discussion 'Bavaria Dreaming'...Korsun, Ukraine. Jan. 1944

[spanner570]

Hello all,


Here's a small 1/35 diorama I started yesterday. Due to limited movement, after me and my bike parted company on Saturday, I've kept the model simple. It only took me a day to complete, but I did work at it more or less all the time. I'm not bragging or ow't, I did it as a sort of exercise to see how much could be done going at a steady pace....almost like a day job!!


It involves a building, a tank (ready built) and bits and bobs....


Here's the wrecked building. I usually get an idea and then draw the building plan on paper, but this time I drew it directly onto the polystyrene and cut the shape out. I know I always suggest build the whole building and then smash it up, but I had this in my mind's eye that this one had been gutted of all usable materials - wood for the fire etc.


Here it is stuck to the base.


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Weathered using children's acrylic paints....Slap it on and let it run where it wants!


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See how the paint ran down and did what it wanted?


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Into the green house for some sweepings. Normally I would sieve the stuff, but I wanted a good jumble of all sorts...a sort of scavenged look. I covered the whole base with a good thick coat of PVA...then..


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I smashed up some small stones from my drive and added those to the mixture....Some fence posts were added and a bit of ploughed field.


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Here is the result of just tipping what I had straight off the dust pan onto a good soaking of PVA....Just what I hoped would happen....Scavenged!


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That's it for the construction....A short and sweet one dayer build. Just the tank to show and something else! But I'll leave all that until I post the finished dio.


Thanks for looking in and any comments or suggestions well received.


Ron

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[Alan 45]

That's a cracking start mate

 

[papa 695]

Looks great Ron

 

[yak face]

Looks amazing Ron ,properly scavenged!

 

[Guest]

Excellent start Ron, looking forward to seeing more

 

[Guest]

awesome...

 

[takeslousyphotos]

That's a good un Ron ....... I like it........ and only a days work as well.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks folks, I appreciate all your encouraging comments on my model.


Ron

 

[Lee W]

Looking the usual greatness Ron


Lee

 

[monica]

amazing Ron,great work for a day, cannot get more natural than what it is,


i do like it,

 

[bazers]

Looking good Ron like your idea of just sweeping up a pile of bits and throwing them on to the base it realy works.

 

[Guest]

As always Ron a great little dio base.

 

[Guest]

Looking good as always Ron.


Scott

 

[spanner570]

Lady and gents, thanks for your great posts. I appreciate them all....


The finished model is over in 'Completed Dioramas'


Cheers,


Ron

 

[Gern]

My earlier post got lost while John was doing his 'puter stuff.


If I used exactly the same methods to produce a ruined building, I'd end up with some polystyrene covered with paint and some dirt. You've got a realistic building. I don't know what it is you've got Ron that enables you to create the difference but can I have some please?