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Dioramas: Flora & Fauna
Trees, shrubs, nature and animals.
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Painting these will be a fowl business
vettejack
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 - 12:58 PM UTC

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"Allied or Axis pigeons?" Brings to mind the scene from "The Longest Day" where the two war correspondents release their carrier pigeons and they promptly fly inland instead of back across the channel.


If they are outfitted with cowboy hats (recent news in the U.S.), they surely would be Allied.

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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 - 04:08 PM UTC
Shouldn't that kit be covered on an aircraft site? Only Military vehicles on Armorama...
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 - 07:00 PM UTC

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Are these Allied or Axis pigeons?


Depends how you paint it. Panzergray for Axis, Olive Drab for allied. Or maybe they are for WWI only?
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 - 10:37 PM UTC
Cor, stone the crows! (a quote from the longest day film)

not sure if these are a good idea, might be as dead as a dodo, but i dare say some might "bury their heads in the sand" or perhaps they'll just swan about the place as if nothing is wrong.

ok I'm done with the bird pun jokes now, honest.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 - 11:04 PM UTC
Darn, I could have used some of these feathered rats for my railway station dio
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 - 11:06 PM UTC

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Darn, I could have used some of these feathered rats for my railway station dio


Pigeons are always around when you don't want/need them but try finding one when you need it ...
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Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 - 11:43 PM UTC
I’ll bet if I order some they’ll keep returning to the manufacturer
Golikell
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Posted: Thursday, January 09, 2020 - 12:54 AM UTC

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Pigeons are always around when you don't want/need them but try finding one when you need it ...

To be honest, I didn't even think about them. I made a swallow and 2 nests however

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Posted: Thursday, January 09, 2020 - 02:59 AM UTC
Next from Miniart....sparrows
And for real hardcore modellers...set of fleas
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Posted: Thursday, January 09, 2020 - 03:21 AM UTC

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Next from Miniart....sparrows

Many, many years ago Tamiya released a set of barnyard animals which included some chickens and baby chicks. The chicks can easily be modified into resembling smaller birds such as sparrows, chickadees, etc. with paper wings.
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