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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
The End Approaches First of all, can I say to anyone who has followed me this far: thanks for your patience! OK, so we have recently passed the 16th December 2025… which makes it 81 years since the start of what became known as the Battle of the Bulge. It was, in many ways, the beginning of...- TIM FORSTER
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- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Bring on the Kampfgruppe... All I can say is this: next time I plan to paint five figures wearing camouflage uniforms will someone remind me how labour-intensive it is? This is the bible: It is quite pricey, but its worth every penny. One thing you quickly learn as you leaf through the...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #214
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Thanks for the kind comments... Now how did a month fly by? Probably my decision to paint 5 German figures in various patterns of camouflage. They are almost done, but before we look at them, here are the opposition... As this diorama progressed the role of the Americans was the last to...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #207
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
On With the Figures Starting with the Germans... First we have the driver of the Schwimmwagen. The putty creases make him look a bit of a mess, but, like all of my figures, here he awaits a coating of Mr Surfacer to unite the finish before I hit him with paint. He’s a kitbash of Tamiya...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #203
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
The Jeep OK, so I'm going to take this a bit quicker so that we can catch up with real time on this diorama... Had I ever built a jeep before? I feel that I must have done back in my youth, but my only memory is of the old Tamiya Russian Gaz. So maybe not… I started with the updated Tamiya...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #199
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Thanks guys! More shots of the (almost) finished Schwimm... The twin Panzerfaust were a a common feature the Kampfgruppe Hansen Schwimms passing through Kaiserbaracke crossroads on their way to the front. I cannot make out any camouflage and going for the plain Dunkelgelb finish makes for...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #198
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
So let’s have a look at the Schwimm… This is the excellent Tamiya kit with a little helping hand from Aber and Eduard photoetch. As usual, I chose two PE sets to give me options for the easier route (usually not Aber), plus there are almost always some details missing from one set and present...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #194
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Sdkfz 250 Ausf B Part III These photos below show the halftrack after I had added the wheels and tracks and (almost) finished the weathering process. In the image above the vehicle is only tempororily in place and it may look as if it is floating. However, as it was relatively light the...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #192
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Thanks guys... Sdkfz 250 Ausf B Part II A few views of the exterior before the paint hit... You can see the muxture of photetch from Royal Model (the brass and resin exhaust), Aber (the upper superstructure and MG shield) plus a few additions of my own (like the side step). The beautiful...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #191
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Bring on the vehicles... Sdkfz 250/1 Ausf B 'Neu' I have to admit that I have long had a soft spot for the Sd.Kfz 250 and the late Ausf B version in particular. It tends to be overshadowed by its much larger cousin the 251, but with its short length and snub nose there is something almost...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #186
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Adding further details... The plant pots were a fun detail to add - and cheap (£2 for a pack from Red Zebra!). The wooden trough was based on images I found on-line. And yes, they really did make them of wood - although lined with clay. It was scratchbuilt from plastic card. I added the...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #179
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
OK, on with the quick recap... Building the shed was fun!- TIM FORSTER
- Post #176
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Thanks for all the nice things you have said... On with the quick recap on the farmhouse... After a coat of diluted PVA glue to seal the foam board I then gave everything a spray of dark grey and added some white for highlights. Next I painted the individual stones and bricks. The stones...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #174
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Thanks for all the kind words folks... There is a detailed description of all my work above, but with all the old images reduced to thumbnails it's a bit hard to follow. So rather than just repeat myself - and with apologies to those who have seen it all before - I will do a few edited...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #169
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
OK, so where was I..? Sorry for the long absence. We are a year or so on and this is still not finished - but there has been some progress! By way of recap... I started over 2 years ago with this: Then a few months later I reached this: Then I got to this: And then this: And now I...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #162
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Old pics appearing as thumbnails on some posts but not others...
Dear all, I have held off asking about this because I have read other posts and I understand that there is a time lag in the old forum pics being re-uploaded to the site. And I get that. I have also held off posting on my own blog because I have been awaiting for the 'magic' to happen. It's...- TIM FORSTER
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Telling the story, potential figures… and how to add a feeling of jeopardy Here is the backstory as it now stands: The early stages of the advance of the Kampfgruppe brings an SS recce unit into a Belgian farmyard (recently abandoned by the occupants who, for the last few weeks at least, had...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #136
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Building a farm or field gate Like most people, I’m sure, I like to take the easy route most of the time… but every now and then I am pleasantly surprised to find that there’s something I want for my diorama which I cannot find in pre-made or kit form. Now I will be glad for someone to...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #128
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Thanks so much for all the kind comments. I really do appreciate them. Most of the time I am flying by the seat of my proverbial pants and I really don't know how a lot of this stuff is going to turn out. The acrylic paste was a good example - I thought I had ruined everything at first, but in...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #123
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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Not a Moment to Lose… Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, December 1944
Windows and Doors Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement guys! As with the shed, I decided to use plastic card rather than wood for most of my actual woodwork. The plastic was scored with a razor saw to create the effect of wood grain and hinges, handles, etc added from some...- TIM FORSTER
- Post #110
- Forum: Diorama's Under Construction
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