Completed.... "Battle For Berlin"

[grumpa]

Great work Jim also love all the buildings did not know it was yours but thought it had your hallmarks then saw the poor sod with half his leg missing then I new it was yours:smiling3:.
PS missed this one don't tend to look at dio forum much.

Thanks Barry, old one legged Fritz got short shrift in the photo dept. (blurry) maybe I'll just re shoot him and plug him in
I think he deserves it.

Jim

[grumpa]

you have done a cracking diorama jim lots of action to see and storys top work

Thanks so much John, glad you like it :hugging-face:

Jim

[minitnkr]

Your monochromatic style is unmistakable. Awesome result. I keep going back to the structures & rubble. Top work. PaulE

[Guest]

I'm sorry but what is the inscription on the tanks ?? I do not know these words. but I speak Russian

[grumpa]

I'm sorry but what is the inscription on the tanks ?? I do not know these words. but I speak Russian

Being an American I have not the foggiest, just copied some stuff from old WW2 pics and reproduced them with a white paint pen.
Maybe they were local call signs or something of that sort.

They were faithfully reproduced so they must mean something I would think...no?
Jim:thinking:

[BigGreg]

WOW... that is a fantastic diorama... the atmosphere is really something... you can "feel" the sadness and the horror of the german troops...
very very well done

[SimonT]

Well done, apart from the T34 commander wearing a post war US helmet :thinking:

[grumpa]

Well done, apart from the T34 commander wearing a post war US helmet :thinking:

Sigh.....there's one in every crowd...:upside:

[SimonT]

Sorry Jim, but it does stand out a bit in an otherwise very well done dio

[Guest]

I looked on the internet. These are Czechoslovak inscriptions on t-34. They were used if the Czechoslovak Brigade

[grumpa]

Sorry Jim, but it does stand out a bit in an otherwise very well done dio

I looked on the internet. These are Czechoslovak inscriptions on t-34. They were used if the Czechoslovak Brigade

So sorry fellows, it seems my enthusiasm to create a piece depicting the horrors of war and the sadness and irony of Man's inhumanity to Man got caught up in such technical glitches.
I will be much more careful in future to utterly research and make absolutely certain of every marking, every piece of minute equipment , stowage etc... before I post
another piece.

Thank you for bringing to my attention these oversights in historical inaccuracy on my part as this will make me more diligent in future endeavors to assure
such mistakes on my part never happen again.

Jim

[Guest]

It's okay I just did when the KAMAZ 4310 1/35 model I pasted the Guards (Гвардия) sign on it, but it was not put on this KAMAZ and everyone made a lot of comments - it was not put on KAMAZ. And at the moment I became the same. I'll pay attention to everything. But Dioramma despite this is gorgeous !!!

[scottie3158]

Jim,
I wouldn't worry about it mate, I never worry about historical accuracy :smiling:

[BigGreg]

So sorry fellows, it seems my enthusiasm to create a piece depicting the horrors of war and the sadness and irony of Man's inhumanity to Man got caught up in such technical glitches.
I will be much more careful in future to utterly research and make absolutely certain of every marking, every piece of minute equipment , stowage etc... before I post
another piece.

Thank you for bringing to my attention these oversights in historical inaccuracy on my part as this will make me more diligent in future endeavors to assure
such mistakes on my part never happen again.

Jim

... Historical Correctness it's important if you make a Diorama that will go in a contest...or if you are an History fan (like I am) and you want everything to be perfect for the year you are representing; if you just want to depict the horrors and sorrow of war... WELL YOUR DIORAMA IS SPOT ON... WELL DONE...

[bazers]

Not much to add to comments above ,must have taken a hell of a time to complete, nice one.