Photo Op - 1/72 diorama

[ed s]

Here is my latest completion. A 1/72 diorama showing some GI's who have come upon a "Karl" Morser heavy mortar and are recording the event for posterity.  No exactly a What If, more of a "Maybe it happened".  The Morser and it's ammo carrier are Hasegawa. The Deuce & a Half and the 20mm AA Halftrack are also Hasegawa. The 2 M3 halftracks are Italeri. The Jeep and Kubelwagen are Academy. The figures are from a variety of sources and many have been modified to more appropriate poses. The Kubelwagen and Halftrack have been shot and the Kublewagen crashed into a tree. The Halftrack ended up in the ditch.


Overall shot:

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An overhead view:

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GI' climbing over the Morser:

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The halftrack in the ditch:

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Ed

[ed s]

Some more shots.

The cameraman. The camera and tripod are scratchbuilt from styrene strip and sheet.

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Another shot of the cameraman with a US penny for scale:

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The Jeep and trailer:

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Overall view from a different angle:

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Ed

[Brian da Basher]

Nicely done, Ed! It's great to see you posting again!

If you used a nickel instead of a penny, would that mean the cameraman was making film for a nickelodeon?

I'll get me coat...

Brian da Basher

[ChrisF]

Awesome idea ! You just need a photoshopped b&w pic taken from the "camera" lol

[ChernayaAkula]

The GI standing on the Thor, just below and left of the Thor stencil, in Hamlet pose (sans skull)? Caption: "Thor be, or not Thor be, that is the question."

<...> You just need a photoshopped b&w pic taken from the "camera" lol

Yeah! That'd be cool!  :)

[Frank3k]

Ed,
 At first I thought the rocky wall and the small plants in the background were part of the diorama. Did you paint the figures as well? Their proportions are a little off but the painting is excellent.

[finsrin]

Cool models and diorama    Fine work  :)
Yes - B&W picture from camera man and B&W of ones shown likely add to WW2 flavor.
Bill