Just a mini Vietnam era Diorama......

[The Smythe Meister]

.....OKAY THEN...... Ready for this assault on your Peepers?!!........ (I doubt it!!).....
I thought i`d put the "Close ups" first!!........
THAT Figure in situ....... which i have to admit wasn`t a doddle!!......

The whole thing,(Well,so far),From Right to Left.......

Rear end view......

Tother side........

.....And finally,the business view.........

HA!!.... Not too scary yet,HOWEVER,i have more stowage to add,another Tanker figure,and obviously it`ll be more weathered all over!
Currently mind,i`m fairly happy with how it`s going,as always mind,i`m open to all of your thoughts,hints,tips,ideas..... or plain old abuse!!
Cheers for now,
Andy

 

[scottie3158]

Looking good Andy

 

[Tim Marlow]

Lovely stuff....the figure was worth the effort!

 

[GerryW]

Very nice - wish I could do figures!

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking good Andy

Cheers Scottie,much appreciated ,
I must admit,it seems rude not calling you "Paul" these days..... HOWEVER,after all the years i`ve "Known you",..... i`ve only just been able to stop putting the old Austin Powers ref i ALWAYS used to use of "DAWG" after your name!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Lovely stuff....the figure was worth the effort!

Thanks very much Tim,
When i got that figure,(Although he was just one of the three i want to use on this build),I instantly wanted to make the most of him,it just seemed TOO much of a good sculpt to treat casually!
..... and being someone who`s very challenged with painting figures,I`m well chuffed how he turned out..... and fitted in,(Eventually!!),on the build,
Andy

 

[scottie3158]

Cheers Scottie,much appreciated ,
I must admit,it seems rude not calling you "Paul" these days..... HOWEVER,after all the years i`ve "Known you",..... i`ve only just been able to stop putting the old Austin Powers ref i ALWAYS used to use of "DAWG" after your name!!
Andy

Lol I like the DAWG

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Very nice - wish I could do figures!

Thank you Gerry,
But believe me,just to get to the stage that i`m at now,(and seriously,it`s taken me YEARS of practice),is all down to hints,tips,and friendly advice from people such as are on this site,
I am by no means at all an accomplished figure painter..... more an Armour Guy who paints tankers/pioneers to populate his Dios,but it`s nice to get better at it,as and when.
All i can say is mate,keep plugging away.... it`s boring advice,but it really is the only way!.... It sure ain`t rocket science.... but it`s a dedicated persuit!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Lol I like the DAWG

Scottie DAWG it is then,from here on in!!

 

[GerryW]

Thank you Gerry,
But believe me,just to get to the stage that i`m at now,(and seriously,it`s taken me YEARS of practice),is all down to hints,tips,and friendly advice from people such as are on this site,
I am by no means at all an accomplished figure painter..... more an Armour Guy who paints tankers/pioneers to populate his Dios,but it`s nice to get better at it,as and when.
All i can say is mate,keep plugging away.... it`s boring advice,but it really is the only way!.... It sure ain`t rocket science.... but it`s a dedicated persuit!!
Andy

Now got some figures to experiment with

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Now got some figures to experiment with

C'mon then Gerry, don't leave us hanging......
.... What ya got?!
Andy

 

[GerryW]

C'mon then Gerry, don't leave us hanging......
.... What ya got?!
Andy

I've got a few Russians (from the kits I picked up a while ago - doubt that I'll need them all for a dio, there's 4 just for the outfit!), three from the schwimmwagen kit (woman, officer/flier(?) and military police(?)) plus the ones from the dio (served their purpose now) and the spare ones that are sat in the 'figure pot', about 5 or 6 of them - some them I won't be using (like the 4 from the BMW kit)

 

[adt70hk]

Andy

Nicely done. Love the figure a lot. Finishes it off nicely.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Si Benson]

Well done Mr Smith, looking very nice mate

This kit was one of the first I attempted, except mine didn’t turn out as good as yours has!

 

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
A fortnight late in but at my age that's the norm - sorry.
Great choice of figures and the ones you have painted look fine. They do fit nicely in/on the Patton. Great looking tank. I'll enjoy watching the rest of this come together.
Jim

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy

Nicely done. Love the figure a lot. Finishes it off nicely.

ATB.

Andrew

Thanks very much Andrew,
Must admit,i like him too!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Well done Mr Smith, looking very nice mate

This kit was one of the first I attempted, except mine didn’t turn out as good as yours has!

Thanks very much indeed Si!
It`s a great kit isn`t it..... despite it`s age,
Andy
(P.S. I`m sure yours probably did..... you`re just being too kind!!)

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Andy
A fortnight late in but at my age that's the norm - sorry.
Great choice of figures and the ones you have painted look fine. They do fit nicely in/on the Patton. Great looking tank. I'll enjoy watching the rest of this come together.
Jim

HA! Very good Jim!!
You`re not "Late" Sir.... Just not as early as the others!!
Thanks for the compliment re figures..... they are my weak point! It`s funny how appealing this "Patton",(Or M48),Tank is among modellers,even if it`s not in their usual era of interest! ,
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Evenin` Guys,
A brief update will be up and coming ASAP on this,(Just gotta get some pics taken),
I`ve completed the Tank itself with the 3rd figure,stowage and weathering.It`s not a HUNDRED PERCENT done mind,i`m going to leave finishing the tracks and wheels until i do the base.
I got hold of some mesh that served for the Cyclone fencing,and bought plastistrip for the engineering stakes,a myriad of "Jungle plants" from FOG models which i`ve semi painted already...... that`s for later mind...........
I want to explain my thinking,and,more importantly,get your thoughts,on the Patton itself first,
...... back as soon as poss.......

 

[The Smythe Meister]

OK Then... Pics of my Patton coming up....
... A LOT of em i`m afraid...
.........started to sort them out,......
......deleted a few and then got bored!!....
........So here`s the rest......and still too many !!.........