Dunkirk "vignettorama"

[Jim R]

No 1 is superb. Love the inclusion of the piano. The dunes figures really fit perfectly.

[rtfoe]

Nicely done on No1 of the series Peter. Looking forward to the finished dunes.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Airborne01]

Very evocative - excellent tribute!
Steve

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Guys - thanks for the kind words, working on the dunes this evening.

Peter

[tr1ckey66]

Excellent work Peter. I love the ideas of a few vignettes telling a story. Perhaps ther could be a third to form a triptych that of a couple of soldiers wading to a small boat?
The rearguard mini dio is very well done and the dunes sequel promises to be equally excellent, top work. :thumb2:
Paul

[Peter Gillson]

Excellent work Peter. I love the ideas of a few vignettes telling a story. Perhaps ther could be a third to form a tryptich that of a couple of soldiers wading to a small boat?
The rearguard mini dio is very well done and the dunes sequel promises to be equally excellent, top work. :thumb2:
Paul

Hi Paul

ye- - there will be one consisting of two soldiers in the water and a boat owner on the deck of a 'small boat'. i plan 6 in all; the three others will be one depicting three soldiers getting off a ship in Dover; one depicting a soldier kissing a woman through the door of a train, and the final one depicting two British POW's and a German guard next to a section of Universal Carrier.

[Tworrs]

Excellent start Peter, looking forward to following your progress.

[papa 695]

Cracking work on part one Peter.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Paul

ye- - there will be one consisting of two soldiers in the water and a boat owner on the deck of a 'small boat'. i plan 6 in all; the three others will be one depicting three soldiers getting off a ship in Dover; one depicting a soldier kissing a woman through the door of a train, and the final one depicting two British POW's and a German guard next to a section of Universal Carrier.

I’m so sorry Peter, I have to admit to glossing over the first posts in order to get to the cool photographs and missed your explanation.
The plan sound awesome and I l;ok forward to each of the 6 vignettes developing

[Steve Brodie]

Looking superb !

[Peter Gillson]

I’m so sorry Peter, I have to admit to glossing over the first posts in order to get to the cool photographs and missed your explanation.
The plan sound awesome and I l;ok forward to each of the 6 vignettes developing

No problem - I sometimes do the same!!

[Peter Gillson]

Finally finished another vignette - in the dunes.

i wasn'tthat happy with the figures I had so lost a bit of interest in thise one until I found some figures by Soga miniatures. Here is the reslt:




I'm not overly pleased, I think I have over-painted the figures and lost some detail, especially the middle figure. The biggest compromise is that they are late war figures; I did a little back-dating but anybody who knows their British uniforms will easily see they are not quite right.

Petet

[eddiesolo]

I wouldn't worry about the figures been 100% accurate, too many rivet counters have fallen foul of the guys on here-even the talented modellers who make stuff as near as damn it are very forgiving to others works-reason, we build for us and how we want it.

Now, the vignette is superb, I think you have captured a snapshot of calm before more terror and uncertainty. The layout is spot on, simple, uncluttered and it focuses on the men. Personally, I think you have made a very good piece and it looks and displays very well, do not be hard on yourself Peter.

[Airborne01]

Finally finished another vignette - in the dunes.

i wasn'tthat happy with the figures I had so lost a bit of interest in thise one until I found some figures by Soga miniatures. Here is the reslt:

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I'm not overly pleased, I think I have over-painted the figures and lost some detail, especially the middle figure. The biggest compromise is that they are late war figures; I did a little back-dating but anybody who knows their British uniforms will easily see they are not quite right.

Petet

Possibly Pete, but 'Rivet Counters' aside the figurines convey the right 'sense' of what you're successfully achieving - don't knock yourself out on miniscule details - only the Geeks will go into a flutter over the wrong pattern of pocket or moustache!
Steve

[Guest]

You can always claim it’s May 1945, soldiers resting in the North German dunes