I started the project about 2 months ago, and the main basis of my material resource has been low budget stuff, like scrap signage styrene, foamboard, old tools, old toys, good old superglue, and acrylic paints.
I had originally planned a much larger diorama, but decided to cut the size in half when I realized how fast I was burning through materials.
I'll give you a little story to set the mood for the pics-
the year is 2055, and the Communist countries of the world have long since put their strengths together as one big war machine against the U.S. of A.
The war has been going strong for a decade, and our military has been reduced to rag-tag caravans of militant civilians and former law enforcement mixed in with a few regular military remnants. Our scene deals with one such group- the remnants of Foxtrot Company Bravo.
Our war-torn heroes have been hoofing it for weeks, going from ruined city to ruined city looking for somewhere to set up a base that won't easily be detected by the enemy.
They come across a derelict pump house that once gathered energy from a hydrothermal vent positioned underneath it.
They are uneasy, the remains of an enemy trooper and friendly spec ops lay pecked and rotting in the harsh wasteland sun.
What will they find inside? Is this place safe enough for them? I left that up for you guys to decide.
Fuzzy overhead view, I hate my camera sometimes.

Rear overhead view.

Bringing up the rear, with a gauss cannon!

More past the break.
























