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Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 03:57 AM UTC
Here's a nice video that shows PaK36 38 and 40s in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9yecemugWo
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Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 11:29 AM UTC
Gary,
Thanks for sharing the pictures. There is an awful lot of good things going on is this diorama and it is really ambitious. Like Faust said, there are some really good detail aspects going on, the stenciling, etc.
Keep it up.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 10:13 PM UTC

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Here's a nice video that shows PaK36 38 and 40s in action.


Thank you for sharing, Robert

That's a cool video for a reference! Such video enriches my mindset, again, how the German troops busy when pull, push, aim, hold, and everything else when positioning the AT gun at the battle zone. I can't imagine how much risks on them every time such situation happened

Cheers,


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Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 10:24 PM UTC

Hi Garry,

allow me one comment regarding the structure...and the photo of this cottage you posted.

If you don't live in an area (and even then..!) you have a problem defining characteristic elements of all kinds. Examples could be...windows on the (european) continent do not open sliding vertically, or else, doors do not have knobs, they have handles, or else roofs in the Ardennes (in the 40s) were all covered in slate, nothing else! Why..?, well because the material is found everywhere in the region.

This is one of the issues we encounter when we build dios sited in far away regions like SE Asia for example.

THe only solution is thorough research, fortunately easier now with the Internet.
Find lots of photos and try to stay within the "norm". Otherwise you will attract full attention towards some stones or brickwork...and not the actual diorama "story".

Just my advice on one issue!

Cheers

Romain
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Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 10:27 PM UTC

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Garry -

...Have you found that image of the wall you had in mind?

Charles



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Gary,
Thanks for sharing the pictures. There is an awful lot of good things going on is this diorama and it is really ambitious. Like Faust said, there are some really good detail aspects going on, the stenciling, etc.
Keep it up.
Shaun


You're welcome buddy!

As an additional reference, I have another picture with equivalent wall design construction as follows:



Sorry again for unsatisfied resolution of such image and I hope that I'm not breaking the law of copyright since the editing process was purposed to insert the name of photo artist and authorized website. CMIIW

Cheers


Garry
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Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 03:19 AM UTC

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Hi Garry,

allow me one comment regarding the structure...and the photo of this cottage you posted.

If you don't live in an area (and even then..!) you have a problem defining characteristic elements of all kinds. Examples could be...windows on the (european) continent do not open sliding vertically, or else, doors do not have knobs, they have handles, or else roofs in the Ardennes (in the 40s) were all covered in slate, nothing else! Why..?, well because the material is found everywhere in the region.

This is one of the issues we encounter when we build dios sited in far away regions like SE Asia for example.

THe only solution is thorough research, fortunately easier now with the Internet.
Find lots of photos and try to stay within the "norm". Otherwise you will attract full attention towards some stones or brickwork...and not the actual diorama "story".

Just my advice on one issue!

Cheers

Romain


Hello Romain! Nice to hear a kind opinion from you again

You're right, honestly, rather than to make sure that such wall structure available in 1940's before the diorama construction started, I'm worry that the recent research has a tendency only to provide me a kind of legalization about the wall I constructed In schematic, I mean:

Steps should do:
General research ---> Deep research ---> Construction

Steps I do:
General research ---> Construction ---> Deep research


Sorry for my broken English to tell exactly what I mean
I hope you understand. Oh my God, let such things became a valuable lesson for me in the future project Many thanks for your very kind opinion and I will put it in my mind. I will learn a lot. I will try stay within the "norm" and storyboard


Best regards


Garry
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Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 05:26 AM UTC

Hi Garry,

you understand where the problem lies...and that is perfect!

We are all learning constantly. It is amazing how (serious) modelling teaches you loads of things from most different topics!

You are on the right track! Just keep "moving"

Cheers

Romain
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Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 10:24 PM UTC

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Hi Garry,

you understand where the problem lies...and that is perfect!

We are all learning constantly. It is amazing how (serious) modelling teaches you loads of things from most different topics!

You are on the right track! Just keep "moving"

Cheers

Romain


Thanks, glad to hear that I'm already on the right track and nice to discuss about it. Have a quality scale modelling time, Romain!

Cheers,


Garry
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Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 07:46 AM UTC

And you m8!! Thanks!

Cheers

Romain
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Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 09:49 AM UTC
Garry –

Let me propose another sequence:

Initial concept (may be the result of previous research)
General research
Review-revise concept
First design
Deep research
Review-revise concept and design
Build mock-up (if appropriate - necessary)
Review-revise design
Acquire materials
Construction
Review Construction – revise/add where possible, if desired

Time for me to do this!


Charles
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2013 - 07:34 AM UTC

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And you m8!! Thanks!

Cheers

Romain


You're welcome, Romain

Best regards


Garry
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Posted: Friday, February 22, 2013 - 07:37 AM UTC

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Garry –

Let me propose another sequence:

Initial concept (may be the result of previous research)
General research
Review-revise concept
First design
Deep research
Review-revise concept and design
Build mock-up (if appropriate - necessary)
Review-revise design
Acquire materials
Construction
Review Construction – revise/add where possible, if desired

Time for me to do this!


Charles


Sure! Nice description, can't wait to see for your another sense of creativity. Thank you, Charles

Best regards


Garry
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