Across the Reef

[tsweeney]

At dawn on 20 November 1943, U.S. marines launched an assault on Tarawa, a Japanese-held atoll in the British Protectorate of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. The water in the lagoon was only 3 feet deep that morning, less than the 4–5 feet required by a fully loaded personnel carrier to navigate the waters. As a result, marines saddled with equipment were forced to wade almost a mile across the lagoon under heavy Japanese fire.
Well Gents this is what I want to do. Here's what I have so far. the water is a pain in the neck to simulate


















I still have to work on the Higgen's boat and put Marines into the water

Any suggestions would be gladly accept

Thanks

Tom

[Deleted]

Tom.....this looks like a brilliant idea for a dio,but your piccies are showing very dark,so it's difficult to see the detail we all know is gonna be there

[TRM]

Nice work on this Tom!! I think you are capturing the scene very well!!! Keep pushing forward on this one!!!

[eastrock]

awesome dio, Tom!!!

[venom1]

Love the water and those explosions! Looking forward to it's completion!

Cheers,

Sam

[tsweeney]

Gents
Thanks for the kind remarks.
chrisb Ill try to make the next set of photographs a bity lighter

Thanks again

Tom

[tsweeney]

Dicky
You got to be kidding. I have so much to learn it isn't funny. I still have trouble face painting, weathering,filters,washes,glazes and so on. But thanks for saying that.

Tom

[Steve Zuleski]

Yes Tom, off to a great start. I haven't done water yet, but have read how it's done. I'll be waiting a bit before I dip into that, but I'll be watchin to see how to do it. Keep er rollin!

Cheers, Ski.

[tsweeney]

Steve
I really appreciate your comment, especially coming from a excellent modeler as yourself

Thanks

Tom

[shawngehling]

Love it...
Would love to see some lighter pictures too when you get a chance.
Shawn

[tsweeney]

Shawn Will take more photos as soon as I get some more work done on it

Thanks

Tom

[tsweeney]

Gents
I know it's been a while. But you know with the holidays I didn't have much bench time. I also had to wait for thr navy Personnel i ordered. so here's an update






So that's it. Hope fully this weekend I'll finish it

Thanks


Tom

[Deleted]

Tom,This dio is looking great from where I'm sitting fella!!!Bring on the finished article,mate!

[tsweeney]

Gents I finally finished this project. All comments are welcomed




































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Thanks

Tom

[afvfan]

That looks pretty nice Tom. All the close-ups are good, but how about some pictures of the whole thing from a few different angles?

[Deleted]

WOW!!

[tsweeney]

afvfan Here are some overhead shots







Tom

[deafpanzer]

Great build!!! Those last three pictures were even better as we can look at the whole build. Again thank you so much for sharing!

[afvfan]

afvfan Here are some overhead shots
Tom

Thanks Tom. That does look good. The full shots are needed to get a better perspective and layout of the scene.

[Deleted]

you definetly have brought the scene to life ......wet and deadly !

[Tojo72]

A nice idea and great execution.