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Modelers Lounge => Time to relax => Topic started by: lawman56 on March 02, 2013, 07:21:44 AM
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At the suggestions of others, I've decided to attempt posting a few pics of my previous AFV diorama work. Up until very recently, I never considered taking decent photos of my dioramas. Most were built for others, so I just snapped a few quick shots to document the finished work, plus I always offered to repair anything my customers manage to break. The photos helped me figure out what it looked like originally.
That being said, bear in mind that I have no backdrops and that this is the first time I've ever posted any of my work for public viewing, so this will also be an experiment in how well I follow directions in posting images. ???
(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s556/lawman56/A%20Brief%20Respite/Panzer2_zps9844d60d.jpg)
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Ok. So far, so good. I'll post a few more as the day goes on. I welcome any comments or suggestions. They only way I get better is to take it all in, use what I can and discard what I can't. Besides, I promise not to cry if you hurt my feelings. Much. At first. :D
That previous post of the Panzer is titled "A Brief Respite" and depicts an Afrika Corps crew taking a break while re-arming after a battle somehwere in North Africa.
This next one is titled "Saved By Blind Faith" and depicts an M706 Commando Car nicknamed 'Blind Faith' coming to the aid of a 3 man MP patrol. A former First Segeant was assigned as a team leader of an M706 nicknamed 'Sarge' and had a picture of it displayed in the MP station at Ft. Bragg.
(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s556/lawman56/Saved%20By%20Blind%20Faith/Vietnam2_zpsc512a052.jpg)
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Woo-Hoo! :D I'm onna roll! This one is titled "Shortcut At Cassino" and depicts an M5 Stuart and and M4 Sherman of the 756th Tank Battalion in Cassino, Italy 1943. I built this for the 5/73 Cavalry Regiment display case. The unit can trace it's lineage to the 756th Tank Battalion in WWII, and since they were hosting a regimental history week, I was commissioned to create this.
(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s556/lawman56/Shortcut%20At%20Cassino/Cassino1_zpsc614d974.jpg)
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This one is titled "The Calm Before The Storm". It takes place somewhere on the Iraqi/Saudi Arabian border in late February, the day before we all moved North into Iraq during Desert Storm. Again, commissioned by the battalion Sergeant Major of 5/73 Cav. During Desert Storm they were known as 3/73 Airborne Armored Cavalry Regiment and utilized the M551 Sheridan, the only air droppable tank in the US Army. As a side note, the parent unit of the 73rd Cav is the 82nd Airborne Division, hence the 82nd patches on the sleeves.
(http://[/img[IMG]http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s556/lawman56/The%20Calm%20Before%20They%20Storm/Sheridan1_zpsbbf00501.jpg)]
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This is actually "Calm Before The Storm", how I managed to forget to post the picture previously, I have no idea. Guess I got too cocky in my success! (http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s556/lawman56/The%20Calm%20Before%20They%20Storm/Sheridan1_zpsbbf00501.jpg)
Oops.
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Hopefully I haven't bored anyone. I promise to include a generic backdrop of some sort on any future posts. Considering I'm also an HO scale model railroader, and use a backdrop as an integral part of my railroad, one would think I would have figured that out by now.
In my defense, I've just started to consider my diorama and model work as a sort of 3 dimensional art. Funny how once your mindset goes from OOB to research, after market, setting, poses, figures, action, season, etc... you actually start to consider how they get displayed.
Again, I welcome any and all comments. I'd also be more than happy to discuss any techniques I used, how I come up with ideas, titles, how model railroading and diorama/model building share skills, etc...
Thanks! :D
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Whoaaa! Nice work here. Very subtle weathering effects and your figures are very life-like in appearance. I'm looking forward to seeing you tackle a WWI aircraft with figures.
Cheers,
Chris
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Very nice work Joe, the weathering and figure painting is excellent and the diorama settings are very well done. Try re-loading the photo 'calm before the storm' as it only appears as a red cross.
Des.
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I can wrap my head around someday making a model that a third party would vaguely recognize as "an airplane." What you do with your dioramas, though, I am certain is far beyond me. Just beautiful. Thanks for posting.
Lindsay
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Thanks! I'm my own worst critic, so I'm always grateful when I get to hear how others view my work.
With one exception, all of my dioramas have included figures and I generally shied away from aircraft because I couldn't find any decent 1/32 figures. Since then I have discovered Andrea Miniatures, and more recently Brian Fawcett's fantastic work, which has rekindled my desire to build something challenging! After taking a good look at the rigging on a DH2, (which will NOT be my first WWI kite!), I think I've found my challenge.
Besides, I like dirt. Nothing says dirt and grime like trenches and leaky airplanes!
I gave up trying to figure out what I did and how to reload that image, so I just added some identifying text to the correct picture, which was in the next post.
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Truly amazing work, Joe! I especially like "Saved by Blind Faith". Having been involved in that particular unpleasantness, I find that diorama so realistic, it becomes animated to me. I'm also a huge fan of the band. I predict that, like Chris and Gary and a few other AFV modelers, you'll take to WWI aircraft like a duck to water.
Cheers,
Bud
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I really like them. I dont do vehicles, but I might do some figures for my biplanes. You obviously have a talent for that. Next time you do some figures could you post some WIPs for us mere mortals?
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Very impressive work Joe.
Pam
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some superb work there, what about a ww1 diorama for us to drool over?
michael
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Joe,
Awesome dioramas my friend. You guys who can paint your figures so very artfully deserve a special Tip of The Hat. Well Done.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
PS: Noticed the yellow vehicle in the background of the first photo, Family Sedan maybe ?
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This is a "test" diorama, if you will, of a 1/48 scale Me109 entitled "Waiting-France 1940". The basic concept, obviously, is that the aircraft is waiting. For what? Ammo? Fuel? Pilot? Mission? Repair? I leave that up to the viewer.
My goal was to see if I could convey anything with a static aircaft short of it appearing to be on display. I scratchbuilt the hardstand planking using some model railroad techniques, and weathered it using scale modelling techniques. Sadly, my antenna broke as I placed the 109 on the hardstand. (Curse my gorilla like hands!). :-\
(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s556/lawman56/Waiting-%20France%201940/20120806_051245-1_zps0d532409.jpg)
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Its missing the top wing ;) Nice work though.
Steve
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Its missing the top wing ;) Nice work though.
Steve
That may explain why I had problems with my rigging. :o
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Nice work lawman!
I've been rigging out the Zvesda T-90 for the last week and speaking of Me-109's I can across a nice 109F-2 photo in color being serviced in the muck of Tunis 1943. Everything needs a bit of mud!
Steve