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The Trophy (Char B1 bis #309 Rhone)
Maki
Senior EditorCroatia Hrvatska
Joined: February 13, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 01:34 PM UTC
Andrei Fonin shows us another masterpiece... a diorama featuring destroyed Char B1 bis. Thank you Andrei!
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Thanks!
United States
Joined: January 29, 2017
KitMaker: 13 posts
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Posted: Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 04:46 PM UTC
good to see a WW II French tank in it's original camo pattern for a change! Thanks!
Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: July 14, 2008
KitMaker: 296 posts
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Posted: Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 05:53 PM UTC
Awesome diorama

. Kudos

!
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: December 16, 2005
KitMaker: 80 posts
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Posted: Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 06:31 PM UTC
Colorado, United States
Joined: February 24, 2014
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Posted: Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 08:56 PM UTC
Outstanding work! Exceptional figure positioning/interaction, scratchbuildig, etc. … And I really like that b/w photo treatment.
Cheers!🍺
—mike
Arizona, United States
Joined: January 11, 2002
KitMaker: 247 posts
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Posted: Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 09:51 PM UTC
Beautiful. Love dioramas that match a photo. Reality in scale...
Airborne Infantry - All the way!
Massachusetts, United States
Joined: March 28, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 01:14 AM UTC
That is an amazing piece of work, outstanding!
Como, Italy
Joined: December 17, 2014
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 01:54 AM UTC
A true little masterpiece! You are a master, Andrei. I'm admiring.....
ColinEdm
Associate EditorAlberta, Canada
Joined: October 15, 2013
KitMaker: 1,355 posts
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 05:09 AM UTC
Beautiful! Absolutely wonderful work!
The voices are back.....excellent....
New South Wales, Australia
Joined: May 04, 2016
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 07:08 AM UTC
Florida, United States
Joined: November 23, 2012
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 06:34 PM UTC
The helmeted German soldier scratching his chin while looking at the burned out interior...says it all for me...damn fine work!
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Colorado, United States
Joined: February 24, 2014
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 08:59 PM UTC
Tim, If there’s no star system, there’s always that universal beer glasses raised high salute! … To Andrei, I’m buying! 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Cheers!🍺
—mike
Texas, United States
Joined: April 07, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 10:52 PM UTC
A stunning & remarkable recreation of a moment in history!! Aside from the great details, one thing stood out to me. Here's this huge metal monster of war, and propped up alongside are a couple bikes. And recalling that in this early stage of the war, both the French & German armies still made extensive use of bicycles for their troops.
Even my pick-up is panzer grey.
bill_c
Campaigns AdministratorNew Jersey, United States
Joined: January 09, 2008
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 11:04 PM UTC
California, United States
Joined: June 23, 2017
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Posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 11:47 PM UTC
Fantastic, though inspiring and discouraging at the same time, LOL.
What is the brand on those bicycles?
What do you mean we don't have a Plan B?
Moscow, Russia
Joined: July 23, 2011
KitMaker: 14 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 12:25 AM UTC
Tim and Mike, thanks for the beer

and everyone thanks for your comments!

The bicycles are from MasterBox. There are both plastic and photo etched parts in the kit.
California, United States
Joined: June 23, 2017
KitMaker: 195 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 02:58 AM UTC
Quoted Text
The bicycles are from MasterBox. There are both plastic and photo etched parts in the kit.
Thanks, I think that's the best 1/35th bicycle I've seen. Has anyone ever seen a more modern bicycle, e.g. a 1970s ten-speed sort of bike in that scale with the same level of detail?
What do you mean we don't have a Plan B?
Oklahoma, United States
Joined: March 01, 2002
KitMaker: 6,043 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 04:30 AM UTC
Damn fine job there Andrei.
Damn fine.
everything just blends so well.
5 stars.
Has this been posted on Missing-Lynx?
If not you should.
Cheers
Jeff
Alberta, Canada
Joined: December 20, 2007
KitMaker: 93 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 09:10 AM UTC
Wien, Austria
Joined: March 09, 2016
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 02:30 PM UTC
Amazing diorama: the groundwork, the tank, the figures, the setting - just perfect!
New York, United States
Joined: January 21, 2008
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 09:52 PM UTC
Outstanding work!

Al
Florida, United States
Joined: January 03, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 04:46 AM UTC
Great planning and outstanding result. Just staring...
Yup, 47 years of building and still taking lessons... thanks y'all.
United States
Joined: January 29, 2017
KitMaker: 13 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 08:18 AM UTC
good to see a ww II tank in its original color scheme for a change! great job!
Illinois, United States
Joined: November 20, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 08:42 PM UTC
New Jersey, United States
Joined: September 22, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 03:57 AM UTC
It looks great excellent job