"Death of a Tiger" diorama Part 2, Siege of Budapest 1944
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- čas přidán 25. 03. 2022
- This is Part 2 of my build diorama, this is the 'story' episode.
“Death of a Tiger” storyline
My diorama is set right at the start of the Budapest offensive which began in the Autumn of 1944 and ended on the 13th February 1945, when the Nazi occupation force was finally defeated.
In my purely fictional scene, four SS troopers have looted several buildings, jumped into their Horch 4x4 vehicle, and headed to the River Danube to make their escape with priceless paintings, gold and other valuables.
Ambushed and shot up by a group of Red Army scouts, their wounded driver crashed the vehicle into a fountain. Three of them lay dead or dying having tried to shoot it out with the Soviets.
One of the four escaped and made it down to a row boat and began to load it with all the stolen loot he could carry. He didn’t hear a Soviet tank crewman sneak up behind him, seeking revenge for the loss of his crew and his T34 tank. The tanker dispatches him with his knife, and is now relieving him of his MP40 machine gun.
Meanwhile, a German Tiger tank, along with a squad of Wehrmacht soldiers approaches, and the tank commander urges half of them forward to investigate the scene, while he halts the 60 ton beast.
The other half of the squad are about to enter the offices of the German headquarters in Budapest in a search for survivors, but more importantly, to try to retrieve important Nazi documents.
Unknown to them, the building is now fully occupied by Soviet troops, who are looking for any documents that they can find. They are currently questioning one frightened officer, while on another floor, his less cooperative colleague is being restrained.
Even now, some of the Red Army assault troops, armed with machine guns, are lying in wait in the entrance to the building.
The besieging Soviet forces are part of Marshall Rodion Malinovsky's 2nd Ukrainian Front. They are out for blood…1 in 8 Ukrainians died during the war, totaling 5 million, with another 10 million displaced. They have no intention of taking prisoners.
On the 3rd floor, one of them is about to fire a captured German panzerfaust anti tank weapon, intending to deliver a fatal blow to the Tiger tank below him, by targeting its relatively thin upper armor.
Another soldier is about to throw a grenade out of a second floor window towards the unsuspecting Germans below.
Hiding around the corner of the building are a group of heavily armed Soviet scouts about to give the Panzer Grenadiers of the German 8th Army, a nasty surprise.
Having waded along the shallow bank of the river, a mixed squad of Red Army scouts and regular soldiers, one armed with a flame thrower, are about to attack from the opposite side of the road.
The perfect ambush is about to be sprung, and the axis troops don’t stand a chance.
Vehicle kits from Tamiya, figures from Masterbox, Stalingrad, Zvezda, Alpine Minatures, Rado Minatures, and a few others.
Music:
- Intro by Black
- Resident Evil Afterlife (soundtrack) - Zábava
Very nice indeed. Purely fictional, you say, and true because there were no Tigers in Budapest at all. The only unit on Hungarian territory that had a number of Tiger I was Totenkopf, who arrived early January 1945, indeed to lift the siege of Budapest.
So many details (especially inside the car!) to enjoy, a fabulous masterpiece!
So glad that you like it. Thanks Phil.
A real artpiece this diorama . So many great details . The bird one is amazing . Congratulations !
Thank you so much 😊
Great narrative by the way mate! 👍👍
😎👍Very cool and very nicely well done in every way shape and form the detailing in all of this is very spectaculary greatly well done indeed, And the nicely told story line that you set up for all of this was very greatly well done as well Sir!,👌.
That is very kind of you to say, I’m really glad that you liked it
What would make this dio really pop, is to take b/w pics. I'm pretty sure it would look like reel stills from programs like World At War. Super details, all around great work!!!!
Actually, I did take some. Check out my page on Facebook, Emdee Scale Models.
First!! Wow wow, you really meant to tell me the other day that I will like the second part! No, I love the second part and how this ends!! What can I say I love all of the details the Germans Russians and Ukrainian soldiers all perfect great story and outstanding pics of the inside of the building and from all the sides of the diorama. I really like the narration you do too that with the music gives life to the diorama its like an old WW2 pic, very fine I can't imagine what are you gonna do with the Platoon movie diorama but of course no pressure if you manage to do it and of course take your time. Congrats and Cheers!👍👍👏👏
I'm so happy that you love it, it was fun to do.It will be a little while before the Platoon one, with a few projects in between...but it should be good.
That is a jaw dropping diorama. Great work and thanks for sharing
Amazing work. You deserve to have so many more subscribers 👍🏽😊
That’s kind of you to say, thanks.
Incredible detail. An excellent portrayal cleverly narrated. One of the finest dioramas I have ever seen.
That’s really kind of you to say, thank you Paul, I really appreciate that.
Stunning diorama . You,re attention to detail is second to none . Congrats on a masterful work of art . Well done.
Thanks John, I really appreciate that. I’m glad that you liked it.
Absolutely Phenomenal.
If a picture is worth a thousand words,
a diorama is worth a thousand pictures.
Bravo mr Drayton.
That is so kind of you, thanks so much 🙏🏽
Awesome work on the video and dialog Martin, you did a great job highlighting all of the features in your entire diaroma!
I really appreciate that Robert!
Awesome work, so much jeopardy and suspense in that scene, really ignites the imagination as all fantastic dioramas do. An epic piece of work, thank you for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏽
Simply amazing.
Thank you! Cheers!
As i remembered it! EPIC to say at least!! Excelent job done on every aspect of this dio Martin, tells so many small stories nicely and ties together so good! Inspiring build! Looking forward to see your next project, as always. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the great work my friend.
Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate that 🙏🏽
Just amazing. Cannot begin to imagine how much work you put into this.
Thanks Tim, I really appreciate that!
The detail is astounding! Thank you for sharing this.
Really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks 🙏🏽
Outstanding work, Martin. Fantastic diorama!
I really appreciate that, thanks.
excellent work with a complete set with very good details, a luxury, the location chosen for the diorama, I congratulate you, greetings from Argentina
Thank you so much 😀
Incredible work, I wish I had half the skill and attention to detail you have. A great piece of art work to enjoy and the editing to tell the story was fantastic!
That’s really kind of you Mark, I really appreciate that.
Thank you so much 😀
Martin
Awesome diorama mate 👍🇦🇺👍
Thank you! Cheers, glad you liked it!
Beautifully Made! The details...perfect. Even a part of the trousers of the Sovjet soldier is wet when coming out of the river.
Thanks for noticing that detail! I’m so glad that you noticed and enjoyed my build. Well spotted 👏🏽
More videos of my new projects coming soon!
Bravo, Martin! 👏👏👏 Great storytelling. Very dramatic - cinematic even. The figures are very well chosen and placed - everything works beautifully. A wonderful piece of work, mate - right up my street!😁 Congratulations! 👍👍
Thanks so much Andrew, I really appreciate that.
Amazing detail. Bravo.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that.
Thank you for great diorama/ mini movie . I really enjoyed all the details. And the story and how it progressed.
Thanks so much 🙏🏽
high details level ! phenomenal ! masterclass work mate ! perfect scenery and story ! all the best jy
Thanks, that’s very kind of you!
Fantastic modelling and excellent diorama
Thanks, I really appreciate that.
Nice Martin - busy, well thought out diorama. So much added detail in there too telling a well thought out story. Figures look great - well done!😊👍
Wow! Thanks so much. That’s wonderful feedback from a diorama artist that I really look up to. Made my day! 🙏🏽
@@EmdeeScaleModels 😄Credit where credits due my friend👍
@@Barbarossamodels 🙏🏽
Fantastic build! So much going on with tonnes of detail 😄 that tiger is in for a bad day
Thanks so much, I’m glad that you liked it.
Yup, that Tiger is about 5 seconds from disaster!!
Amazing!
Absolutely fantastic work
Thanks so much, I really appreciate that.
Awesome work and video. Thank you.
Thanks so much, glad you liked it.
Awesome 👌 👏
Thanks so much Ryan I really appreciate it
Awesome diorama, Martin! Congrats! :)
Thanks Toni, I really appreciate that.
Master piece
Thanks so much! 🙏🏽
EYEMAZING! 😍💯
🙏🏽
Nicely done , enjoyed the video and commentary too.
Thanks so much!
Nicely done
Cheers Garry, thanks
This is very well done 👏
Thanks so much, I appreciate that
Awesome work!!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks so much
Excellent work!
Thanks, I really appreciate that!
Bonjour mon ami Martin 👍😉
I like your job. Congratulations
You are an example for me
Good morning of France 🇬🇧🤝🇫🇷
Merci Jean Marc, c'est très gentil de ta part
Magnifique 👏👏👏👏
Thanks Anakin, glad you enjoyed it!
Ps. I hope Father’s Day was still fun for you ☺️
@@EmdeeScaleModels 😁😁😁
FANTASTIC!
Thanks so much!
Super dio.👌👍👏
Thanks so much!
Great work on diorama dear friend. I love it.
Thanks so much, I’m glad that you enjoyed it! Please have a look at Part 2.
@@EmdeeScaleModels Of course dear friend.
Thanks for the suggestion.
If you are interested, you can as well see my channel.
This is amazing
Thanks so much! 🙏🏽
Very nicely detailed! This must have taken quite some time to do.
Thanks Martin, glad you liked it. I’m quite a quick builder when I get going…it was just under 3 months in total.
Super cool
¡Que maravilla !. Me gustaría ser capaz de hacer la décima parte
Gracias! 🙏🏽
Wonderfull.
Thank you so much, Sandra 🙏🏽
Incredible work Martin, an absolute feast for the senses. I only wish I could see it in higher resolution. Any reason for the low res video production?
Thanks David, I’ll check into that!
If you hit the little cog when you start watching, you can change the video quality to higher resolution, that may help . Thanks.
@@EmdeeScaleModels 360p isn't great for viewing finer detail in videos, maybe you want to think about outputting you vids at a higher res so we can see all of that glorious detail!
@@davidh7517 Thanks, I will in future! 👍🏾
Magnifique
Merci! 🙏🏽
Wonderfull
Thank you! Cheers!
ME ENCANTAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!😍😍😍
Thanks glad you liked it! 🙏🏽
@@EmdeeScaleModels Directo a un museo !!!!!!😁
@@EmdeeScaleModels I'd like to upload photos of my own diorama, but I don't know how 😢
@@jaimebruno7595 If you google it, it’s explained. That’s what I did 👍🏾
its an absolute work of art mate .... but sorry to nit pick I'm not a ballistics exspert but bullet holes front of german jeep could only happen like that if shot from straight above . if fired from street level bullets would have deflected causing at the most a small tear at least just a scar . fired from first floor building at most an angled hole pushing some metal to front making a ridge at least a dent deepest part at front of impact sorry lol please don't roast me . its still a beautiful work of art
Thanks Rob, that’s super interesting, thanks for sharing your knowledge! 👍🏾
@@EmdeeScaleModels no problem like i said i aint no expert . keep up the work mate like i said its art yours is up there with the best with the lil details and the story it tells
nice :)
Thanks! 🙏🏽
Nice, why urss has panzerfausts?
It was common for the Russians to use captured panzerfausts as they did not have a good antitank weapon of their own
Beautiful diorama, i really love the water, just the lack of hungarian soldiers in their capital, but i guess there aren't many hungarian figures to work with
I live in hungary and the only hungarian models and figures are the hungarian made tanks, and a crew set for them, no csendőr (a type of military police from ww2) or regular honvéd soldiers
Thanks so much.
Wish I could have! Thanks
😳👏🏼🏆
There were no Tiger E-s in Budapest
Yes, I know that, it was King Tigers, but I wanted to build a Tiger, so as I said in the video, this was an imaginary scene.
@@EmdeeScaleModels Sadly the rivet counters only care about accuracy....until you point out just exactly how unrealistic any diorama actually is......i mean just how many tigers were made out of plastic in the first place :)
@@Tommy-he7dx 🤣👏🏽
@@EmdeeScaleModels There were no King Tigers either in the siege o the city. The famous photos of King Tigers in the Buda castle date back to 1944. ok. 15, when Hungary tried and failed to bail out of the war. The Tigers were part of that german force that prevented it. On the other hand your work is fascinating and detailed, I liked it very much, and go on making such stunning dioramas :)
@@istvanbiro6722 Thanks so much. I did know that there were no Tigers there, but I didn’t have access to any Tiger II’s.
Too bad audio is not loud enough!!
Sorry! 🙏🏽