A T34/76 crew is about to become Patriotic heros in a great Patriotic war.
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That’s an incredibly realistic looking dio. The weathering is fabulous. I hope to attain that skill level some day.
Dave
Good camo on the figure.I couldn’t figure out what you meant by’demise’ until I picked out the Kraut in the rubble.
Thanks for the comments guys,thats great then Eastern Tiger,the overall blend of surroundings and combatants worked well. Id like to say thanks to Bugsy for the great shots and again I specialy like his trademark shot,the last one! Thanks again Bugsy.
The inspiration for this diorama comes from a wonderful piece that a friend of mine did a while back,many thanks Faraway Pictures,excellent idea!
great piece sasd. very realistic. nice weathering job on the T-34, it looks very realistic. the fig looks well done also, and the gorundwork is excellent. theres enough rubble for the size of the collapsed building, and enough snow around for it to look like it is winter. very nice
Great job on the weathering. That winter camo has obviously seen some action. Neat idea too.
Beautiful work. Very nice diorama.
Regards, Rick
Very dramatic scene and very good weathering on the tank. Composition and constuction are first rate, too.
Two very related things strike me, though. The tank has a lot of mud for being in an urban setting and it’s running over rubble but the suspension look like it’s driving down the autobahn. (I know the suspension is not workable like the Tamiya M46, but this is distracting.)
Many thanks guys,I used the salt thing again on this tank,it always seems to work best for me on winter cammo schemes. Thanks AJ,the sprung suspension did cross my mind and would have improved the dramatics greatly but I had some fit problems between the tracks and the front axle and that killed any idea of springing anything. The axle was pulled back after I put the tracks on and left it to dry overnight,too late to pull apart soooo mixed up some mud and applied it to the running gear. The next one will be sprung,I promise.
Holy smokes,I just noticed the second Kraut hiding in the rubble!The Third Reich woulda given you an Iron Cross for designing camouflage uniforms.
Damn. Now why didn’t I think of that for a diorama idea, very nicely done.
Well done indeed!
I think the idea was to represent how the battlefield would have looked like in a wartorn city ruins and how the Russian tank crews responded at the front lines,of course also
demonstrating that the patriotic charge didn`t last long in alot of cases.
Thanks very much for the comments gents,much appreciated,hope this dio inspires you all to have a crack at some Russian stuff,so many possibilities here!
Looks great! I love the mud.
Superb work, Russ!
Another incredible dio sasd!!! Beautiful work! [:)]
Take care,
Frank
What can I say, another great dio. Fantastic weathering and groundwork. Looks like Stalingrad.
TigerII
Again thankyou very much for all the comments,just a couple of things to help you should any of you like to give this a shot,building ruins are small pieces of pink foam,
figures and tank are from Tamiya,groundcover consists of various brick colours of brocken up plantpots and plaster sheets,real dirt and wood bits. To get the dark gothic
charred ruin look a heavy black wash was used,drybrushed with white to bring back the frozen look and white sand added for snow. The mud on the tank is made from brown paint,white glue and dried tea grounds.
Have fun!
Nice one Sasd
Thad
Sooo-Poib Russ! Even better in pics, a real sense of the drama and intensity of the scene. Last shot’s the best, hmmm something right out of SPR methinks! Outstanding work!