Golikell Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Not without pride, I announce another project finished. The diorama depicts a French St. Chaumont tank with part of the crew, resting next to a factory ruin, while a Belgian dog cart passes by. First I have to say that the roof of the factory is not to my satisfaction. But if I want to correct this, it will be rather destructive, so I leave it as is. Enjoy the pictures, and please watch the video for a nice surprise… 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Very nice diorama and a great, strange looking monster of a tank. Love the camouflage scheme. Top job.👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Thank you very much Stef... The initial tank design philosophy of the French was rather awkward... Take a chassis (in this case a lengthened Holt tractor) , put a complete (!) fieldgun on it (minus the wheels) and buidl a casemate around id. This resulted in a very cumbersome tank, that had the tendency to bog itself down inmost craters or trenches. The Germans soon discovered this and widened their trenches on the French held part of the front enough to make it impossible for these tanks to cross them. Who needs anti tank devices with such a opponent! As for the camouflage, I really wonder what the thought was behind this,... It certainly breaks up the silouette, but it seems a bit overkill to me... Monet would have been jealous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Modeller Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Golikell said: Thank you very much Stef... The initial tank design philosophy of the French was rather awkward... Take a chassis (in this case a lengthened Holt tractor) , put a complete (!) fieldgun on it (minus the wheels) and buidl a casemate around id. This resulted in a very cumbersome tank, that had the tendency to bog itself down inmost craters or trenches. The Germans soon discovered this and widened their trenches on the French held part of the front enough to make it impossible for these tanks to cross them. Who needs anti tank devices with such a opponent! As for the camouflage, I really wonder what the thought was behind this,... It certainly breaks up the silouette, but it seems a bit overkill to me... Monet would have been jealous You got there a very nice piece of diorama, to bad that the photos don't do a god job showing the work done there. Cheers LM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 What do you miss? An overview? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartH Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Excellent diorama and I think the collapsed roof looks perfect 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Thank you very much for the kind words Stuart. I got advice from my uncle who used to be a teacher in building technology... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I like this. It's filled with lots of interesting little details that reward a long inspection. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Super stuff ! ... A most interesting and unusual subject very well done 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 Cheers Bertie, I always try to include at least one story in my dioramas. And, if multiple stories are present, they must complement each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: Super stuff ! ... A most interesting and unusual subject very well done 👍 I thank thee for those kind words. I like the more obscure subjects... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Nicely done Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golikell Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 48 minutes ago, robgizlu said: Nicely done Rob Cheers mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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