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Dioramas: Buildings & Ruins
Ruined buildings and city scenes.
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Alliance Model Works
easyco69
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Posted: Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 10:16 AM UTC
Alliance Model Works make some neat little diorama bases. They make 3 in total..I have 2 so far. Here's a few pix. They added a couple guys to show scale.









Alliance Website http://www.am-works.com/store/index.php
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Posted: Monday, April 25, 2016 - 07:15 PM UTC
I forgot to mention the price...$25 USA each ..so that would be like $250.00 CAD lol
Trust me , these bases are all resin & the detail is mint. Grab'm.
They are good for soldiers & a small vehicle..the Tamiya or Dragon 1/35 Pak 37 & crew would fit nicely. Motorcycles, mortar teams, MG Team..etc..
Or how about their 1/144 Steampunk Sub for $95?
They also carry resin wheels for dif vehicles, lots of PE.
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Posted: Monday, April 25, 2016 - 07:23 PM UTC
What's with "Professional Diorama Base"? Are these in some way more "professional" than other dio bases? Seems to be a little pretentious. Not knocking the company - they make great PE and resin AM for ships.
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Posted: Monday, April 25, 2016 - 07:49 PM UTC
I use a lot of PE stuff for figures made by this company. Great stuff! I always get the name wrong though. Sorry,
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Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 07:27 AM UTC

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What's with "Professional Diorama Base"?



Mar-ket-ing.
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 07:14 PM UTC

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What's with "Professional Diorama Base"?



Mar-ket-ing.


I realize that, but do you really think modelers are going to rush to buy these simply because they say "professional"? Price will be the deciding factor.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 08:36 PM UTC
Man, those are incredible. The company's painting really brings out the detail. Their rubble is what I see in my minds eye when I think blasted buildings.
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 06:43 PM UTC
Any time I see someone using the phrase "professional" in their marketing, I always think of the day I saw a truck that said "Professional Elevator Repair". I thought to myself "Now, who would want amateur elevator repair? Isn't the professional part a given when it comes to elevator repairs?"
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 06:54 PM UTC

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Any time I see someone using the phrase "professional" in their marketing, I always think of the day I saw a truck that said "Professional Elevator Repair". I thought to myself "Now, who would want amateur elevator repair? Isn't the professional part a given when it comes to elevator repairs?"



I dunno, what if the elevator repairmen are Moe, Larry, and Curly..?


"Professional" can be interpreted in a lot of ways-

I once saw a Coke machine with a hand-printed sign taped to it:

"Fixed so far by Floyd"...

Make of that what you will...

I think the implication of the "Professional Diorama Base" legend is meant to convey that these new (and very nice, BTW) diorama bases will allow modellers to provide bases of "professional" quality to display their models upon- That is, of course, also dependent upon the modellers' acquired skills in actually finishing them to "professional"-type quality...

We ALL know that things can rapidly go "SOUTH" once the package is opened!!!
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 07:26 PM UTC
you guys are funny lol
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 10:51 PM UTC
Looks excellent!

They would be ideal for smaller vehicles such as a Jeep or Kübelwagen.

Thank you David for the pointer.

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016 - 10:33 PM UTC
If you want to replicate the German MG on the wall..it is Dragon kit #6157

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