very nice start to this one loving the tanks 
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Great start Ron and nice paintwork on the outpost. I'm in for the budget ride with no frills but you do provide masks and hand sanitizers right? :smiling6:
Cheers,
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Thanks folks.
Here's the next stage of the O.P. build.
I had intended to leave it as above, but then decided it needed livening up a tad, so.....
An old concrete telephone pole (part of a tank track alignment thingy) and cut off wires from some sewing thread.
A 'posh' radio antenna, made from a Tiger I steel hawser and bits from the bomb bay of my Lancaster bomber model that I didn't need.
To give summat for the Observers to do when they were bored, their C.O. gave them some blue and beige paint... "Paint the top bit!"
Just though, it needs some sort of internal ladder to allow access to the roof. - Numpty! :upside:
Thanks for looking.
RonComment
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Cracking stuff Ron. You never cease to amaze!Comment
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Hi Ron
Always great stuff.
JimComment
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Thanks Andy and Jim. I appreciate your nice comments.
Apart from perhaps a bit of titivation, the Israeli observation post is now complete, as now the lookouts can access the roof!
The ladder is cut down coffee stirrers.
The roof hatch is plastic card. The handle is yet a bit more of my Lancaster unused bomb bay bits!
The main door is the bit of foam I cut from the original wall and I've added some hinge bolts scribed on it.
I've inflicted some damage to the thing too. Not too much, but perhaps just enough for the occupiers to throw in the towel.
Next I'll make the base.
I've done this diorama a bit backuds way up really, 'cos I made, and took pictures of, the wrecked tank well over a week ago. I love wrecking tanks and I was too impatient to wait whilst I built the 'Invasion Phase' So I just had to get my mitts on tank 2!
Cheers.
Thanks for looking and stay safe...... :thumb2:
RonComment
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Ron,
Lovely job a always. I always marvel at your buildings and construction, mine always look like bin liners which they seem to finish up as....
One question - no Israeli flag....
Mike.Comment
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Coming along nicely Ron. I guess you must have missed my earlier question ....Comment
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Firstly, sorry Dave. I did see your post, but failed to adopt my usual motto - DO IT NOW!..... and promptly forgot.
To answer both you and Jack, here are a couple of pictures from the making of the mill race wall during the construction of my diorama 'Guard Duty, Please'
Depending on what the walls are made of (Brick, block, random stone etc.) make sure the surface is marked out accordingly. The example below is very random stone work. Good job it was all hidden by a bloody great water wheel!
Then just spin the cut sections through to interlock at a right angle - or any angle that is required.
Obviously, the wall shown below is flat , but the principle still applies.
Cheers.
RonComment
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Is it on the golan heights?Comment
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Hello Greg.
No. Although re-claiming the Golan heights was the main aim of Egypt and her coalition partners, I have in my mind's eye, to depict, in the first part of my model, the first few days after the pontoon bridge crossings of the Suez canal by Egyptian forces when they were pushing the Israelis back. Hence the over-running of my Israeli Observation Post. The occupiers of which would have been watching what was going on - but not close enough!
These initial clashes would, I hope, have been across rather flat and featureless terrain.
The second installment will be the total destruction of the T-62A, after the Israelis counter attacked, and drove their enemy back over the Suez Canal, and in their turn invaded Egypt, before the cease fire came into being!
That's the plan, but as you will know all too well, anything can happen when building dioramas!
Thank you for your interest.
RonComment
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On the subject of terrain, today I've made a start on the base.
I didn't want a flat and uninteresting landscape, so I built up the ground a tad with scrap pieces of polystyrene sheet.
The ridge is about a scale 6ft. Not much, but would give miles of extra viewing over the surrounding flat landscape.
The road will be on the far left of the picture. You can see where wayward rocks have been chucked to the side.
After the application of PVA, I literally sprinkled the base with the contents of a dust pan which I acquired during the sweeping up of the garage and driveway. Where the 'Rocks' landed that's where they stayed. No fuss. You can see where the building is to be placed. This didn't receive sticky, so no stones stuck to it when I up ended the base.
Here's one of those 'happy accidents' I love when making dioramas.
You can clearly see the joint between the two layers of the polystyrene sheets. I was going to fill them in, but they look like layers of rock strata. Totally unintentional, but I like them.
After I'd added the stones and rocks etc,. I started my usual pastime of picking fluff from my navel. It was during this delightful interlude that I had an idea to incorporate a small 'Dump' at the rear of the O.P., so stores could be kept out of sight and out of harms way.
I hacked a corner out of the 'styrene with my fingernails and an old hacksaw blade. Then sprinkled some more 'Stuff' on the exposed polystyrene.
There will be a block retaining wall around the excavation.
A top view
Next I will build the dump retaining walls, and then have another blimp and hope the big lump of gristle resting on top of my neck can come to life with an idea.
I hope you like progress thus far and thanks for looking.
RonComment
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