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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:19 PM UTC
This is a diorama of Skybow''s WC63 ''Big Shot'', with the Cottage Ruin by Great North Roads in the backgound, which I've just finished. The barrel is a resin item, door, roof and rubble scratched, and the figures I believe are Tamiya with Hornet heads.

Vinnie

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Sensei
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Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
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Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:26 PM UTC
Vinnie, this is marvelous work!

Nice scene, good story, plenty of details that make this scene wonderfull!

Definitely the one to be on display!

Mirko
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 02:27 AM UTC
Great job Vinnie! I would really like to know what you used for the grass, and how you did it.
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 03:37 AM UTC
Oh man... love your diorama's Vinnie... They always look great! Always a Simple touch to a wonderful build.!
Halfyank
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 04:24 AM UTC
Great work as usual Vinnie. How about a review of that Skybow kit? I see it all the time in my LHS, and I keep meaning to get it, but the only review I've seen is by Cookie Sewell and I'd like another opinion as well.

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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 04:55 AM UTC
Can't now it's already built! :-) But I can tell you they go together like a dream.....the parts, moulding, instructions.....all are of the highest quality.

Vinnie
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 04:56 AM UTC
Beautiful, just beautifu! Excellent work.

The door with the rusty hinges is a work of art by it's self. The attention to small details is fantastic!
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 07:51 AM UTC
Vinnie, your models are fantastic, every time.
Spuds
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 09:15 AM UTC
Great job, Vinnie. The model is spot on, but I particularly like the way you gave "life" to some otherwise lifeless Tamiya figures. I have some of those in my stash and, in spite of them, you've really done more than is usually possible with those old dudes. Looks wonderful.
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 11:17 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments guys.

Vinnie
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 12:35 PM UTC
Beautiful work and excellent details Vinnie. The detail to attention on the ruined house is just fantastic. I'Il bet it would look like the real thing in B & W together with natural light.
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 02:36 PM UTC
That's one beautiful job, Vinnie!
jazza
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 04:22 PM UTC
Im always blown away by Dios such as this one. The amount of patience and attention to detail deserves respect in itself.

Great work Vinnie!
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Posted: Friday, September 02, 2005 - 10:37 PM UTC
Hey Thanks! Some of the small details include scratchbuilt draw bolts on the door, and hinges, and the weeds on the road, which should just be visible on the pics are actually the stamens from some very small flowers found growing in my garden! Thanks again!

Vinnie
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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 01:14 AM UTC
very nice..beautifully done. again..it should have made as a bigger project.
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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 01:57 AM UTC
Liberator, thanks for the compliment. I thought about making it bigger.....I'm working my way up to it! I'm trying to think up an idea for a dio approx. 18" x 48". I realise that it's going to be a long term project, so as soon as I think of one........

Vinnie
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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 02:35 AM UTC
Cheers James. Firstly, terracotta tiles don't splinter, secondly as indicated by the rear door having been salvaged and propped up against the side of the building, this cottage has been ruined for some time and as such the inside would have been stripped bare long ago, especially of personal belongings, and anyway, it would probably have been abandoned before being ruined. I'll certainly keep your comments in mind though.......

Vinnie
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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 02:53 AM UTC
Very nice work Vinne. As a fan of the Dodge T-214 - I appreciate the work you did in finishing the 1 1/2-tonner.

Gunnie
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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 02:56 AM UTC
Thanks Jim.

Vinnie
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