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Whats New? Defeat of France 1940
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Posted: Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 11:58 AM UTC
Have you ever wanted to add a dynamic element to your dioramas? Well Mike Bishop of Monroe Perdu has done just that with this tale of smoke and fire during the Fall of France.

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Thanks!
Kencelot
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Posted: Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 01:31 PM UTC
Great article Mike. The layout looks terrific with or without the smoke. I like the "drop everything and run" look of the scene. Well done.
I must say you don't often see a tank with a semi-gloss finish, but here, on the Hotchkiss, it looks very realistic as opposed to being dead flat. It captures the steel of the tank.
Thanks for sharing that with us.
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Posted: Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 06:26 PM UTC
It was indeed an interesting article. It was a good idea to use the smoke generator and LED's to simulate fire and smoke.
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Posted: Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:36 AM UTC
Great article indeed!
The effects are something to cheer up the scene!
Congratulations!
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Posted: Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 04:48 AM UTC
Mike,

thanks for this excellent article. I think you did another great job. I'm very much impressed with the tree, it looks so darn real.

again, great article ! Thanks.
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Posted: Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 06:50 AM UTC
A terrific job on both the diorama and the article. The smoke generator was a great effect and very creative.
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