discussion Misery Loves Company

[grumpa]

Well folks, finally finished it.
It's a big job running this place, many distractions, too many to list, but I did manage to get er done.
Hope you like, don't know how many of these I got in me anymore. Should have used a bigger base, but oh well.

Jim.

 

[Mark1]

Love it, a fantastic job :thumb2:

 

[Ian M]

Well Jim you gone and pulled another one out of the hat. I can almost hear the guys talking.
The guy in the blanket/tarp. "I just want to get home"
The one in the motor "God damned engines a piece of junk".
The guy looking in the stowage. "I know it's in here some place"
The two talking. "So how bad is it?
" oh it's bad. If it was a horse I'd shoot it and have a good dinner"!

A diorama should tell a story and this one does just that!

Great work Jim and I look forward to the next one.

 

[grumpa]

Well Jim you gone and pulled another one out of the hat. I can almost hear the guys talking.
The guy in the blanket/tarp. "I just want to get home"
The one in the motor "God damned engines a piece of junk".
The guy looking in the stowage. "I know it's in here some place"
The two talking. "So how bad is it?
" oh it's bad. If it was a horse I'd shoot it and have a good dinner"!

A diorama should tell a story and this one does just that!

Great work Jim and I look forward to the next one.

Thank you Ian, glad you like. I do have a huge dio in the works with a Dragon Wagon and at least three other vehicles.
I have a lot done on it already but oh so much more to go :flushed: Oh well best get cracking on it, will post an update soon
barring any drama around here which we never seem to be in short supply of.

Been having predator problems with the livestock lately much more than in previous years.
Hunting has fallen off drastically in the last few years, for who knows what reasons, economic or folks just saving their ammo.
Result has been a boom in the deer populations and so the predators.

Looking into non-lethal deterrents but push come to shove........:sad:

Thanks again for looking in,
Jim.

 

[Guest]

Hi Jim great work as usual,agree all the points that Ian mentioned, modelling at its best.

Committee took one look and all agreed a worthy winner of the .




Congratulations .

 

[minitnkr]

Excellent rendering in your unique style.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Jim
Another wonderful, evocative dio in your own inimitable style. Superb.
Jim

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Jim.

 

[Mini Me]

That's a keeper Jim.....sorry to hear of the predator problems. They cycle in and out of my neck of the woods as well.....our Bear population has grown a lot over the past few years and now it's Mountain Lions......with that the Deer have become scarce. There was one "Cat" harvested up the mountain behind my place, but that was last Fall. Looking forward to the "Dragon Wagon" Diorama. Rick H.

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Another superb diorama, Jim, very intense. Your choice of colours, shades and figure posture catches the spirit of the troops in the field.
A fully deserved "The Dogs" award!

 

[GerryW]

Brilliantly done, you can almost see the cold rain!

 

[grumpa]

Excellent rendering in your unique style.

Thanks Paul, much appreciated.

Jim.

 

[grumpa]

Another superb diorama, Jim, very intense. Your choice of colours, shades and figure posture catches the spirit of the troops in the field.
A fully deserved "The Dogs" award!

Thank you Andrea, I always try to capture the "misery" and grittiness of life in the field in war time,
the uglier the better.
Dios don't always have to be actual scenes of combat, there is also the un-ending boredom and mind numbing tedium.
I was big on producing dios of the brutal aftermaths and horribleness of war, many are sprinkled about the site
if one wanted to seek them out.
I've seemed to mellow a bit as of late with my subject matter...too the relief of many I should think:smiling4:

Thank you as always for your kind words.

Jim.

 

[PaulinKendal]

Ah, I love this! I'm drawn to the figures especially - so well rendered and the positioning is so good, the fit is perfect. The two figures standing and talking are brilliantly executed. It would have been so easy to place them both looking at each other, to make the conversation between them obvious, but having one looking down is genius - it's a passive, resigned stance, you can absolutely tell they're mulling over a knotty problem, time is dragging on, there's no prospect of a quick solution.

I'd just love to see this for real, and be able to give it the time it deserves. Great stuff!

 

[Valeron]

That is absolutely brilliant. So much detail and the model tells a story. Love it.

 

[scottie3158]

Jim, mate what can I say........ that is outstanding mate.

 

[spanner570]

Jim.
Sorry for the late response, but with so much stuff flying through on the forum, I am now completely missing most of it.

This is one terrific build with plenty going on.
As others have wrote, a diorama should tell a story. This does in spades!

Very nice and once again sorry to have missed it earlier.

Ron

 

[grumpa]

Jim.
Sorry for the late response, but with so much stuff flying through on the forum, I am now completely missing most of it.

This is one terrific build with plenty going on.
As others have wrote, a diorama should tell a story. This does in spades!

Very nice and once again sorry to have missed it earlier.

Ron

Thank you so much Ron, but no need for apologies, life and this site are always moving fast, too fast at times.
I find I must almost force myself to make time for my modelling and this site, but it is well worth it.
I refuse to lose touch with my hobby and my friends on this site, it keeps me grounded and takes my mind away from
well...you know

Jim.

 

[grumpa]

Jim, mate what can I say........ that is outstanding mate.

Many thanks Paul, it's always nice to be acknowledged by a master.

Jim.

 

[grumpa]

Ah, I love this! I'm drawn to the figures especially - so well rendered and the positioning is so good, the fit is perfect. The two figures standing and talking are brilliantly executed. It would have been so easy to place them both looking at each other, to make the conversation between them obvious, but having one looking down is genius - it's a passive, resigned stance, you can absolutely tell they're mulling over a knotty problem, time is dragging on, there's no prospect of a quick solution.

I'd just love to see this for real, and be able to give it the time it deserves. Great stuff!

Much appreciated Paul, so glad you have taken the time to notice the interactions between the figures.
I do try at times to enter the human factor into my builds, good, bad or ugly.......mostly ugly.

I think I will take some more detailed pics and add them to the thread as I feel this one does deserve a bit more attention,
will try to get them up soon.

Thanks again for your kind comments,

Jim.