Here is my first dio. My dad and I just finished it tonight after about 2 months of sitting somewhere. Here it is.
It not based on anywhere in particular and probably not very accurate so please keep that in mind and I would like any comments and tips are really appreceated. So without furthe addo here it is.
Its Tamiyas PzII with the figures that came with it.
for more pics go to.
http://photobucket.com/albums/y272/ygmodeler4/Pz%202%20dio/
Congratulations, your dio looks great, tell me what kit did you use for the tank.
Cheers
Darren
doesnt look bad! The figs are pretty good for a first time, and positioning of everything is well done. A couple of suggestions though.
- those big rocks, dont use them next time. They look way out of scale and just plain not real.
- the lichen, lichen dose not look reall out of the package, throw some cooking herbs/spices on it, that will make it look better.
I see veteran and new modelers do the same things as you, so dont feel like your horrible or all alone. Heck, your dio here is better than one I saw in Great scale.
Looks good! As for comments…I echo John’s suggestions.
I see a lot of potential in your work and I am looking forward to your future works.
Looks good…what kind of tank is that?
Oh,didnt see the writing under the pic,sorry bout that
YG what did you use for the rust on the gear. It looks great.
Thanks for all your comments guys.
Darson the kit is Tamiya’s Panzer II.
Rebel and Dwight thanks for the tips.
GlenB we brushed on this dark redish brownish pastel.
Again thanks for all your comments.
The figure eyes looks like from some manga character! Other than that,all looks fine.
Along withthe other comments, one technical note. This vehicle had a rubber rim on the road wheels. Some Floquil grimy black or anyone else’s panzer gray would correct this on the tires.
Thanks Harshman and ajlafleche.
Harshman- I still need to practice on eyes. These are the best ones ive done yet.
ajlafleche- thanks I guess I overlooked that. I need to start writing notes to myself on these things. Thanks.
I’m starting to work on my first diorama as well, and am a little stumped about the best way to proceed. I’ve been doing model railroading for years, so I have some pretty good experience doing scenery, but I’m still pondering a good composition for the diorama.
Several questions on this one. What scale is it? Also, I gather that the figures came with the kit, but the helmets don’t look like standard Wehrmacht ones. Is it the photography, or am I confused about how they are supposed to look?
Also, I’m not sure what effect tank treads would have on gravel such as you’ve shown, but I strongly suspect that there would be some sort of tracks behind it as it moved along.
ag918w35- Its 1/35 scale. The figures came in the kit. Its probably the photography. We tryed putting track marks in but it only put an indent in the sand you can kinda see it.
Nice work for your first try. I’ll echo the critique on the figures eyes. Got that wide eyed Zombie look that’s kinda typical for new figure painters.
Regards, Rick
Thanks rjkplasticmod
Hey, looks good for a first try! You did a great job on an aincient Tamiya kit…I would have given the figures a wash, both on the skin and uniforms, followed by a little drybrushing…terrain is not bad, the rocks work, but some of the bigger ones, I would maybe take a hammer to them, then you would have the nice jagged edges for them. Great effort, looking forward to more!
this is far better than anything i could do, im going to put my diorama up later for suggestions, there are going to be many many more than there are here. Great job, especially for a first time
Looks good for your first dio. You’ve kept the camo simple. Nicely done. I usually don’t paint eyes for 1/35 scale though. They’re rather small to paint. [:)]
YG
Not many modellers do good eyes. Most don’t even attempt them and I have seen worse. It may take years to paint eyes well.
The big rock looks to me like a rocky canyon wall. maybe abstract but it gets the idea across.
But the best thing about your diorama is that the idea comes across clearly.
The infantry are all moving in the same direction with one as the obvious leader.
They give the impression of heading towards an unseen objective. If someone can look at your dio and figure out what is happening, you have nailed the most important part.
Good work and hope to see more.
PS. Don’t forget how you did that rust, it is excellent and you will use it a lot in the future.
Thankyou guys.
GlenB yeah that was supposed to be a canyon wall and the smaller boulders were arockslide that happened awhile ago.