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Need Help W/ Kursk Dio
chip250
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: September 01, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 03:28 PM UTC
I want to have my Tiger tank on a slight incline, in a tall grass field. With three German infantry running next to it.

How do I make that slight incline?

I would like to replicate the pic below, only on a slight incline.

~Chip

There is the picture.
penpen
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Hauts-de-Seine, France
Joined: April 11, 2002
KitMaker: 1,757 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 11:07 PM UTC
What you need is to add volume to your base.
For that purpose, you can use styrofoam. You can easily shape it with a knife and glue it to your base. Then you cover it with plaster, wall putty or whatever !
From what I read, there were few hills around the Kursk battle. And they gave a good advantage over the plains around. SO they weere subject of very intense fighting !

That's a great idea, keep us posted !
AJLaFleche
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: May 05, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 12:17 AM UTC
What Penpen said about the styrofoam.
Your bigger challenge will be making the guys running up/downhill look convincing. Most figures are designed to be placed on flat surfaces. The body positioning of a person running up or down an incline need to be shifted to account for gravity. Take your digital camera and get someone to run on an incline similar to the one you're planning and adjust your figures accordingly. I once saw a really nice dio that was spoiled by a figure designed for a flat suface standing on a sloped surface, that's a battle gravity would have won.
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