Hi Since almost all of u asked for a size test to compare the first part of the dio with something well known i inserted a 8 inch Howitzer and some figures to give u an idea















i hope u get an idea of how the first half of base is sized

thnks forlooking

Ola Costas

That is impressive indeed my man. I love multi level dio`s . Can`t wait to see more progress.

"The First Half of the Dio"???????

Costas did you won a new house in the Athens model contest?

:)

Keep us updated,

Skipper

PS: Thanks for the Yahoo! Messenger messages

Yep, its a biggun'. "Q"

Cannot wait until you start paint it and the models will come in place for real. Looking forward, and good luck with it.

Simon

Thnks guys.I amalsolokking forward toproceed on this one . Ur encouragement will surely hold the flame for me

Wow! That's really beeeeeeg! Before when I saw it I thought it was big, but now I know it's big... very, very big!!!

Thanks for indulging me with the figgies on the base... the artillery piece is a bonus!

Rudi

Rudi theother half of the base is some biggerof this one. I just ordered the wood for it . Yes artillery was a bonus for u

Oh boy that's big now that we have some scale! Good luck. It's going to be a long but fun ride

Wow! That will be massive! I can't wait to see it finished! Will it come with wheels to roll it around?

I think it will look awesome when finished

Best Wishes
Steve

Brother, I still cant tell how big this is!!! Please place bottle of Ouzo in middle of dio so I can tell!!! :-) once this is done please pack up bottle and send to me at my house :-)
Cheers Kevin

Thanksfor the wishes and encouragementguys if u go like that i llhave this done beforea year !!!!!
Kev i am sorry bro. Theouzo bottle isalready hidden under celluclay as i neded something tocreatethevolume. I kk get u another one tommorowok? :-)

I did a visual size thing when I read the first post 2,5m by 60cm by..... and had a rough idea - or so I thought

That is a MONSTER. That's huge. You need an addition on the house for that.

edit - added "Costas, I re-read your previous post and have a pretty decent idea of what you are planning. At least I have a guess with the Quiz post you did. I don't think you're putting the 8" on the top of the hill, if you have an idea to do that - don't. My point is in Vietnam there were lot of rules for deploying equipment."

Cos, please please tell me the bottle you hid in dio is empty and that you will be sending full one to me :-) :-)
Does this remind any one of the guy from "Close Encounters of The Third Kind?" hahahaha it does me maybe our Costas has had an encounter? Kevin

Scott come on u dissapoint me !!!!! The 8 inch was just there toshow size ofcoursewill not be there. Illput somethin else there....

Bro the bottle was epty indeed. The good one is yours

Now where would a guy living on an island in the middle of the water get all that celluclay? Hmmm.

Sealhead

Major Goose Sir! I have complete confidence in your work here. I have an excellent feeling about this diorama. Not only because of its size, but because of the amount of details you will add to this, to the professionalism to your figures, and your tanks are outstanding. Vietnam isnt my favorite subject, but I do have interest and lately its growing bigger. I hope to someday be as good as you. I want to know a couple things. Im in somewhat of a modelling slump on my dio right now, not really wanting to finish up the figures. I was wondering if youve ever had one of these? Also, are these the figures that will be going into this dio? One more question, how come the walls are at a 90 degree angle. Im not really worried about the last question, because I know what your capable of, and im sure youll do somthing with them. Excellent work so far my brother. BTW, I dont know if you have MSN but here is mine [email protected]. Thanks for posting your work here bro!

Sorry I missed your earlier threads Costas. Looks like you weren't kidding when you mentioned earlier that it was going to be a biggie. Planning the vegetation alone will be a huge undertaking by itself.

I like the interesting terrain. Looking forward to the progress shots.

Hi guys thanks a lot fopr your comments. As for the celluclay , jeff i really dont know where the **ll these island guys find this stuff, i really dont know !!!

Harrison dont worry over the 90 degrees inclination cause everything is already planned and this will not be showing in the final picture!!!! Though i could show u many pictures of 90 degrees hills here in greece or elsewhere. Some of the fiuggies u shaw will be repainted and used in the dio .

We all have slumps like giving up on dios, and after 25 years of modelling i surely had many of them. U wanna know the truth ?
i havent ever left back a dio unfinished. I just dont like that . But i have stopped a project for 1-2-3 months sometimes till i get my batteries full charged again on it.


CK i ll be needing lots of help on the dio so be sure i ll be gfetting in touch with u !!!!!

Thanks guys .

The second part of the base is already under works and will be soon posted here for u to comments !!!

Keep safe guys

My brother,

You are really crazy, you know that, don't you!!! You have told me about ths dio in Athens Show but I couldn't imagine how BIG you meant! After the first post, I considered that it's okay. But this is the HALF base??? Where are you going to put it??? In the beach nearby your house???? And yes, of course, you are nuts!!!
Keer working brother, you are a guarantee of quality modeling work!

Nick

Wow, what a project! It will be fabulously big! I wish you all the luck in the world in the building of it! And I know you will succeed, as you are an exellent and experimented modeller! Go for it Costas!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato

Thanks a lot for all the support guys.
Even if i enjoy building difficult projects , the appreciation of such a fine family of modellers like Armorama is more than enough to give me all the power i need to make it on . Thanks a lot
I ll be keeping u updated for sure