afrika korps - 2nd diorama

[saguy]

hello all ... am attempting my 2nd diorama .. over the past month or so i have been working on the 3ton half track ... bit of a hard slog to be honest ...lots and lost of very small pieces. i have weathered it heavily as in my imaginatiion it has been strolling around the desert for a good couple of years so is a little battle weary. other components will be a anti tank emplacement with gun crew and a few afrika korps troops. depending on the space available there may also be a badly beaten up kubelwagen ... the anti tank gun will be on a rocky outcrop, the kubelwagen and half track down at the bottom with a rock strewn gully leading up to the gun. also maybe an area where the ammo and stores r being kept under some camo netting .. troops than placed strategically around .. this is quite ambitious for me but i will give it a go and see where i end up ....tx for looking lindsey

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[stona]

That looks good.

Might I make one suggestion? Very often desert vehicles had mud or some other substance applied to the windscreen leaving just enough clear glass to see through. This was to prevent the sun reflecting off the glass and giving away the vehicles position to any enemy aircraft within miles.

Here is a typical example.

Cheers

Steve

 

[saguy]

tx steve ... wil give that go ...rgds

lindsey

 

[AJay]

Looking excellent so far, Lindsey. I really like the weathered halftrack!

 

[spanner570]

Nice job so far Lindsey, keep it up.

I use well diluted PVA to do the windscreens as Steve suggests....Just apply carefully where you want the dust, then get some dust from wherever. I use the sweepings from the concrete garage floor. Sprinkle this on the windscreen then tap the residue off....Job done!

Good luck with the dio.

Ron

 

[flyjoe180]

Looking great Lindsey, this will be a very interesting diorama. Steve, I thought desert vehicles were just naturally dirty and noone cleaned them, so that is interesting info about the windscreens.

 

[saguy]

hi there ... have been working on my diorama ... completed the 35mm anti tank gun and it's crew and have started on the diorama base ... hoping to add the tiling cement onto the base sometime tomorrow. Still working on the dak troops, a tent with a radio man and possibly a kubelwagen .... bit slow going but quite pleased with the work to date ...also added a pic of the scene that i found that i will use as a guideline

rgds lindsey

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[stona]

I thought desert vehicles were just naturally dirty and noone cleaned them, so that is interesting info about the windscreens.

I found myself flying home from Edinburgh last week and as we approached Birmingham we were met by clear blue skies. Peering out of the window I tried to see the reflections from cars below and guess what? Some were flashing like heliographs,visible from miles away.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Polux]

Nice work, looking good so far!!

You have chooise a original guideline, but I'm sure you will finished it with best result!!

Cheers.

 

[papa 695]

Starting to come together now Lindsey looking good

 

[saguy]

hey there .... a few more progress pics. tiling cement added onto the diorama, then a handy little helper painted it for me with some left over paint and then covered in little stones and some pool filter sand ...cheers lindsey ...(note .. also added mud to the windscreen of the half track as per Steve's advice ... worked out ok i think ....

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[flyjoe180]

That looks really good so far Lindsey.

 

[mobear]

fantastic work yoyr boy is doing.when do you start your bit?lol

mobear

 

[saguy]

some more progress pics ... have added 2 sandbag emplacements, a rickety fence, a radio man, some desert looking plants etc etc ... still some stuff to go but it is coming along quite nicely .... cheers ....lindsey

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[mossiepilot]

Coming along really well Linsey, a cracking piece of dio building mate.

Tony.

 

[Polux]

Wow!! That's looking wonderfull mate!!

Keep up the good work.

Cheers

 

[noble]

Lovely work so far lindsey keep it up.

scott

 

[spanner570]

Lindsey, this is looking really nice. You have obviously given it lots of thought....and it shows!

I like it!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[Andy]

Thats cracking mate - will definitely be referencing your photos when i get onto my next diorama (cart before horse as current one hasnt really started!) as i plan on moving from the Russian front to Rommels campaigns in Africa. Well done!

 

[saguy]

hi there .... have pretty much done everything that i want to with this diorama ... cheers lindsey

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