Stalingrad 1942-43 (3 Viewers)
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King Tiger II
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Brad,
Where did you found this grass ? Oh... Awsome photos, your THE BEST.
Serge.
Where did you found this grass ? Oh... Awsome photos, your THE BEST.
Serge.
Brad,
Where did you found this grass ? Oh... Awsome photos, your THE BEST.
Serge.
He is pretty good, isn't he?^&grin^&grin^&grin....First Legion....RULES^&grin....that grass is much nicer then my lawn
Artillery_crazy
2nd Lieutenant
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Hi Frank, fantastic sets/arrangement.....in special the prime mover un limbering the artillery piece......who provides the grass and do the soldier's bases settle well on top of the shrubs?? Very curious to know and also acquire some of the same dio base....
Cheers
AC
Cheers
AC
fmethorst
Command Sergeant Major
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Thanks for the positive feedback guys
The product is Noch 7408. More of a model railroad product meant for a much smaller scale but I'm finding it useful for photography.
http://www.noch.de/en/produktkatalog/artikel_detail_neu.php?shop_artikelid=5986002&navi_Kategorie1=&navi_Kategorie2=&navi_Kategorie3=&navi_Kategorie4=
As you will see it comes in small segments, which has both pluses and minuses. From a photography perspective I find the flexibility of the small segments useful. If you were use in a more permanent diorama type scenario they would need to be cut cleanly and glued tightly together to deal with the joins.
I didn't receive all the segments I ordered (limited stock) so I can't do the larger scenes I envisaged yet. More pieces would facilitate better foreground as well.
As for how figures sit on it, the grass is fairly stiff but the figure will sit fine with a little moving around. In the artillery scene all the elements (vehicles and figures) are sitting on top of the grass. The whole scene if photographed from a very low angle which helps obscure the figure bases. In the tank scenes, the Pz.III and T-34 have the grass segments arranged around the tank to better depict the vehicle settled into the grass rather than floating on top. Because the segments are photographed obliquely from a low angle the joins aren't a huge problem and spaces between segments can be used to hide figure bases as well. A little Photoshop to clean things up and the image comes together.
A finished image
Original image
Setup
Frank
The product is Noch 7408. More of a model railroad product meant for a much smaller scale but I'm finding it useful for photography.
http://www.noch.de/en/produktkatalog/artikel_detail_neu.php?shop_artikelid=5986002&navi_Kategorie1=&navi_Kategorie2=&navi_Kategorie3=&navi_Kategorie4=
As you will see it comes in small segments, which has both pluses and minuses. From a photography perspective I find the flexibility of the small segments useful. If you were use in a more permanent diorama type scenario they would need to be cut cleanly and glued tightly together to deal with the joins.
I didn't receive all the segments I ordered (limited stock) so I can't do the larger scenes I envisaged yet. More pieces would facilitate better foreground as well.
As for how figures sit on it, the grass is fairly stiff but the figure will sit fine with a little moving around. In the artillery scene all the elements (vehicles and figures) are sitting on top of the grass. The whole scene if photographed from a very low angle which helps obscure the figure bases. In the tank scenes, the Pz.III and T-34 have the grass segments arranged around the tank to better depict the vehicle settled into the grass rather than floating on top. Because the segments are photographed obliquely from a low angle the joins aren't a huge problem and spaces between segments can be used to hide figure bases as well. A little Photoshop to clean things up and the image comes together.
A finished image
Original image
Setup
Frank
King Tiger II
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Thanks Frank for the info about the grass
And another thanks for sharing the "behind the scenes" setup.
I wish i were closer to you so that you could use all my toys for taking pictures.
Serge^&grin
And another thanks for sharing the "behind the scenes" setup.
I wish i were closer to you so that you could use all my toys for taking pictures.
Serge^&grin
villagehorse
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Too kind in sharing your secrets, just shows how you can deceive the eye with clever use of camera angles. Very cool, Robin.
bradleyl30
Command Sergeant Major
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I am always disappointed... when the update to Frank's thread is just one of us complimenting him, and not another brilliant creation!
