Ontos M50A1 Diorama "Hue City"

Holger Kranich
Ah, cool!!!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Holger. 🙂
After a long time away its time to start again.

Christian Meyerhoff
Hallo Markus!
Schön wieder etwas von Dir zu sehen. Das hier werde ich mit Interesse verfolgen, ich möchte irgendwann auch mal meine Vietnam Modelle in ein Dio einbauen.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hallo Christian
Danke!
Ich finde immer das ein Modell nackt ohne Dio aussieht.

Christian Meyerhoff
Da hast Du unbedingt recht, ich kann leider keine Dios. Deswegen schau ich Dir mal über die Schulter 🙂

Holger Kranich
Einer der Gründe warum ich es mir hier bequem mache!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Mates
I try my best.Iam working on a Palm Tree now. Pics follow.

Christian Lehmann
Hallo Markus, bin gespannt was du draus machst.
Bezueglich Modell und Dio habe ich eine aehnliche Ansicht wie du. Allerdings wird es irgendwan schwierig die ganzen Dios zu Hause vernuenftig zu praesentiern. Deshalb bsschraenke ich persoenlich mich darauf Dios nur um die Modelle herumzubauen, an denen ich irgendwelch Klappen geoeffnet habe.

james johnson
AHA! The Return of the Ontos! I've been waiting for this!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I agree with you Christian.
But it doesnt have to be allways a Clervaux Dio 🙂
3.bp.blogspot.com/-w.._ahC0/s320/Cherv.bmp

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
A little base will do it.

Christian Lehmann
Lol

Dirk Heyer
Looks very creative.
What brand of structure paste do you using?

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hello Dirk
Thank you ,Mate 🙂
This structure paste is from Rico Design.But i think any other brand will do its job too.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Dirk
by the way....you remind me in the use of Air clay 😄

Mike Kryza
Ein würdiges "Heim" für deinen Ontos. Allerdings geht es mir da so wie Lemmy - die Dios sprengen jeden Rahmen. Ich bin hier am überlegen ob ich nicht eine Reihe von Grundplatten baue, auf denen ich die Modelle frei einsetzen kann. (Für Aussetllungen oder auch nur für Fotos.) Mal sehen, die Zeit wird es bringen...😢

Christian Lehmann
Hi Mike, da ich fuer meine Dios immer exakte Transportkisten baue werde ich die aelteren zunaechst dort zwischenparken bis dieser Platz auch aufgebraucht ist.

Mike Kryza
Lemmy - wenigstens hast Du eine gesunde Portion Optimismus...😢

Roy McKenzie
That's looking fantastic.

Christian Meyerhoff
@ Markus: I know the Clervoux Dio very well. Several yaers ago there was an online community called " Models in Action". As a member I watched every step of it. It`s a fantastic work!

Fabian D.
great idea with the wall...
I´m trying to copy that, you may see the results in 3 years😉

Es-haq Khosravi
Cool!

Es-haq Khosravi
Very nice wall!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Mates
The Palm Tree is nearly finished.Only some coconuts !Hope you like it.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Palm Tree from pic 9 on.

Christian Meyerhoff
Great tree! Is it made from feathers?

Mike Kryza
👍👍👍

Frank Krause
Phantastic. Seems you had chicken directly from the farmer for lunch recent days?😉
Nice idea for the palmtree! Gload you're back at work. It's always fun watching your progress, Markus!

Augie
you do it again markus... outstanding 🙂

Philip De Keyser
Wonderful scenery Markus 👍 great idea, looking forward to the next pictures

Fabian D.
geat, looks way better than the paper-method

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks for your comments 🙂
Yes its made of feathers and "Toiletpaper"
The feathers are painted with oilcolors,the stem with acrylics.

Dirk Heyer
looks very atmospheric! Very close to the real scenery!
Great stuff, my friend!
I like your little dioramas with story!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Dirk 😄
Its a pleasure for me to hear this from you.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Some progress!!
The Cart is made from Balsawood and the Handbars are toothpicks.THe broken whell is evergreen Profile.

Frank Krause
Markus, great cart! Looks phantastic! 👍

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks ,Frank 😄
I added 3 more pics.One is from the underside of the cart(although you dont see it) and 2 pics from how the scene will (perhaps) look like with 2 Marines.

Frank Krause
Hmmm, Markus, I don't have the right words in English, so I continue in German.
Eigentlich schade, dass man die Unterseite des Karrens nicht zu sehen bekommen soll. Die Figuren geben schon mal eine Idee, wo Du hin willst.
Die Lage der Bruchstücke des Rades könntest Du vielleicht noch überdenken. Ich kann nicht sagen warum, aber in der derzeitigen Position sieht es irgendwie "komisch" aus...

Christian Meyerhoff
Dreh den Karren doch um so wie auf dem Foto. Und vor Allem: Top Arbeit, sieht klasse aus!

stefan natus
This is looking great.👍

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Viele Dank,Freunde für eure Verbesserungsvorschläge.Werde ich mir zu Herzen nehmen.
Das ist sowieso erst mal nur provisorisch fürs Foto angeordnet.In der rechten unteren Ecke wird wahrscheinlich noch ein stück Bordstein mit nem Telegraphenmast hinkommen.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Its all temporary placed on the dio.There will be changes.Perhaps some more pavement in the lower right corner and a telegraphmast.

Christian Lehmann
Das mit den Federn sieht echt toll aus. Werde das bei Gelegenheit auch mal testen.

Philip De Keyser
This gonne be a great scenery Markus, I'm love it already 👍

Kim Branders
Very nice, competition stuff?? Grtz Kim

Holger Kranich
Building with toiletpaper! Thats waht i call "after"market!😄😄 (Joke works only in german, sorry guy´s but i´m rolling oin the floor...😄)

Dirk Heyer
@Markus
Really nice details!
Only one suggestion about the cart, as I don`t know what`s your intention for detailing this little gem yet.
Don`t forget the ring out of metal, which is riveted around the wheel to enforce them. 🙂
In hope not to be too hastily....
Greetz
Dirk

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
First,thanks to your nice comments.
@Michael
The stem is made of 12-14 metal wire pieces about 20cm long.You drill them together .Wrap a small stripe (about 2cm ) of Toilettpaper soaked in White glue around it.After drying ,a layer of thin Air clay.After that ,glue 2-3 layers of toilettpaper together with thinned whiteglue.Let it dry.The cut the toilettpaper into a 1 cm wide stripe ,put thinned white glue on the stem and wrap the toilettpaper stripe around the stem.Make sure it looks natural.
@Kim : Perhaps !!??? 😄
@Holger : Buahaaaaa thats " Der "after " burner! Lol
@Dirk : Thank you ,mate for the hint. 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Michael
If you have any questions or it doesnt work please feel free to ask me !

Martin
Great project looks phantastic

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks a lot Mates!
Now im searching for a good reference pic. for a telegraph mast.

Holger Kranich
Here it is;)
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Holger Kranich
Need more?

Frank Krause
Holger's 1st telegraph picture... don't forget a wire, Markus!😉

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Holger.
But iam searching more like a mast like this on the right..
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Holger Kranich
Is it a screenshot from "Battlefield Vietnam"?

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
No Idea,Mate.
But this pic shows it well .I have seen this on pics. when i google "battle of hue"
Seems more like a Powermast (strommast)

Frank Krause
Like this...?
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Holger Kranich
Looks quite similar. Now we need a close up!

Martin
this perhaps

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Frank Krause
And some more Vietnam photos with electricity pylon:
flickr.com/photos/81..73333/detail/?page=2
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Frank Krause
No idea, why the second thumb doesn't properly appear. Anyway, click on the black bar and the photo should come up. Or use the link ans select the photo(s) from there.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
😄
Thanks ,Mates!
I knew i can count on you!!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Mates
First pics from the painted wall.All Acrylics ,some stones oil.I have done mapping.
Dirt stains and moss will follow.Hope you like it.
Telegraph scratch on the right.I will cut it in height a little.

Frank Krause
Looking good, Markus! The red of the bricks is a bit too bright presently, but let's wait for your final results.

Steve Wilson
Hi Markus...
I remember this being a glint in its makers eye.🙂
Excellent build my friend, first class modelling!!!👍

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Thanks Steve 😄
Frank,the color of the stones arent that bright.I had to add a little contrast to the pics.
But they will be toned down with a dark wash but after plaster is put into the stone spaces.
Thanks for reminding,Frank.

Frank Krause
Hi Markus,
could you give us an idea, how you built the telegraph pole? Would be great.

Dirk Heyer
I`m impressed!
What a great atmosphere!
Was watching one of the last days, the documentary about the Ted Offensive!
You are so close to the real thing! Doesn`t goes closer!
I`ll bark some "Woooow`s" for your diorama

Tammy Jerrett
Wow that is unbelievable !! You are very talented

Xenia V.
That looks superb.

But I have to say, that tank is... I'm finding it hard to convince myself that this was actually a real machine... it looks kinda like a caricature of itself, something you'd see in an anime or somesuch! (See? This is something I love about this hobby - you can learn a lot!)

Christian Lehmann
Das wird eine wuerdige Praesentation deines Ontos

Dirk Heyer
Hey Xenia,
you are right, it is not the fashion queen on the cat-tank walk!!!!
BUT.... it is thousand times more interesting than 10 boring Panthiger Tanks!
🙂

Gerald
Schönes Dio cool umgesetzt .Besonders bringen die nackigen Hühner mich zum Schmunzeln hehe. 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Many thanks Mates (Fe"mates"😢

@Gerald 🙂
@Frank
I made the Pole from "Kapa Board" (Foam board).I cut it out in one piece but it was very instable.A few layers of thinned white glue and plaster solved the problem.
First i wanted to do a jungle dio because i thought it would be "easier" to do.
A few plants ,a figure ,Ontos and finished.I thought a Dio in Urban Combat would be alot more harder to do.I thought it could look boring.
But after watching a few Tet Offensive videos and after reading the book "Marines in Hue City: A Portrait of Urban Combat" it was clear that the Ontos had a leading role in the Battle in Hue.
The Ontos was very vulnerable because of its allmost no existing armour,and that the guns had to be reload by leaving the Tank.But its firepower was very frightening.So the tactic was,if there was an Objekt that couldnt be "taken" a observer team checked the location and decided if it was worth the risk to call an Ontos.
The Object that had to be taken was hold down under heavy fire ,and in the right moment the Ontos came of its hideout and fired the guns.Then he retreaded into save position.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
First weathering from the wall from pic 29.

Frank Krause
👍 Goil, Markus!

Steve Wilson
That looks awesome Markus...
Very well done👍🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Another piece of art! Alter, Du hast es drauf!

Acki
Klasse Arbeit, Markus. Das ist Champions league.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hi Mates!
Back in the Saddle.
Its a long time ago since i sat on my workbench.Finished the Ontos Dio.I think its all in the final positions.Just a few quick Pics by Mobile.Better ones will be taken.Please write me improvements.
Next im going to be more in Sci Fi.

Acki
Markus! Du lebst! Super!

Achim Ribbe
Well done.. Vietnam is on my to do list also. So you have done a very god Job on this. The pictures are telling a good "story". Thumb up!

gorby
Wow! Excellent diorama and model Markus!

Christian Lehmann
Toll, daß du wider da bist!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Danke für die herzliche Begrüssung!
Thank you for you welcome.
I will add some debris and leaves in the street.Perhaps some paper.

Augie
Markus! Good god its been a while 🙂 Welcome back!

Spanjaard
really fantastic work on this one, excellent. i love the scratch building of the scenery

Wilfried Bogaerts
Hi Markus !! Good to see you're back !! The Ontos dio looks like it's goin' to become a masterpiece 🙂

Mike Kryza
Schön das du wieder da bist. 🙂

Steve Wilson
Hey!!! MARKUS, I've been concerned about you where've you been???
Good to see you back, nice one 😄 👍

Frank Krause
Na, dann können wir die Vermisstenmeldung zurückziehen. Willkommen daheim, Markus!

Michael Hickey
Hey Markus thought you fell off the face of the earth.So glad to see you back your dio looks awesome 👍

Augie
Hehe I knew soon as Markus returned we'd see some of the old faces come to light..
Willy, Frank, Mike we just need holly and it would be like when I joined this mad house😉

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I am suprised that anyone still knows my name. 🙂
You know the Band "Boston"?Their Lp "Third Stage"took 6 years to be recorded.
It took me almost 4 Years for this Dio. 🙂
Thats long enough.
My life was(is)very "hurly burly".New Home,new Job,new Wife....become vegetarian,Sport.....
But I love my new Life.
And now its Time to wipe the dust from my Workbench.
And thank you all again for this great welcome!

Augie
Lol Markus, its one of those oddities of life that sometimes friends you may never meet are the ones that remember you and greet you warmest. Long as your happy in life then all is good 🙂 Either way, speaking for myself its bloody good to see you around again, you were missed 🙂

Steve Wilson
Once known Markus, never forgotten 🤔

Holger Kranich
Mensch Markus du alte käsekrokette! Da bist du ja wieder! Schon sehr oft hat man nach Dir gefragt! Grandios dass Du wieder da bist!😄
Und das Dio geht ab!!! Echt man, ohne Scheiß! Bin echt froh dass du wieder dabei bist!

Holger Kranich
Augie, here i am! Just like the old days!

Augie
Hehe well its back to the old days, Thinking about it, just need urb, and it is a full house.

Holger Kranich
Urban will find this thread, I am convinced! And no, no full house, straight flush. 🙂

Holger Kranich
Augie, thats why i love it here. We dont meet daily, but when it's important or urgent. And welcoming an old friend, who was disappeared , it feels good to have the "family" together! 👍

Augie
Well said holly, just like when you lot welcomed me here. Its what makes this place so special and why I stayed.

Holger Kranich
Its not me who makes this site so special. It's everyone around! 🙂
And i do remember very good, when you first time appeared in the news feed. The community was small. Just a few products was added to the database... scalemates was growing up. You and Frank where the only brush painters! Just great times and we still move on! Glad to meet you and Frank and urban and willy and mike and and and😄

Wilfried Bogaerts
Mad house ??? "Old" faces ??? ohh, maybe that's why I feel so comfortable and cosy here... 🤔

Holger Kranich
????

Holger Kranich
😄

Augie
Lol hard to believe its been nearly 5 years for me

Robert W Martel
Nice job !

Ulf Petersen
Sorry to disturb your family reunion, just would like to express my deepest respect for Markus' dio. 👍
Over and out!

Steve Wilson
Hey! Ulf... you're part of the family too mate 😄

Ulf Petersen
Damn! Why do you say this when I have no tissue at hand?!
SNIFFLE! :-*

Holger Kranich
Ah Ulf, c´mon and let me hug ya!😢

Steve Wilson
Holly... I have a lump in my throat!!! :'(

Holger Kranich
Ok Steve, so i´ll hug you too!😄

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Insane.....i almost start crying...Thank you all for your nice Words.I am glad to be here again,too.!

Kim Branders
Very nice impressive 👍.

Kerry COX
Well thought out and rendered. 🙂 Street fighters at their best. SALUTE. 👍

Philip De Keyser
Hi Markus, welcome back!!! Very nice work 👍