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  1. J

    101st AIRBORNE AT CARENTAN, JUNE 1944

    You did a really good job on the outhouse, Ski. Is there a floater in the bucket? Although gross to some audiences, that would be a realistic touch not commonly found in other scenes I have seen of outhouses.
  2. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    After trying out various background colors and light sources in my pop up photo booth, I found the grey background works the best. Here are some better photos. Some may seem like duplicates but for those that do, focus on objects or figures in those photos are a bit different.
  3. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Thanks. I was originally going to have two more figures, but they made the base too crowded and didn't really contribute to the story line, so I just went with what is in the final version You're welcome about the money clarification. I wouldn't have known much about that if my dad hadn't been...
  4. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Thanks, guys. I am happy it turned out well.
  5. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    With the exception of the title plate, this part of the "Shopping in Long Thanh" series is complete. COL Brice Barnes who is the central character in this scene really likes it, so if he likes it, that means I must have done a decent job depicting this event. His liking it means more than any...
  6. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Got quite a bit done today in preparation for the completion of this diorama. Instead of mounting the structure to the wooden base and trying to add figures and accessories then, I decided to add the figures and accessories that are going to be on the porch first because if I were to mount the...
  7. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Here are some photos of the display counter for the bakery with the accessories installed. I made it out of sheet styrene (both white and clear) and some L shaped styrene strips. The various types of bread are made of Magic Sculpt. The plates of fillings are from Reality in Scale. Tomorrow I...
  8. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    I have been refining the composition and the positioning of figures for this diorama since I can try to get it completed soon. As I am gathering, painting, and making the accessories that will be placed in this diorama, I have found that there just won't be enough space to include all of the...
  9. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Being that our Soldiers were paid in MPC's you would think that would be the case, but MPC's were mainly to be used for utilizing AAFES approved vendors. Depending on where one was stationed or was operating in Vietnam, some vendors and businesses outside of US bases would accept MPC if they had...
  10. J

    I have been out of sorts.

    I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family.
  11. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    I just completed the figure of 1LT Brice Barnes with the exception of the light weathering that I will apply before mounting him to the base. He is buying baguettes to go along with some venison sausage his dad had sent him. The Vietnamese money is from ETA Diorama Accessories.
  12. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Hopefully I wouldn't jack it up. That would be interesting to try out one of these days...and I do have the Scale 75 Black and White paint set...
  13. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Thanks, Ski! Hopefully I can get the momentum going so I can get this diorama done so I can start on another.
  14. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Thanks. He is one of the hard core NCOs.
  15. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Damn, it has been a month since I made any noteworthy progress. About half an hour ago I finished painting one of the American figures with the exception of some light weathering that I will do prior to attaching this guy to the base. This guy is carrying a bag of stuff he has bought as...
  16. J

    Daredevil

    Excellent skin tones.
  17. J

    "Shopping in Long Thanh" remake first vignette COMPLETED

    Today's progress is a pair of cats that I painted to look like two of my cats. I like to include representations of my cats in my dioramas whenever I can. This diorama is a perfect place to include cats. The one laying down is my cat Recon who passed away on 17 October 2020. The other is my...
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