rob1957 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Hello Everyone . Here are some photos of military dioramas I built a while ago when I got back into the building hobby after decades long absence . A.W.O.L. WW1 soldiers by Dragon , 1/35 scale , approaching German pillbox . Pillbox made from Dollarama hobby board covered with joint compound and painted . Barbed wire is piece of old window screen. Soil is joint compound with pigments . Water filled crater is Vallejo Still Water " Come out with your hands up!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Dragon has nice well-detailed soldiers . Red shld flash is 1st Canadian Division . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 WW1 French Renault tank . Air-brushed and hand painted camouflage . Tricky kit to build . Soldiers are ICM kits , 1/35 scale. Cobblestones are joint compound , removed bristles from paint brush , squared the brass holder and stuck that into compound for the blocks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 kits built into 1 diorama . Different methods for making cobblestones , I liked the final results with this method . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 WW2 German Kubelwagon by Tamiya . Air-brushed Tamiya colours , light weathering with pastels . German fallschirmjagear ( para troops ) . Dragon kit , hand painted camouflage uniforms/helmets . Street is pre-molded plastic . Street light from HO Gauge model railroad . Flower box is pop sicle stix . Wall is hobby board and compound . All 1/35 scale . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 My depiction of camo uniforms might not be 100% accurate but I'm in it for the fun . The crest on the wall is a small lapel pin with "B" . Fence is gate from N Gauge railroad . And there we have it . I hope you enjoy them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 I should have put this thread in, " Under Glass , Military " . My mistake . I forgot to include this . . This is a WW1 German bunker in a farmers field in France , we saw this in 2017 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 They look great. I used to really like doing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Thanks Ray . Numerous methods to do dioramas . I'm still learning . Happy Thanksgiving . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 looks fantastic an well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Thanks Carl. The base we used for the WW1 bunker/soldiers was a sports plaque that would hang on a wall . We find these in Goodwill for 50 cents . Remove the brass plaque and they're all set . French tank base is from Michaels , not the greatest wood , quite soft and it warped a bit . The German kubelwagon base is scrap pieces of wood , coated with marine exterior varnish by Beautitone . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Great looking dioramas. I like them. The FT-17, is that the Meng kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Hi Jim . The FT-17 French tank was by RPM Models . I think they're a Polish company.There's a kit review on-line . Probably this kit is less detailed than Meng . Nice fit-up with the kit., Tracks are 1 piece molded rubber . I had a bit of difficulty with them . It's the first armour kit I've done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Thanks, Rob. I have the Meng FT-17 in the stash. No idea when I'm going to build it, but I have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thanks for feedback Larry . Jumping back and forth between building model cars and military dioramas can be fun . Jim , I watched a You Tube video of that Meng kit , lots of detail . Good reviews . I've never built any of their product , but it seems they have a loyal following . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorkChopPaws Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Mad skills Rob, great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 These are very nice. More like vignettes I'd say though. A tad small to be diorama's. Great nonetheless though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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