Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: ed s on May 22, 2012, 05:09:13 AM
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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:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6589.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6589.jpg) (http://[IMG)
An overhead view:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6602.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6602.jpg) (http://[IMG)
GI' climbing over the Morser:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6594.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6594.jpg) (http://[IMG)
The halftrack in the ditch:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6586.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6586.jpg) (http://[IMG)
Ed
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Some more shots.
The cameraman. The camera and tripod are scratchbuilt from styrene strip and sheet.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6596.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6596.jpg) (http://[IMG)
Another shot of the cameraman with a US penny for scale:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6598.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6598.jpg) (http://[IMG)
The Jeep and trailer:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6595.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6595.jpg) (http://[IMG)
Overall view from a different angle:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6584.jpg[/img]](http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/100_6584.jpg) (http://[IMG)
Ed
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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
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Awesome idea ! You just need a photoshopped b&w pic taken from the "camera" lol
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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." (http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/Emoticons/rofl.gif)
<...> You just need a photoshopped b&w pic taken from the "camera" lol
Yeah! That'd be cool! :)
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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.
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Cool models and diorama 8) Fine work :)
Yes - B&W picture from camera man and B&W of ones shown likely add to WW2 flavor.
Bill