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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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Skåne, Sweden
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 06:58 AM UTC
The mother and the little girl came a little bit
too close to the tank but since they are glued
in place there's not much I can do about it now
without breaking stuff...

Hope you like it!!!


Best Regards

Sven-Åke





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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 07:17 AM UTC
Wow, great colors and finish.
Where are the civ figs from?
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 07:24 AM UTC
Hi there!
That's an awesome job!
The weathering on the tank is just perfect! So realistic! And the civilian figures are nicely done too!

Thanks for sharing!
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 07:49 AM UTC
Terrific work Sven-Åke in any scale but for 1/72 it's outstanding
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:11 AM UTC
That's a great piece of work. I love the muted colours of the civilian clothing. Well done!

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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:13 AM UTC
Wow, this is fantastic! I particularly like the color of your base. It blends in well with the ground color and keeps the focus on the scene. Thanks for sharing!

Michael
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:15 AM UTC
Hi Svend-Åke. Beautiful done and as said above, the colours are great. I hope to seing it at the danish IPMS contest in october. - Johan.
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:34 AM UTC
Those figures are from Preiser. I have the same set in 1/35 scale.. they're not bad.

Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:04 AM UTC

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Wow, great colors and finish. Where are the civ figs from?


Thanks Dmitry!!!

Glad you like the colors

The figures are from Preiser and are quite nice.


Best Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:09 AM UTC

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That's an awesome job!


Thanks Pablo!!!

I worked really hard to weather the tank and I feel pretty good about it
and I'm very happy that you like it so much!!!

Best Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:12 AM UTC

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Terrific work Sven-Åke in any scale but for 1/72 it's outstanding


Thank You Very Much Pat !!!

Cheers!!!

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:20 AM UTC

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That's a great piece of work. I love the muted colours of the civilian clothing. Well done!


Thak You So Much!!!

A comment like that coming from you means a lot

I worked really hard to get those toned down colors right. I wanted some
colors to brighten up the dio but not to that extent that the figures took
over the dio... As it is now it's "even" and nothing really sticks out...

Really glad you noticed it

Best Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:23 AM UTC
Wow, what a great work on a small place!
I like the civilian figures and the overall composition, including groundwork and the tree!

greetings...
Soeren
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:27 AM UTC

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I particularly like the color of your base.


Thanks!!!

My main goal was to make a dio with a lot of things going on and
with a wide spectrum of toned down colors to make it a bit more
interesting to look at and without those strong and bright colors
it's also quite relaxing to look at.

Best Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:34 AM UTC

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I hope to seing it at the danish IPMS contest in october.


Hi Johan!!!

Thanks for the nice comments

I have been to the Danish IPMS contest once a couple of years ago but then
there was no dedicated 1/72 scale class so the competition was pretty tough
going up against the 1/35 scale guys... I believe I was the only one entering
1/72 scale armor back then but perhaps things have changed for this year...

Glad you like it

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:37 AM UTC

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Those figures are from Preiser. I have the same set in 1/35 scale.. they're not bad.


Yepp, Preiser it is... Pretty good sculpting but the faces on a few of the figures
were distorted from bad casting or damaged mould so I had to do what I could
to make them presentable...

Best Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:41 AM UTC

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Wow, what a great work on a small place!


Thank You Soeren!

I usually do all my stuff on a base of this size and it can get pretty
tight sometimes with people, vehicles and trees and houses but
that's the fun part, to make room for it all

Glad you like it!!!


Cheers

Sven-Åke
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:46 AM UTC
I must apologize.. I did not comment on the work in my previous post.

This is absolutely beautiful work. I actually thought it was 1/35 scale until Pat mentioned that it was in 1/72 scale.

Cheers
mgdsign
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:52 AM UTC

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I must apologize.. I did not comment on the work in my previous post.


Apology accepted Hisham

No problem!

The best comments we who builds 1/72 scale models can get is when
people think our stuff is 1/35 scale, that really makes all the hard work
pay off.

Thank You Very Much Hisham!!!

and cheers to you too

Best regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 10:38 AM UTC
Fantastic work, the civilians colors really bring the dio to life! I also had to double check the scale - stunning
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 11:38 AM UTC
Awsome, that is one cool dio! I never knew prieser did refugees, will have to get some!
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 07:14 PM UTC

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Fantastic work, the civilians colors really bring the dio to life!


Thanks!!!

Colors is something I think is very important to incorporate into any diorama
even if it's a muddy autumn scene och cold winter scene... There should
always be something that brightens it up...

Glad you like it

Best Regards

Sven-Åke
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:21 PM UTC
wait a minute here!
Are you guys telling me this is in 1/72??


I am speachless...... this would have been fantastic in 1/35,too!
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:22 PM UTC
Holy moley! That's 1/72?! I had no idea until Pat McGrath pointed it out! Amazing job! How long did it take you to do this masterpiece? Thanks.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 09:32 PM UTC

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Awsome, that is one cool dio! I never knew prieser did refugees, will have to get some!


Thanks Martyn!!!

Yes they do and a whole bunch of other figures but as far
as I know these are the only civilians they make...

Cheers

Sven-Åke
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