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WeWillHold
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2004 - 11:32 PM UTC
This dio is for Cliff Hutchings aka Roo’s “Move It” Campaign

A Dragon Wagon will be preparing to pull an Allied vehicle that has missed a curve in the road, then driven over the edge coming to rest on the rocky area below.

Originally I had planned to show an M8 armored car slid off the road onto the rocks below, but the M8 completely covers the rockwork and broken telephone pole from view. Perhaps a jeep would be more appropriate? — not sure what to do with this issue at the moment, but something smaller is needed as the M8 completely smothers that whole end of the dio.

Still to do, partially fill the lower rock area with muddy water, add Custom Dioramic and Warrior figs to the scene, (i.e. tank recovery team, mechanic, and crew), finish scenery on the upper hill area, and pick/build the “damaged” vehicle.

Any helpful comments to improve this are appreciated. Thanks.
Steve




An overhead view.




The damaged Allied vehicle will be resting in the lower rock area ---- the lower portion of the rock area will be partially filled in with muddy water.


Just a little different view of the above pic.


The rocks are drywall mud, and broken bits of plaster rock moldings, painted with acrylic and high lighted with oils.


The verticle post will include town sign names, the piled posts need more drybrushing. A Warrior fig will be standing outside the door of the DW talking to the seated fig inside.


A Warrior Fig preparing to enter the DW.


A Warrior fig--I am trying to improve fig painting--still a long way to go.
octupus
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Posted: Friday, September 24, 2004 - 11:55 PM UTC
SteveWWH

Hey, nice to see you post another dio. You have done an wonderful job on the Dragon Wagon as well as the figures. Could you post some close-up pics of the figures cause I couldn't see clearly of their facial features. I can say the the flesh tone looks real nice. Did you use oil or acrylics for it?

Hope that you could finish the dio soon!

slodder
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 12:11 AM UTC
The DW is great, the ground work is very well done, nice variety and well concieved.
One thing to do when you get the jeep/truck/?? in place is to show skid marks on the loose gravel on the top.
The shape is very nice, very pleasing.
It doesn't look like you have a lot of room for the disabled vehicle, you may only be able to put in a jeep.
One thing you could do is 'hang' part of the disabled vehicle over the opposite edge to mirror/mimic the DW hanging over the edge.
MrRoo
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 03:24 AM UTC
that is awesome Mate. I truely like the way you have arranged it and the groundwork.........WOW!
Bus
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 03:42 AM UTC
The Dragon is great!I reaaly liked the wheatering.Keep us posted
cfbush2000
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 03:56 AM UTC
WOW! Great work Steve. I really like it.

Chuck
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 05:01 AM UTC
Great work, good paintwork on the DragonWagon and it fits the scene beautifully.
tom
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 06:18 AM UTC
Your Dragon Wagon looks great it has alot of detail that really brings it to life. The figures are also interesting.

The weathering was not over done or under done it looks like it was just used and not put through the ringer.

The ground work looks increditable, the rocks look all real and great.

Happy Modeling
BroAbrams
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 06:18 AM UTC
The DW was the battlefield cleaning wagon. I would consider some wrecked German artillery piece, or a burned out volkswagen or motorcycle. You would probably want to have the a-frame raised if you were lifting something up a slope.

Rob
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 07:37 AM UTC
Great work on the Dragon Wagon & the concept
but ....
You're kinda cramped by the diorama size.

I'd got for a jeep, but make it an ugly accident. Jeep coming from DW direction, going fast, looses it, rear end comes around, tosses it inside the curve (all this happening right where DW front end sits) maybe a full do-nut, then it rolls a couple times over the side to end up upside down on the downhill side. Make lots of tire marks, earth gouges, & scattered equipment, etc. maybe even a jeep trailer jack-knifed underneath it.

Then, you need to work on DW wheel marks getting into position -- on that tight curve slipping/skidding will take place on the rear wheels & that would of course be overtop & obscure some of the jeep marks. The DW would have to do some backing up to get in position.

Then put the DW A-frame up. I think if you had the crew down on the jeep rigging the cable, it might work better.

Last, nobody "nonchalantly" holds a winch cable. If on the shoulder then the guy would have two hands on it & be leaning forward. Depending on his past experience with dirty, rusty, greasy, broken wire/cable jammed in his hand, he might have gloves on ....

Hope this helps ....

andy007
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 07:38 AM UTC
Steve,
I love it looking very very neat. Your figures are fine .so my colours worked well?
One thing though just a little nit pick but I would probaly make the road dirt a litlle browner thats really just cosmetic.
I can't wait to see it finished!!!
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 09:09 AM UTC
Looks interesting so far, hope you keep us posted. One thing jumps out though, on the figure pointing, on his pointing hand you left the seam lines, distracts from the rest of the paint job, and overall finish.
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Posted: Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 09:32 AM UTC
Really like what you have here. The ground work is really nice. The DW looks great and the figures look great to me.
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