Massimo Castriota shares some pictures of his diorama "Say Cheese!" in 1/35.
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Say Cheese!ColinEdm
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Monday, April 06, 2020 - 03:18 PM UTC
Dioramartin
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Monday, April 06, 2020 - 03:33 PM UTC
Massimo! Genius! This looks fantastic, so many details & everywhere I look I see excellence - bravissimo complimenti
CAS225
Torino, Italy
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Posted: Monday, April 06, 2020 - 07:10 PM UTC
Thank you Tim!!!!
Maki
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Posted: Monday, April 06, 2020 - 08:42 PM UTC
Oh, wow! Great job!
Mario
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 - 12:50 AM UTC
Quite a masterpiece.
Neo
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 - 07:05 AM UTC
That's fantastic work - 11 on a scale of 1-10!
The attention to detail is outstanding!
Minor (MINOR) comment: the "Boys" look a little clean.
But of course, because the Camo is spot on perfect.
Must stop typing...
Being consumed by the Green Monster...
LOL
The attention to detail is outstanding!
Minor (MINOR) comment: the "Boys" look a little clean.
But of course, because the Camo is spot on perfect.
Must stop typing...
Being consumed by the Green Monster...
LOL
Taeuss
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 - 09:53 AM UTC
Beautiful; made me laugh -especially the photo-hog with the AK posing as he was. The update on this would have them using a selfie-stick to do a group shot with all three!
Mako1977
Cuneo, Italy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 - 05:53 PM UTC
Fantastico!!!
Klaus-Adler
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 - 08:47 PM UTC
wow that's an amazing piece of work you have done there, the attention to detail is staggering, well done indeed.
cheyenne
New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 - 09:09 PM UTC
Excellent build Massimo , beautiful work !!!
obg153
Texas, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2020 - 03:22 AM UTC
Definitely award-winning results!! Overall detail is outstanding, but I do agree with Neo's comment re; the "clean look," primarily the guy with the helmet. A stain/smudge of some kind, or tear in his clothing could have been added.
CAS225
Torino, Italy
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2020 - 06:04 AM UTC
Thank all of you for your comments. I will take in consideration your indications about the uniforms.
KoSprueOne
Myanmar
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Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2020 - 04:51 AM UTC
A whole lotta Great, this one is.
404NotFound
Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Friday, April 10, 2020 - 09:18 AM UTC
Yet another amazing work. I'm just as fascinated by the store structure and the level of detail as anything else.
Simply amazing.
One thing I noticed: the guerrilla on the far left has an AKM with a grooved wooden stock. These are not typically seen on AKMs but rather AK-74s.
Of course, there are aftermarket stocks, particularly synthetic.
According to the late Mikhail Kalashnikov, this groove was done to bring the AK-74 design to within weight specifications.
Another explanation is that it was to help soldiers in darkness distinguish 7.62 vs. 5.45 rifles.
But with the supply source coming into Syria from anywhere and everywhere, anything goes.
What would have made that complete (and I'd seen an actual photo of this), are empty Winchester and Tulammo 7.62 x 39 boxes on the ground.
Again, AMAZING work. So many of you are such an inspiration.
Simply amazing.
One thing I noticed: the guerrilla on the far left has an AKM with a grooved wooden stock. These are not typically seen on AKMs but rather AK-74s.
Of course, there are aftermarket stocks, particularly synthetic.
According to the late Mikhail Kalashnikov, this groove was done to bring the AK-74 design to within weight specifications.
Another explanation is that it was to help soldiers in darkness distinguish 7.62 vs. 5.45 rifles.
But with the supply source coming into Syria from anywhere and everywhere, anything goes.
What would have made that complete (and I'd seen an actual photo of this), are empty Winchester and Tulammo 7.62 x 39 boxes on the ground.
Again, AMAZING work. So many of you are such an inspiration.
Phil5000
New Zealand
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Posted: Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 10:10 AM UTC
The figures and vehicle are beautiful but I particularly like the pile or garbage. I will save that pic as reference and inspiration when I embark on my post apoc project.