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Dragon Wagon Dio
KellyZak
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 12:29 AM UTC
Trying to get caught up on posting some older builds. This one I finished in 2012, Tamiya's Dragon Wagon, Dragon's Stug IV and Halftrack, with Mini Art's Crossroads Diorama set. Sorry the pics are a little grainy, they were taken with my old IPhone 4s.



































165thspc
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 02:26 AM UTC
A BIG thumbs up on your dio!
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 03:43 AM UTC
Simply superb. You captured the atmosphere very well.
Szmann
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 03:59 AM UTC
Well done! Good choice of figures and great atmosphere.
Cheers!
Gabriel
KellyZak
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 11:14 AM UTC
Thanks it was really fun to build, took a couple years to do it, didn't realise how big it was going to be when I first started out doing it!
cheyenne
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 01:23 PM UTC
Very cool build Kelly .
Lots to look at and everything looks well built .
Love the buildings !!!
ltb073
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 04:47 PM UTC
Kelly great looking scene love all the rubble and all the cross road set looks great, just the Styg looks too new to have been captured But great work all around
KellyZak
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Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017 - 10:01 PM UTC
Hi Sal, thanks! I think it may be the lighting hitting the Stug, I took pics in my dining room with some sun coming in a bit, it actually is quite dirty, but I see what you mean, looking at it I think I maybe could have 'beaten' it up a little more lol
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Saturday, August 26, 2017 - 12:39 AM UTC
Super diorama! Tells a great story and the layout is awesome. Especially the buildings are exceptionally well done.

Thanks for sharing.
Blade48mrd
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Posted: Sunday, August 27, 2017 - 11:55 PM UTC
Kelly -

Another superb piece of work with an incredible amount of detail. Workmanship is, as always, fantastic and evident every where you look. The size in itself is impressive with so much to see in every part of the dio. A thorough and well thought out presentation. My only question is...Where do you find room for all these works? Again, thanks for sharing

Mike
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Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017 - 01:49 AM UTC
never had the desire to build the dragon wagon, but after seeing your build, I want one! Thinking abut a Sherman recovery.

Your build is really top of the heap. Not just the truck & trailer, but everything!
gary
165thspc
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Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017 - 02:07 AM UTC
Also I like your choice of salvaged enemy equipment. Looks like a near perfect example heading for Aberdeen and later onto Ft. Knox for evaluation.
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Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017 - 06:15 AM UTC
Love this build, good work. Don't worry about the Stug, I'd bet their life span was measured in a couple of weeks if not days once they got to the front.
I enjoyed.
Take care,
Don "Lakota"
jrutman
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Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017 - 06:28 PM UTC
Wow ! This had to be a boatload of work to build. I can just imagine it would take me about 4 or 5 years maybe. Well done.
J
strongarden
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 02:01 AM UTC
Nice job Kelly, a lot going on and interesting to look at. Most of the figures are conversions, no?

Cheers
Dave
wedgetail53
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 04:15 AM UTC
G'day Kelly

Looks great - very realistic. I've just finished one myself (the prime mover, not the trailer).

If I might make a suggestion, check your references - I think you will find that the top half of the outer three winch control levers were painted white and the inner three red.

Regards

Rob
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 07:50 AM UTC
Very nice. I like it a lot.
clovis899
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 10:01 AM UTC
Kelly,
Thanks for sharing, that is one nice dio. Lots of great eye candy!

Cheers,
Rick
j76lr
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 02:06 PM UTC
Great details ! I find something new every time I look
Dioramartin
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 05:14 PM UTC
Yep what the other guys said, outstanding work & details – nice’n’dirrrty too
barron
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Posted: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 - 06:37 PM UTC
Outstanding job
j76lr
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Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 03:36 AM UTC
I love the details !!
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 02:19 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Also I like your choice of salvaged enemy equipment. Looks like a near perfect example heading for Aberdeen and later onto Ft. Knox for evaluation.



Either that, or they're going to go through hell trying to get it broken up enough to ship home in footlockers as a trophy...
KellyZak
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 04:18 AM UTC
Now that would be a site to see!
WilliamDeCicco
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Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 08:15 AM UTC
Does the 1/35 scale Dozer by some manufacturer I seen fit on that M26 Dragon Wagon. I've got both kits in my stash an your dio, gave me inspiration on my next build.
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