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Believe me ! (Baron Munchausen)

Discussion in 'Completed Figures' started by Theodoros, Apr 1, 2021.

  1. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Good morning to all !
    This is my last creation, a kind of diorama, consisting of a Chronos 75mm miniature (scale 1/24) depicting Baron Munchausen and three miniatures of napoleonic artillery crew in 1/72 scale by Zvezda models.
    My aim was to recreate the well known myth of flying Baron on a canonball over the enemy lines, utilizing the difference in scale to convey the depth and perspective of the scene.

    Baron's uniform colours is by my taste and imagination. I used the white/black/red colours in order to point out his german origin eventhough he was a mercenary in the russian army. Thus the artillery crew are painted in green colour.

    Thanks a lot for visiting and commenting this thread !

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  2. Tecumsea PlanetFigure Supporter

    Country:
    England
    Really creative idea, beautifully executed.

    Keith
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  3. MoboSchreuder A Fixture

    Excellent work and very nice painted

    Mobo
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  4. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Thank you both Keith and Mobo, for your kind comment !
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  5. Edorta A Fixture

    Country:
    Spain
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  6. dmcHobbes Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    I was so intrigued by the way you were able to pull off this diorama, that I had to go back later to fully appreciate your paint job. Great work. An inspiration to us all on presentation.

    Doug
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  7. Henk A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Brilliant. I've always liked "forced perspective" dioramas, I've been wanting to make one with 1/35 anti tank guns in the front, and 1/144 scale tanks in the back.

    Great work on the base and the painting.
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  8. Airkid A Fixture

    Country:
    England
    How clever is that! I have seen some dioramas using forced perspective and have always thought how good they looked. This one is spot-on.

    Phil
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  9. captnenglish Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    That's brilliant
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  10. theBaron A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Excellent piece, and of a subject that is dear to me! Well done!

    And it calls to mind a line from Terry Gilliam's movie: "This is precisely the sort of thing that no one ever believes!"

    Prost!
    Brad
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  11. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Brad, captnenglish, Phill, Henk, Doug, Eduardo, thank you all for your warm comments about the perspective and the paintjob. It was something new for me, standing in the middle between fantasy and historical miniature.
    Thank you all !
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  12. gazer Active Member

    Country:
    Israel
    This is great!
    I have this figure in my GA, and your creation is a true inspiration!

    Benny
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  13. clrsgt A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Very creative idea.
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  14. Ferris A Fixture

    Brilliant! Very well done.
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  15. Wayneb A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Imagination rules.........I like it.

    Wayne
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  16. Nap Moderator

    Country:
    England
    Hi Theodoros

    Great tones you posting this , a very nice piece of presentation , fun to paint no doubt and very well painted , clever use of the different scales to achieve the effect

    Why not enter a piece into the class of your choice in our FOTM comp and also vote in previous months classes as well as voting in Vignette & Diorama comp #2

    Always good to see the artwork

    Thanks for sharing

    Look forward to the next

    Happy benchtime

    Nap
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  17. Larsen E. Whipsnade Moderator

    Country:
    United-States
    What a wonderful piece of work! As imaginative as the Baron himself.
    Rick
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  18. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Thank you Benny ! You should give it a shot !
  19. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Thank you Rick, Nap (I have already entered!), Wayne, Ferris, clrsgt, for your kind comment. It is truly encouraging !
  20. Steve Brodie PlanetFigure Supporter

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Thats just superb.
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