Not quite finished my Mk1 tank yet, but when its finished I think it deserves a little diorama/vignette.
I am thinking a small base not set anywhere specific, but a muddy field, with a small trench, maybe a few little figures, and the tank crossing the trench, or something similar.
NB: finding some small 1/72/76 WWI British Infantry figures was proving to be a bit difficult, but then I found some Wargames British Infantry (28mm) on John's (SMS) site, so have ordered them as they are roughly the correct size, slightly tallet than 6', but its close enough, we'll see.
Then I found some Emhar 1/72 scale infantry figures on Fleabay, which may be suitable too, so we'll have a look at those too. I'm sure we can find a couple of suitable figures in suitable poses to add a bit of interest.....
So on to the build, I started with some thick blue foam, and roughed out a trench, etc....
But then decided it was not thick enough, so glued two sheets together using PVA, and left it weighted down to stick...
Then started thinking about accessories, so had a look through my stash and found a couple of bits that might be suitable, all in 1/72 scale, an oil/fuel drum, a wooden box, couple of fuel / water cans, and a couple of bags and a tarp. Primed and started to paint those up, again to add a bit of interest. I may add a few more, we'll see.....
Then I tried cutting out the trench on the base a bit more, but it was hard work and very rough, so thought I'd invest in a new tool.....You know I love a new tool right? On to Amazon and next day I have a shiny new toy, generic, heated, foam wire cutter, with various heads/wires. Even comes with heat resistant gloves!
And so the foam cutting begins, I slowly rough out the shape I'm after, then finesse it a bit until I'm happy. The Foam cutter works well, if a bit smokey!
Eventually I'm happy with the shape, the tank sits nicely, theres some good contours, etc. But now to muddy it up a bit more, so out with the Ammo/Mig Mud Paste...
And thats where we are so far today. I'm currently waiting for the Mk1 tank to dry (varnish over the one and only decal), so I can start the weathering on that. I think it (the dio and the tank) are going to be a very dirty, muddy look, mud and dirt everywhere, Lol.
Thanx for looking....
I am thinking a small base not set anywhere specific, but a muddy field, with a small trench, maybe a few little figures, and the tank crossing the trench, or something similar.
NB: finding some small 1/72/76 WWI British Infantry figures was proving to be a bit difficult, but then I found some Wargames British Infantry (28mm) on John's (SMS) site, so have ordered them as they are roughly the correct size, slightly tallet than 6', but its close enough, we'll see.
Then I found some Emhar 1/72 scale infantry figures on Fleabay, which may be suitable too, so we'll have a look at those too. I'm sure we can find a couple of suitable figures in suitable poses to add a bit of interest.....
So on to the build, I started with some thick blue foam, and roughed out a trench, etc....
But then decided it was not thick enough, so glued two sheets together using PVA, and left it weighted down to stick...
Then started thinking about accessories, so had a look through my stash and found a couple of bits that might be suitable, all in 1/72 scale, an oil/fuel drum, a wooden box, couple of fuel / water cans, and a couple of bags and a tarp. Primed and started to paint those up, again to add a bit of interest. I may add a few more, we'll see.....
Then I tried cutting out the trench on the base a bit more, but it was hard work and very rough, so thought I'd invest in a new tool.....You know I love a new tool right? On to Amazon and next day I have a shiny new toy, generic, heated, foam wire cutter, with various heads/wires. Even comes with heat resistant gloves!
And so the foam cutting begins, I slowly rough out the shape I'm after, then finesse it a bit until I'm happy. The Foam cutter works well, if a bit smokey!
Eventually I'm happy with the shape, the tank sits nicely, theres some good contours, etc. But now to muddy it up a bit more, so out with the Ammo/Mig Mud Paste...
And thats where we are so far today. I'm currently waiting for the Mk1 tank to dry (varnish over the one and only decal), so I can start the weathering on that. I think it (the dio and the tank) are going to be a very dirty, muddy look, mud and dirt everywhere, Lol.
Thanx for looking....
