Richards completed Malayan Emergency Diorama

[rtfoe]

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A natural for the Simon T scratch award. Bravo Richard

John

Wow, thanks John B. I would have liked Simon to have commented on it but sadly he passed close to a year before I had really got going. I still have a tribute build still on the bench and should continue that.

Cheers,
Wabble

[spanner570]

No I don't think it's ever been awarded before Chris a rare occasion.

Another member has had the honour of receiving this 'Special Award'.......

[adt70hk]

Richard

The others have already pretty much said it all. I've seen many, many dioramas since coming back to the hobby.

This really is up there with the very, very, very, very best. Outstanding figure and model painting, a simply stunning setting and very, very funny.

That would be a show winner for me in pretty much any model show I've been to.

You should be very, very proud of that.

Very well done.

Andrew

[JR]

Another member has had the honour of receiving this 'Special Award'.......

570
Are you saying your goodself.!
Not given out before I thought, but thanks for reminding me .
Yours 453 confused most of the time .
Broadmoor .

[Graeme C.]

Excellent work there Richard, well laid out, lots of detail & nicely put together with a bit of humour into the mix, your silver was well deserved. I love the idea of kids looking at it & counting the monkeys!

[yak face]

Richard this is just stunning . A superb bit of live action snapshot . The whole thing from concept to build and finally getting the recognition at the show ( not enough in my opinion , should have been gold ) has been a labour of love for you and your specific interest in the subject really shows in the quality of this scene . Anyways , a lot of waffle to basically say I love it , congrats on a super result , cheers tony

[Mickc1440]

Not really much more I can add to what's already been said Richard, an outstanding piece of modelling

[rtfoe]

Richard

The others have already pretty much said it all. I've seen many, many dioramas since coming back to the hobby.

This really is up there with the very, very, very, very best. Outstanding figure and model painting, a simply stunning setting and very, very funny.

That would be a show winner for me in pretty much any model show I've been to.

You should be very, very proud of that.

Very well done.

Andrew

Thank you kindly for that comment Andrew. It's one of those dios I just won't need to tinkle with at all anymore...it is complete.

Excellent work there Richard, well laid out, lots of detail & nicely put together with a bit of humour into the mix, your silver was well deserved. I love the idea of kids looking at it & counting the monkeys!

Thanks Graeme, have always put a twist to my dios and some interesting bits for kids and their parents to look for. Opens up their shyness to ask questions.

Richard this is just stunning . A superb bit of live action snapshot . The whole thing from concept to build and finally getting the recognition at the show ( not enough in my opinion , should have been gold ) has been a labour of love for you and your specific interest in the subject really shows in the quality of this scene . Anyways , a lot of waffle to basically say I love it , congrats on a super result , cheers tony

Very lovely comment Tony. The labour of love was just shy of two years once it got off the shelf of doom...pretty fast in my books. The different sub compartments made it interesting to persevere. I'm actually very happy with the result of the water and the comment by the judges which made me miss the gold and that was the jungle being chaotic and that was spot on for me having hiked in our secondary jungle... God must have fell asleep when he created our jungle or we got the left-overs.:smiling6:Thanks.

Not really much more I can add to what's already been said Richard, an outstanding piece of modelling

Thank you Mick...just like a scene in the movie Crimson Tide when Gene Hackman commented to Denzel Washington about not talking much while taking in the breathtaking view before him and enjoying it without spoiling the atmosphere and ambiance.

Cheers,
Wabble

[flyjoe180]

Brilliant Richard! So much to look at, a truly magnificent work of modelling

[Strenko J]

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC DIO

[rtfoe]

Brilliant Richard! So much to look at, a truly magnificent work of modelling

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC DIO

Thank you both Joes, I'm glad you both liked it almost at the same time :smiling5::smiling2:

Cheers,
Wabble

[Steven]

late to join the choir of appraisal as per usual but what a fantastic diorama!!!:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2: :thumb2::thumb2:

[rtfoe]

late to join the choir of appraisal as per usual but what a fantastic diorama!!!:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2: :thumb2::thumb2:

Hey thanks Steven.

Cheers,
Wabble

[TIM FORSTER]

Richard, this is one of the best dioramas I have seen here or elsewhere and you must be very proud of your efforts...

You managed to ressurect a very old project, evolve the story, make a convincing stretch of jungle (and I know how hard that can be) and THEN you come up with those figures and monkeys.

It has everything - drama, humour, real history.

These shots also show how beautifully and carefully you composed the scene and balanced the colours.

Bravo!

[rtfoe]

Thanks you so much Tim, I'm a fan of your builds, research in historical scenes and currently like the amount of detail you packed into the shed in your new Dio.

Cheers,
Wabble