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mojo72
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined: September 05, 2010
KitMaker: 160 posts
Armorama: 130 posts
Posted: Monday, August 06, 2012 - 09:55 AM UTC
Hi guys

just thought I share my latest dio which has been recently completed as part of the Get er done campaign. As always any comments are welcome (particularly on the groundwork)






















Plasticbattle
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Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
KitMaker: 9,763 posts
Armorama: 7,444 posts
Posted: Monday, August 06, 2012 - 10:14 AM UTC
Hi Muhammad. I like your fire base .... the sand bagged walls and quarters look great. It must have taken some time to do that.
For me, what needs the most work is ground cover. The sand you used is much too coarse and way over scale. It would have been much better to use some clay and get a get a smooth surface and paint it with wet pastels to get the sandy effect in this scale. Some vegetation around the edges and details would give contrast colour to the base as well as adding life. I dont have a problem that the bags all are of the same colour as it could happen, but maybe some different hues would break it up a bit.
This is given as ideas to add to your base, not to criticise it. I like the idea behind this as Ive something quite similar planned for my M42 duster base.
olivato
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Distrito Federal, Argentina
Joined: August 16, 2005
KitMaker: 127 posts
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Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 12:08 AM UTC
Muhammad, fantastic paint work, and a very nice dio.
I agree with Frank's comments about the ground.
You made a very detailed work in the interior of the HQ, but at the same time it is dificut to see (mosttly because of how deep the construction is). I'd suggest, for the next dio (in this one it would be too difficult to do), to put the edge of the dio, exactly at the end of the HQ and without this wall, so from this angle the HQ is completely open and with more light to see all this fantastic work inside,and the composition of the scene dosenīt change at all, at least in my opinion.
Regardless all this, a great dio. Congratulations!!!
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