At last, my first completed diorama: 2cm Flakvierling 38 emplacement.

[Guest]

Comrades,

I have at last completed* my first diorama, after much experimentation and failure.

It is a Flakvierling 38 emplacement with some terrain and sandbags.

I built this to challenge the thought that a diorama must have figures, or a battle to be interesting.

Keep in mind, I will likely add figures after the next trip to the hobby shop.

Te base is beaded styro, with a couple layers of built up plaster with screen mesh for strength, covered in real dirt mixed with white glue and a touch of plaster.

I then added the gun that I made a few weeks ago and put in the sandbags and a Tamiya Czech Hedgehog.

I used Woodland Scenics field grass trimmed to various lengths for the shrubberies and some nice little twigs and stones from the garden.

While the mud was wet, i added a fine dusting of oak sawdust for a woodchip effect.

I think it turned out excellent.

Please Comment, and pardon the poor pictures, I will do my best to get some better ones up soon.

Happy Modeling,

-Chris

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[Guest]

I like it good work.

scott

[papa 695]

Looks very good Chris the use of twigs and soil gives it a real look a job well done

[Guest]

Looks so nice, I like't very much!

Congratulations, I think now is important to have always in mind this first one, with time all will do different dioramas, but this is the most important!

Regards

Polux

[Guest]

Nice one, dios are addictive you know :smile2:

[Guest]

Nice one mate looks real class for your first Dio hoping to build my first Dio soon : ) this one gives me encouragement.

Robert

[Guest]

Thats excellent for a first dio, really like the use of twigs, looks really realistic. Top work :clap3:

[Guest]

Comrades,

Thank you all for your words of encouragement.

And now, as promised, better pics.

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-Chris

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[Guest]

the only DIO i knew was ronnie james dio,since ive been on this forum i have learned that dios are f***ing awesome,and the more i see them the more i want to try to do one,that one you have done is great really great m8 10 out of 10 from me

cheers mobear

[Guest]

Great dio Chris,especially for a first try! I've yet to work up the stones to try doing one.

[Guest]

Thanks a bunch folks, your words of applause are truly inspiring.....So inspiring, I might start a new one soon....

Tomorrow I plan to make a nice oak base for this thing with a brass plaque just to make it look extra pretty.

What should I title this?

Thanks again,

-Chris

[Guest]

A great dio mate, very well done......wish I had the skills to build a dio myself.....but inbetween time I can drool over the dio's that are created here....:emo1:

[spanner570]

Excellent mini diorama Chris.....Here's to the next one!

Ron

[Guest]

Nowt wrong with that at all Chris, nice and tidy mate

As far as a title how about "Ready and Waiting" or "Ready for Action"

wish I had the skills to build a dio myself

Do what??? if you put half the effort into a dio that you put into a model then itd still be the doggies dangly bits Ray....seriously !!!!

[aaron]

Nice job chris, An added figure or two would be great for scale reference, also a tip about using real soil is to sterile it before use by baking it on a hot oven tray just to kill all the little nasties. Excellent dio