CHOSIN FEW at Funchilin pass

[BigGreg]

Indeed Richard a massive one.... like it was... :smiling::smiling::smiling::smiling:

[BigGreg]

Ok today filing.... a lot of it.... plastering.... placing the central pole and more plastering....[ATTACH]313784[/ATTACH][ATTACH]313785[/ATTACH]

[Jim R]

Hi Greg
Coming on a treat but still a way to go. Seeing the 'dry run' clearly shows how epic this is.
Jim

[JR]

Greg.
I agree with Si, had no idea how big it really was.!
Plenty of photos of the roof construction please, some of us really like roofs ! Esp the framing .
John.

[Snowman]

Looking spectacular!:thumb2::thumb2:

[BigGreg]

Hey Jim, John and Gavin Thank you very much...
indeed it's a great build...and I'm really enjoying it...as i said before, it's demanding and rewarding... I hope i'll do justice to that event.

John i sent u a message for the roof.. :-)

[BigGreg]

Ok Gents....my next step will be creating the landscape... so here are some pictures of the North Korean landscape that i will use as reference first making all the ground without snow and then adding snow..[ATTACH]314003[/ATTACH][ATTACH]314004[/ATTACH][ATTACH]314005[/ATTACH]

[minitnkr]

Some great ref. pics. PaulE

[BigGreg]

Dear All I wanted to share this piece of History with you...
CAPTURED NORTH KOREAN BATTLE FLAG - CHOSIN RESERVOIR
North Korean flag, 21" x 14 1/2" (sight, folded within a frame), set into a period wood and glass frame. The glass on the frame bears hand-painted lettering: "North Korean flag Took off self propelled tank by Cpl. Randolph H. Carter U.S. Army North of Hungnam North Korea in Nov. 1950". Worn and tattered, unexamined out of frame. This flag was probably captured just before the massive Chinese intervention pushed the UN forces back down the Chosin Reservior to Hungnam, a port city in South Hamgyong Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea, on the Sea of Japan. It was from Hungnam, between December 10-24, 1950, that UN forces carried out the largest sealift since the 1945 Okinawa operation, safely withdrawing over a hundred-thousand military personnel, 17,500 vehicles and 350,000 measurement tons of cargo. Also evacuated were some 91,000 refugees. This operation was the culmination of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, in which UN troops fought their way out of a Chinese trap.Provenance: The War Museum, New York. [ATTACH]314139[/ATTACH]

[scottie3158]

Greg,
Great work always a pleasure to look in always something to learn

[Steve Jones]

Great update Greg. Thanks for the flag info. A wonderful read:thumb2:

[BigGreg]

Ok gents today the pilons on the left side of the diorama.... again a lot of filing and plastering...
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[Guest]

Greg your attention to detail is spot on , is nice to see that is picking up a shape and things are getting in place It will be another one of your top class work ! Regards Danny

[BigGreg]

Thanks Daniel it looks that I'm slow... but I'm telling you it's very time consuming to file and then to re-plaster and then re-filing.... but it's super fun especially because i use a wonderful plaster that works super good..

[scottie3158]

Greg,
Lovely work mate all your effort is proving to be worth it