A nice little WW2 diorama

Started by Fenton, 02 April 2014, 09:09:05 PM

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Fenton

02 April 2014, 09:09:05 PM
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

fsn

02 April 2014, 09:41:59 PM #1
I have mixed feelings about this kind of thing. It's very clever (except the orange coat) but as a subject, I'm just not comfortable.

But perhaps that's the point?
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Fenton

02 April 2014, 09:50:26 PM #2
Quote from: fsn on 02 April 2014, 09:41:59 PM
I have mixed feelings about this kind of thing. It's very clever (except the orange coat) but as a subject, I'm just not comfortable.

But perhaps that's the point?

Its meant to be a scene from Schindler's List
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

fsn

02 April 2014, 09:54:59 PM #3
Never watched the film. Probably because it makes me feel uncomfortable. 
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Techno

02 April 2014, 10:05:02 PM #4
Is it a montage of models and real people/actors, Steve ?
It just 'looks wrong' from a photographic perspective. :-\
Whatever it is...It's disturbing....Which is probably the whole point, as fsn says.
Cheers - Phil

Fenton

02 April 2014, 10:09:15 PM #5

Not sure Phil, just found it on a modelling site
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

paulr

02 April 2014, 10:18:12 PM #6
A nice thought provoking little WW2 diorama

FTFY  :-\
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

02 April 2014, 10:46:27 PM #7
Absolutely hammers home one of Speilbergs more disturbing images, but not sure I like it, but it is very well done.
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Ithoriel

02 April 2014, 11:15:33 PM #8
Hats off to whoever did this. A clever and well executed take on a thought provoking subject.

Lest we forget.

Not like similar things aren't happening now.
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FierceKitty

02 April 2014, 11:29:20 PM #9
I can't see it as a war diorama. Horrible though war is, it feels almost clean and honest beside industrialised genocide. But well modelled, that one.
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Hertsblue

03 April 2014, 08:26:40 AM #10
I think we've had much the same reaction as to the "railway truck" diarama of a few months ago.
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Techno

03 April 2014, 09:50:37 AM #11
Which thread was that absolutely stonking piece of work of some larger Vietnam War figures in ?
The one where I couldn't believe the foliage wasn't real.
I want to have another look at that....Any ideas folks ?
Cheers - Phil

Fenton

03 April 2014, 10:02:44 AM #12
I thought I still had it on my hard drive Phil, seems to be gone
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

Techno

03 April 2014, 10:57:33 AM #13
I'll have a trawl around the forum at some stage, Steve....Just not absolutely sure where to start looking....
Shouldn't take too long.
Ta for checking anyway.
Cheers - Phil

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03 April 2014, 11:00:23 AM #14 Last Edit: 03 April 2014, 11:10:08 AM by OldenBUA
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