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Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein As a child in the 70’s, I remember building Revell’s Frankenstein; I figured in 2018 there was something better out there. I started googling and what I found astounded me! I had no idea this kit existed. Bernie Wrightson? One of my favorite comic book and horror artists of all time actually created a Frankenstein diorama kit? And he teamed up with a renowned Hollywood make-up and figure artist for the sculpt? No f’n way. I was going to buy one and build it, no matter what. |
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Re-Capture As was typical of German tactics, after they captured enemy tanks, they put them to use in their own army. This diorama depicts the recapture of a French B1 bis battle tank that had been used by the German army. |
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The Dacian Wars At the battle’s onset, the Roman’s salvo ended with an arrow in his thigh, and now he is being charged by a Centurion-emboldened Legionnaire. The Dacian no longer feels the throbbing pain and tacky blood of his leg; everything is drowned out by the Centurion’s scream, and his own. |
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Respite Far from the front lines, German soldiers and officers relax a bit in the security of a defensive heavy bunker. They painted this bunker like a Holstein. It was sort of a joke at first, but the Hoftsmaeater didn’t say a word. The bunker has never been attacked since its construction. |
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White Rhino When it came to self-propelled heavy anti-tank guns during World War II, Germany’s Nashorn (rhinoceros) was nonpareil. Engineered in response to the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 Soviet tanks, the Nashorn boasted the infamous 8.8cm Pak 43 as its main gun. |
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Their Final Duel This diorama is set in Spring during the Azuchi-Momoyama Period in Japan (1568-1600). This was a feudal period of constant battles between the various Japanese clans for dominance- the feuds spanned both land and sea. The clan leaders, called Daymios (warlords) surrounded themselves with their samurais and typically enacted traditional duels. |
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Decisions, Decisions The Allied invasion of France created a new dynamic to the war; one that became fully realized as Europe opened again and the Nazis retreated into smaller and smaller pockets. To slow the Allied invasion, it was a typical tactic of the Wehrmacht to blow bridges after their retreat, thus impeding the inevitable Allied onslaught. Three US Army armored vehicles, including a sherman tank, decide what to do. |
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A Tiger in the Marsh As World War II progressed, tanks got bigger on all sides. But the bigger the tanks got, the more difficult it became to recover them after they became immobile either due to mechanical failure or getting stuck in the environment. In the German’s case, by 1943, it was even more important to salvage any immobile or malfunctioning tank since resources were becoming scarce, and their factories were being destroyed. |
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Calm Before the Storm Winter has begun on the Eastern front and it’s cold! Two tankers are painting their Tiger white to camouflage against the impending snow. The commander and the driver are discussing their orders. I imagine the driver got a black eye inside the tank during some rough maneuvering. A group of infantry are eating a meal and relaxing a little easier with the Tiger nearby. |
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Losing Ground - German Retreat from the Eastern Front The setting takes place in 1944, springtime and muddy; the German soldiers are retreating from the Eastern Front. As the sign points out, they are 700km from Moscow. A year before or so, a Borgward was attacked and destroyed while crossing the bridge and ended up in the river. These "heavy demolition charge vehicles" carried a 500kg payload and were remote controlled as targeted bombs. |
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Let’s Wait ‘til Nightfall - In Respect to J.P. Jeunet After a fierce nighttime anti-aircraft battle, a lone Wirbelwind lost its way after shedding its’ ammo and dodging Allied bombs. At dawn, far from enemy lines, lost, and nearly out of gas, they miraculously hooked up with a German reconnaissance unit and their Sd. Kfz. 222. Earlier that same day before the Wirbelwind’s dilemma, a couple of American G.I.’s, also lost and hungry, ended up at the same French village. |
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The Short and Happy Life of France's Bourrasque Bourrasque (translation: squall) is the name of the French tank...a B1 bis battle tank. In May 1940, german forces invaded France and entered the town of Stonne. A French platoon armed with B1 tanks attacked the germans and drove them back. The attack was a success and they managed to blow up over a dozen german tanks and vehicles. Including a few Panzer IVs like the one shown here. |
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Jagdtiger Debut: Wait Til They Get A Load of Me As WWII progressed, tanks got bigger and bigger, especially the German and Russian AFVs. The German frontline called for a tank with a gun large enough to destroy enemy tanks from 3km away. Thus the Jagdtiger, a Panzerjager (tank destroyer) was created. The 75 ton tank had 250mm front and 80mm side armor. Its’ 128mm Pak 44 gun could penetrate 148mm of armor at 2km. |
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The Tunnel - M1A1 Abrams Tank This is set during Operation Iraqi Freedom, otherwise known as OIF, at the conflict’s beginning. While combing some canyon areas that look ripe for an ambush, an M1A1 Abrams and a squad of infantry come across a group of insurgents. It was chaotic, but no one was injured and the American soldiers captured a couple of prisoners. Noticing that many of the insurgents ran up the stairs, a few soldiers went to investigate. |
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