Global Scale Modeller

Ladies and gentlemen,

May I present to you: The DUKW.

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So, finally done. WOOHOO !
Here are the pics. Sorry about the quality, due to the somewhat old camera and the
somewhat old geezer taking the shots....

The story is:
The DUKW's were used to bring supplies and sometimes troops from the ships to the
shore, where the supplies were unloaded and later loaded on to the trucks following
the troops.
This was the end of D-Day. A few coastal towns were captured, so the DUKW's were
ordered to bring the supplies in one off those towns to unload. Seeing this was
easier then unloading on the beach.
This "picture" represents a DUKW waiting in line to be unloaded further up the
street. The driver is taking off the net and tarp in advance, so the unloading
can be done quickly.








The dio










And the street where this is all happening.


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This was my first "reel" dio.
Learned alot, had a lot off fun making it, bud I think I will not be doing this
again very soon because iit took me a lot off time. And my problem (well, one off
them anyway) is that I can't do two builds at the same time.
So, I'm glad it's finished.
On to a new challenge .

Thanks for watching ,
Peter.

Excellent......perfectly executed....nicely weathered and attention to details....luv the ivy on the wall....great job

Love it mate really get the sense your there

Superb job!
I really like the ivy on the wall, too!
And the detail on the DUKW is excellent, also!

Awesome work mate, looks marvelous!

....WOW!!!
Peter this turned out superb mate... Well done!
Lots of claps for this piece....



Well done again mate..
All the best..

Very nice work Peter
It is looking great

Thanks guys,

I'm also pleased with how it turned out. But allways room for improvement

Only the pictures..... ugh. Made them in the sun and that dulls down the colours. In real life it has more colour.
Thinking about making some kind of "studio", allready have a pair off small lamps on stands for this.
Anybody have any ideas on this?

Looks brilliant Peter!



Yep just add some more work lamps around the clock (for less shadow effect)

That's a superb piece of work, so much to look at you notice more and more each time you look

Brilliant piece of work
I love the scratch build base with the foliage and all. Superb

Thanks guys
Think you better stop now before I get cocky

fly1ngdutchm4n wrote:I love the scratch build base with the foliage and all

Foliage is my favourite bit, looks even nicer in real life, specially with the gloss on it.

Paul wrote:That's a superb piece of work, so much to look at you notice more and more each time you look

I even wanted to put on more, like maybe an empty box or a bucket on the street or something, but I think it's also important knowing when to stop.

cib2265 wrote:Yep just add some more work lamps around the clock (for less shadow effect)

Yes, I've got the lamps, and I'm thinking to built some kind off box to put the model in when taking pictures. Was just wondering if anyone else has a setup like that and how it looks like then.
I know you can buy these mini studio's, but they are to small for builds like this.

Stunnig build!

All The small details...The foliage ,well actually everything,great Diorama,

Beautifull job here mate!

great love it

Wow! fantastic work, I love all the little details, very impressive! I wish I had the patience to do this kind of stuff (oh, and the skills too! Lol)

Beautiful

Thanks guys

chief5437 wrote:I wish I had the patience to do this kind of stuff

I never knew I had

peppie wrote:Thanks guys,

I'm also pleased with how it turned out. But allways room for improvement

Only the pictures..... ugh. Made them in the sun and that dulls down the colours. In real life it has more colour.
Thinking about making some kind of "studio", allready have a pair off small lamps on stands for this.
Anybody have any ideas on this?

I have set up 2 sheets of light blue foam board as a base and back
And my regular lights in the room i work in
It seems to work but i use my phone for the pictures as i don't want to spend a load of cash on a good camera

That's awesome work. That base is first rate too.
Well done.