1/35 Tamiya Machine Gun Team...Moving out!

[spanner570]

Having been given orders to abandon their position, a German M.G. team are moving out to a new location.......

The scratched built wrecked building is from a previous diorama (The building of which can be found in dios. under construction) as is the M.G. Team's.

I hope you approve of the 'Re-cycling'




























Observe the pizza base base!














Cheers,
Ron

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Recycling is good. As always you have created a very realistic scene.
Jim

 

[Gern]

Own up Ron! You've pinched those pics from some "WWII in colour" book ain'tcha! Not even your dios can be that realistic!

 

[minitnkr]

Just perfect.

 

[Steven000]

Great pictures and dio Ron

 

[Airborne01]

Excellent - and from Cro-Magnon Tamiya figures - just excellent Ron!
Steve

 

[outrunner]

Terrific dio Ron, love the b/w pictures.

Andy.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks boys. I appreciate you taking the time to post your positive comments.

Perhaps some others might think I'm in some way cheating by simply 'Repositioning' parts from previously finished dioramas.

Does it really matter as long as the end result is satisfactory?

Answers on a postcard please to...

570-453
P.O. Box 24
Broadmoor

 

[Jack L]

Un-believable…or not…actually very believable! That reflection in the water!!!

 

[Mickc1440]

A superb set of pics Ron and great work on the figures, I too love the reflection pics

 

[Gern]

Thanks boys. I appreciate you taking the time to post your positive comments.

Perhaps some others might think I'm in some way cheating by simply 'Repositioning' parts from previously finished dioramas.

Does it really matter as long as the end result is satisfactory?

Answers on a postcard please to...

570-453
P.O. Box 24
Broadmoor

It can't be cheating if you originally built and painted all the components of your dio - but as I reckon you've pinched the pictures from a book ....

 

[dalej2014]

Just, wow! Love the b&w photos. Kudos.

The building work is fantastic too. I'll be sure to check out the build thread.

 

[JayCee]

Very nice Ron. I completely agree with you on re-using models in a different setting. It makes perfect sense.
John.

 

[adt70hk]

Ron

Looks amazing on my phone. Need to have a proper look on my laptop...

ATB

Andrew

 

[spanner570]

Woh Hey!
Thanks ever so much for the terrific posts boys. I'm well chuffed you approve of my model.

It can't be cheating if you originally built and painted all the components of your dio - but as I reckon you've pinched the pictures from a book ....

Here you, young Dave, 'specially for you. In future I will not point you towards and 'Big Boxes' should we ever meet up again at Cosford. Instead, I will let you root around under the tables alongside 'Builder's Bum' Tony.....so there!



Thanks again chaps.

Ron

 

[Gern]

Where on Earth did those guys get that HUGE mug from?

 

[Tim Marlow]

Lovely shots Ron. Especially like the reflective images.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Tim.

Where on Earth did those guys get that HUGE mug from?

Caught me out at last Dave, although you are only partly correct. The structure is not a 'Huge mug' but in fact it is a carefully designed concrete bunker. See the eye holes on the engine? These are really M.G. slits, with the larger one above, an observation port.
The theory being, the advancing enemy would observe the 'Mug' and laughing that much, would see it as some sort of leg pull and would be completely harmless.......Too late!

Yours.
Herbie Flowers

 

[Gern]

Thanks Tim.



Caught me out at last Dave, although you are only partly correct. The structure is not a 'Huge mug' but in fact it is a carefully designed concrete bunker. See the eye holes on the engine? These are really M.G. slits, with the larger one above, an observation port.
The theory being, the advancing enemy would observe the 'Mug' and laughing that much, would see it as some sort of leg pull and would be completely harmless.......Too late!

Yours.
Herbie Flowers

Damn! That's clever! Those Germans was really good at camouflage wasn't they? I would have been completely fooled!

 

[dalej2014]

Thanks Tim.



Caught me out at last Dave, although you are only partly correct. The structure is not a 'Huge mug' but in fact it is a carefully designed concrete bunker. See the eye holes on the engine? These are really M.G. slits, with the larger one above, an observation port.
The theory being, the advancing enemy would observe the 'Mug' and laughing that much, would see it as some sort of leg pull and would be completely harmless.......Too late!

Yours.
Herbie Flowers

Ha ha. I thought "mugged off" was an Essex thing. Who knew it went back to the war!? Live and learn. lol.