WW 1 Centenary Diorama (1 Viewer)

There you go :smile2: Between Yourself, your Dad and if allowed myself we will have a substantial mid-sized airforce for the dio....^&cool
Wayne.
 
Jack said:
Dear All

Two years ago when I joined the Forum I chose 'Jack' as my Forum name so that, like Batman, I could live in the shadows. It does not help when people call me 'Martin' or 'Marty'. By the way, Martin actually means 'warlike one'. It is from Mars, the Roman god of war. Just something to think about.

Jack
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Well I wouldn't know jack [s..] about that:); it's easy to get jack of the chat at times...so Martin and Mars; Jack and...um...Jack et?
 
Today was another fun time with Bob and the Doc where we worked together on the Western Front dio, we applied a mix of plaster of paris, PVA glue, grout and chomped up polystyrene to replicate the mud and artillery blasted no-mans land. Also worked on the trench walls and barbed wire fences, all will be coloured and dry brushed in the end, there is still much to do. The pictures tell the story so far.
Wayne.



 
Thanks for the pic's mate, the dio looks awesome and I love those trenches! Just a couple of quick questions but is that a 30 cal machine gun that is amongst the rifles and are all the weapons 1:30 scale? The Vickers MG looks really cool!

Tom
 
TomNT said:
Thanks for the pic's mate, the dio looks awesome and I love those trenches! Just a couple of quick questions but is that a 30 cal machine gun that is amongst the rifles and are all the weapons 1:30 scale? The Vickers MG looks really cool!

Tom
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Yes it is a 30 cal (it was not meant to be in the pic) it was from that turretless tank you left here and no you can't have it back :wink2: ^&grin The rifles and MG are 1/32 scale and match up well with the Britains figures we are using.
Wayne.
 
waynepoo said:
Yes it is a 30 cal (it was not meant to be in the pic) it was from that turretless tank you left here and no you can't have it back :wink2: ^&grin The rifles and MG are 1/32 scale and match up well with the Britains figures we are using.
Wayne.
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Bugger! ^&grin

Tom
 
On behalf of the team working on the dioramas here in Brisbane I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Andy and the staff of King and Country. This morning a generous selection of Australian Light Horse figures and some diorama items arrived in my post office box courtesy of K&C.

It was a generous and unexpected gesture that really emphasised the often forgotten ‘gift’ of the hobby – the opportunity to interact with people who share a common interest in spite of the fact that we may be separated by thousands of miles and often quite marked differences in language and culture. The Forum, the K&C dinners and now this generous contribution are all part of a wider and richer experience that is the collecting of toy soldiers.

In his email Andy commented on the value of reaching out to the young, both in terms of generating a love of history and attracting people to this wonderful hobby. Even though I am a newbie to the hobby – 26 months! – I have taught history for over two decades and I have never been as enthused about an approaching teaching opportunity as the one offered by the Australian Light Horse diorama as depicted by Bob, Brett, Wayne and Phil and courtesy of these fine figures.

Once again, our thanks to Andy and K&C

Regards

Jack (on behalf of the Team)
 
Jack said:
On behalf of the team working on the dioramas here in Brisbane I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Andy and the staff of King and Country. This morning a generous selection of Australian Light Horse figures and some diorama items arrived in my post office box courtesy of K&C.

It was a generous and unexpected gesture that really emphasised the often forgotten ‘gift’ of the hobby – the opportunity to interact with people who share a common interest in spite of the fact that we may be separated by thousands of miles and often quite marked differences in language and culture. The Forum, the K&C dinners and now this generous contribution are all part of a wider and richer experience that is the collecting of toy soldiers.

In his email Andy commented on the value of reaching out to the young, both in terms of generating a love of history and attracting people to this wonderful hobby. Even though I am a newbie to the hobby – 26 months! – I have taught history for over two decades and I have never been as enthused about an approaching teaching opportunity as the one offered by the Australian Light Horse diorama as depicted by Bob, Brett, Wayne and Phil and courtesy of these fine figures.

Once again, our thanks to Andy and K&C

Regards

Jack (on behalf of the Team)
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Not being anywhere near as articulate as Jack who has said it all very nicely I will just say many thanks to Andy and his team for the very kind gesture...well done. :salute::
Wayne.
 
Its all been said but again many thanks to Andy and K&C for their support, cheers guys!!!
 
The ALH diorama is all but done so our attention has moved to the Western Front. Britains figures charge across No Man's Land toward the as yet uncompleted German Lines.

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To avoid confusion - the photos are mine not Barneywomble's! Glenn - with back to camera - has joined our band of brothers.
 
Thanks for the pic's Jack. There's loads of detail going into this one such as the section of the trench that took a direct hit and has caved it! Awesome stuff!

Tom
 
TomNT said:
Thanks for the pic's Jack. There's loads of detail going into this one such as the section of the trench that took a direct hit and has caved it! Awesome stuff!

Tom
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Bob is a magician!
 
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