Here is a new OD feature from Bravo36
This is his write up on the feature
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This idea came to me while reading ”Tigers in the Mud” (GREAT BOOK!) in front of the TV. A commercial came on, and everything clicked…
How do you feed a hungry tank crew, and get them back into the fight quickly? Why not a tank drive-through?
I had a lot of fun just planning this one. It all came together when I found the Custom Dioramics figure of a chef.
I had been thinking of building a project around an early Tiger I. No Zimmerit & clean, dry transfer, turret numbers. I really like the poses of the Warriors figures. They look natural and alive – not stiff or artificial. I added Archer uniform badges and shoulder straps – they look pretty good to me.
The doors of the castle, with a little carving, formed a nice pair of golden arches. It actually took two complete kits to get the right components. I added a lot of rubble around the building, as in too many dioramas I see, the question always arises: ‘where’s the rest of the building?’
The kits were built pretty much straight out of the box. I adjusted some of the Tiger’s road wheels to make them a little uneven on the ground.
I’m still not sure if I have mastered the paint-chip techniques. I use a sharpened tooth pick to place the paint. It seems to work pretty well… I use mostly Polly-S acrylics as I love the water clean-up. Washes are artist’s oils. A lot of dry-brushing to get the proper weathered appearance.
The street sections are latex. I’m not sure I like them. They’re hard to glue and feel insecure; but they look pretty good.
As always, a lot of odd stuff came from my unmanageably large collection of spares, left-overs and miscellaneous kit parts.
As so many of my diorama projects have lately, it rapidly became very expensive. Of course it’s all relative. When I was younger (a long time ago) I couldn’t afford the fancy after-market stuff, but I didn’t have the experience to use them, either.
The kit list includes:
The Tamaya Tiger I (Early)
The Tamaya Field Kitchen
The Tamaya Kubelwagon
Archer dry transfers
Warrior’s excellent Waffen SS Panzer Crew #1 & 2
Verlinden’s old Tiger I update kit (mainly for the fenders)
Verlinden’s Kubel stowage set
Verlinden’s Ruined Castle (two of ‘em)
Kancali latex cobble-stone street sections
…and of course, Max Arnold himself; CD’s European Baker
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Thanks!
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Max Arnolds Drive Throughslodder
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 06:20 PM UTC
Wheezy
Nova Scotia, Canada
Joined: December 07, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 04:07 AM UTC
I'm lov'in it! What an amusing little piece. Comedic dio building at its best.
Daniel
HeavyArty
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 04:15 AM UTC
Looks great. I love the "Golden Arches." Great job.
DUBDUBS
Missouri, United States
Joined: September 29, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 04:18 AM UTC
Its really nice, I Ilike it alot, but you should have some food lying around! Maybe a tray on the tank with some food. Just my Two Cents
jlmurc
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: August 29, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 04:26 AM UTC
Congratulations Scott a most unusual and imaginative diorama of the lighter side of troops in battle.
A fantastic scene, great build and smashing painting.
Our hobby needs a little more comedy as we are all very serious.
Regards,
John
A fantastic scene, great build and smashing painting.
Our hobby needs a little more comedy as we are all very serious.
Regards,
John
MiamiJHawk
Kansas, United States
Joined: April 07, 2005
KitMaker: 1,225 posts
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Joined: April 07, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 05:21 AM UTC
Great!! Super, what a very clever idea. Well executed
as well. I'm always impressed with what modelers
can come up with, the thinking process. Amazing.
as well. I'm always impressed with what modelers
can come up with, the thinking process. Amazing.
bucko
Massachusetts, United States
Joined: January 15, 2006
KitMaker: 38 posts
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Joined: January 15, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 06:10 AM UTC
That was a great book , and I look forward to seeing your idea come life.
orange_3D
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: July 28, 2005
KitMaker: 602 posts
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Joined: July 28, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 06:34 AM UTC
great diorama!
can we see more pics of the kitchen area? or is this off limits to the public? :-)
i'm loving it
can we see more pics of the kitchen area? or is this off limits to the public? :-)
i'm loving it
Mech-Maniac
Virginia, United States
Joined: April 16, 2004
KitMaker: 2,240 posts
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Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 07:52 AM UTC
very nice, the building looks fantastic