Here is my vignette, titled ‘Respite’
Figures are from Stalingrad.
MG34 & bits from scrap box
Base & wall segment is scratch built from foamboard
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AHHH i love dioramas with figures in them!!
this looks soo amazing and I love how expressive it is, and how I can clearly see these two poor little guys are just so DONE with everything. The guy on the bench is probably just like “take me prisoner already” and the other guy is too tired to even be looking up
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Wow! That is impressive work creading. The poses/body language really tells the story. Your figure painting and your scratch building skills are top notch. I’d love a tutorial on how you made that building & base from foam board.
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Dude! Nice work bud!
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+1 to learning more on how you built this great looking piece!
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This impressive vignette tells a great story for such a small piece Charles. Always enjoy seeing your work buddy. 
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Very nice job on this vignette!
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Love it! Deceivingly simple at first glance.
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Amazing job. Love the snow in the brick.
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Outstanding work! What scale is this in?
You made that brick wall from scratch?? It looks very good!
Set this up against a suitable backdrop and I can just imagine a fantastic photo in the works.
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Edwin,
Thank you for your comments and questions.
The vignette is 1:35 scale.
I scribed/carved the bricks from foam board. It’s time consuming but relatively easy to do.
Cheers,
C.
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I’d love to throw some buildings or structure into my little armour vignettes, but it’s the overall height of the things that put me off.
This one is absolutely magical though, as you get a true sense of scale of the nearby structure without having to commit to building too much of it. These figures are lifelike, really capturing a moment in time.
Very nicely done!
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Very well done. Stalingrad was urban warfare at its worst.
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Excellent job creading! This did impress me very much. Having served in an Army myself, even though not in battle situations, just involved in maneuvers, I can relate to this vignette quite well.
I remember the times we were forced to march for miles, sometimes even climbing steep slopes with a rucksack and a heavy MG crammed across it only to finally find a quiet resting place where we could finally find some peace and quiet.
In this case though, it is two German soldiers probably exhausted by a battle that raged earlier which also probably saw the loss of some of their comrades, some of whom might have been a close friend to them.
This is real war, not the one depicted in movies or in propaganda documentaries. This is the misery of war, when at the end of the day you ask yourself “what am I fighting for or against”, when nothing seems to make any sense anymore and you continue to fight just to survive yet another day. The tiredness expressed by these two figures shows what simple soldiers in every war have felt from time to time.
A very sad scene that forces one to ask “Will they survive the war?” or “Will they be the next ones biting the grass?” and ultimately “What sense is there in war?”.
No matter if German or Ally, here you have two human beings who, when stripped of their uniforms might live a happy, and probably also a prosperous life. Since as depicted here, these are not WSS soldiers but regular Army, they might probably also be thinking about this, rather than just thinking of a glorious victory for the Reich, as many indeed did never to return home alive.
A very sensitive subject and a very well staged one. Besides, I have also very much admired the subtle painting and weathering of the walls and pavement, as well as the excellent depiction of early war uniforms and weapons.
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