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Oooo, look forward to this one Ron. Cannot get enough of your dioramas.... err, any chance you can build mine seeing as you have time on your hands lol.

Like the sound of it Ron iam still tackleing the first one never mind a second.
scott

Thanks boys, I'm glad to be back with things that go bang in the snow!

Progress so far:-
Had a good run at the Pak 40 as it's thingying down non stop at the mo'. The two photos of the Pak show it in raw plastic ready for cleaning/painting (the wheels will go on last)
I haven't shown a stage build as our mate 'back breaker' did one for his excellent Pak only recently.

The other photo shows the gun crew in an action pose, which isn't quite what I want. Also they are in shirt sleeves..Jan. '45, I think not!
So, having studied Paul's (Trickey66) great modelling of his figures, although never having done such things before, I thought 'Why not, give it a go, nothing ventured....' If it fails I can always bury the evidence under some snow!

I will post more pictures as work progresses.

Cheers,
Ron

Was looking at this kit last weekend, and can i say stop giving us ideas with "snow" i'm hankering to do another snow dio lol. Looking good Ron, can't wait to see them figures all painted too.

Have fun, John

A bit more progress to show you folks...

The Tamiya 1/35 Pak 40 is finished 'sept for the snow cammo. I have brush painted it with German Grey Matt Humbrol Enamel. I did think of doing it in Dk. Yellow, but in the last stages of the war, dk. grey was being re used due to a paint shortage in the Factories. I weathered it with a well turped brown/red semi-wash.

I have been having great fun with the 1/35 figures. The poses are not what I want so I have started to alter them.
The original ones have high boots, short tunics and their sleeves rolled up.(Jan.'45!) So they have to look 'winterised' and because they are in retreat, bedraggled, scruffy and weary.

I was going to alter them using Pauls (tricky66) method using wire, but my skill level is not up to it, so I resorted to cutting all the limbs off at the joints then sanding them to a fit in the position I required, gluing together and filling.
Finally I wanted the figures in long winter smocks and trousers over their boots, all looking a bit tatty. This I have tried to do using model filler, similar to car body filler.
but finer.
The one in the photos is the commander, who didn't require too much surgery, but enough to get some idea of what I was doing, and is my first ever attempt at butchery!! The remaining figures will require much more...
Just had a look at the bloke's trousers and I reckon they need lengthening a bit!
I will post the finished figure soon.

What do you think?
Ron

Edit:- I have just noticed ('cos I found it on a sprue) a glaring omission...First one to post the answer gets a goldfish in a bag!!!

Looking good Ron. Very brave taking on the figure manipulation, no way would I attempt it with my 1:48 figures

Very nice work Ron

Is it the breech block cover?
Stuart