tsweeney Posted February 7, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 7, 2018 On 27th Nov. 50, thousands of Chinese troops swarmed over the frozen Yalu River, on the N. Korean/Chinese border, cutting off US Marines in the Chosin Reservoir area. Over the next ten days the Marines, with air support from both the Navy and Marine Air Wings, fought their way out of the trap to Hungnman and safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tsweeney Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted February 7, 2018 Thanks for looking all comments are welcomed Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheeltim Posted February 7, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 7, 2018 Tom, that is a nice job! Very realistic! Just curious, what scale is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsweeney Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted February 7, 2018 tarheeltim It's 1/35th Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joegiant128 Posted February 7, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 7, 2018 Very nice...a very close family friend of my wifes father was at Chosin...he was wounded and was so frozen he was loaded onto a truck assuming he was dead...he says he must have moved a little because he was told they grabbed him off the truck and he went to a first aid station...cant imagine what they went thru.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsweeney Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted February 7, 2018 My brother was a Corpsman at the Choisin He said it was so cold the the blood froze on the bandages and saved many Marines Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted February 7, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 7, 2018 Tom Great build...really looks COLD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted February 7, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 7, 2018 Tom, great job. As Doyler said it looks cold. The paint on the figures looks terrific.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsweeney Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted February 8, 2018 Doyler thanks Dennis your comment means a lot to me Because you are such a great modeler Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 8, 2018 Share #16 Posted February 8, 2018 OK Tom, that's not fair. Now it looks really freakin' cold. You did a nice job with the snow effect. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted February 8, 2018 Share #17 Posted February 8, 2018 Tom, This is a great diorama. It really captures the environment.. You're very talented.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted February 8, 2018 Share #18 Posted February 8, 2018 Brrrrrrrrrrr! Looks cold! Excellent diorama! Semper Fi........Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted February 8, 2018 Share #19 Posted February 8, 2018 Looks really good! Great job! Can't wait to see what you do next! Thanks for sharing!Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted February 8, 2018 Share #20 Posted February 8, 2018 Tom, thanks for the info! Your dio turned out great. I suggest to cover the modeling clay you used for fixing the figures to the base with snow also to make it perfect. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsweeney Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share #21 Posted February 8, 2018 Gents Thanks for the kind comments on my little project Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted February 9, 2018 Share #22 Posted February 9, 2018 Really nice work on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted February 9, 2018 Share #23 Posted February 9, 2018 Outstanding job.. I see my uncle who was a 19year old machine gunner in that figure you created. He also was a member of the Chosen Few. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted February 10, 2018 Share #24 Posted February 10, 2018 Outstanding job.. I see my uncle who was a 19year old machine gunner in that figure you created. He also was a member of the Chosen Few. Thank you. That post says it all. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted February 11, 2018 Share #25 Posted February 11, 2018 I think this is an OUTSTANDING diorama and your modeling skills are impeccable. I have a couple of small critiques after having had to ride in a jeep in the snow. You've got the wheels down pat, but I would suggest a nice ridge of snow where the windshield meets the chassis. This always got a lot of snow build up. The other place where snow built up rapidly was in the open area right next to the front seats. These areas should be just full of snow as you can't keep it out and it just keeps piling up as you drive along. My final jeep critique is the windshield. The glass always gets dirty, smudged or frosty along where the windshield wipers don't touch. Even in pristine snow, the glass gets foggy or dirty pretty darned fast. Keep up the excellent work and I hope you don't mind the suggestions- everyone's a critic right? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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