ok here are a few pics of the diorama that won me best military vehicle diorama at the 03 scottish ipms nats...please excuse the orrible quality of the pics..if anyone would like more info ..please feel free to fill my inbox...
ok details....its an old italieri kit released by sveda..built straight out the box..T34/76. its wearing JSU 122 tracks..as some of the earlier T34s came from the factory.with these fitted ..before the waffle pattern tracks seen on later variants...all the accessories are scratchbuilt [ammo boxes cammo netting] the chains are old costume jewelry items...the figures are various tamiya and dragon figures ..the cammo ponchos' and helmet covers are made from Rizla paper..the snow is good old bicarb coloured to stop it yellowing with age..the icy puddles are candle wax and clear varnish..the groundwork is papier mache..my favourite method..[costs nothing] the clumps of grass are from an old shaving brush..the skulls on the two corpses [one under tank in foxhole] i made from milliput..weapon straps are made from the metal type toothpaste tube.[another favourite] all handpainted in enamels..weathered with oils.. and pastels..
these pics are not very good ..ill post more when my pal [semi pro photographer] does another portfolio for me.. thanks for looking...