mpguy80/08 Posted April 13, 2011 Share #51 Posted April 13, 2011 Wayne, YES, I know that pic! Could be an idea for the next dio... Lars P.S.: NO, the next one will be a Battle of the Bulge winter season scenario... I've always wanted to see someone do the meeting where the Germans approached the 101st lines to offer them a chance to surrender ala the movie "Battle of the Bulge". I've always wanted to do a Dio of "Bargain Basement" from that movie... but Italeri can't keep their M24 Chaffee on the shelves long enough for me to grab one!!! LOL As an aside, I was stationed at Fort Carson before I retired and they had an unbelievable diorama there of an M8 Armored car (37mm) coming head to head with a Panther. The diorama depicted a battle between the two that was well documented with actual photographs of the aftermath. The M8 gunner pulled the trigger fractionally before the panther gunner and the shell actually exploded the German 75mm shell IN THE BARREL. The Panther barrel looked like one of those exploding cigars... Talk about David and Goliath... Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer 3 Posted April 30, 2011 Share #52 Posted April 30, 2011 Hi Lars, One word amazing, I have looked at your diarama over again and the details are fantastic. I love detail in a subject i was tought if you are going to do something do it well, and you have cought everything just right as Scott ( Bugme ) says museum quality. I have seen many military diarama,s in France and they are not a patch on this. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehrentitle Posted April 30, 2011 Share #53 Posted April 30, 2011 Does your model match Patton's jeep that was at Fort Lee, VA? I think it is the QuarterMaster Museum? I saw it many years ago. He had installed a special, lush chair on the passenger side. Steve Yes, Patton's Jeep is in the US Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee, VA see: http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil/petroleum_water.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misanthropic_Gods Posted April 30, 2011 Share #54 Posted April 30, 2011 GREAT diorama...and you did a great job blending it in with the background. Lots of attention to detail Whipped these up, thought you might like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share #55 Posted May 1, 2011 Panzer 3, ehrentitle and M.G. thank you very very much for your kind comments, I appreciate it! @ M.G.: your pics look superb; how did you do that/what programm did you use? @ehrentitle: great link; need to get me one set of these front seats now Thanks again! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dschneck Posted May 20, 2011 Share #56 Posted May 20, 2011 I have looked at this dio several times. I must commend you on the quality of your work. I especially like the idea that you took it outside and used a natural background for your pics. Your photo work is great. I am amused, however, that you used German soldier figures and redressed them as American. Patton would roll over in his grave! Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boisbelleau Posted May 22, 2011 Share #57 Posted May 22, 2011 Great job!!! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER HENDRIKX Posted May 22, 2011 Share #58 Posted May 22, 2011 Great diorama. Being interested in history first and foremost, I'd like to comment on two things. First the 82nd Airborne Division and General Patton did not cross each others path in western Europe. Patton had the 101st Airborne Division in his Third Army in December 1944 in Bastogne, but not the 82nd. Second, the 82nd Airborne Division did experiment with armored jeeps, but I am not sure if the 9th Infantry Division did. Great job on the diorama. BTW, if you're interested in the story of General Patton's accident, check my website at www.heroesatmargraten.com Peter Hendrikx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share #59 Posted May 23, 2011 Dschneck, BB and Peter, thank you very much for your kind comments! Thanks also for the hint that Gen Patton would not have meat 82nd Airborne Division elements. Yes, you are probably right, but I really wanted to display all those 3 variants of the Jeep in one dio. Great diorama. Being interested in history first and foremost, I'd like to comment on two things. First the 82nd Airborne Division and General Patton did not cross each others path in western Europe. Patton had the 101st Airborne Division in his Third Army in December 1944 in Bastogne, but not the 82nd. Second, the 82nd Airborne Division did experiment with armored jeeps, but I am not sure if the 9th Infantry Division did. Great job on the diorama. BTW, if you're interested in the story of General Patton's accident, check my website at www.heroesatmargraten.com Peter Hendrikx Regarding the "Armored Bazooka Jeep" I can only refer to the website/picture I found online, pictured below. The caption tells that this kind of Jeep was used by an I&R platoon of 60th Inf, 9th Div. No Bazooka conversion kit was available, so I had to customize it by myself. Glad you like it. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertjensen3rdDI Posted June 5, 2011 Share #60 Posted June 5, 2011 now thats what i call a display!! nice guy taking a leak! LOL! but still, i wish i could be good at modeling, its hard to do! i tried once and it went totally wrong!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertjensen3rdDI Posted June 5, 2011 Share #61 Posted June 5, 2011 Dschneck, BB and Peter, thank you very much for your kind comments! Thanks also for the hint that Gen Patton would not have meat 82nd Airborne Division elements. Yes, you are probably right, but I really wanted to display all those 3 variants of the Jeep in one dio.Regarding the "Armored Bazooka Jeep" I can only refer to the website/picture I found online, pictured below. The caption tells that this kind of Jeep was used by an I&R platoon of 60th Inf, 9th Div. No Bazooka conversion kit was available, so I had to customize it by myself. Glad you like it. Lars and also, did they really use the bazoka's on the the jeeps like that? wouldnt it hurt the guy in back?? :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share #62 Posted January 13, 2012 A little update on the available armored Jeeps model kits: Found this 1/72 Dragon kit online today: The kit is described here: http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://...=1t:429,r:3,s:0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share #63 Posted July 11, 2012 Finally the DRAGON up-armored Jeep with cal .50 MG is available in 1/35 as well: http://www.google.de/imgres?q=dragon+armor...29,r:0,s:0,i:72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 11, 2012 Share #64 Posted July 11, 2012 That'll make a very cool model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p2tharizo Posted July 20, 2012 Share #65 Posted July 20, 2012 Absolutely beautiful diorama! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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