.
respect
john
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Colorado, United States
Joined: October 08, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 07:50 PM UTC
Excellent work. Makes me want to go build something right now!
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Baleares, Spain / Espańa
Joined: August 09, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 04:30 AM UTC
Fantastic the impression of cold, this very much achieved

congratulations

Domi
markIV
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New Hampshire, United States
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Posted: Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 06:35 AM UTC

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Looks great. 1 question though....how did you make the snow? (I know, standard question, but it just looks great and my snow efforts so far were not so great...)

Martin


Thank's everyone for the great comment's.
The snow is from Woodland scenic's.I just spread some white glue on with an old paint brush and then sprinkeled the "snow" over it let it sit for aliitle while then shook off the excess.
Scott as soon as I get my camera back from the shop I'll be more than happy to do a feature.
Thank's again Steve
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Posted: Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 01:19 PM UTC
Very, very nice!

Great scene!
Bratushka
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Indiana, United States
Joined: May 09, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 03:33 PM UTC
very cool dio! i can almost imagine their voices... like some others commented, it reminds me how much i dislike winter. heat can be a great discomfort but cold can cause pain.

i really liked the snowshoe on the MG bipod. i had never seen that before.
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