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1/72 WW2 Diorama 1944

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 03:38 AM UTC

HI all,
After complete the Pz3 N diorama, i decided to build a small scale one,which gonna contain a Kingtiger tank, abandoned truck in the lake and some soldiers,
i just have a image in my head and i can't explain it clearly

but,i'll try to make this build log clear enough
i start with the tank

Dragon kit 7362
contains a kingtinger and 4 paratroopers of great quality
the kit may be the best choice in this scale.

PE parts from ET model for upgrades. barrel from RB model

those PE parts are just too small to handle,and it really takes a long time to finish

this barrel looks really cool

this is what i got so far.C&Cs will be appreciated.

Eric

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 03:41 AM UTC

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 04:12 AM UTC

oh wow!!!!

That's really 1/72 in the 21st century.........if I remember the old Airfix kits in the plastic bag..!!! And nobody knew anything about PE!!

Now you have PE buckles on tie-downs for 1/72 vehicles!!

I love Braille (if the others do it

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Looks fascinating already...can't wait to see progress!!!!!

Cheers

Romain

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 04:29 AM UTC

Wow, that's quite the PE extravaganza you've got going there. I had the same problem with some very tiny pieces of PE on a DML Sherman I just finished for the Braille Battlefield campaign. I ended up using sowing pins to place the PE, but the amount of glue you have to use to avoid ugly globs is so small that it took me several tries. How did you manage to do it (e.g. the buckles on the tie-downs)?

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 02:13 PM UTC

Thanks Romain,
yeah, those PE parts really bring life to the model, voyager even got PE tracks for T34 in 1/72.

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Wow, that's quite the PE extravaganza you've got going there. I had the same problem with some very tiny pieces of PE on a DML Sherman I just finished for the Braille Battlefield campaign. I ended up using sowing pins to place the PE, but the amount of glue you have to use to avoid ugly globs is so small that it took me several tries. How did you manage to do it (e.g. the buckles on the tie-downs)?

HI Mark
A shaped toothpick, fine wire and a tweezer, this is all i need.
i got a tiny little bit of glue on the toothpick or wire each time and let it run into the gaps between parts,no problem, just not handy.
someone told me to try these

hope they can help
Eric

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 03:57 PM UTC

What did you use for towing cable? It looks pretty good too. I have some wire rope that looks good in larger scales, but no luck for 1/72 yet.

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 04:24 PM UTC

i'm awestruck.

breathtaking in its audacity!

Adam

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Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 06:55 PM UTC

Thanks Adam.

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What did you use for towing cable? It looks pretty good too. I have some wire rope that looks good in larger scales, but no luck for 1/72 yet.

HI Kent
i bought that cable in local grocery，of different diameters

it's a little hard to bend,but came out with good results.

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Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 04:55 AM UTC

HI all
quick report on my progress
I use plaster to build the basic base

shape it with carving knife

the kfz70 6*4 truck is from DML 7377,really great kit
this is a abandoned truck in a pond

after gluing sand stone and general base color

still a long long way to go...
Eric

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Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 05:26 AM UTC

this is a great llttle diorama!
will you be adding some figures walking by aswell or some stood looking at how to recover the truck maybe?

love building 1/72!!

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Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 05:45 AM UTC

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this is a great llttle diorama!
will you be adding some figures walking by aswell or some stood looking at how to recover the truck maybe?

love building 1/72!!

hi Anthony,
of corse i will, fig's are key

i got some sets from Caesar and Preiser 1:72 figs
they'll be added later

Eric

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Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 05:56 AM UTC

I dig the split level base, that is definitely the way to go!

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Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 02:18 AM UTC

hi all,quick report(really slow progress)
just fineshed the camo.

comments are welcomed

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Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 03:33 AM UTC

Dude! You're on fire. This is a great dio. Thanks for showing your process.

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Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 01:44 PM UTC

Great looking Dio Eric and a great idea for the layout. King Tiger camo is very nice!
Looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers,
Tim

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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 - 08:00 AM UTC

80%finished tank
it's really hard to make realistic look on an 1/72scaled kit

as it‘s so small that i decided to make more exaggerated effect than 1/35kit, so that the small details can stand out.
I'm not satisfied with the fine chips and will fix it later.

thanks for watching.
Eric

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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 - 02:16 PM UTC

eric this is looking great!!

when do we get to see the figures? ive read good things about preiser figures and debating on getting a few! what do you think of them??
Caesar figures any good??

keep an eye on this for figures

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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 - 06:34 PM UTC

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eric this is looking great!!
when do we get to see the figures? ive read good things about preiser figures and debating on getting a few! what do you think of them??
Caesar figures any good??

keep an eye on this for figures

hi anthony
well,preiser figures in 1/72 are fabulous,great sharp details,multiple assemble choices and vivid posturs.costs a little more,but it's worthy. Caesar figures on the other hand, details are good,(except equipments like guns etc), already assembled,and much cheaper.the only problem is that caesar use some "soft plastic"（PP?）which is nightmare for removing molding lines.

BTW,Dragon 72 figures are fantastic,just don't know why they're not sold as separated kits.
Eric

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Posted: Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 12:57 AM UTC

i know what you mean eric with soft plastic and removing the mould lines.
revell airfix and all them companys are soft plastic and its a

. ive been looking at the preiser figures where ever i can find them but not found many places doing the military side lol its more civilian, do you know anywhere by anychance??

i think at end of month im looking to get some AB white metal figures! ive heard good things about them

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Posted: Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 01:03 AM UTC

could always start a petition sort of thing on here to see how many people would agree to have

dragons 72nd figures sold separatley?? it would be alot better

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Posted: Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 02:39 AM UTC

Yo Eric,

Nice setting and build up.

Nice color of the ground work.

Greetz Nico

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Posted: Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 05:20 AM UTC

Hi Eric. Fantastic build and paint job so far. Great details for this scale, and the paint job is going in that direction as well. Looking forward to seeing more updates.

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Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 03:58 AM UTC

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could always start a petition sort of thing on here to see how many people would agree to have

dragons 72nd figures sold separatley?? it would be alot better

good point. well may be DML just wanna make these figures as kind of bonus.so we have can buy their tanks

Thanks Nico and Frank

i just finished the tank.

now I will focus on the base.any updates will be posted
Eric

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Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 10:53 AM UTC

hi eric just caught up on your updates

these are looking great loving the weathering on the tank looks really good and realistic

true the figures are a bonus but maybe they could do them as single sets aswell like the 1/35 scale if cyberhobby are dragon but just branded different for marketing as they have dragon figures aswell

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Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 11:54 PM UTC

Thanks anthony
well here's the progres,as i wanna make the water go deep quickly,only stick some stones near the shore

basic grass and branches. i'll add more different grass and paint it later.

a small bush on the roadside

Eric

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