discussion 'Somewhere in France'..........2015 Artillery SIG GB

[PaulTRose]

so my first proper dio is finished.............and im glad, taken so long i was getting bored lol

Tamiya 3.7cm PAK, various Tamiya figures, Miniart base

think it will be quite a while before i tackle another

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and one with universal unit of comparison

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[Guest]

Nice work Paul

 

[flyjoe180]

Great work Paul, lots of action in there Nice weathering to the PAK and the building

 

[eddiesolo]

Nice work Paul, do like the figures and I like the fact it isn't too crowded.

Si

 

[Guest]

Looks great

 

[Alan 45]

Paul that's a cracker nice use of space and movement I like this

 

[monica]

nice work Paul,do like it,and good placement as well,

 

[Guest]

great stuff Paul.

 

[aaron]

Great build! Did you make the flowers? They are a nice touch.

 

[papa 695]

Very nice indeed Paul

 

[PaulTRose]

Great build! Did you make the flowers? They are a nice touch.

nope.....they are made by a german company called Fredericus Rex, they do all sorts of dio stuff, i picked up a box of mixed colour flowers at a show last year

 

[john i am]

Great looking dio great paints and weathering alround do another one as the next time round you will be quicker having already completed one There can never be enough dioramas to look at.well done paul look forward to your next one cheers John

 

[grumpa]

Good first dio! Just some helpful hints from an old hand, lets remember that war is a dirty nasty business. ruined buildings always have heaps of rubble about them, streets and roadways also to a lesser degree. Men {figures } are also a bit mucked up, grassy areas should also look a bit abused, maybe some browns and yellows dry brushed in. Red brick pieces along with some broken bits of concrete and some dry rotted wood wrapped in an old towel or other strong cloth-- just beat the dickens out of it with a hammer until well crushed will give you a good start. Mix into a slurry with some water and white glue, spread it around where you want it, build it up higher nearer buildings, other interesting tidbits can be found just around anywhere if you just use your imagination. give it all a heavey wash with a diluted mix of dark brown and black get it in all the crevases then start to dry brush out different earth tones, this will give depth and shadows. Remember we are all artists {only in 3D} Also study some wartime photos to give ideas. also check out my dios in Completed Dioramas "Crocodile Rocks " and " mien Komraden" for some ideas. also you might have another project underway at the same time so as not to bore or rush to finish your dio, I find this helps. Keep plodding along you will get the hang of it! Looking forward to some smashing work from you in the future! With LOVE as all my hopefully helpful advice is given.....JIM.

 

[PaulTRose]

actually i very much doubt i will do another large scale dio......just not my thing and i dont have anywhere to display them anyway.....this is already stripped down and boxed up in the loft......i only did it cos i wanted to join in with a dio gb on another forum and realised i could add the PAK so i could join in on here with the arty sig gb

 

[grumpa]

actually i very much doubt i will do another large scale dio......just not my thing and i dont have anywhere to display them anyway.....this is already stripped down and boxed up in the loft......i only did it cos i wanted to join in with a dio gb on another forum and realised i could add the PAK so i could join in on here with the arty sig gb

Don't know what an arty sig gb is I only hope someone who might benefit from my advice reads what I said to you on THIS site SHEEESH!

 

[aaron]

Don't know what an arty sig gb is I only hope someone who might benefit from my advice reads what I said to you on THIS site SHEEESH!

Artillary special interest group build, Jim I added the noted reply to your post because I'm very keen to pick your mind on techniques.

 

[PaulTRose]

Don't know what an arty sig gb is I only hope someone who might benefit from my advice reads what I said to you on THIS site SHEEESH!

like Aaron said.........

arty = military slang for artillery.................sig = special interest group..............gb = group build.......its been running on here since january 1st!

if you want to give advice you could always post it in the tips and how to sub forum

and why 'SHEEESH'?....whats the problem?

 

[Guest]

Nice work.

scott

 

[grumpa]

to Beowolf personally---None whatsoever! Only a slight misunderstanding on my part. Thought you meant you were leaving us for another SITE. Once we yanks make new friends we are fiercely loyal must sand down my rough edges, but no worries the Mrs. has given me a good talking to! Wish I could participate in a group build, sounds like smashing fun but would be a bit difficult with me being across the pond. I would always try to share my meager skills at any time with anyone who might ask. ALLTHE best JIM

 

[PaulTRose]

Wish I could participate in a group build, sounds like smashing fun but would be a bit difficult with me being across the pond.

now im confused.....why would being on a different continent stop you joining in??