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Post by Col.Pickle » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:04 pm

Don't fold yet VMF115! Remember the judges are not just judging on the actual diorama. Photos, story, framing, et.c all count. And BTW the deadline is tomorrow nite.
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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:19 pm

June 6th, 1944. Normandy Coubtryside.

After the invasion and fall of France in 1940, the German army controlled the entire coast of Northern France. Despite many setbacks on the Eastern Front, The German War Machine was very powerfull.

After the invasions on Omaha beach, the German forces of the 47th Panzer Division, moved westward across the countryside in order to withold a better position of attack.

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The US 101st Airborne Division's mission was to secure four exits across the land near the coast for the invading US 4th Infantry Division at Utah beach. Near Roughn, a small village on the Road to Utah Beach, the Airborne Unit ran right into the path of the 47th Panzer Division. SGT Rutmeyer, and pvt. Dittman took cover behind a evacuated German Pillbox while they loaded the M1A1 bazooka.

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SGT. Rutmeyer , PVT. Dittman, and PVT. Dougherty clear the area with a grenade.

The Axis pull back, However, one didnt make it back.

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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:21 pm

Are we only allowed one entry per category?
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Post by Col.Pickle » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:42 pm

yea ONLY ONE ENTRY. HOWEVER IF U WANNA POST ANOTHER JUST FOR FUN go AHEAD! :shock: :shock: :shock: Nice dio migmad! I love the black and white effect makes it look even better. You got it to look nice and grainy too. How'd you do that?
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Post by VMF115 » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:49 pm

Col.Pickle wrote:Don't fold yet VMF115! Remember the judges are not just judging on the actual diorama. Photos, story, framing, et.c all count. And BTW the deadline is tomorrow nite.
I missed another one...dang it.

I know I could crap one out if I just had a camera :evil:

my next thing I am going to get next month is a digital camera.
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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:52 pm

Oh, Shoot! Does making the photo black and white count as photoshop? Cause if so, oops :o
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Post by normandy » Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:24 pm

Well thats not up to me, but you can set your digital camera on B&W so I don't think it would be a problem.

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Post by Col.Pickle » Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:05 pm

Who's entering an entry in the small scale section of the contest besides me?
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Post by Tshintl » Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:30 pm

Col.Pickle wrote:Who's entering an entry in the small scale section of the contest besides me?
I am, in 1:72 scale. Still need to take the photos.

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Post by V2 MAN » Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:41 pm

MIGMADMAVIS wrote:Oh, Shoot! Does making the photo black and white count as photoshop? Cause if so, oops :o
No that is not photoshopping :wink: Photoshopping is where you add special effects to your picture. So your good migmadmavis 8)

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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:09 pm

Ok, sweet
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Panther Pillbox...

Post by normandy » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:26 pm

http://community.webshots.com/user/normandy02 A Panzerstellung... ground turret sits atop a hill waiting for the Allies.
While an officer gives orders to two of his troops another loads rounds into the turret and one more stands watch at the front of the fortification.
The turret from a knocked out Panther has been used for this pillbox...a steel plate has been welded over the hole which was made by the round that killed the tank. With any luck this crew will have better luck.

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Post by TOOL » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:03 pm

WW11
June 1944 European Theater

Counter attack
As the Allied forces push inland they continue to face pockets of fierce opposition.

Out numbered and demoralized the German troops run for cover as 100's of American troops and armour roll down the road of destruction. As a diversion the Tiger uses one of its last 5 shells to divert the incoming Americans coming down the road.

Within 2 hours the German's are still holding out but not without inflicting terrible casualties and paying a high price.... it won't be long now.

It will take days for the dust to settle.....


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Post by mediump » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:49 pm

Sweet, I'm loving all the dio's, thanks to all for particpating.

Well I almost bailed out of my 1/32 dio. My camera is giving me
problems, I didn't have much to work with, and time is running out.
But I thought what the heck, I do have a couple of pics, so I'm
gonna post 'em anyway.


Moving through Sicily, the US 7th Army meet with pockets of resistance.
Spurred on by the ever ambitious Gen. Patton the troops moved swiftly towards Palermo.
This would be a foreshadowing of Patton's advances through France later in the war.
The fall of Palermo inspired a coup d’état against Mussolini, and he was deposed from power.
The removal of Italy from the war had been one of the long-term objectives, but if anyone
thought that taking the Italian main land would be as easy, they would be wrong.

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Post by Coreyeagle48 » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:37 pm

WAR TORN BELGIUM: 1917

Captian Charles Thompson has written a letter home to his parents sending some recent news of his exploits with a squadron in the Royal Flying Corps. He has also sent them some black and white photographs to accompany the letter.

Special thanks to my fifth grade class who gave me the idea of a "letter home". This is a quicker diorama and simple, but, my students keep me busy. So enjoy my small offering in this contest.

This is the letter that Captain Thompson wrote home to his parents. He describes some of the recent news.

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Captain Thompson's squadron has suffered some heavy casualties and is down to five members until May, when new recruits will join the squadron. Despite the low morale, they cheerfully donned their flying suits and posed for a picture in front of Captain Thompson's Sopwith Camel. The unit has lost several of its new members who had trouble mastering the hard to fly Camel.

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The squadron poses with a piece of the wing of a Halberstadt observation plane Captain Thompson shot down on April 20.

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Captain Thompson poses with the piece of the wing next to his Sopwith Camel

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Not all the news is bad in war torn Belgium, Captain Thompson fell in love with a French speaking Belgian named Lottie when he crashed landed his fighter in her father's farm field. They got married in April with the help of the squadron. Lottie loves the dashing appearence of her handsome fighter pilot and insisted he wear his flying gear. Here the happily married couple poses for a photo next to his Camel.

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Another shot of the happy couple in war torn Belgium.

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Post by grunt1 » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:11 pm

Recently, the History Channel received this document and associated
photos from the Roberts family of Cleveland, Ohio. They are apparently
excerpts from a journal kept by Mike “Mickey” Roberts, special liaison
to the 90th Reconnaissance Troop of the 29th Infantry Division who
was stationed in France in 1944 shortly after the D-Day landings.

Captain Roberts was reported KIA near Mortain, France after the
German’s launched the Operation Lüttich counter attack when elements
of the 2nd SS “Das Reich” Division overran his command post.

His daughter Karen had discovered the documents and some other
memorabilia in the attic of her Mother’s house, after she had passed
away earlier this year. Karen’s family wanted to make sure these
materials were preserved so she sent them to us.
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Here is an excerpt from the journal:
July 19th, 1944.. Somewhere near Calais, France

“Rumor had it there was a big gun somewhere up in the hills. Operation
Bluecoat was due to launch anytime. It was a joint British and Canadian
operation last was being run by the 43rd Wesex Division, but it was our
job to make sure they didn’t run into any trouble. If that gun was
still online, lots of those guys would buy the farm before even getting to
the hill.”

“It was our job to control inland recon while the Tommies kept watch
on the coastline and Port Calais. The gun wasn’t a mystery and was
pretty easy to find since the damn thing was firing pretty much all day
and night. The problem was that every time we spotted it from the
ground, we’d launch the P-38’s we had on standby, but by the time
they got there, the gun was gone..”

“The RAF still had some gun-cam enabled Spitfires on station from the
D-Day landings. Fortunately Colonel Jones had sent a few cases of
French Wine we’d captured from a farmhouse near Calais over to those
boys in thanks for their coverage during the landings. I’m amazed he
sent it at all. That guy could drink like a fish! But hey, it worked out
this time.. Apparently he sent enough, and some to spare because
before we knew it those Mark XIII’s were flying overhead in route to
Mount Pincon. “

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July 20th, 1944.. Somewhere near Calais, France

“Great news! They all made it back and boy did they get some good
Shots! Those boys know how to spot old Jerry.. “

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“Nuts or guts… Not sure which one described these fellas better.."

"Apparently these gun-cam fighters had, and I mean had, four wing
mounted machine guns. Turns out most of the pilots had them
removed, or at minimum didn’t carry the ammo so they could reduce
weight and stay on station longer. “
“To fly in that low was crazy, but without any way to fire back was sheer
madness. The photos were clear though. Had to use a magnifying glass
to see the details but boy were they interesting..”

“Oh man were we right.. There was that Flak 38 mounted on a damn
truck.. A Ford truck for that matter! I’m not sure what made me madder,
the fact that this “trick” had taken out so many of our boys, or that they
were using our own shit against us!“

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"According to intel, the only unit in Southern France outfitted with
the “Maultier” was the 12th SS Panzer division. That was a big deal!
Smart bastards.. They’d open fire on us and then move that damn
thing into the woods or another fixed position before we could get there. "

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"The bonus was that the 12th SS Panzers were supposed to be north of
Calais where the 101st Airborne was dug in. Apparently Pincon had
more secrets to hide to warrant this type of protection.. We’d find out
later there was a massive bunker system and some sort of large radar station."

"Well there she is.. The big gun! The tankers wet their pants when they thought
an 88 was shooting at them. This was a real weapon! 150mm of lead wollup.
Dug in miles away these babies couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, but they
made a hell of a racket. Deployed like this one was, in direct fire mode on the
side of a big hill, they were devastating!"

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"The Luftwaffe had been annihilated and operational airfields in range of
the Pincon were few and far between. Now that we knew where the
AA gun was hiding, a group of SAS commandos took it out last night."

"Once that gun was down, the rest of the hill was easy work."

"They didn’t even see us coming.. Well, maybe they did.. but it didn’t matter."


Sources:

Use of XIII’s in the Normandy Landings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarin ... .C2.A0XIII
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/we ... re_PR.html

Operation Bluecoat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bluecoat

Mount Pincon
http://site.voila.fr/bunkers/mont_pincon.htm


Photographers note: These photos are meant to resemble real gun camera
footage taken at high speed. Any blurring is intentional and part of the natural photo,
not the result of post editing. Other than cropping, the only edits made to these images
was to add the text labels.

Original images in color can be found here:

http://www.sshqdb.com/images/contest2007/wip.html

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Post by warhawker » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:41 pm

March 24, 1943 - Northern Tunisia
The war in North Africa has not gone well. The tired and over-powered Africa Korp have been retreating to Tunis for some time now. With Patton's Corp to the west pushing east and British 8th Army moving in from the south a pair of German armory, Panzer IV and supply truck have everything that they need - tank parts, fuel and firepower. The one thing they need is precious water. They find the Aud Sisi oasis alone in the vast sea of sand. As they unload every water can and start paling the fresh water, they hear a low rumble of an aircraft engine coming from the west. The oasis has become a fly trap. A lone Allied fighter-recon begins a strafing run at the rich target at the oasis.
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The stand-off is about to begin. The German troops looking for what ever cover they can find in the sand and the Allied fighter looking for room in the sky above.
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Post by mediump » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:10 pm

Oh sweet, I really like the bullets hiting the ground effect. I didn't realize wha tit was 'til I read the story. well done 8)
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Post by 1958Zelda » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:10 pm

1/18 scale WWII Afrikakorps

From Nov. 7th, 1942 strong American and British units had been landing in Algeria and Morocco, and after defeating the French colonial troops there, they quickly moved on Tunisia. One by one, German units were transferred to Tunisia, so that a strong bridgehead could be built there.These units threw back the allied troops that had already advanced far into Tunisia. The German-Italian units meanswhile, had to gradually give up Libya. Cities like Tobruk, Dema and Benghazi, which had cost so much blood and deprivation during their recapture months earlier, had to be left to the British practically uncontested. The following pictures show a small German unit at a resupply point in the area of the LIBYAN-TUNISIA border also recieveing vital information from two Beduines on enemy locations near by.
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Post by Col.Pickle » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:18 pm

Okay then, heres mine at last minute.

August 1944
The German Army, having failed miserably at a counter-attack at Mortain, has now been encircled by two Allied groups. The American XV Army Corps, with General Leclerc’s 2nd French Armoured Division leading the way, comes from the north while Montgomery's Canadians and Poles sweep up from the south. The remnants of the German Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Army, numbering nearly 150,000 men, are trapped in an almost air-tight pocket. However German soldiers did have one option of escape. They could slip through a small gap in the Allied encirclement. This escape route, known aptly as “The Corridor of Death”, was pounded relentlessly by rocket firing Typhoons and Mustangs. This roadway became so choked with the smouldering and mutilated bodies of Axis soldiers that the stench of death could even be smelled from low flying planes. In the early hours of August 21st the Falaise gap was finally closed for good, forcing the remaining Krauts to surrender.


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The german convoy is stopped in its flight by a Hellcat and a Firefly, protected by a contingent of American GIs.
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Dug in Germans valiantly try to stem the American tide, so as to allow their comrades a chance to escape.
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A knocked out armored car holds up traffic behind it as GIs rush in to eliminate the few Germans still fighting.
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A concealed dug out.
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Post by MIGMADMAVIS » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:49 pm

June 1941....Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.

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Jerry Chapman of the 113th VMF flies over the southern ocean, near guadalcanal and just west of his aircraft comes an A6M zero going straight towards his own Aircraft.

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In the blink of an eye, with no time to change coarse in direction, 2 20 mm cannons lit up in front of Jerry aircraft, and in about 15 seconds, his Corsair hit ground. He never got to see the light of day again.

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Meanwhile, across the globe. The British had made their way into France, and invaded a Nazi Controlled Town. It was there job to go in, and push there forces back to help stop the sudden Blizkrieg attacks.

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Hours past, and as they made it to the heart of the city, they managed to succeed, and push the axis forces out of the town.

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Razor's 1/18 Contest Entry:Omaha Beach:Dog Green Sector

Post by Razor17019 » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:00 pm

"My outfit, Company C of the 2nd Rangers was to land at Charlie Sector on Omaha Beach to assist the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division in securing a foothold on the beach and head to Vierville. We missed Charlie Sector and ended up at Dog Green Sector. The scene was utter chaos when our landing craft hit the beach"
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"My Captain asked the first soldier he found what was the situation"
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"I made my way up the beach to the nearest cover I could find, a hedgehog, the Germans so nicely provided"
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"I finally was able to make it to the shingle"
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"Not everyone was as lucky as me. All that I could see was men who were dying, dead or making their way off the beach"
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Post by Tshintl » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:01 pm

1:72 scale

France 1944

German troops move through a small village on their way to the front.

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The tank crew stare ahead as they move closer and closer to the sounds of battle.

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A lone motorcycle messenger pulls along the road to let the King Tiger pass by.

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An American recon jeep caught behind enemy lines sits motionless on the side of the road. The crew have not been heard of since the day before.

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German officers pour over a map looking for the best route to the front. Enemy aircraft are everywhere, making daylight travel extremely dangerous.

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Post by Col.Pickle » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:01 pm

Wow! The dios that I've seen so far are ALL superb! I don't envy the judges right now, it's gonna be a tough decision (but one that will ultimately end in me winning of course :lol: )
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Post by Morian Miner » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:26 pm

This is called "forgetting about the contest until Sunday afternoon, not to mention being swamped the last few months" :roll: But, I said I would enter something, so I put together a quick scene with a small ruin I had built after the contest started.

So, simple dio of a Chechnyan anti-armor squad. The Chechnyans learned after a few years that it was more effective to send out two RPG gunners with one infantry guard, as opposed to two infantrymen and one RPG gunner.

This dio shows what the squads would do in their downtime. Rather than play "Russian Roulette", they would play the ever-popular "Wanna pull my finger?".

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