Benno's Figures Forum

Posted by **Wiking** on 28 Apr 2018, 15:25

Made in 2018

Train: UMMT
Motor sledge: ACE
Figures: Orion, AB-Figures, Italeri, PJ-Production, Zvezda, Pegasus.

Posted by **giorgio** on 28 Apr 2018, 16:29

some things are so beautiful that hurt

Posted by **Santi Pérez** on 28 Apr 2018, 19:30

As always, an amazing diorama, Wiking. :notworthy:

Congratulationes. :yeah:

Santi.

Posted by **FredG** on 28 Apr 2018, 20:00

It doesn't look hot there. Why do they need the fan? :eh:

Posted by **Wiking** on 28 Apr 2018, 20:37

FredG wrote:
Why do they need the fan?

This is for cutting the too long grass. So the skier do not trip.
:mrgreen:

Posted by **Kostis Ornerakis** on 28 Apr 2018, 20:40

Simply amazing!! :thumbup:

I love your flying snowflakes!

Posted by **Wiking** on 29 Apr 2018, 06:34

Kostis wrote:
I love your flying snowflakes!

Thank you for your nice words.

That you describe it as I try to do so is great.
Finally I thought that the moving snowflakes will be seen as smoke of the engine.
The engine is in the front section with the exhausts.

The front cover of the very first turret gun, the red moving flag, the blow up cover of the middle turret, the lost cover of the last turret with the directing backward cable and the snowflakes should suggest "in move".

Posted by **huib** on 29 Apr 2018, 11:20

Very nice. And a great combination of models and figures.

Posted by **Graeme** on 29 Apr 2018, 12:07

Very nice scene. Terrific weathering on the train and that snow mobile is a really fun looking thing (as long as you're on the right side of the machine gun).

There is one very realistic detail I have to mention, I tried skiing once and that is EXACTLY what it looks like. :oops:

Posted by **Wiking** on 29 Apr 2018, 12:15

@Graeme

Posted by **PhilC** on 29 Apr 2018, 18:33

Love the weathering of the train, and above all, the skiing machine with the aeroplane propeller in its side, excellent!!
It somehow reminds me of the adventures of Corto Maltese in Siberia, with the armoured trains...

Posted by **Wiking** on 29 Apr 2018, 19:39

Thank you PhilC.

I did not know Corto Maltese till I read your post and the use of google.
In France comic are far more popular as here in Germany.

Your intention seems to be right.
For me it was not a comic.
A film, Doctor Zhivago ( Dr. Schiwago). There was a short scene with a short, fast running train. And red waving flags. That was the input for my red moving flag.
Maybe not totally historical correct for WWII.

Posted by **Susofrick** on 30 Apr 2018, 07:48

Love this! Among your best! And that skier looks like he can be a little better than me on skies!

Posted by **Wiking** on 30 Apr 2018, 07:54

@Susofrick
:-D

Posted by **Hellboy** on 02 May 2018, 15:39

Oops ..... was probably a slippery spot!?!? Now he lies there, the poor soldier. And that in front of so many spectators. How embarrassing. :oops:

That's why I do not ski. ;-)

Wiking, again a fantastic diorama !!!! As always there is so much to admire. The train is of course the eye-catcher. :shock:

The winter camouflage paint is very well done. Washy, dirty, muddy .... like real! :yeah:

I like the driver of the snowmobile. The face is fantastic. You can see how cold it is. The red nose and the red cheeks show it to us.

This diorama is a work of art !!!! :thumbup: