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1/35 Tamiya "Fall of France" vignette

Posted by gerry7944 on 17 Feb 2017, 11:46

This is a 1/35 vignette using Tamiya figures and gun with the fountain being Italeri.

The base is an old picture frame and the rubble is my own mix from my rubble box.


Cheers

Gerry

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Posted by Susofrick on 17 Feb 2017, 12:06

I love to see all those Tamiya figures! Had a few, maybe still do, but it is much better to watch your work than dig up mine unpainted figures! Very nice to see.
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Posted by stenfalk on 17 Feb 2017, 19:02

Again a beautiful presentation. My favorite detail: The broken boards are excellent! :thumbup:
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Posted by Kekso on 17 Feb 2017, 19:12

stenfalk wrote:Again a beautiful presentation. My favorite detail: The broken boards are excellent! :thumbup:


Yup, I was about to write comment about that rubble but you were quicker. I really lime it.
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Posted by Beano Boy on 18 Feb 2017, 01:46

Gerry,you are certainly spoiling us. ____________________________________ which is Great!
Splendid Work and Presentation. BB
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Posted by Wiking on 18 Feb 2017, 07:30

Your wonderful paind and build team knok out my Char B1 :mad: .
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Posted by Bramble15 on 18 Feb 2017, 16:07

Wonderful skill and presentation as usual! I really enjoy looking at your pieces given all the little details to be seen. In this seen I love the lone Adrian helmet laying there in front of the fountain! One can only assume its owner had to leave in a hurry!!!!
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Posted by gerry7944 on 19 Feb 2017, 16:00

Susofrick wrote:I love to see all those Tamiya figures! Had a few, maybe still do, but it is much better to watch your work than dig up mine unpainted figures! Very nice to see.



Susofrick

Thanks for that.

Much appreciated.

Cheers

Gerry
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Posted by gerry7944 on 19 Feb 2017, 16:01

stenfalk wrote:Again a beautiful presentation. My favorite detail: The broken boards are excellent! :thumbup:




Stenfalk

Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment.

Much appreciated.

Cheers

Gerry
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Posted by gerry7944 on 19 Feb 2017, 16:02

Kekso wrote:
Yup, I was about to write comment about that rubble but you were quicker. I really lime it.



Kekso

Thanks for that.

Much appreciated.

Cheers

Gerry
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Posted by gerry7944 on 19 Feb 2017, 16:04

Beano Boy wrote:Gerry,you are certainly spoiling us. ____________________________________ which is Great!
Splendid Work and Presentation. BB





Beano Boy

Thanks again.

Vety much appreciated.

Hope I am not boring you with all these posts?

Cheers

Gerry
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Posted by gerry7944 on 19 Feb 2017, 16:06

Wiking wrote:Your wonderful paind and build team knok out my Char B1 :mad: .
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Wiking

That diorama looks great.

LOL I don't think this German gun would open a tin never mind a Char.

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Posted by gerry7944 on 19 Feb 2017, 16:07

Bramble15 wrote:Wonderful skill and presentation as usual! I really enjoy looking at your pieces given all the little details to be seen. In this seen I love the lone Adrian helmet laying there in front of the fountain! One can only assume its owner had to leave in a hurry!!!!




Bramble 15

Thanks for looking snd tajing the time to comment.

Much appreciated.

Cheers

Gerry
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 19 Feb 2017, 17:38

"Hope I am not boring you with all these posts?

Cheers

Gerry"

Not boring us at all Gerry. You will find that the little boys in this forum have a bottomless appetite for quality dios and painted figs. We gather around the campfire waiting to hear the next exciting story!
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Posted by Zed1 on 19 Feb 2017, 19:35

gerry7944 wrote:LOL I don't think this German gun would open a tin never mind a Char.

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Even if it's surprising: at an angle of 90° and a distance less then 500m, it certainly would. At least, as seen here, at the sides or the back of the Char.
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Posted by gerry7944 on 19 Feb 2017, 22:11

Zed1 wrote:
Even if it's surprising: at an angle of 90° and a distance less then 500m, it certainly would. At least, as seen here, at the sides or the back of the Char.



Zed1

My understanding was that these little guns proved so inadequate particularly against the Chars and Matildas that the legend of the 88mm was born as they had to press them into service as an AT gun instead of their intended role as Flack guns.

I think the Germans had a few dicey moments and suffered quite as few casualties because of this.

I could be wrong though.

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Posted by Zed1 on 20 Feb 2017, 05:40

Yes I know - that little gun was nicknamed 'tank knocking device' (Panzeranklopfgerät) by the Wehrmacht soldiers and was by 1940 mainly used as a light infantry support gun. A role in which it - especially in urban combat - wasn't that bad at all.

The point in your joke was that the Char has been hit by the side. There, a straight hit on short distance would be a possible winner. Upfront, where armor is thickest, the gun wouldn't stand a chance against the heavy plated tanks, that's right. But it's logical - that gun was developed against lightly armored tanks and tankettes.
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Posted by gerry7944 on 20 Feb 2017, 20:37

Zed1 wrote:Yes I know - that little gun was nicknamed 'tank knocking device' (Panzeranklopfgerät) by the Wehrmacht soldiers and was by 1940 mainly used as a light infantry support gun. A role in which it - especially in urban combat - wasn't that bad at all.

The point in your joke was that the Char has been hit by the side. There, a straight hit on short distance would be a possible winner. Upfront, where armor is thickest, the gun wouldn't stand a chance against the heavy plated tanks, that's right. But it's logical - that gun was developed against lightly armored tanks and tankettes.




Zed 1

Yes you are quite right.

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