Tim Martin shares with us the sixth instalment of the battle around Ponyri.

Link to Item



If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Wow, looks great, Amazing scene and compostion.

Stellar!

Dramatic representation of a traumatic amputation of a T34 turret ! Very realistic and cool photog skills as usual,
J

WOW. Amazing work Tim, your pyrotechnics and photography skills are impressive!

Thanks gentlemen - hey Colin, looking at your avatar image I'd say exactly the same thing back to you

WOW ......Fantastic!!
Excellent pics .

Excellent work! A wonderful composition and masterful painting. The entire piece has an amazing storytelling design with such realistic painting and detailing the whole scene comes to life (and death). Well done man, well done.


Jim
LSA

kool

These pictures are stunning! I feel like I should be hunkering down into a foxhole.

Very cool effects indeed.
Cheers
Dave

Lol. Was getting a bit punchy after too much time in the Turkmenistan desert!

You work looks so AMAZING Tim! Looks like you where at the battle capturing the karnage.

JohnA

Great, ever great!

Thanks kind sirs, I’d taken my eye off this thread too long as it’s had its day in the sun, but I really do appreciate you took the trouble to respond. And Colin, yeah I guess we’ve all been there – funny though, I was sure your avatar was from the Alberta badlands…somewhere near that well-known feature, the Key Butte…?

Cheers all,

Tim

Great battle composition. Looks excellent.

Absolutely fricking amazing! I would love to be looking over your shoulder as you set it up and shoot it! Just like a real explosion. Ever think of being a Hollywood pyrotechnics advisor?

Just amazing.

Thanks again,

Ha Patrick! Had you been there you’d have probably also banged your head on the underside of the table I’d ducked under when it blew (I’d doubled the charge in an experimental 2-stage IED as prior attempts hadn’t worked, it was some Bigger Bang) and witnessed my 19 y.o. son Danny yelling “Jeez Dad not AGAIN?!” as he ran to fetch more water than I’d expected to use to douse the ensuing conflagoration. He thoroughly disapproves, understandable as he’s studying counter-terrorism at uni…I like to think I inspired him, if he goes on to save just one life it’ll all have been worth it.

The blast is from video frames, I just roll film & take cover. I doubt there are many Hollywood opportunities if Adam & Jamie are still working & besides it’s mostly CGI these days.

Tim, It just never gets old!
Nice one!💥💥💥💥💥

—mike

WOW!