New DIO in the WORKS!!! UPDATED 1-29-10
New DIO in the WORKS!!! UPDATED 1-29-10
Hey yall!!! I got a new dio in the works!!! I got alittle bit of painting a some custom work to do but I got 2 figures pretty much done other than some painting here and there!!! The dio is going to be on,in,and around a Troopship/LST/Transport ship!!!With all the cold weather and rain I thought Id get a few things done dio wise while Im couped up here at home!!! Hopefully I should have alot done in time for some nice outside pics!!!Here is just a little bit of my ideal!!!---RED---
Last edited by RED on Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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Yes sir it is!!! I got afew to use as some Navy guys but painted this one to look like a young Marine replacement!!!The D.I. is a mix-match of aGerman FJ Captain body BotB arms and a USMC head!!! Im going to replace the head and repaint the overseas cover/hat tonight!!!hope to have some more pics up soon !!!---RED---aferguson wrote:what did you use for the guy in the T-shirt? Is that a mutt williams figure?
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Hey yall!!! Here are some more pics of a dio Im working on!!! Keep in mind this is not done yet---just some pics of the WIP!!! I still need to add some more detail!!! The pic is inside of a ship---the lay out of the room is the same as in the movie Flags of Our Fathers!!!I thought it looked pretty good and would be easy to make!!! I still have alot to do for the rest of the dio---things like build a dock for the At Port pic and afew At Sea pics as well!!!I will post more as I go along---keep posted!!!---RED---
[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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Hey yall!!! Thanks for the nice comments and all!!! As for the Jap tank---its a WIP!!! Im still working on it but a few things I did needed to be redone---so Im still working on it---its just been slow going!!!As for the dio Im working on---I trying to have enough done by the time it gets warm enough to get into the water for some of the pics I plan on takeing!!! Wish me luck!!!---RED---grockwood wrote:Nice job so far. Looking forward to the finished Dio. Did you ever finish the Japanese tank you were working on?
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[quote="blaster_e11"]awesome dio, man, is there anything you can't do ?[
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LOL Theres alot I cant do brother---But I try real hard!!! As for the valve wheel---it came from the breach off of a anti-tank gun--- I think ---!!! Im 100% sure it didnt come off a Tiger!!! Thanks again !!!---RED---
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LOL Theres alot I cant do brother---But I try real hard!!! As for the valve wheel---it came from the breach off of a anti-tank gun--- I think ---!!! Im 100% sure it didnt come off a Tiger!!! Thanks again !!!---RED---
[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]