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[Horus]

Great scene Gary very evocative. It's easy to imagine the soldiers feeling quite sick and claustrophobic in their gas masks hearing their own laboured breathing and pulse of their heartbeat as the poison gas drifting across no mans land and the clanking of the tank as it grinds forward across no mans land. Again brilliant !:salute::

Steve

 

[NZGary]

Great scene Gary very evocative. It's easy to imagine the soldiers feeling quite sick and claustrophobic in their gas masks hearing their own laboured breathing and pulse of their heartbeat as the poison gas drifting across no mans land and the clanking of the tank as it grinds forward across no mans land. Again brilliant !:salute::

Steve

Thanks for your kind comments Steve.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi Gary,
The WW1 French Infantry advance supported by the Renault tank is very impressive and "full of movement"...
Cheers
Luiz

 

[NZGary]

Hi Gary,
The WW1 French Infantry advance supported by the Renault tank is very impressive and "full of movement"...
Cheers
Luiz

Luiz thanks for your kind words. Gary

 

[NZGary]

The heat, dust, thirst and blinding unrelenting sun are having a devastating affect on this Crusader army in the 11th centrury. And then there is the bloody Saracens to contend with.

 

[NZGary]

To smash the Saracen lines this 11th century Crusader army employ the favored tactic of a heavy cavalry charge.

 

[sapper]

Splendid action scene Gary and the intensity of the battle is well displayed. One of the most colourful periods with their tunics and shield emblems is what attracted me into collecting them. Nicely done, regards Greg.

 

[NZGary]

Thanks Greg for your kind words. These figures look great either on a shelf, in a diorama or even just as stand alone figures, As you say a great period to collect, Gary

 

[NZGary]

1242 and the great northern Crusade against the Slavs, Eastern Orthodox and Russians is halted. In this scene Teutonic Knights stumble into a Lithuanian/Russian patrol in a small village prior to the Battle on Ice. Hitler would have initially more success 700 years later but in the end the same outcome was achieved.

Interesting to note that the Crusades were not just fought in the Middle East but across Northern Europe, Spain and parts of Eastern and central Europe.

 

[Ivanhoe]

1242 and the great northern Crusade against the Slavs, Eastern Orthodox and Russians is halted. In this scene Teutonic Knights stumble into a Lithuanian/Russian patrol in a small village prior to the Battle on Ice. Hitler would have initially more success 700 years later but in the end the same outcome was achieved.

Interesting to note that the Crusades were not just fought in the Middle East but across Northern Europe, Spain and parts of Eastern and central Europe.

Really like that first photo !

Your Medieval scenes are great.

Thank you for posting.

 

[Poppo]

Very nice thread...A view on all the history, and very high quality comments:salute::

 

[NZGary]

Very nice thread...A view on all the history, and very high quality comments:salute::

Thanks Poppo

 

[King Tiger II]

After viewing all the 30 pages of Gary Dioramas. Who said different toy soldiers company cannot share the same diorama ?


Fantastic work Gary!!! Really Amazing, and really like how you can group different makers in a same diorama.

Serge :smile2:

 

[NZGary]

While the Normans were setting about suppressing England in the mid 11th century down in Spain things had got complicated! The Muslim advance had reached Spain some time before and a rich culture blossomed in the Mediterranean climate. Constant battles between Muslim and Christians broke out while city states and provinces vied for supremacy and on occasion Muslims and Christians fought as allies. It seems changing sides was common and Spain's great folk hero El Cid was not adverse to this tactic changing sides several times. What El Cid was, or at least reported to be, was a superb commander in demand by the great and the good on the Spanish peninsular.

This diorama puts El Cid in charge of a Christian army and in the heat and dust engages with Moorish foes. I am sure he will prevail.

 

[NZGary]

After viewing all the 30 pages of Gary Dioramas. Who said different toy soldiers company cannot share the same diorama ?


Fantastic work Gary!!! Really Amazing, and really like how you can group different makers in a same diorama.

Serge :smile2:

Thanks Sergei,

I have always enjoyed mixing different manufacturers up in dioramas. They can work really well together. Let's face it humans are different shapes and sizes

 

[NZGary]

Hunting the Tiger. Track trouble forces a German tiger to lay up in Northern France July 1944. Allied amour still struggles against this iconic German tank but learning from earlier Blitzkrieg tactics the allies combine air and land forces effectively. Tiger hunting becomes the realm of rocket firing British Typhoon's who attack the tigers rear where it is more lightly armoured. As a result the Germans suffer heavy loses of their best battle tank which they are not able to replace in sufficient numbers. The shroud of darkness is enveloping the Third Reich.

 

[sapper]

Interesting photos looking down on the Tiger, Gary. Something you don't see to often. Also liked the crusader photos and the stories that accompanied both. Regards Greg.

 

[villagehorse]

Clever shot overhead. Good story to assist the photos. Robin.

 

[Leadmen]

Thanks for the photos and narrative of the action. I enjoyed viewing the photos. John

 

[uksubs]

Wrong thread