unplanned diorama

[Tyler Christiansen]

hello friends,

this was just a diorama i put together with models i had, no real terrain yet, havent quite gotten that far yet, but the models themselves are done and heres the floor plan, maybe add some more US figures, dont know yet. Feel free to tell me they suck, i think they arent that good, but its nice to get some of your guy's/gal's inputs in on it.

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[Tyler Christiansen]

forgot to add, the setting is the Ardennes forest, and the name is (wait for it) "ardennes" (wow what an original name hahahahaha)

 

[Polux]

Hi Tyler! I like the idea!!

Ardennes is a really serious name... isn't a joke!! You could work hard for it!!

You will do a scratch bunker? Nice!

Have fun

Polux

 

[CDW]

Looks like it'll be a big one, the terrain will take some time and effort but it'll be worth it in the end.

The figures look ok to me in the photos, are you scratch building all the terrain like trees etc?

Quite like the idea of the layout from the photos and what better title??? keep it simple eh?

 

[Tyler Christiansen]

thanks for the comments and CDW im honestly not sure, this will be my first time doing a scratch build terrain so im really nervous about it. Pink Panther im thinking about scratch building a bunker but i dont quite know how to any suggestions?

 

[mossiepilot]

Hey Tyler.

Always nice to see models being used creatively.

I'm like you, never done a dio before and unsure how to start.

But you don't know till you do. :cheeseygrin:

I would suggest that you have a look at some of the dio's on this forum, there are some brill builders who are happy to share thair experience and tips.

Happy modelling

Tony

 

[Tyler Christiansen]

hey guys its been awhile but i finally finished the project its my first time making snow so its not the best but its a start:bounce:

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[dubster72]

I think your snow looks really good Tyler. Personally, I'd have put the Americans defending the fixed position as that would be more like what actually happened in the Ardennes campaign.

Having said that, it all works very well! I don't give that Sherman much chance against the King Tiger though!

Patrick

 

[spanner570]

Hi Tyler, nice to see you posting again....

This is one very good diorama. That's one pile of snow, and a very good first attempt at the stuff too.

Is the bunker scratch built? It is an excellent job if it is....If it isn't, it's still great!

It is always difficult to have the goodies and the baddies on one diorama board, but you have done well with this.

Well done Ty, and here's to the next one. Keep us posted and post some pictures of progress when you start it.

Cheers,

Ron

 

[Tyler Christiansen]

thanks guys for the comments and Ron that bunker is actually bought from verlinden, i havent quite got the skills to scratch build anything yet

 

[papa 695]

Still a very good diorama Tyler looking forward to your next build keep up the good work

 

[spanner570]

thanks guys for the comments and Ron that bunker is actually bought from verlinden, i havent quite got the skills to scratch build anything yet

As papa says, it's still a very nice dio.

If you fancy a go at a scratch bunker, get hold of some polystyrene ( the hard stuff T.V.'s come packed in) and have a go.

You'll be surprise how well this stuff can be moulded and cut to shape.....

The main thing Ty' is to have a go, you will soon get the hang of it. Then you won't have to buy verlinden stuff anymore!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[Tyler Christiansen]

thank you very much Papa and Ron, and as for the scratch build bunker i do have some polystyrene that came with my air compressor that when i looked at it i thought it was a perfect bunker so im going to mess around with it and try to make a bunker out of it, and as for my next project i do have a almost finished arnhem project (need to finish the terrain) and ill upload pics right away