Just a mini Vietnam era Diorama......

[The Smythe Meister]

Now got some figures to experiment with :thumb2:

C'mon then Gerry, don't leave us hanging......
.... What ya got?!
Andy

[GerryW]

C'mon then Gerry, don't leave us hanging......
.... What ya got?!
Andy

I've got a few Russians (from the kits I picked up a while ago - doubt that I'll need them all for a dio, there's 4 just for the outfit!), three from the schwimmwagen kit (woman, officer/flier(?) and military police(?)) plus the ones from the dio (served their purpose now) and the spare ones that are sat in the 'figure pot', about 5 or 6 of them - some them I won't be using (like the 4 from the BMW kit)

[adt70hk]

Andy

Nicely done. Love the figure a lot. Finishes it off nicely.

ATB.

Andrew

[Si Benson]

Well done Mr Smith, looking very nice mate :smiling4:

This kit was one of the first I attempted, except mine didn’t turn out as good as yours has!

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
A fortnight late in but at my age that's the norm :rolling: - sorry.
Great choice of figures and the ones you have painted look fine. They do fit nicely in/on the Patton. Great looking tank. I'll enjoy watching the rest of this come together.
Jim

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy

Nicely done. Love the figure a lot. Finishes it off nicely.

ATB.

Andrew

Thanks very much Andrew,
Must admit,i like him too!!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Well done Mr Smith, looking very nice mate :smiling4:

This kit was one of the first I attempted, except mine didn’t turn out as good as yours has!

Thanks very much indeed Si!
It`s a great kit isn`t it..... despite it`s age:thumb2:,
Andy
(P.S. I`m sure yours probably did..... you`re just being too kind!!)

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Andy
A fortnight late in but at my age that's the norm :rolling: - sorry.
Great choice of figures and the ones you have painted look fine. They do fit nicely in/on the Patton. Great looking tank. I'll enjoy watching the rest of this come together.
Jim

HA! Very good Jim!!
You`re not "Late" Sir.... Just not as early as the others!!:thumb2:
Thanks for the compliment re figures..... they are my weak point! It`s funny how appealing this "Patton",(Or M48),Tank is among modellers,even if it`s not in their usual era of interest!:thinking: ,
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Evenin` Guys,
A brief update will be up and coming ASAP on this,(Just gotta get some pics taken),
I`ve completed the Tank itself with the 3rd figure,stowage and weathering.It`s not a HUNDRED PERCENT done mind,i`m going to leave finishing the tracks and wheels until i do the base.
I got hold of some mesh that served for the Cyclone fencing,and bought plastistrip for the engineering stakes,a myriad of "Jungle plants" from FOG models which i`ve semi painted already...... that`s for later mind...........
I want to explain my thinking,and,more importantly,get your thoughts,on the Patton itself first:thinking::thumb2:,
...... back as soon as poss.......

[The Smythe Meister]

OK Then... Pics of my Patton coming up....
... A LOT of em i`m afraid...
.........started to sort them out,......
......deleted a few and then got bored!!....
........So here`s the rest......and still too many :surprised:!!.........

[The Smythe Meister]

...........Sorry,it would appear that the Gods that control our devices have knackered me again!!:worried:
I`ve tried EVERYTHING ,but something has got in and disrupted my phone`s picture abilities!!.....
SUSSED IT!!.... VERY Pic Heavy,my apologies for that!!......






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[The Smythe Meister]

........ and a few more!!!:anguished:.....



Apologies for the repetative nature,but it`s very nearly there!
Just to be finished properly when on it`s base..... which is under way...... allbeit very slowly!!
Thanks for looking in,as always,all thoughts/insults very welcomed!!
Andy

[outrunner]

Now that is very, very nice.

Andy.

[minitnkr]

Love the poses. Snorkle is a great touch, perfect for those sojourns through flooded rice paddies.

[Airborne01]

........ and a few more!!!:anguished:.....
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Apologies for the repetative nature,but it`s very nearly there!
Just to be finished properly when on it`s base..... which is under way...... allbeit very slowly!!
Thanks for looking in,as always,all thoughts/insults very welcomed!!
Andy

Looking forward to the base Andy, my Vietnam Sheridan has stalled at that stage; I also bought FoG 'jungle foliage' but, to be honest, it hasn't worked for me - I must overcome this lockdown idleness and start work on the paper variants. Good luck, once again looking forward to seeing the end result!
Steve