Stalingrad 1942-43 (3 Viewers)

[Panzer ace]

Incredible attention to detail.

Even the foliage is perfect.

 

[fmethorst]

Great to see these classics again. If I remember correctly, Matt said that at the time these intital figures and vehicles came out, he had a supply column in mind. And I do remember Frank having two of the Blitz trucks. Maybe Frank could do a version of Matt’s vision. Frank might have the space (for photography purposes) for it. I tried something like that in the “Colors of Stalingrad” display. But it being a permanent display, there is not enough space for more than four vehicles.

Putting together a column of vehicles takes a LOT of space, particularly if you want to space them realistically. None of my dio boards are big enough to put together a significant column beyond 3 vehicles. I suppose you could do what movies do, and digitally extend a scene, although that would be quite a bit of work.

Modern combat scenes have similar problems. 100m in 1/30 is 3.33m, too big to model easily. Tank combat is even worse (1000m =33m). You would need to use forced perspective, foreshortening and digital effects to create convincing scenes. You can model hand to hand combat in a fixed space, or one side (e.g. troops firing out of a trench into the distance off screen).

 

[Panzer ace]

Putting together a column of vehicles takes a LOT of space, particularly if you want to space them realistically. None of my dio boards are big enough to put together a significant column beyond 3 vehicles. I suppose you could do what movies do, and digitally extend a scene, although that would be quite a bit of work.

Modern combat scenes have similar problems. 100m in 1/30 is 3.33m, too big to model easily. Tank combat is even worse (1000m =33m). You would need to use forced perspective, foreshortening and digital effects to create convincing scenes. You can model hand to hand combat in a fixed space, or one side (e.g. troops firing out of a trench into the distance off screen).

Great insights, thank you for illuminating what goes into your dios and artistry.