BANZAI---The Morning After!!!!! Dio

RED · Post by **RED** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:42 pm

Hey yall!!! Well here is afew pics of the moring after the BANZAI attack that was suppost to push my beloved Marines back into the sea!!! The dio is not some of my best work as I see I could have done more detail!!!But hey---I have been busy the last few weeks and havent been able to set as many dios as I had plan!!! I hope yall enjoy!!!---RED---

[/img]

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:10 pm

Cool

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:42 pm

That first pic is really good.

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:25 pm

Realy cool

We can still smell gun powder

I love the second pic.

phil

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:04 am

Great looking dio. All you need is a little smoke in the background and you're good to go.

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:17 am

Very cool Red!!!!
What scale is the landing craft? Custom or kit?

RED · Post by **RED** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:21 am

normandy wrote:Very cool Red!!!!
What scale is the landing craft? Custom or kit?

Hey yall!!! Thanks!!! It is a 1:18 Higgins boat I built afew years back!!! I just sank it for the dio pics!!!Thanks again!!!---RED---

Post by **aferguson** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:01 pm

Red, i assume you made the Higgins boat out of wood? I'm thinking of making a basic one out of foam board...don't really have the tools or woodworking skills to make a wooden one.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:49 pm

Red, do some grainy, black and white shots!

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:22 pm

Great lookig pics.

Is this done on a lakeshore, or pond?

I've been trying to figure out a way to make a man made beech, for D-Day pics any suggestions?

Keep up the great work.

grockwood · Post by **grockwood** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:15 pm

That was a serious Banzai charge. The Japanese made it to the water before theywere eliminated. Great photos and story Red.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:36 pm

Great dio pics, if they were B/W they might look real!

blaster_e11 · Post by **blaster_e11** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:19 pm

i agree with the others, Red, these pics are pure beauty/genius. the scenery is just perfect

art2614 · Post by **art2614** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:08 pm

Another great job RED!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:14 pm

Kool!

RED · Post by **RED** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:38 pm

Hey yall!!! Thanks for all the nice comments!!! Some of yall have ask a few ?'s so hear we go!!! The higgins boat is a 1:18 custom I made out of wood about 3 years ago!!! I plan to do a large scale diorama at this spot--- soon I hope--- with alot more of my beloved Marines,LVTs,Tanks,Higgins boats,smoke,blood,and maybe some other stuff as well!!! The site is on the lake bank by my house---there is a creek that feeds the lake about 75-100 yards away and dumps alot of sand on the bank!!!I might do some B/W pics because alot of folks ask for me to!!! FRITZKRIEG---Try makeing a rectangle out of 2x4s,put plywood on the bottem,waterproof the joints with caulk,cover the inside with plastic,fill with sand---but make a ramp---1 side higher than the other,and then pour water on the side that would be the bottem of the ramp!!!This is the easiest way I can think of to make a man made beach!!!But hey---you live in FLA.dont you??? Head down the the beach and take a few pics there!!!

I know I would if I lived in FLA. or near any beach!!! Thanks again!!!---RED---

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:55 pm

RED next time you should use red food coloring in the sand and water.

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:52 am

very neat! Love the vehicles.

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:04 am

Hey Red,

I have done some works on some of your pics to give them a strong feeling. I hope you won't be upset

phil

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:20 pm

WOW, sometimes Black and White does look more realistic when we're looking at WWII dioramas.
Great work RED!!!
Phil, the rework of the pics looks great!!!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:33 pm

normandy wrote:WOW, sometimes Black and White does look more realistic when we're looking at WWII dioramas.
Great work RED!!!
Phil, the rework of the pics looks great!!!

Ditto

mediump · Post by **mediump** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:29 pm

RED! Awsome Dio! and the way EM added the effects makes it look real...
I hope to be doiing some more myself soon...

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:22 pm

Red, Looks great.