Not so finished David and Goliath

[scottie3158]

Yes mate I do remember it I was impressed with the buildings but I don't remember seeing it finished.

[rtfoe]

Scottie, you're right about the unfinished part. I got distracted as usual and it got mothballed. Lately it happens to me when I take on such a large dio. I'm starting to prefer smaller vignettes but with the lockdown I'm going to try to see this through. I hope the seats are filled and the yawning kept to the minimum. Present company is encouraging. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi, painting the Tiger I referenced Tigers in Normandy and they spotted varying degrees of dappling and mottling of the three tone scheme. I started with a coat of Tamiya Desert Yellow and followed up with Pea green.



I used surplus name cards as temporary masks...



Then the red brown...



Removed the masking of the lower hull. Noticed that Normandy camouflage was applied in the field so areas under the mud guard weren't camouflaged but at the time I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be in red primer or covered in mud from the tracks.



I wasn't exact;y happy with the outcome of the paint scheme and later repainted it.



Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

This is where the peas come in...I will not go through this again but it was agood idea at the time. :smiling2:



These were pea halves and I used up half a bottle of Elmers glue to fix them down. I used thick card for the road center drainage.



It was monotonous and before I went mad I concentrated on carving the buildings and assembled the wall.



When all the peas were finally laid down I coated them with mixture of olive drab and black



Adding a bit of white and green to the mixture I dappled the center portion of the road to give variation



Doesn't this look crazy? I varnished it and left it overnight to dry and I think the cellulose thinners from the varnish must have agitated what was in the peas as like some horror movie, weavils started emerging. After bug spraying I had to plug the holes created by the weavils. Next time I should remember to micro-wave any organic or even dirt that I have collected in future. :smiling6:



Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Camo looked excellent Richard, I can't imagine why you repainted it, but I'm sure there was a good reason.

I like the pea idea but I don't think I'll be trying it myself. Looks like a bit of an ordeal :smiling5:

[Steve Jones]

Hi Richard

I remember the Tigger but not the base. That is staggering work with the cobbles but well worth it.The finish is wonderful. Looking forward to seeing how this one develops

[rtfoe]

Hi Andy and Steve, thanks for the kind comments. The camo spray spread was a little broad and preferred it more compact and also it affected the dark yellow. I'm surprised with the mixed awareness of either the Tiger or the pea job. The weavil attack created automatic weathering so there is a marked difference after applying plaster in between the peas.

I forgot to add this last image of the Tiger on the base prior to priming and painting.



Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Here's the attempt to lessen the green and brown camo pattern using BluTac as a mask. I got the effect that I wanted and with washes and streaks it will just blend in nicely.



I have yet to achieve the same for the turret, you can see the difference in these two images.



Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

More on the diorama development,

The two buildings the Tiger knocks into, one of them is damaged earlier suffering from an earlier bombardent. The back of the top floor will not be solid and closed over so roof frames from balsa was fabricated.



I had to keep in mind the angle of the cut off with the base edge. The frame was attached with styrafoam glue. I'd like to say that the frame was butt joined but no that was achieved with Uhu glue. :smiling2:



Again carving the other building to fit the base edge was challenging as the two buildings were sitting at a curve of the pavement. I've always wanted a loft but what a time and spot to have one/two even.

Plastering wasn't going to be easy for these two buildings. You will see why I burnt out and stopped...

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

It's all coming back to me Richard - those peas!

[rtfoe]

Hi Peter, ever since then I don't eat or drink pea soup, just thinking of the weavils popping out in my mouth. :confounded:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi,

For the other building across the street I mad up the roof tiles with old cereal boxes the reverse side facing out. The corners and top were plastic balloon tubes cut into sections and halved.



There are more quick pix on the progression of this build until where I had stopped and hope to continue.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi,
I had a chance collection of discarded architectural walls and laser cut fences from a friend whose company wanted to clean up storage of finished apartment projects. This suited well for my dio so I took a portion, bent it, added the base with poly and plaster and round knobs for the top of each watchamacallit to hold the fences up using large roundhead pins.



The ends of the base were shored up with cereal box card. I inserted rod beneath for locking points to the base that was pre-drilled.



Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Here's looking at the composition again but this time post weavil attack with the plaster applied in between the peas/stones...



The placement of the paratroop figures as they had no time to escape will be peeping round the right corner, some huddled behind the fountain, others in the passage looking out at both ends. The bazooka man/David will be situated between the fountain and corner of the left building looking bewildered after knocking out the Tiger tracks. There is at least 5-10 seconds of stunned silence from both sides. I don't know what happens next. :tears-of-joy:



Cheers,
Richard

[Allen Dewire]

So glad that you revived this one Richard as it was a favorite of mine. Super work all around and the town square is tops!!!

Yup!!! The weevils were definitely a surprise as I recall………………….

Bleib Gesund
Allen