Historically Accurate Dioramas or.... ?? (1 Viewer)

[Njja]

Yes and keep us posted with lots of photos! Its always fun to see what the

other guys are doing!

 

[Warrior]

Nice job Patrick; remember what we talked about regarding having fun with your collection, which you seem to be doing, which is great.

Look for some British armor reinforcements to arrive as well.............................

 

[Combat]

Hello all;
For example I "could" build a desert dio with Erwin surrendering to Monty (or being captured). Maybe, have Rommel arriving in to Monty's HQ camp in his HORCH while Monty stands besides his Crusaders and Vickers along side Stirling (EA017) and F.M Alexander (EA011).

How about Andy does von Arnim and then you have the real deal?

 

[JPB]

I'm not sure if my diorama displayed below is historically accurate but I think it looks pretty cool....

Good luck with your diorama,
Patrick

I like the way you introduced PlayMobil to your diorama and toysoldier collecting!

JP

 

[pnadworny]

I have quite the playmobil collection from when i was younger. Playmobil used to be one of my favorite toys when i was younger.

 

[Larry Allen]

Good Evening (Boston Time!)
What a great hobby! So many fantastic ideas. Thanks to everyone. Yes I will post pictures of the progress of the WWII Desert Dio.

Hey Patrick that is what I was thinking. Rommel and Monty get together for a cup of "Earl Grey", exchange pleasantries and then go to try to kick butt! Ok, so now I will have to come up with some variation! Thanks George, looks like I might keep your paint brushes busy this winter!

It will be an interesting challenge since there is not much in the desert except sand, rock, palm tree and more sand. (But looks like Partick came up with some interesting dio items.)

So off to do some sketches and then scan the Treefrog photos section and finally go to my WWII video library and watch 3 X each - "Tobruk", "The Desert Rats", "The Desert Fox", the "Fighting Rats of Tobruk" and selected "World at War". (Did I forget any?)

 

[pnadworny]

nice to see another person form the boston area on the forum. I live in the boston area too. I thought it was cool to put rommel and monty together because the desert war was fought on very clean and fair terms. For example both sides treated their prisoners fairly. I would suggest moss for your desert diorama. It adds detail to the sand.

Patrick

 

[noli-poli]

I'm not sure if my diorama displayed below is historically accurate but I think it looks pretty cool. As previously stated it is very hard to make a diorama 100% historically accurate. But your diorama can represent a bigger meaning. For instance my diorama represents Rommel and Monty having diplomatic talks on the brink of battle. Might not be 100% historically accurate but the diorama makes your mind wander. There is also 2 Rommels in my diorama. Whats up with that??????? I would conclude it is totally up to you what you want to do with your diorama. After all it is your diorama.

Good luck with your diorama,
Patrick

It is called " The Theater of the Mind." Hollywood do it and they do it good. Remember the movie U505? It portrayed the event as a U.S. Navy effort but the historical fact is...it was the British Navy. Or, how about Pocohantas? In the movie she fell in love with Captgain Smith, but the historical truth is it was the British Governor at Wiiliamsburg Virginia whom she later married. An there are many more fictional stories depicted within the context of an actual historical event...so enjoy and let those creative juices and imagination flow. It is good for the soul!

N-P

 

[Spitfrnd]

I'm not sure if my diorama displayed below is historically accurate but I think it looks pretty cool. As previously stated it is very hard to make a diorama 100% historically accurate. But your diorama can represent a bigger meaning. For instance my diorama represents Rommel and Monty having diplomatic talks on the brink of battle. Might not be 100% historically accurate but the diorama makes your mind wander. There is also 2 Rommels in my diorama. Whats up with that??????? I would conclude it is totally up to you what you want to do with your diorama. After all it is your diorama.

Good luck with your diorama,
Patrick

Good show Patrick. Two Rommels, now that would have given the Allies something to think about (and maybe gotten rid of the little Corporal and ended the war sooner)

 

[pnadworny]

It is called " The Theater of the Mind." Hollywood do it and they do it good. Remember the movie U505? It portrayed the event as a U.S. Navy effort but the historical fact is...it was the British Navy. Or, how about Pocohantas? In the movie she fell in love with Captgain Smith, but the historical truth is it was the British Governor at Wiiliamsburg Virginia whom she later married. An there are many more fictional stories depicted within the context of an actual historical event...so enjoy and let those creative juices and imagination flow. It is good for the soul!

N-P

Good thoughts noli poli you are totaly right these things are done to make things more intresting. Spitfind if there were Rommels the Allies would of been in trouble

 

[Spitfrnd]

It is called " The Theater of the Mind." Hollywood do it and they do it good. Remember the movie U505? It portrayed the event as a U.S. Navy effort but the historical fact is...it was the British Navy. Or, how about Pocohantas? In the movie she fell in love with Captgain Smith, but the historical truth is it was the British Governor at Wiiliamsburg Virginia whom she later married. An there are many more fictional stories depicted within the context of an actual historical event...so enjoy and let those creative juices and imagination flow. It is good for the soul!
N-P

Absolutely right N-P. It is indeed good for the soul. Just a minor point of correction. The submarine movie you note was U571, which in part was based on the events surrounding the HMS Bulldog, which first captured a naval Enigma machine, from U-110 in the North Atlantic May 1941, before the United States entered the war. There were some 15 captures of Naval Enigma material during World War II, all but two by the British. The Canadians captured U-774; interestingly the U.S. Navy seized the U-505 you referenced in June 1944.

Of course, the film U571 caused some of our British cousins to have a kitten; even leading Tony Blair to criticize the distortion and Bill Clinton to defend it. To me, the juxtoposition was simple creative license and David Balme, the British Naval officer who led the boarding party aboard the U-110, called it "a great film" and correctly observed that the movie would not have been financially viable without being Americanised. In fact, even with a British crew, the U571 story was much different than the real U110 story. As oft said here, popular films are never to be confused with documentaries. Good example of bending history though.

 

[OzDigger]

Aussies sunk U-571 so I don't know why the Brits are upset about it

 

[noli-poli]

Absolutely right N-P. It is indeed good for the soul. Just a minor point of correction. The submarine movie you note was U571, which in part was based on the events surrounding the HMS Bulldog, which first captured a naval Enigma machine, from U-110 in the North Atlantic May 1941, before the United States entered the war. There were some 15 captures of Naval Enigma material during World War II, all but two by the British. The Canadians captured U-774; interestingly the U.S. Navy seized the U-505 you referenced in June 1944.

Of course, the film U571 caused some of our British cousins to have a kitten; even leading Tony Blair to criticize the distortion and Bill Clinton to defend it. To me, the juxtoposition was simple creative license and David Balme, the British Naval officer who led the boarding party aboard the U-110, called it "a great film" and correctly observed that the movie would not have been financially viable without being Americanised. In fact, even with a British crew, the U571 story was much different than the real U110 story. As oft said here, popular films are never to be confused with documentaries. Good example of bending history though.

Thanks, I stand corrected. I watched so much U-boat movies and got those numbers confused. I think U-505 is the one currently displayed at the Chicago Museum.

N-P