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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 02:09 AM UTC
Pieter siegel shares some pictures of his completed US Tractor from MiniArt, now in its jungle setting.



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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 04:43 AM UTC
Looks really great, I especially like the setting and backdrop, and the weathering is superb. But there’s only one problem, Korea is not a jungle/tropical nation, it’s closer in average temperature, foliage and climate to Japan, or even British Columbia or the Pacific Northwest. The coldest I’ve ever been was in Korea, which was -20 degrees F, and it snows a lot in the winter. Bamboo does grow there, but not many other “tropical” type plants (but bamboo grows prolifically everywhere, including my backyard). Might be better if you named this “an abandoned US tractor in New Guinea, China, or Vietnam. The refugee figure and water buffalo look like they could fit in anywhere in the Far East or Western Pacific.
VR, Russ
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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 09:43 AM UTC
I'd have to agree. Stunning work on the tractor and the jungle, and the old man with his buffalo is a neat comparison between technology and old-world methods. But that jungle is more likely in 'Nam, some pacific island, but not Korea.
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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 12:24 PM UTC
What's to not like about a good, rusty wreck? Wherever it is supposed to be it's nicely done.
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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 12:53 PM UTC
Very nice finish on the tractor. I have to disagree on the vegetation. My last overseas posting was with Special Operations Command Korea, or SOCKOR, training and training with ROKSOF. I've done MAROPs off the the island of Jeju (well renowned for its pork by the way) and the vegetation surely is like that in this diorama.
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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 02:08 PM UTC

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Very nice finish on the tractor. I have to disagree on the vegetation. My last overseas posting was with Special Operations Command Korea, or SOCKOR, training and training with ROKSOF. I've done MAROPs off the the island of Jeju (well renowned for its pork by the way) and the vegetation surely is like that in this diorama.



Cheju Island is as far south in South Korea as you can go. It’s closer to the latitude of the southern Japanese islands, I commanded the American Rec center there in my last Korea assignment. It’s does have some areas that do resemble this, but it’s still not a “jungle” environment.
VR, Russ
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Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 08:50 PM UTC

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Pieter siegel shares some pictures of his completed US Tractor from MiniArt, now in its jungle setting.



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Everybody thanks for the replies. It is good to read so many comments about the location. To be honest, I was thinking about Vietnam or Korea. However I could not find whether or not the tractor was used there and the bos suggested Korea. Sorry about that (as long as it pleases you: wo cares.
Unfortunately some text about the cow was lost. Using it in the
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Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 02:25 AM UTC

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Looks really great, I especially like the setting and backdrop, and the weathering is superb. But there’s only one problem, Korea is not a jungle/tropical nation, it’s closer in average temperature, foliage and climate to Japan, or even British Columbia or the Pacific Northwest. The coldest I’ve ever been was in Korea, which was -20 degrees F, and it snows a lot in the winter. Bamboo does grow there, but not many other “tropical” type plants (but bamboo grows prolifically everywhere, including my backyard). Might be better if you named this “an abandoned US tractor in New Guinea, China, or Vietnam. The refugee figure and water buffalo look like they could fit in anywhere in the Far East or Western Pacific.
VR, Russ



Hmmm... somewhere, Russ, I seem to have seen this same concept, haven't you? LOL!

Nice work on the weathering, rust, etc... great little diorama!
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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 - 11:20 AM UTC

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Very nice finish on the tractor. I have to disagree on the vegetation. My last overseas posting was with Special Operations Command Korea, or SOCKOR, training and training with ROKSOF. I've done MAROPs off the the island of Jeju (well renowned for its pork by the way) and the vegetation surely is like that in this diorama.



Well, I must point out that all the "tropical plants" in Jeju island are not native to South Korea. Regulators in the tourism authority imported them from other countries to give the island more tourist-friendly look a couple of decades ago. I know this b/c my wife is from Jeju.
Others are right about the vegetation. The climate there is more like the US East Coast - mid-Atlantic MD, PA, and VA for example. Humid in the summer and cold in the winter.
Yes, it would be more fitting to say a tractor in PH or VN.
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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 - 12:24 PM UTC
Apparently COVID-19 affects reading comprehension as well.

First off, before correcting me on the local flora and fauna it might be nice to say something about the guy's diorama, which is quite nice.

I never claimed to be a climatologist, nor did I mention the word "jungle." that was the OP. What I DID say is this:

I've done MAROPs off the the island of Jeju (well renowned for its pork by the way) and the vegetation surely is like that in this diorama.

Here's a photo from Jeju:



Looks pretty similar. As for bamboo, it grows as far north as the DPRK. Now I'm not from Jeju (although I enjoyed its pork with Lee from Legends more than once) but I've seen it there. I've also humped a ruck throughout the jung-ahem, densely forested regions on the peninsula around Seongnam (former site of the Korean Special Warfare Center, and points farther south to where their new base is in Ichon. And slept in it under a poncho liner in the rain. Yes, the vegetation looks like the dio, which was my original point. Give the guy some props instead of parcing words over his use of the word "jungle." Take a breath - it's a hobby for God's sake.

Oh, I had to check to make sure I hadn't just been sleeping in a Holiday Inn Express the eight times I was in Korea.



Nope. Just making sure.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 11:36 AM UTC
OK, Robert. Pieter's diorama does look nice - a great-looking jungle for sure. The title just needs a little edit.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 02:59 AM UTC
I’m no botanist. Brilliant model- & diorama-making brought me here. Excellent, well done Pieter!
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020 - 06:41 AM UTC
Being a retired US Navy Seabee Heavy Equipment Operator, you caught all the right markings of a rusting damaged dozer. Very realistic and the landscaping is interesting. The rust shows how a high humidity climate can damage equipment.

As far as a jungle; South Korea has many mountains, but they are small compared with others around the world. ... On South Korea's Jeju Island and along a narrow strip in the south, high humidity and rainfall give rise to tropical evergreen jungles. The peninsula is also surrounded by about 3,000 volcanic islands.

For the love of the hobby guys...it is fine.
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020 - 02:07 PM UTC
While I haven't spent nearly as much time in country as Russ or Robert. I have been in Seoul when it was hotter than than the hinges of Hell. Are you really sure that there aren't any jungles?
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