Spaziergang, Magdeburg April 17 1945
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Original Image taken April 17, 1945
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Base is finished
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Test positioning with the resting infantry
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Officer from Legend
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G.I. from MiniArt Kit, disappointing quality unfortunately
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Finished Sherman
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The scene so far
Comments
65 23 January 2017, 11:11
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Your Sherman looks good. Very convincing weathering and a nice range of figures. I´m looking forward to the finished Diorama.
23 January 2017, 11:50
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Looking great! But you've made the same mistake that I did with my first Sherman. The shevrons on the tracks shouldn't be metal at all, no on this track type they're made of rubber. [img1] the.shadock.free.fr/..cks/vvss_tracks.html
23 January 2017, 12:12
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Thanks mates!
@Spanjaard: I added the used kit to the project.
@Urban: Indeed I did this mistake but actually corrected this by overpainting the metal parts. Maybe I need to go back on this. As far as I found out in my research the duckbill extensions were metal.
23 January 2017, 12:44
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Yes, the duckbills is all metal and they replace the end connectors.
23 January 2017, 15:08
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The sherman looks like real. weathering is perfect. I'll follow. I'm eager to see the figures in the diorama
23 January 2017, 16:17
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Thanks Norbert - overall there are going to be 23 Figures on the dio, looking forward to the paintjob 🙂
24 January 2017, 05:19
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Thanks Markus! Yes 23, lots of painting, but it´s fun and a good chance to improve paint skills.
12 May 2017, 04:29
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🙂 Thats right.
I do not want more if I only paint 2 or 3 .
12 May 2017, 04:39
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Hallo Sascha, really amazing! I like the painting of the Officer and of the Sherman! Good job, fella!
12 May 2017, 06:30
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Spanjaard - yes all figures are painted, tested the positioning with the infantry guys. Still some equipment stuff to do on the Sherman. That´s why the tankcrew still missing.
11 December 2017, 09:05
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Wow, amazing work. Your figures look great and the diorama came together perfectly. I think the female in your diorama is better looking than the one in the photo🙂
21 January 2018, 15:27
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Not even the Fräulein can wake them up ............. poor guys, tired of fighting eastward. This beautiful diorama is a masterpiece.
3 August 2022, 07:43
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Convincing diorama with a lot of atmosphere. I suggest that your dio be the teaser.
4 August 2022, 11:42
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So glad this album has been brought up again, or I would have missed this understated gem. They really do look exhausted... I'm liking the slight variations in the so-called uniforms. It makes it all the more realistic and convincing.
22 August 2022, 12:42
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Thank you so much for your comments, much appreciated!
@Michael: Good idea, Switched 🙂
@Bruce: Luckily, there are some options painting US uniforms. Meanwhile there is a wider range of kits or resins coming with the M43 uniform and boots. This was a struggle some years ago.
25 September 2022, 14:33
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Thank you, gentlemen!
@Alberto: painting all these figures challenged my patience multiple times. After this project my maximum count of figures is 10 😄
26 September 2022, 13:40
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I can almost hear them whistling at her! The whole scene is fantastic. Street light, fencing. Incredible.
2 March, 12:14
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Began flipping through the pics and wondered if it was based on a photo, then lo and behold… Great work!
2 March, 14:22
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Thanks for your kind comments!
@Doubtingmango The photo catched me instantly, once I came across. It was taken in my hometown in 1945.
2 March, 15:25
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Thank you, for your kind words, Jenn!
@Rui There will be more dio's from Magdeburg 🙂
9 March, 13:18
Album info
Inspired by the original photo taken after the liberation of Magdeburg by US troups.