Going on a slightly different course with this one now. It was going to be a school trip but i found that was going to be a heck of a lot more work and i would have to scratch a lot of figures to pull of a convincing story. i have decided to change it to a holiday for the whole family with grandad showing the generations where he fought as a lad. I need to convert most figures but i think i would be able to pull that off.

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Oh by the way, granddad will be dressed in full veteran clothing with medals and beret.

.....that is a photo from a real garden with some 1/1 manikins painted as plastic figures!!!
What can I say? FANTASTIC, this is one of the most realistic diorama/vignette I ever seen.

Bravissimo!
Gaetano

Thankyou Gaetano

Thats it , you nailed it Andy. It's a great idea.
Regard's. Dave.

thanks Dave

Hello Andy,

best dio I have ever seen. Especially your picture with the real background melting with your dio.
I really cannot say, where the dio ends and the background begins or vice versa.
Great art!!!!

Rergards
Gert

Thankyou very much.

Great compostion and choice of figures. Its that good that I almost want to be there myself listening to the old guy telling his story. Marvellous. Well done !!

Steve thanks mate for the kind words. A lot has gone into this and i have enjoyed every minute. Still enjoying it.Just hope i can paint up the figs well when i have converted them?

The posing of the figures looks really good. And the scenery looks superb. Nice job.

matt

Thanks Matt

that if I had a 1/35 scale metal detector I would no doubt find some battlefield artifacts around that pillbox.
Fabulous work. Thanks for sharing and please show us more when you can! I just have to see the finished product.

Andrew


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Cheers Andrew, glad you like it , if you find anything i want half.

now this dio that was already awesome is now,if possible,even better as there is more harmony. I agree with the guy that said you can't tell where the dio ends and the real background begins in one of your pix. Just brilliant dude!
Nice mods on the figgies although I think the smallest guy looks a little like a Grimm Bros troll.
Wonderful and something for me to aspire to. Thanks for posting this.
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J

Nice one J thanks mate.

Andy, that will be a fantastic Dio and your attention to and eye for detail really lift this one above the pack, simply the best groundwork I have ever seen in this scale.
Al

I feel privaliged to get these sort of comments,thanks a lot Al.

This is just stunning Andy. I know you've been working on groundwork for a long time and your work has always been incredible. But its gone to a new level now. Simply stunning

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Thanks Chris, Hows it going anyway in your new surroundings? Andy.

Just wonderful to look at. I agree, that the direction you are taking this with the figures is a great choice.

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thanks Sean and its good to know the direction has the thumbs up,Cheers,Andy

Some of the best groundwork I have seen, Andy. Really super..!

Thankyou buddy, thankyou loads.

I really like the idea and story. Should look great.

Bart

Thanks Bart, i have a lot of presure not to mess up the painting on the figs now thats for sure.Andy

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Massive thankyou.Andy.