Diorama & Video: Battle in Northern France, late 1944

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Diorama & Video: Battle in Northern France, late 1944

Post by tmanthegreat » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:00 pm

I spent several days relaxing at my family's vacation home in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and brought along a few XD vehicles which I couldn't resist setting up in a little ETO diorama among some small pine trees :wink:

They sort of follow a story pattern: German armor rushing to the front, then ambushing an American patrol, which overcomes the Germans and presses onwards. I've included some short video clips to add to effect. These turned out to be rather difficult to get right and could really use some pyrotechnic effects, but they came out pretty good considering the very basic nature of my digital camera's capabilities. The photos and video were shot close-up and in black-and-white as though they were shot by a soldier in the midst of the action. Again, all that's missing are the bullets and smoke.

Enjoy :D

The Germans Advance:

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The American Patrol:

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The Ambush:

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American Victory:

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Ach! Ein 'Blooper'!
(Watch as the Panzer IV proceeds along as planned, only to make an abrupt left turn and mow down some unsuspecting infantry bystanders :P )
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Post by V2 MAN » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:18 pm

Awsome pics :D 8)
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Post by MG-42 » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:21 pm

* Playin' Army in the woods again "tman" ? * 8)


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Post by Ruger » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:38 pm

Shaver? Dinkey? Where did you go to beat the heat? About the Sherman tracks, I'll agree, they seem to be on reversed, however, I was thinking of doing this intentionally on a custom I'm making for the middle east area. I thought perhaps that they might perform better in the sand reversed, but I opted not, since I knew someone would catch me on it. Good eye MG-42.

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Post by tmanthegreat » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:20 pm

Thanks for the comments! Its been a while since I played with my tanks in the woods. I hadn't noticed the Sherman tracks :oops: They are as put on by a Chinese laborer in the 21c factory 4 years ago.

Ruger, the pictures were taken at my family's vacation home just outside Shaver Lake. There are some smaller pine trees in the front that work quite well for XD dios :wink:
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Post by Jagdpanther » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:52 am

Very nice T Man! :D
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Post by pickelhaube » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:57 am

T-man,
Very cool. That Mk IV must be driven by an 18 year old kid. Thrashing about in the woods like that with people all around.
Boy I sure wish they had toys like this when I was a kid. I wonder if I would have grown up differently ?
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Post by ostketten » Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:31 am

That is awesome T, I really like the B&W photography, great job. 8)
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Post by warhawker » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:25 am

That was a great setup. Liked it all!!

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