Operation Epsom, June 25th, 1944..... (1 Viewer)

[Warrior]

Monty launches Operation Epsom directed at forward elements of the Hitlerjugend Division...............

 

[panda1gen]

excellent George - are we going to get more?

 

[Warrior]

Heavy fighting surged around the village of Fontenay-le-Pesnel and the nearby Tessel woods...........

 

[Warrior]

After five days of bloody fighting, Operation Epsom had nearly succeeded, but Waffen SS commanders snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.....

 

[fishead19690]

George I see your delivery made it!They look great, nice diorama. Any napoleonics to follow?

 

[Warrior]

Yeah, I've been goofing off all day, don't tell anyone............. the fields are awesome, like real grass, I will be buying more from them.....Napoleonics are next on deck I have a feeling...............

 

[Louis Badolato]

Your smaller scale dioramas are as always amazing, George!

 

[Warrior]

Thanks Louis, as one of our other members here likes to say "I love this stuff!"............

 

[Currahee Chris]

Not sure if those Dunkin Donuts coffee cups are historically accurate- I believe Dunkin Donuts came into existence sometime after said battle

Also, the scale of those coffee cups looks off- like, maybe 1:1- as if perhaps a toy soldier dealer was endulging himself while he was busy at "Work"

Cool stuff man!!! I dig the orchards.

 

[Warrior]

Thanks Chris, the orchards were made by a now defunct company, Barb's Bunker was their handle........

 

[modwalls]

George, your setups always make me feel like a little kid. I can't see them without reading glasses, but on the computer, they look great. I like the way you always layout the entire battle, great stuff.

 

[Warrior]

Thanks Mike, hope all is well on your end, stay in touch ok?

 

[PolarBear]

George

Very nice job as always. Always great to see dios in this scale.

P.S. I checked out the NMA DAK Tigers at Hobby Bunker but ended up buying Frontline FIW instead.

Hope you are having a good start to 2008

Randy

 

[Warrior]

Randy,
Smart choice and thanks for the positive feedback; 2008 has started out great, plus I've got two shows coming up, including the biggie out in Michigan.............

 

[UKReb]

George
I am a big fan of large scale dios and am mighty impressed with your set-up, superb lay-out, foliage and scenery.
Good titles too, helps a 19th Century collector- like yours truly- to understand and follow the story depicted in the shots. Well done.

Bob

 

[Warrior]

Bob,
Thanks for the positive feedback and I am glad you like my displays; I plan on some larger, more elaborate ones, perhaps an ACW one just for you mate.................

 

[Louis Badolato]

George, between Panda1gen, UKReb, the Lt. and yourself, I feel like I am reading wonderfully illustrated books about various battles every time I check the diorama section. Thanks gentlemen, for some really fantastic research, planning and execution.

 

[Warrior]

Thanks Louis, that puts me in some outstanding company, I'm flattered...............

 

[Currahee Chris]

George, between Panda1gen, UKReb, the Lt. and yourself, I feel like I am reading wonderfully illustrated books about various battles every time I check the diorama section. Thanks gentlemen, for some really fantastic research, planning and execution.

Here Here!!!

As I stated on Kevin's thread- these guys are changing the term from Diorama to Diodrama!!

George's dios are so very good at illustrating the big (sorry for the pun ) differences between the 20mm and the 54mm stuff. You can just pile more stuff on the tables.

I often look at it like this- the smaller the dio, the more the viewer can soak in the enormity of the battle, the difficulty of the terrain and the effects of manuever at a large regiment or army scale. The larger the figures, naturally, the less space you have so the focus goes more towards the men and equipment and the individual details on the pieces. I can say in my years of collecting toy soldiers, I have yet to hear anyone complain who collects at the 15, 20, or 25 mm scales about details or "Scaling" issues and I think that is a clear reflection or the effect of the "optical illusions" that these smaller dios can create- it completely draws everyone's attention away from the individual pieces and more into the elements of the armies.

CC

 

[Warbuff26]

George.....Outstanding work and very creative! I'd love to see one of these "smaller" dio's up close. Keep it up buddy!