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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP31 Mar 2013 9:15 p.m. PST

Interesting diorama here.

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From
jbadiorama.com/the_womb.php

Hope you enjoy!.

Amicalement
Armand

troopwo Supporting Member of TMP01 Apr 2013 6:33 a.m. PST

A ball turret intact???

Heisler01 Apr 2013 7:09 a.m. PST

Actually the whole diorama confuses me a bit, just doesn't hold together very well for me.

Phil Hall01 Apr 2013 7:30 a.m. PST

The dioramist is French and there are several "odd" dioramas on his site. This one is much in the style of his others, particularly in the painting style which gives it more of a steampunk/fantasy feel. He also has a facebook page.

Littlearmies01 Apr 2013 8:48 a.m. PST

So the modelling equivalent of French art movies? I had a look and his other dioramas look technically fantastic – unfortunately they are also fantastically weird…like post apocalyptic steampunk. The only one that (I think) I "got" was the Yamato Surfer chap…

Matsuru Sami Kaze01 Apr 2013 9:31 a.m. PST

From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose

Randall Jarret, 1945

John D Salt01 Apr 2013 2:09 p.m. PST

Jarrel, not Jarret.

JimSelzer01 Apr 2013 5:55 p.m. PST

where is the green glow from the "The Heavy Metal Movie"

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP02 Apr 2013 7:12 a.m. PST

Interesting … and evocotive …

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP02 Apr 2013 10:44 a.m. PST

Glad you had enjoy the dio my friend.

Amicalement
Armand

Great War Ace02 Apr 2013 11:05 a.m. PST

I like this one link

Militia Pete02 Apr 2013 12:53 p.m. PST

Odd

Ruben Megido07 Apr 2013 3:53 p.m. PST

Strange dioramas, but beautiful…worth looking his website.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP07 Apr 2013 9:58 p.m. PST

Me alegra que te haya gustado Ruben.

Amicalement
Armand

DaleWill Supporting Member of TMP12 Apr 2013 9:37 a.m. PST

I built a B-24 years ago for a gentleman that was a ball turret gunner over Europe. The 2 things I remember was that he said he would place flak jackets all around him in the turret. He said they probably wouldn't help but they made him feel better. Second, he said the sound of the ME-262 was terrifying.

Littlearmies12 Apr 2013 1:07 p.m. PST

When I was at school in the 70's one of my teachers was a Lancaster pilot who had got a job with BEA after the war – he had to quit when he couldn't do night landings in Germany. Even with a stewardess sitting in the jumpseat behind him chatting to him while on approach he couldn't do it – his younger co-pilot had to take the controls. Mr Wilkins was a great teacher.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP13 Apr 2013 11:06 a.m. PST

Thanks for share guys!.

Amicalement
Armand

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