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Dioramas
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Operation Husky, Gela, Sicily, 1943
pdelsoglio
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Mendoza, Argentina
Joined: November 13, 2005
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Posted: Monday, January 17, 2011 - 07:44 AM UTC
Hi there!
I want to share some pics of a little diorama I made, depicting a US Infantry Squad moving along in a street of Gela during Operation Husky, 1943.
I loosely based my diorama on the next photo:



I used the Dragon Gen2 US set with some posture modifications (the jeep gunner) and converted the kneeling GI into a medic. The jeep is the wonderful Tamiya kit. The lamp is a modified one from the Tamiya set, and a little puppy from the spare box (I guess it is Tamiya).
The houses are scratch, made from balsa wood, cork, and wall spackle. The tiles are made from plastic straws.
Hope you enjoy it.

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Cheers, mates!
retiredbee2
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Posted: Monday, January 17, 2011 - 07:55 AM UTC
Makes me want to go to Carrabba's tonight. Nice job, thanks for sharing...........Al
pdelsoglio
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Mendoza, Argentina
Joined: November 13, 2005
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Posted: Monday, January 17, 2011 - 08:01 AM UTC
Thanks Al
ltb073
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Posted: Monday, January 17, 2011 - 10:47 AM UTC
Nice work Al, what is the street and sidewalk made out of
pdelsoglio
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 01:26 AM UTC

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Nice work Al, what is the street and sidewalk made out of


Hi there. The street and the sidewalk are made from cork, painted with acrylics, previously sealed with Z10 from Sherwin Williams.

Cheers,

Pablo
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