Completed. Spanner's 'Sniper' G.B. Flush 'im out...NOW!

[stona]

Ron,I have £27,000,000 in diamonds. I'll PM you my address in Lagos. If you send me your bank details I will extract a small administration fee before forwarding you the diamonds.

Cheers

Steve (who spent a large part of his young life in......Nigeria!)

[Gern]

I'm sorted mucker,I have summat to stir mine with.......My wife reckons that's all it's fit for now!

There again, I could use a couple of gern's stirrers as a splint!! (either side, you understand!)

Couldn't you break one in half?

Gern

[yak face]

Couldn't you break one in half?Gern

:emo:

[Guest]

inspiring stuff, ***** from me too!

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Ron

Love the buildings - great job, can't fault either the inventiveness nor the accuracy. Your story seems a bit strange to me though, I would have thought a sniper shooting himself is a bit like doing the American's work for 'em. Why not sit there, take as many Yanks with you as possible and die like a hero in a blaze of Thompson sub machine gun fire?! Seems stupid and pointless taking your own life - either die like John Wayne or surrender! Especially true of a hardened SS sniper. What was the saying amongst the German troops during the last months of the war, '...enjoy the war because the peace will be hell...'

That aside the actual modelling is top class and I really think there's room for expansion on this dio.

Great stuff!

Paul

[Gern]

inspiring stuff, ***** from me too!

Is that for Ron's dio or my joke? :lol

Gern

PS I'm sure I had a coat when I came in!

[Guest]

Hello Ron.

It's a wonderful job, really nice dio, and I don't know how to say more (I hate my small English vocabulary,sorry).

Big 5*!!

Polux

[spanner570]

Steve, Dave and Tony, three against one ain't fair, so I'm quitting whilst I have a bit of dosh left and even less self respect!!!!

Thank you Mish, Paul and polux for your comments, I'm glad you like the finished model.

Paul, there are countless stories of soldiers who couldn't face the uncertainty of the coming minutes and, when they knew all was lost, decided to end it, as they saw it 'quickly' rather than face the fury of the enemy.

The books on the retreat of the German Army from Russia recount many a 'Tough soldier' taking his own life....Even hardened veterans in the crack Gross Deutschland Division blew their brains out....

In the end the whole thing, apart from the initial inspiration, was from start to finish a figment of my imagination, and possibly a bit tongue in cheek anyway!

I don't understand what you mean when you write "I really think there's room for expansion on this dio.".... Help me?

Thanks again folks,

Ron

[Guest]

Great dio Ron , love everything about it and being 1/72 makes your work double special mate , as you have said modelling is about expressing yourself be it fact or fiction and using your imagination in other words , to be honest I don`t get the negeative response either ,

I will leave it at , you get 5 stars from me mate

Richy

[Guest]

fantastic ron! always great with the story telling in your work. the detail and scratch build are ofcourse top quality! i for one tho would liked to see more colour pictures please!

[spanner570]

Richie, thanks for your very nice comments and the big 5.

I can take any sort of critisism or suggestions, negative or otherwise. That's how we all learn new 'tricks'...So long as I understand and appreciate what the writer is trying to convey to me....

Thanks again,

Ron

[spanner570]

Sorry Bobby, I was composing my reply to Richie and didn't notice your post.

Thank you for the very complimentary post. I'm glad you like it......More pictures? I would be happy to post some more colour pictures, but I think that maybe it's a bit 'Photo Heavy' already!lol

Wadda you think?

Cheers,

Ron

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Ron

I only meant that I could see the buildings in a wider context - vehicles, aircraft etc. At 1/72 this is possible.

I'm sorry if my comments re the story came off as negative. It was merely something I found odd, but it does look as if I'm on my own in that feeling so I wouldn't worry any!

All the best

Paul

[spanner570]

Hi Paul,no problem at all, I'm not worried in the slightest by your post. I just couldn't understand, when the model was supposed to be the object of any critisism, you mainly commented on my imaginary story line!

I had though of adding some armour, but it would have been top heavy and distracted from the story., i.e, why send in the infantry when a couple of rounds from a Sherman would have done the job!lol

However I do have an idea which I have been chewing over since I started this diorama which just might sort out both yours and Bobby's suggestions......

All the best,

Ron

[Guest]

How did I miss this masterpiece? Surely it's a photo-shopped picture of a real building :grinball1:

5* modelling :respect4: