'A third class ride'....PBI GB

[PaulTRose]

Rough idea of whats going where

Still not sure about the stone wall but it was fun to make

Dragons teeth have gone solid

Next bit is to paint up the bridge....or add splodge to the base....cos im not planning on attaching the bridge to the base......or shall i make a start on the panzer???.....too many things to do lol

[pjgtech]

Looking good, yep you have given yourself a big project mate, looking forward to seeing it all come together though.
Luckily with mine, the two vehicles I'm using are already made, so I've only got the dio and figures to do.... Lol

[PaulTRose]

Used diy filler to add texture to the fibreboard base.....theres an imprint where the bridge will go

Plan is to paint dark green where the grass will go.....brown where the muddy tracks will go......light blue where the water will go

No idea how it will look.....totally out of the comfort zone lol

[scottie3158]

Coming on nicely mate.

[Airborne01]

Used diy filler to add texture to the fibreboard base.....theres an imprint where the bridge will go

Plan is to paint dark green where the grass will go.....brown where the muddy tracks will go......light blue where the water will go

No idea how it will look.....totally out of the comfort zone lol

Way to go mate - crack on!
Steve

[wotan]

Coming along Paul. Go for it and enjoy the ride.

John

[pierreT]

Great choice of colors. You found the right size and shape for the stones.

[PaulTRose]

Bridge is painted.....looks a bit light in the photo
process was paint concrete grey......picked out the odd brick in darker greys.......a thin black wash to pick out the recesses and hollows.......then a light dry brushing in the original concrete grey to highlight the high spots and edges.....matt coat on top

[Jim R]

All starting to come together. Bridge looks good. Aquarium substrate is a clever idea.

[PaulTRose]

Found a teeny problem with the panzer lol

Its an early war version so the crew have the early uniforms with the big floppy beret.......but i want to do it as late war.....the tank riders are even in 44 onwards uniform with the putees......little problem i know but it would bug me

So emergency dash to hobbycraft for the last box of these on the shelf....at least im going to be getting plenty of figure painting practice lol

[Neil Merryweather]

Surly by the end of the war the Germans were using anything that runs? I can't believe there weren't any earlier panzers dragged out of training depots etc and thrown into the mix

[PaulTRose]

Technically yes but it would have been very outgunned by the end if the war.....stopped making the D by end of 1940......later short barrelled marks ended by mid 42.......what would have probably happened is during refurb the chassis would have got turned into one of the variants like a stug or flakpanzer

And dont call me shirley

[PaulTRose]

Been busy putting figures together....dont plan on using all of them but easier to pick if they are assembled

[PaulTRose]

The base so far.....its not come out quite as i pictured but im not sure what else to do to it

Ive also improvised a sign post with a battered oil drum and a kebab stick lol

[pjgtech]

Hi mate, whats wrong with it? looks fine to me.....

[scottie3158]

Coming on nicely.

[PaulTRose]

Peter....thats just it......i dont know whats wrong with it but my head is telling something is 'missing' or could be done differently

[pjgtech]

I s'pose the thing to remember is, there is no right or wrong way to do a Dio, (or a model for that matter), its your project, and you do it how you want and it'll turn out how it turns out. You can keep things simple or be as complicated as you like, you can go off piste, or do a classic dio, it's your interpretation of something, or whatever. As I said earlier, look fine to me.

[Airborne01]

Maybe some staining, moss and scattered debris on and near the bridge mate?
Steve