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Photo Op - 1/72 diorama

Started by Ed S, May 21, 2012, 01:26:18 PM

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Ed S

May 21, 2012, 01:26:18 PM
This isn't really a What If, but rather a "could have been". It depicts a photographic session of a group of US troops having come across a "Karl" heavy mortar somtime in spring 1945.  The "Karl" and its munitions carrier along with the 20mm AA halftrack and the Deuce and a Half are all Hasegawa kits. The 2 US M3 halftracks are Italeri. The Kublewagen and Jeep are Academy. The figures are from a variety of sources and many were modified to poses more appropriate to the occasion. The Kublewagen and the 20mm AA halftrack have been shot up and the kubelwagen ended up crashed into a tree and the halftrack in the ditch.

Overall scene.

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The Karl with GI's climbing all over it.

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An overhead shot.

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The shot up halftrack in the ditch.

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Another view of the Karl.

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A close up of the Jeep.

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A close up of the cameraman with a US penny for scale. The camera and tripod were scratchbuild from styrene strip and sheet.

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Ed



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PR19_Kit

#1
May 21, 2012, 02:14:24 PM
I thought you'd been a little quite recently Ed..........  ;D :lol:
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RussC

#2
May 21, 2012, 02:24:55 PM
Superb dio and pictures!  First class.  :thumbsup: :bow: :bow:
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chrisonord

#3
May 21, 2012, 04:32:30 PM
Nice one Ed, you have been busy for sure  :thumbsup:
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#4
May 21, 2012, 05:17:54 PM
Great stuff - I like small scale dioramas and want to do some myself when/if time allows... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Joe C-P

#5
May 21, 2012, 06:51:37 PM
Dioramas are great to put subjects in context, if you're up to the art of painting figures. Great work!
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#6
May 22, 2012, 01:15:11 AM
Great work there Ed  :thumbsup:
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matrixone

#7
May 31, 2012, 01:34:43 PM
Great job on the dio, all it needs now is a suitable backdrop. <_<

Matrixone
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