Falljah 2004 'Operation Al-Fajr' streetscene USMC

nice job paul realy nice job

A thing of beauty! That's what you get for standing in the middle of the road, during a firefight.

Tomorrow I will upload some more photos of this diorama

Awesome Paul, good job!! Please send more pics!!!

One of the best proper dioramas I have seen for a long time. Any student of modeling would do well to study what you have done. Congratulations and Thankyou for sharing.

Adamskii

Outstanding! Looking forward to more pics.

(and the humvee dios... dunno who was gonna do the ORH UH-60, thought it was you )

Take care,
Austin

Next time I'll use a better camera and light.
I hope you like it this way.

Just to clarify. Is this the AAVP7A1 with EEAK by HobbyBoss?

Yes it is Matt, I build it with some Eduard PE sets and barrels from RB.
A lot of stowage added, some I made myself.
Hobby Fan commander and driver, inside two Hobby Fan marines and two Verlinden converted figures.
They all have Warriors heads, Live Resin didn't exsist in that period I was working on this project.

DUDE!!!!!!
This is a masterwork for sure. I have looked at every detail,from the groundwork,buildings,details,figs and vehicle with all it's wonderful stowage and everything I see has been given the masters' touch. Wow man,great job. Give yourself a big pat on the back,
J

Hey Paul,

PERFECT.That somes up my opinion.
Probably a stupid question,but is the building totally scratch built?If so then even perfect isn't a good enough comment.

Tom

Very,Very, Very Nice work. Just a suggestion however that your figures might be re-arranged due to crossfire. You wouldn't see these guys in that situation. If the SHTF you'd be risking friendly fire on your buddies.

Not much left to say after what all the others have said... Excellent work on all aspects of the diorama!

Hisham

This scene is taken after heavely fithing between Marinecorps infantry troops and Insurgents who have been overrun. AAVP7-A1 is just rolling in and Marines are forcing this wounded guy to get down on his knees.
Don't worry the machinegunner won't fire anymore....ET

Building is scratchbuild indeed...

Outstanding work, did you scratch build the building?
Mike

wow, great technique, it's an amazin job.

Paul,
Congratulations on a great job overall. Great scene, great story, great layout. Particular kudos for the building details (satellite, water tank, air conditioner), and the accurate Arabic signs. Well done!

Great building, nice layout and action. Very good work.

Well done!

Claude

Hey guys,
In a copple of weeks I will release a highly detailed 1/35 resin modern building, this you can use for Iraqi or Afghan scenes. ( or for example Operation Just Cause )
It's for sale, but it is gonna be a limited edition. Within 2 weeks I will show a diorama with this building, Iraq scene.
Colourmaster models

Definitely reminds me of Fallujah, it's got the feel of it. Great job on this scene!!! I do have a suggestion for future reference, try to avoid showing rucks on the dismounted figures. Full size packs stayed on the vehicle, you wanted to stay light when dismounted, camelbacks and patrol packs were commonly seen.

Youre right John, the figures where allready done before I started this diorama.
This diorama was kind of a tryout, it's even getting better from now on.
At this moment I'm working on a new street scene ( new building ),
the building gonna be for sale.
I hope you like it, in future I'm planning to make a lot of other things related to Iraq
Greetz

Feel free to pick my brain about anything related to USMC and Iraq, I served with Marine infantry units on both deployments and I'm happy to help in any way I can.

i look forward to seeing the building you are going to produce