Completed. Dog Green Omaha Beach...2nd phase.The Assault.

[spanner570]

O.K. chaps, here is my interpretation of 'The Assault'

As you might have seen from my build thread, this diorama started life as a 6"x9" polystyrene plant tray!

I hacked it about to form the bunker, then spread on my usual adhesive. I then added sand and foliage. The bunker reinforcing bars are made from thick electric cable. The door and frame and steps are made from scrap balsa and the barbed wire from thin multi core cable. The posts are cocktail sticks. I added more rubble to the bunker using hard adhesive, broken up and sprinkled over the structure. Dio. cost? Nothing!

The figures, which I already had, are 1/35 Tamiya. I was lucky, I only had to alter two, the one coming up the steps and the one wounded with his hand up. I didn't see the point in showing the alteration process as it's been well documented elsewhere. I took off most of their equipment as well. I then sprinkled the 3 figures with cement dust.

Please note Scale Model's Badge...The bucket!!! lol

I have tried to show the bunker semi destroyed and the occupants coming out dazed and in shock.

I hope you approve of this offering and all comments and suggestions are welcome.

I have gone easy on the amount of pictures this time too!

Thanks for looking,

Ron

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[Guest]

Ron just where do you get your plants from? They look like the real plants and not clump foliage!

Brilliant job anyway. *****

Adrian

[AlanG]

Excellent job yet again Ron

[Guest]

Excellent work Ron, resourceful as always. The concrete has come out nicely, and you've captured the scene well. I like the figure poses as well, especially the guy weakly brandishing his make-shift white flag. If you were to push me to find a critisim, I think the only thing I'd be able to point out is the white/grey ground cover underneath the bushes; might have looked more natural as mud or sand. I only mention that because it caught my attention at the bottom of the first picture

[spanner570]

Thanks boys, glad you like it..

Adrian, all green stuff is from my garden.

Greg, missed that! The white stuff at the bottom of the picture is actually the polystyrene edge of the plant tray. I didn't quite cover it did I ? B****r!

Must crop pickies in future....

Cheers,

Ron

[stona]

Excellent again Ron,you've really got a knack for capturing these scenes.

The chap coming out before his mate with the white flag is either brave or foolhardy!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Awesome stuff once again young Ron, i keep looking through this and your older photos for inspiration for my builds, you always seem to catch the moment spot on. *****

[yak face]

Ron mate ,youve done it again! Excellent scene , brilliant scratchbuilding ,great storytelling and atmosphere, and to top it all a bucket too!! My favourite bit is the poor soul holding his head in his hands , he really looks like hes distraught, hopefully hell have a more comfortable time in an allied POW camp and eventually be re united with his family. See, thats what your dios do--its that real, im imagining whats going to happen next!!! Brilliant stuff! cheers tony

[Ian M]

You did it again ja bugger! Thats a top job there.

As someone has already awarded you with the well deserved five stars, I will just have to award you five Blue Peter badges instead!

That mossy patch in your garden must be getting a bit thin by now Ron. It really does make first class bushes!!

Ian M

[spanner570]

Thank you all for the very nice compliments, highly amusing reading and the 'Big 5'. All good stuff....

Steve, the bloke out of the bunker had a bit of bad luck. He had a bit of a stiff night out on cheap French wine and around 7.00am June 6th, he decided to go out for a pee. A lucky shell hit his bunker and a bit of concrete hit his shoulder and the concussion from the explosion knocked him out. When he came to, the Americans were at the wire...."Kamerad, nicht schissen." or summat like that!

Darren, that's what this forum is all about...Getting inspiration from each other.

Thanks to Tony and Ian. Don't worry Ian, there's loads more greenery left to go at.....I wish it would grow as good on the top of my head!!

Cheers all,

Ron

[Gern]

Every time you build one of these little dios it seems better than the last one! This is wonderful - again! *****

Gern

[spanner570]

Thanks Dave, I appreciate your nice comments.

Off thread a bit...will we be seeing you again at Telford on the !0th April?

Ron

[Guest]

Nice work Ron, makes a good scene, one that actually tells a story without trying to hard to read into it. Well done.

Andy

[Guest]

fantastic, top stuff ron! another cracker. like everyone's saying, the wee guy with the white flag is great. did u have to make up the top of the head for shocked guy (with his hands on his head)? and do his hair? i'm guessing he started with a flat head like most figures. good job.

[Gern]

Thanks Dave, I appreciate your nice comments.Off thread a bit...will we be seeing you again at Telford on the !0th April?

Ron

Hope so! I'm working on it.

Gern