Tank repair - somewhere in Korea

[Guest]

hi Colin this is excellent nice storyline too,5 stars from me too.

[yak face]

Great stuff colin, theres so much to look at , fantastic details in every square inch! Your attention to detail and scratch building is excellent , im loving the lights too. Give yourself a big pat on the back mate , and have some more stars! cheers tony

[Guest]

Thanks chaps

Scott, I always think a little story sets the scene for a diorama, hopefully giving the viewer a familiarity with the dio so it feels more realistic.

Tony, it's my partner that often prompts the little extra details,

"your workshop needs lighting so you can see the little bits in there" ... i complete that, then i get ..... " it needs a little generator to run the lights doesn't it?"

She has no interest in our hobby itself, but takes an interest with the builds for my benefit, which is nice.

[Guest]

its a fantastic dio mate. i love it

[Guest]

ive arrived late to this thread as usual, but colin, that is one mental dio. as everyone has echoed, great backstory and attention to detail. my favourite aspects are the things like the tools, aerial etc..and i love the corrugated metal. some really good textures and finishes. i had to chuckle when i saw the fruit bowl on the kitchen work top in the background. it 'takes you out' of the scene like when a mic bobs into shot on a TV shot.

what i really appreciate about dioramas (even though ive never attempted one...yet), particularly well researched and executed dios are the imagination of bringing so many aspects together, scratch building parts and the details upon details to create a miniture world. its both very charming , but very absorbing for the observer. building these dios in a sense is 'real' model making. it encompasses every aspect of model making from concept, tools, techniques, final execution and displaying.

great stuff colin...im going to have a nosey at some of your other creations!

[Guest]

I thought this thread had run its course.

thanks very much for the kind words, makes the effort in building it worthwhile.

[Guest]

Ok then i'm calling this finished (but with room for little extras i see fit to add in the future)Sorry there's a few images.....here we go .....

The Longest stay at one location for any MASH unit was 29th may 1951 to 17th sept 1951 (they often bugged out and moved forward and backwards as needed, although, as ever... just behind the main lines),

The MASH Motorpool/workshop was often covered with canvas showing a red cross, not for deception but for the fact it was predominently used for ambulance repair and service.

As there was no rail transportation available, and hardly any substatial bridges on the main roads .... after a heavy rain, supply trucks were frequently held up for several days until the streams went down enough to permit the trucks to ford them, some of these trucks would visit a nearby MASH workshop for service before making the trip back to majour cities such as Seoul.

The Story behind the diorama.

A sherman arrives, limping with a temporary repair to its track, the engineers at the motor pool are suprised to find the occupants of the tank are British (belonging to the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars), they explain that they found the Sherman abandoned after walking several miles, their own Cromwell being destroyed by artillery fire two days earlier.

The Sherman carries Russian markings and a few alterations to the inside, North Korean armour was normally begged, stolen or borrowed from anywhere, the workshop engineers start the task of painting the markings out and repairing the track.

The engineers already have a jeep undergoing repair on a rear wheel but, by order, main armour takes priority in the motorpool ... taking precidence over even the most important medical vehicles.... sad state of affairs concerning the emergency vehicles but thats the way of the war.

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Quality stuff colin and a big 5 stars from me, lots to look at and a storyline too.

scott

[Guest]

WOW. another one i missed. What an amazing build mate. Fantastic work as usual.

Cheers

Andy

[mossiepilot]

Saw the start of your build Colin, but missed the end, Wow mate, double WOW, what a fantastic dio. Buildings, a tank, a jeep, foliage, people and animals, and all those scratched tools and stuff. A diorama to be proud of.

5 stars from me yoo/

Tony.

[Guest]

Scott Andy Tony thanks very much.

hopefully the MASH dio I have underway will get comments like these.

I'll be back on it after I've had a break doing the bonus SIG Ian's just dropped on us

[Andy2035]

Hi Colin,

I've been silently watching this come to life, you really are a Master Craftsman Sir, each time I look I half expect to see the Engineers spring to life and hear Chickens and Dogs, clucking & barking in the background...

I take my hat off to you and bow to your skill...

[Guest]

This is a very good diorama, and has sparked an idea in me along similar lines.

I have a few models of British vehicles from the Korean war, including the Cent Mk 1 ARV that i`m doing at the moment.

You see what i mean.

Thanks for the idea and again a nice dio.

Malc.

[Guest]

Thanks for the kind words Andy

Thanks Malc, hope to see the dio as it comes together, dont forget a build thread

[spanner570]

Will you take a look at this Big 5 diorama?!

Colin, I've not seen the finished job until now....Brilliant stuff, detail everwhere.....Congrats. on a job well done!

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Hey Ron, you're back then

Thanks for the comment,

now stop faffing around the country with the present Mrs. Ron and get back and start modeling yourself