Illinois, United States
Joined: July 03, 2003
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 09:27 AM UTC
Hi guys

I finished up my DML MKIV F1 for the DAK dio I'm currently working on. Here she is all weathered up and ready for the dio.

Heres another shot of the dio in progress, including the Tamiya Kettrengrad I'm also working on.

Let me know what you think

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Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: October 25, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 09:36 AM UTC
Hi Don,
I think the colors look great, so does the detailing, the only thing which causes me to wonder is the sand on top of the tank. It seems me a bit to coarse, just as if it has been played with in the sandbox. If possible, I would suggest to remove it, and start playing around with pastels. Not to discourage you, just a suggestion...
Ex- PFC Erwin Leetink, RNLA
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: May 28, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 10:20 AM UTC
Hi Don,
I too agree that the sand looks a bit course, but I think you have a good idea here, whose figs are they? How did you like the DML kit?
All the best
Joker
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England - North West, United Kingdom
Joined: April 20, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 10:26 AM UTC
i have to agree with Erwin,it looks like sand paper at the moment.you had the right idea,
all in all it looks like a nice dio and i love that figure climbing on the tank.what make are the figures?
cheers
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Kozani, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: October 06, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 10:29 AM UTC
hi there Don!
In my opinion it looks really good!
I like the weathering! it gives the feeling that it's been dusty from the desert sand!
The overall dio also looks promising as an idea!
Keep on and send more updates!
Cheers!
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Vaud, Switzerland
Joined: September 29, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 10:38 AM UTC
Looks good!
Just like it's spent some days in the desert!
There are some very talented modelers out there... but "God / Nature / Evolution, you name it!" is still the best diorama builder I've seen the work of!
Illinois, United States
Joined: July 03, 2003
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 11:03 AM UTC
Thanks for the input gentlemen. The figures are from Cromwell
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"There's a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness."
United States
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 12:15 PM UTC
Don
What color did you use for the Ausf F1? I like the look of it
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Illinois, United States
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 10:51 PM UTC
Thanks Chad. I used Model Master Africa Grunbraun '41 enamel.
"The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis." - from a post-war debriefing of a German General
"There's a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness."
Hame, Finland
Joined: August 11, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 11:00 PM UTC
Don, amazing work! Tank looks so realistic! Hopefully I'll be so talented painter some day.
Cheers,
-Cortez
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 12:57 AM UTC
Do you have something planned for the front left of the base? If not I would consider moving the tank farther left to balance and fill in the space.
Region de Valparaiso, Chile
Joined: July 28, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 06:33 AM UTC
Nicely done mate, the painting of the tank iy´s simply superb...hope to achive that someday.
Also, the buildings are also well done, ¿are they fixed to the base or you place them to take the picture?
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: January 16, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 06:57 AM UTC
Looks good from here. Looks forward to see the progress.
Simon