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dubster72
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Hi people! With all the posts about the GB, I thought a blow needed to be struck for the tankies amongst us! So here's my diorama using the King Tiger that I posted some time ago. It's the 'Ardennes Front' version that came with the motorcycle rider.
A few extra bits have been added with some Eduard PE, a tow cable made from picture-hanging wire, some extra figures and the bucket that no diorama should be without!
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It's meant to show a tank crew having just re-fuelled & now receiving new orders from the despatch rider. I couldn't decide which pictures to show so I put them all on here!
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When I look at stuff like this, I always like to see a brief description of how it was done, so that's what I'm gonna do here (in the hope that someone is interested!)
The base is a standard picture frame from the £shop. Sealed with some white glue, normal wall filler was added, using a few bits of polystyrene to add some height.
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Grass was added using both a commercially available 'rough grass' product & higher tufts from the bristles of a brush also bought at the £shop. Stuck down white PVA glue, this was then painted using both Tamiya acrylics & Humbrol enamels. The groundwork was finished in the same way, using sand & soil to give it body & texture. As this sounds like a advert for a hair product, you won't be surprised to find that I used hairspray as a cheap 'fixing-agent' once the glue was dry!
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The signpost has been put up by some cynical soul, showing the limited choices available to German soldiers at this time but also showing what they were fighting for-not political ideals now but just to protect their homes & families.
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One thing I also notice is that many tanks or AFV's seem to 'sit' on the ground. As this is a 70-odd tonne tank on a muddy road, it seemed correct to show it slightly sunken into the surface.
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I also wanted to show a wet scene both on the ground & the upper surfaces of the KT by adding a little Klear to give a slight sheen of moisture. Hopefully this has worked!
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My figure painting is always a bug-bear for me. I'm getting better I think (just look at the commander on my 1st try in the Tiger I that I did!) but I'm still a long way from where I'd like to be. Just can't get the faces right!
As always, all comments both positive & negative are welcome. I'm a big boy, I can take it!
Patrick
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A few extra bits have been added with some Eduard PE, a tow cable made from picture-hanging wire, some extra figures and the bucket that no diorama should be without!
View attachment 14135
It's meant to show a tank crew having just re-fuelled & now receiving new orders from the despatch rider. I couldn't decide which pictures to show so I put them all on here!
View attachment 14133 View attachment 14134 View attachment 14148
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When I look at stuff like this, I always like to see a brief description of how it was done, so that's what I'm gonna do here (in the hope that someone is interested!)
The base is a standard picture frame from the £shop. Sealed with some white glue, normal wall filler was added, using a few bits of polystyrene to add some height.
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Grass was added using both a commercially available 'rough grass' product & higher tufts from the bristles of a brush also bought at the £shop. Stuck down white PVA glue, this was then painted using both Tamiya acrylics & Humbrol enamels. The groundwork was finished in the same way, using sand & soil to give it body & texture. As this sounds like a advert for a hair product, you won't be surprised to find that I used hairspray as a cheap 'fixing-agent' once the glue was dry!
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The signpost has been put up by some cynical soul, showing the limited choices available to German soldiers at this time but also showing what they were fighting for-not political ideals now but just to protect their homes & families.
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One thing I also notice is that many tanks or AFV's seem to 'sit' on the ground. As this is a 70-odd tonne tank on a muddy road, it seemed correct to show it slightly sunken into the surface.
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I also wanted to show a wet scene both on the ground & the upper surfaces of the KT by adding a little Klear to give a slight sheen of moisture. Hopefully this has worked!
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My figure painting is always a bug-bear for me. I'm getting better I think (just look at the commander on my 1st try in the Tiger I that I did!) but I'm still a long way from where I'd like to be. Just can't get the faces right!
As always, all comments both positive & negative are welcome. I'm a big boy, I can take it!
Patrick
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