I'll probably dig up an Ardennes photo from 1944 to use as my inspiration and copy it.

That will be a task of it's own as there are so many to choose from but it will most certainly be a Sherman tank as the main vehicle. Maybe even a Tank Destroyer?








~ Jeff

No, I think I'll grab one of those new Jumbo M4A3E2 Shermans and replicate the famous "First In Bastogne" photo. Yeah, YEAH!! That's the ticket!

I've always wanted to build that tank and now have the opportunity to do so. It just means I need to pull out of the hat some figure painting skills but I have been practising.









~ Jeff

Alright guys campaign submitted to the all mighty campaign lords Lets hope that it meets approval
Then I have to find a photo cause the photo I was planing are doing I will be doing for the StuG campaign

Hello, think I'll do the model on the picture since I have in my reserve a SdKfz 251/7 of AFV CLUB
steph

I'm gonna look through some late war photos and videos, there's always something cool in that era...

Campaign approved. Here is the link to follow for enlisting.

Modeling a Photo 2

Ah HA! First one in AGAIN!!









~ Jeff

Bugger !!!!!!!!!!!!

I did not even get second place this time !!!!!!!!! I am almost embarrassed to join this one, as I am one of the "did not pass the post" first time around !!!!!!!

"Mine and booby trap training"







Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!! Should be a quick finish if I would get my finger out my backside !!!!!!!!

Will put it back in the build line when the campaign starts !!!!!!

Nige

Im in on my own campaign at #4, I was busy playing daddy taxi and cooking dinner
Thanks Gary for the approval
@ Nige I was wondering why I never saw a finished photo of that build

Now can someone come up with a ribbon, my computer skills are not up to that I was thinking the same ribbon as lat time except with different colors and a 2 in the lens

Hi Sal,
I´ve just signed up for this one, and my idea is to do something from a black and white foto and keep it that
way in the model. What to do? I do not yet know, but I´ll
find something. Probably yet another StuG III.
Paul.

I subscribed as well. And I found a nice little scene that I should be able to finish.

From my own collection of wartime Pak36 pictures I choose to recreate this little scene.


Ever since I bought this photo I wanted to make it in scale. And this is a nice subject to do it. Plus.. I have to sculpt 3 figures. Now I hope my new airbrush will arrive here quickly so I can actually paint it as well.

Robert nice photo will you be building you kit with all that water

When I 1st proposed this campaign I had this photo in mind

But I will be building my StuG for the Stug Campaign and I have been looking at photos of the kits in my stash for the last few days and this 1 is the only 1 really doing anything for me

So what do you guy think
Lets see some ideas her fellers we also still need a ribbon, anyone willing to help out there

Well i am in and have found A pic to replcate, it maybe a simple one, but it is also my first diorama

Haven't decided if i will do 1or both of the 109s

Well I have my pic and ther campaign starts 2 days before my 40th birthday so... I will get all the bits to do it for my birthday LOL.


Paul

Well, I remember my 40th Birthday (well, not really) so if I miss it, Happy Birthday Paul!

And Jon, what an awesome picture!! Will you duplicate the smoke and flame coming out the muzzle brake? I remember way back a modeler replicating a flame throwing Sherman ... the flames looked very real! Let me know if you want to see a few examples. I just had to save them!









~ Jeff

Jeff i would like to see those pics. I think it would be cool to have the smoke and flames

Jon That would be cool Jasper did that in his Art of the Battlefield Campaign entry



If you read through the tread he explains how he did it

These are not mine and I wish I had saved who they belong (for full credit) to for they are really awesome!!!








~ Jeff

Thanks Sal and Jeff...i think i got it figured out will definitely be adding smoke and flame on this one

I believe the modeler AB'd it over a stretched out cotton ball on a brass rod for support, tucked in the barrel.

It IS so nice.









~ Jeff

Well it looks i have got the bar set pretty high for my first diorama but it shiuld look pretty cool with 2 109s with muzzle flash Now if it was only september

@ Sal
Glad you like the pic. I was pleased as pie when i bought it. The plan is indeed to make a little base where the gun stands in the water with the three guys exactly as in the picture. Aside from scratching the figures I also have to re do the gun shield as you can see they took it off and put it up against the right wheel.

I like your idea as well. It is a bit of a confusing picture as there are several things going on but it is not exactly clear what. Still a nice picture.

@ Jon
That is ambitious. I have seen a lot of people attempting muzzle flash. some more succesfull then others. I have to say that the examples shown here are quite good. I did experiment with it some time ago with a US soldier firing off a bazooka. Should be interesing what you make of it. I'm looking forward to it.

Just found this one, don't know the date (Probably spring of 44?)


Yup, that's an Elefant in the back, but then again, they served everywhere except Africa. Did some research, might be around Anzio, I saw a date that said January 22nd 1944. Anybody got an idea about this one?

-Conor

Conor, i did a little digging and found this link, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-311-0940-35,_Italien,_Infanterie_auf_Stra%C3%9Fe,_Jagdpanzer_Ferdinand.jpg
hope this helps.

Thanks,
Jon

Yup, that's actually where I got my information too. Thanks though
Now I need an Elefant. I'm going to have too many kit's & not enough time. All these campaigns are going to be the death of me