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Dioramas
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Russian Front dio/Fire and Ice
waterboy
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Illinois, United States
Joined: July 03, 2003
KitMaker: 466 posts
Armorama: 332 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 08:59 AM UTC
Hi guys, I finally finished my dio of a Panzer mk III ausf K command tank of the 12th Panzer divison somewhere on the Eastern front. The DML kit was fun to put together and had few problems. Figures are all from various DML kits except for the dead sniper thats a verlinden. let me know what you think.







Spruhound
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Florida, United States
Joined: July 31, 2004
KitMaker: 17 posts
Armorama: 8 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 09:15 AM UTC
Awesome
TsunamiBomb
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Arizona, United States
Joined: September 21, 2004
KitMaker: 1,447 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 09:15 AM UTC
very good dio waterboy! I do think the dead body needs more snow covered over him. but it really depends if it was a body that was just killed or has been there for a while. If he has been there for a while then cover half of his body with snow or somthing. I have seen the aftermath of stalingrad on the history channel. All the bodies are covered in snow the only thing that is sticking out is maybe a foot or a hand. But since you did a good painting on the dead figure just cover him up a little more. Also around the edges of the dead figure put more snow so it makes it look like hes been lying there and he fell with a force. Think of it as a snow-angel. lol. Great dio.
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: October 14, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 09:21 AM UTC
Looking good. You can about feel the cold and blowing snow!
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Indiana, United States
Joined: March 04, 2004
KitMaker: 926 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 09:54 AM UTC
I think it looks fantastic. Very convincing. Great job!
Martinnnn
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: April 26, 2004
KitMaker: 5,435 posts
Armorama: 2,762 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 10:08 AM UTC
Brrrr I can feel the tempature dropping

Nicely done!!
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Oklahoma, United States
Joined: October 13, 2002
KitMaker: 1,017 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 01:22 PM UTC
The snow looks great you can almost feel the friged temperature. Nice coloring of the bricks also. Well done
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Virginia, United States
Joined: April 16, 2004
KitMaker: 2,240 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 02:20 PM UTC
looking good, i like the changes you made to it. gotta love that constructive criticism!
spectre
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New York, United States
Joined: September 25, 2004
KitMaker: 235 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 03:02 PM UTC
what did you use for the snow? the only snow i've seen on a diorama was talcum powder, and this has a sort of clumped-together texture, like snow ideal for snowballs. The snow you have is a lot fluffier. what did you use?
Major_Goose
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Kikladhes, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: September 30, 2003
KitMaker: 6,871 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 05:51 PM UTC
nice dio there, everything looks nice made and your snow is just fine. I like it
DRAGONWAGON
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: February 05, 2003
KitMaker: 1,041 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 06:35 PM UTC
Hey Don,

Very nice dio you've made!! I like the general setup a lot, you can allmost feel the panic of the German soldiers.
The snow is very convincing, what did you use for it? There's only one small nittpicking thingie: The position of the sniper....I think it would be more logical if he was lying much closer the the ruined building, 'cos snipers allways operated under full cover.

But hey, that's just my opinion!!

Great work, John.
Sensei
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Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
Joined: October 25, 2003
KitMaker: 1,217 posts
Armorama: 799 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 07:12 PM UTC
Well, as i said on your earlier post, its a very nice dio, also i see you removed part of the snow that was on the tank, and as i suggested it looks more nicer now!

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr COLD!

good work man, now, lets see your next?
Graywolf
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Izmir, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 6,405 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 07:27 PM UTC
very nice diorama.the snow looks awesome.
congrats
waterboy
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Illinois, United States
Joined: July 03, 2003
KitMaker: 466 posts
Armorama: 332 posts
Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 03:38 AM UTC
Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. The snow is from woodland scenics that I got from my local hobby shop.
A-Train
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: June 10, 2004
KitMaker: 715 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 08:05 AM UTC
Don the nosw looks similar to a mix of bicarb of soda and baking powder.
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
KitMaker: 6,760 posts
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 08:32 AM UTC
Looking absolutely awesome

Those guys must be very cold.
Let's warm them up naa just kidding. looking great
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