many of you may remember the diorama i have remenisced of building called the lost tiger. It takes place in the ardenes forest, winter of 44. the layout is unecesary. I am going to make this my first real weathering “job” I am refereing to an article by adam Wilder posted on missing-lynz.com, in which h speceificaly describes how to weather a modelbut his example is a Su-100. I am curious as to what colors I should use in weathering it. the final step will be a dusting of snow, but i am most worried about what weathering should be done to the undercarrige.
Also what and where can I find a good base for my diorama.
rebel is right, traveling throught he ardennes, the vehicle will have a good amount of really wet mud on the undercarrage. As numerous vehicles travel down the same road, they turn it into a kind of muddy, icy soup.
For bases, if you have a hobby lobby or a good craft store nearby, they should have plaque bases that are precut with already finished or scalloped edges, I used the base of one of those homemade clock kits once. Figure out the size dio you are going for, then go shopping. Dont forget the stain and sealer.
now I’m not trying to disagree to cause anything, but my experience in a Leopard Tank in the North of Canada would lead me to think that there would be minimal mud spattering since the mud would have been frozen. From what I’ve seen of the Offensive, the terrain was frozen, as were the men fighting in it! Don’t forget Bastogne! The Permafrost would have been set up, and the ground would have been hard, so just spatter the mud, but make it more of a dusting, like you’d see on a car after offroading! use the snow, there was definately alot of it during that offensive. I dunno, just my thoughts from my experiences
Hey there, check out the page courtesy of prime portal. This will give you an idea of what a tank will look like when operating in snow/cold conditions, a la ardennes forest 1944/45. http://www.primeportal.net/ngops/gert/m1_photos_1.htm
hope it helps