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Martian War Machine Diorama

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This is a 1/48 scale dio of the Martian War Machine visiting my home town (Enid, Ok) in 1953. This shows some 1/43 scale diecast and 1/48 scale plastic vehicles positioned in front of the building.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/ ... ild012.jpg

This is a comparison to the actual Chief Theater in Enid of the 40's and 50's. The scale brick and roofing from Walthers was a big help.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/ ... lings2.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/ ... uild22.jpg

And the most memorable scene from the film, giant weinerdog ignores spaceship.
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Post by en'til Zog »

Great work on the theater!

The weinerdog could use some work, though. :D
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I remember this ! You've been qorking on this for awhile now. Love the attention to detail you show with this.
The wiener dog, is he visiting from Canis Major?
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I remember this also, geat to see it in the works again!
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It's not about how long the project takes, it's about how it looks when you're done. Lookin' good so far.

How's the 1:1 weiner dog doing?
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I definiely rotate through projects a lot. This one has a good chance of getting finished one day. As for the weiner dog, Moogie's about as finished as she'll ever be (I have no idea what that meant. LOL). :D

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/ ... uild37.jpg
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