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Cromwell with farmer and cow
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 04:09 AM UTC
Tamiya Cromwell with farmer from Tamiya British infantry set (and my favourite figure of them all) with a cow. I think everyone should do at least one diorama that includes a cow.





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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 05:23 AM UTC
Glenn

Very nice little diorama. Well done.

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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 05:58 AM UTC
This one looks perfect to my eyes. I like all aspects. The only thing I've never seen is the allied star on the tarps on the back. Great work!
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 06:16 AM UTC
thanks for the comments, Ram and Greg

Greg: Page 17 Concord Pubs. British tanks of WWII, (Holland and Germany, 1944/1945 by David fletcher. Pic of a Cromwell with a star on the covering tarp on the engine deck. What is even better is that there is absolutely no track sag in evidence, which was a point of complaint about this kit when it was released. (also, in the pic the tank commander is using an umbrella to shelter from the driving rain-that would make for a visually-intersting diorama.
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 08:43 AM UTC
Nice Glen, love the low angle pics!
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 08:47 AM UTC
Thanks. The hardest part of finishing this diorama was not the fiddly bits of the Hessian tape for the camo netting (stored on the right rear fender) but painting the moustaches on both firures.
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 09:25 AM UTC
Very nice little scene Glenn. Great ground work ... very natural and realistic looking.
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 11:52 AM UTC
Hey, Lemmy likes my diorama.
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 01:07 PM UTC
Very nice little vignette.
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Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 12:44 AM UTC
Good work Glenn I like it-

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I think everyone should do at least one diorama that includes a cow.


Sounds like a perfect idea for a campaign-Figures, vehicles and Dioramas of any type and era- the only rule is one or more cows must be involved
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Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 12:48 AM UTC
Refreshing. Looks like the Cromwell just had a bath.
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Good work Glenn I like it-

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I think everyone should do at least one diorama that includes a cow.


Sounds like a perfect idea for a campaign-Figures, vehicles and Dioramas of any type and era- the only rule is one or more cows must be involved


I'm not sure about a cow, but I do wish that a 1:35 platypus was available.
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Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 01:01 AM UTC
Hi, Yank, it is actually a little dirtier, especially around the lower hull, and dustier than it appears in the photo, but, as it is supposed to be situated in an autumn 1944 setting, rainy weather would have washed away earlier dirt and dust accumulations.
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