TARAWA - Born a Legend

Modeling Subjects Dioramas
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Hi friends, this is my new release…Tarawa - Born a Legend…
Please criticise it…and enjoy it

Cheers














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Nice diorama Fabio.

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Looks great, water effects are awesome. Good job.

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Looking good. My only quibble is that the figures look a bit relaxed, like they were out on a stroll rather than hitting a beach. Everything else is top notch. Chuck

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Nicely done. I’d have to agree with Zouave146, the figures in the water look a little to casual for hitting a beach. The trees look awesome, as does the beach. All in all, this is a well done project. What kits did you use? Any tips you can share on the palm trees and the seawall? Thanks for giving us a look.

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Basic building and painting are good and the scenerey is very well done.
I agree with the comments on the too casual figures, especailly the guy with his rifle at port arms. With that much fire, he’d be doing a runing crouch to the sea wall as would the kneeling guy.
The tank has left no tracks in the beach and , I believe, these vehicles had wading snorkles or the exhaust.
Your wave effects look under scale, The white water of the breakers look way to narrow and it looks like we’re seeing them from an airplane, I know water isn’t easy. but even walking, a man will leave a wake in water.

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looks good. i like the bullet splashes, what did you make those with?

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Great dio ,I love the beach.Well done
Pedro

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It does look great. I sat down one time with a Vet. from D day. I asked him if he was shaking when he hit the beach. He loughed so hard." No I saw all my frinds
dead and I strolled up the beach". His thoughts"If I am killd more $ for my wife."
So thats the way some of them thought. Not all.
ARTE ET MARTE
djw1

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Great dio, Fabio. One other niggle: the Stuart’s just driven across wet sand. Wouldn’t it leave some tracks behind it? If you’re able to fix up what’s been suggested, it’ll be a show winner! [tup]
Cheers,
John

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Thank you guys, for the compliments and the advices…
The figure with his rifle at port arms is really very relaxed I´ll try to change it.
The bullets splashes I used heat stretch spue (clear sprue).
The tracks marks in the beach I´ll try to correct.
The trees I made with a balsa wood (diameter of 1 cm) and them I used paint tape (3M) around the balsa, paint with enamels and them applied some Judea bitumin very dilute with a thinner.
Well Ajlafletche in Tarawa I think the armor doesn´t use the snorkels, take a look in this pics:












Thank you very much guys…cheers

Fabio M. Moretti

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Good references on your part, thanks for the information.

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“Your wave effects look under scale, The white water of the breakers look way to narrow and it looks like we’re seeing them from an airplane”

This quote is incorrect. The white water of the breakers is correct. That was the problem at Tarawa. The tides were too low at the time of the invasion and alot of LCM’s found themselves grounded on the lagoon reefs, 50 to 100yds out from shore and alot of Marines had to wade ashore under heavy MG fire. The LCVT’s made it OK, due to their tracks, but alot of them couldn’t bridge the seawall because of the low tides.
The figure in the water looks OK, because he’s still in the water, the other one is too relaxed and should be in a low crouch running for the cover of the seawall. All in all this is an excellent dio depiction of Betio Island at the Tarawa atoll, and once you tweak those corrections that everyone has commented on, it will put your dio over the top. Being a former Marine I know what I speak of.[;)]

TigerII

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Great work Fabio,very well executed,the idea is excellent! Alot of work here and I commend you on adding water to the mix,your braver than I am!

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VERY NICE! I like the water effects very much.

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very well done, very life like on everything. Just love the water effects as well, how did you do the waves anyway?

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Thanks to all…
Thrashergklm I use Henkel Pattex (epoxi adhesive) very workable, a good choice for make waves…
That´s it Tiger II I agree with you…thank you for explanation…
Next weekend I put more pics with the corrections…

Cheers

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Hi guys, I changed the figure in relaxed position, I think it´s better than the other…


Cheers

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Oh yeah, that reminds me- anybody see ads for a new movie called The Great Raid? I think its about Tarawa, but I’m not sure. Anyways, nice dio!

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Wow!!! Excellent work!! Outstanding diorama. I love the B/W photos mixed in with the color ones. Nice touch. Other then what was mentioned, I cant add a thing! Again, nice work.