Lettering and general layout by Alexandre Kaiserine, based on idea and general layout from JBA
See you in september and happy hollidays for those who can take some
JBA

Ah, when you said you had an idea I didn't think we'd be seeing the fruits of the loin so quickly

I think everyone will be surprised by this one

You've got my attention!

Ahhh? Is your wife having another baby?

Cheers JB, you know the next is mine.
Alexandre.

Now that is just mean... Personally I can't wait

Jerry

LOL, let it come!

Happy holiday!

Claude

takes vacation
well, sure they will come loaded with new and good ideas

Domi

That's not nice at all......why couldn't you have just let us be blissfully ignorant?

Seriously though, I can't wait. Best of luck to you.

Another impatient follower signing in. Can't wait!
Primož

Thanks for the interest guys -actually the plan was to post that one only 2 or 3 days before actually starting, but then I liked the poster so much that I posted it in advance
Chas you clever boy, but if I only wanted to say that my wife was pregnant I would have put an announcement in the Spare Parts part, not in dioramas -or I would have ask Rudi to do that for me

Nope guys that's a real diorama, a very technical one if you ask me, but it seems that half sleeping in the train this morning I found the way of doing things right
Still, it's going to be hard!

It's hard for me too, as I will have to stay with the idea without doing nothing about it for the next month +!

This is getting exiting my man ! Can't wait to see the first update.

Happy holidays ! G.

Thanks a lot Guy! But now the holidays are over and here I start The Womb

2009 has been the year of Sweden at castle André. So I should model Swedish shouldn't I?
Well nope. I will model American. Again

sooo Ctulhu, Winona, Scarlett, Tim Burton, Sonic Youth, the nice number of people from this country visiting my website.. ah I start to feel better about this already

Contrary to my previous SBS here, this diorama has got enough firepower to wreck a good dozen SUVs in a few seconds, this is going to please some!

However some of you will NOT like it, simply because there will be blood in this diorama, and I know how sensible are some model makers who constantly seem to forget the final aim of what they model, oh well, blood comes at the end of the work

In that SBS I will also have to buy some stuff online, and what a bloody wallet of wasps are those online modelling things retailers, only trouble so far from 2 different ones

One last thing, as usual I have ONE idea, which means that I didn't really thought twice of HOW I would do some of the things I intend to do. Which means that at one point I might put it in the dustbin if I realize I jumped a bridge too far -and You will get all my apologizes if this happens.

enough rant, a good diorama starts with a few hours on the computer designing a bit photoetch fret, now can anyone tell what THIS is?

Welcome André !!
hope to see soon your idea I´m sure that you grow one step more in originality.

best whises
Carlos

I'm subscribing to this one JB, even if it is not going to be a choo-choo train .
Good luck!

Andrzej

Starting right on time jba. Can't wait to see what this is.
in the meantime the etch fret could be gears etc for a clock mechanism?

Count me in my friend.
I'm on board for this one too.

I think this PE fret is !

Take care.
Alex.

A ball turret perhaps?

Hi JB

First I would like to say that I think you´re a great artist and I´m looking forward to seeing more of this mysterious diorama

Secondly I´ve got some questions for you:

1. What kind of program did you use to create the photo etch fret? Do you think Adobe Illustrator could be used to do this?
2. Do you do the actual etching yourself or do you send your design to some company that does it for you?

Jesper

Wait a minute here....!

First you wet everybody's appetite and then you let them wait and suffer....
Then you go about your bussiness and design your own PE??
Then you start writing about blood and lots of firepower, putting people off and yet attrackting them at the same time???
And all of this, because you had a semi-dreamy vision while being bored on a train????


You nut!!!


:)
But seriously though, you have my complete attention and me clinging on to my chair on this side of the net.
Just the PE designing is awesome so far.

its gonna be a ball turret!!!! like in how death of a ball turret gunner randell jarreel refers to the ball turrety as a womb!!!!

this is the poem im referren to btw... itabout a ball turret gunner gettin killed in a b17....its sad stufff

From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.

Yes indeed terrible ordeal those guys went through. I've been reading a bio of
a lanc tailgunner. The targets they were sent to mean their contribution is not lauded these days.
But their bravery is beyond question. Would be pleased to see this if it is indeed a ball turret.
And a bit of culture too.

I am suscribing to this one too.. And John-Paul that is one ghastly poem..

Man - you are taking us for a ride. I've got my ticket and a window seat.

i'm ready too! let's go