discussion 1st dio , very early stages - will be called Mopping up.

[Guest]

Hi guys , I was gutted when the site closed on saturday , I felt lost without advice being on tap , I must say it looks alot fresher and easier to get about now ( nice one John ) . anyway I`ve got the 1st base sorted for my 1st dio - called mopping up , I`m going to use a miniart house and cobbled street ( don`t feel I`ve got the skill yet to build a dio from scratch yet ) but will add rubble and accessories etc,

I love the idea of dioramas , but think its very very hard to portray a realistic action/fighting scene but a good mundane scene looks the nuts l can`t for the life of me remember who done it on here (sorry) but it was the christmas winter scene the Germans standing around a fuel drum keeping warm with the snow man in the back ground (Quality) ,

War is 99% boredom 1% sheer terror

Richy

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[Guest]

did you use the 1/35 kit that has 5 surrenduring germans and 1 soviet solider and did you use british commonwealth infantry on patrol? are you guna use the soviet for another dio?

im just wondering lol

 

[Guest]

Hi 50.cal , yep 1/35 scale master box german captives but with tamiya british infantry on patrol , the russian bloke is still on the spruce unpainted but will keep him for future projects .

Richy.

 

[Guest]

Looking forward to seeing it Richy, and don't worry about using stuff like Miniart buildings, I've ordered one coz I can't be bothered making my own! Patrick

 

[Guest]

Alright Richy.

Your figures are looking damn good! I'm with my bud Patrick on this one. I bought a dio base - Miniart french house falling to pieces. I can't be bothered to make a full dio from scratch. Time and space is the issue for me. I've made one small one in a photo frame for my Kubelwagen which i sold but that was pretty basic.

Paul

 

[Guest]

Hi Paul , thankyou for your comments , its a shame we can`t get all the old photo`s that used to be on here, I remember your dio and the detail of your German officer with the Kubelwagon which was top class also the Brittish bren carrier , keep posting your work, as I said in a previous thread your work it gives us new boys a bench mark to follow , if I can get my work any where near your standard I will be very happy.

All the best

Richy.

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Can't wait to see this finished Richy, it's going to look great.

John

 

[spanner570]

This is shaping up nicely, Richy. Remember though, no dios. are mundane...Even the most simplest can tell a good story. on the other side of the coin they can be too complicated and you can loose the whole point of the thing.

Let's see some more pictures very soon.

Ron

 

[Guest]

Hi Ron , thats what I`m saying , the most boring dio`s can speak a thousand words if done right ( Like the German snowman scene , if you read this PLEASE re-post your pictures again I loved them ) , alot of people do an all action in your face war dio with to much happening which to me is to much , to be honest it only looks good if its done to the highest quality and has some historical meaning if you know what I mean , maybe I`m wrong and if I am I apologise,I`ve set my standards now - DAMHappy ChristmasRichy.

 

[Guest]

This is a real nice idea, your figures are lookin good so keep posting those pics stage by stage as iam looking forward to seeing this completed.

scott

 

[Guest]

Richy those figs are looking pretty good mate, I watched a couple of vids on you tube which could help me for the next ones I do, as I realized I did the sas jeep all wrong. I saw the figure painting guide on the main homepage here, which I hadnt seen before will trawl through that also

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your nice comments guys , I`m going to take my time but will upload some more photos as I go , anyone making or painting a Miniart dio for the 1st time have a look at their website as it shows good stage by stage diagrams on making them and painting them.

Richy.