Omaha beach and Bocage dioramas (in progress)

Mad Ewok · Post by **Mad Ewok** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:40 pm

Neither of them are complete yet but Omaha should be soon, the Higgins boat needs to have alot done.(especailly covering up the duct tape)

Opinions/critiques are appreciated.

http://community.webshots.com/album/199107577JRctlB/0

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:51 pm

Very cool pics in black and white.
The higgins boat will look great after the duck tape is covered up.
thanks!

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:53 pm

What did you use to make your German bunker?
I would love to add something like that to a dio I am working on.

Mad Ewok · Post by **Mad Ewok** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:58 pm

The bunkers were just pieces of sytrofoam from a air conditioner box spray painted with fleck stone to make it look like concrete.

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:01 pm

I found some white plastic gutter piece that has the same shape and height to make a good bunker. Still experimenting with it.

Mad Ewok · Post by **Mad Ewok** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:03 pm

I forgot to add that the medic and look Lt. don't look THAT bad it's just how close the pictures were.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:26 pm

How did you make the terrain?

Mad Ewok · Post by **Mad Ewok** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:17 pm

It's Woodland senics turf, creates quite the mess unfortunately, the bushes are just squares of foamcore with Woodland senics "clump foilage" glued on. The wing is just a wire frame I made warpped with duct tape and a piece of posterboard to cover the tape.

mburduck · Post by **mburduck** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:53 am

Excellent pictures of superb work! Thanks for sharing and let us know when it's finished.

Mike

kenhil2 · Post by **kenhil2** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:40 am

real nice work, whats the higgins boat made out of, looks like just cardboard wrapped in ducttape, seems simple and looks suprisingly good.

Mad Ewok · Post by **Mad Ewok** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:38 pm

As of now it's just foamcore held strong with duct tape. I'm not sure how i'll cover it up......Maybe styrene?

Magilla1973 · Post by **Magilla1973** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 5:55 pm

Great work ! The Floating Dry Dock has LCVP blueprints that have helped me with my attempts at a Higgins.

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