Elefant Trouble!

[Deano]

Hi guys as well as my JP I have been working on a small dio including some other 1/72 builds . In this one I am using Trumpeters Elefant and Dragon's Bergetiger (P) , both kits were very good with the Dragon kit edging forward in quality. So anyhoo this is the Elefant................



And here is where the Elefant will be living ..............



It is basically stuck in the mud with the Bergetiger running alongside to recovery the stricken panzer. Still working on the Bergetiger with weathering but will update with pics soon.



There will be seven figures in the final scene , 4 tank crew and 3 grenadiers . Still got a fair bit to do on the base with pigments and oils but the basic composition is there .

Cheers
Deano

[deafpanzer]

Nice base!!! No surprise its stuck in the mud... way too heavy! LOL Like what you are doing...

[TRM]

Excellent Deano!! And Braille to boot!! 7 Fig? Goin blind thinking about it!!! Can't wait to see more!!

[Deano]

Thanks Andy , T glad you could join me

Deano

[imatanker]

Deano, if you would like I can mail you the mini- Emil for extra cover fire during the recovery effort  nice work there Bub.

[Deano]

Yeah she'd do a fine job too

Deano

[Deleted]

Had to double take that for a moment there, 1/72    Superb work buddy 

[Deano]

Thanks Steve , I have been seeing double from squinting so much lately

Deano

[Deleted]

Deano....from my experience...NEVER let the recy vehicle drive into the same ferkin mess the casualty did!!!!let him stand off a bit,and let 1 of the crew get dirty,and have a good looksee,before committing resources,eh?

Edit!!! On second thoughts,I've seen the Roadway ,now...so my last statement is really null and void!!!(Ooopps!!! )

[Deano]

Hi Cee Bee , always good to have this information on a thread regardless

Deano

[wbill76]

Nice layout and plan here Deano, looking forward to seeing this one come together.

[Leon]

Doing some awesome work on the dio Deano .Looking really good buddy.

[Deano]

Thanks Bill and Leon its good to have you here

Deano

[406 Silverado]

Nice work on the Eli Deano. Camo looks great and the base is gonna be perfect. Love how it's weighted into the ground.

[Deleted]

That's some great SHtuffff Deano!

[Deano]

Thanks guys working on Bergetiger tonight so should have photo's of that come tomorrow.

Deano

[pantherf]

Amazing that it's in that scale too!  What detail and nice work!

I want to do a dio someday soon but I believe it'll have to be small. 





Jeff

[AndyArgent]

Deano this is looking very nice mate.love the composition and the grass and dirt look very good.Nice to see a diorama like this in this scale which makes a pleasant change.

[AndyArgent]

Very nice

[beast]

Great work mate, even more impressed as it's in that tiny scale!

[Deano]

Cheers fella's ! this is a learning curve for me working in this scale , slowly but surely finding out what can and cant be done in 1/72 .So far Im luvin it tho and my stash is converting too lol.

Deano

[imatanker]

Aug 23, 2013 20:54:30 GMT -5 Deano said:

Cheers fella's ! this is a learning curve for me working in this skill , slowly but surely finding out what can and cant be done in 1/72 .So far Im luvin it tho and my stash is converting too lol.

Deano

There isn't much you can't do D, it's just a matter of how far you want to take it.

[Deano]

Thats very true Jeff , I find than some things bother me in 1/72 and some dont . I change the ones that bother me and cover up the ones that dont lol

Deano

[macmcconnell]

Great camo thats not easy on a small scale vehicle.
Just a detail point if it helps if a armoured vehicle bogs in its normally
1. slipped of a road,
2. nose dived so its like a bulldozer but comes a point when nature fights back and the vehicle cant push any more and clear the mud.
3. Bellied out this is more in line with your diorama so just a pointer the tracks still go round and would spray mud across the track.
In My time on Tanks I managed all 3 ....mucho Beer to Chris B and his REME boys
also might wanna have the tow ropes deployed. Just some pointers if useful Deano not a criticism as its not finished.

Best Regards Mac

[Deleted]

That camo is amazing, especially on a 72nd scale tank. Great groundwork as well.

[robbo]

This should look a great little dio when it's done mate, I like your thinking

[Deano]

Hey guys many thanks for your comments Hi Mac , yeah still got a few things to do here that will gel everything together .... hopefully lol.

Ok Bergetiger 95% finished but the finishing touches will be added once its on the base ...........







Really need to get the figures finished so this dio can move forward

Deano

[deafpanzer]

Deano, I think you are trying to fool us that it is 1/72... I think it is really 1/35. What the heck! I can't tell the difference because of it was built very nicely.

[Deano]

Thanks Andy .... oh no the cats out the bag lol tell you what tho, to build both kits in 1/35 would of cost a small fortune whereas these 2 kits only cost 19 quid .Im luvin this scale he he

Deano

[imatanker]

Sweet Deano, that looks like the same crane as on my JT and you're right about the cost factor. Plus you less of everything, paint, glue, gloss.   I'll give you an example. Squadron had a sale a while back and I picked up 6 kits for 60 bucks, how can you beat that?