Loading & Unloading Truck Diorama

[tiking]

These are photos of clip I put up showcasing loading and unloading of vehicles. I made a few changes, removing the guy working on truck tyres and replaced everything behind the wall with vegetation and a guy taking a piss. Enjoy the photos.

 

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[Roger U]

Another beautiful creation. What paints do you use for the skin and clothing finishes? they are very realistic. All of the diorama looks real.

[tiking]

8 hours ago, Roger U said:

Another beautiful creation. What paints do you use for the skin and clothing finishes? they are very realistic. All of the diorama looks real.

Much appreciated Roger. Glad you like the diorama. Especially glad you like the figures, especially when I am no figure painting expect. Been struggling for a very long now and still need more practice. I use AK-interactive face skin colors for the skin.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Just incredible. Every detail is spot on. Always a treat seeing your work.

[tiking]

On 6/20/2025 at 3:09 AM, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

Just incredible. Every detail is spot on. Always a treat seeing your work.

 

A big thank you. Glad you enjoy viewing the photos.

[Pete75]

Amazing work. So realistic! I'm only just starting to build dioramas/backdrops, and there is so much to study in these photos. How did you create your concrete road and ramp?

[Potaka]

What a great diorama! The sense of movement and daily life is really strong here — I can almost hear the engine running and people shouting orders. The little details like the cargo placement and figure poses really bring it to life. Do you plan to add any lighting or background elements?

[HMW]

Very nice!  Thanks for sharing. 

[tiking]

On 7/2/2025 at 12:17 AM, Pete75 said:

Amazing work. So realistic! I'm only just starting to build dioramas/backdrops, and there is so much to study in these photos. How did you create your concrete road and ramp?

Thank you. Sorry for the late reply.

The concrete road:

My methods:

1. I mixed the tile grout very heavily with moderate water to allow for quick drying.

2. I Spread it on the area of the diorama. I used grout (thick consistency). I did this outside, when the sun was out and let the heat dry the surface of the grout. As this dried quickly, it slowly produced the minuscule cracks you see.

3. Even it out with spreader.

4. Took a sponge and dabbed certain areas with it. I continued to sponge certain areas to give the grainy patches you see in a few of the photos

5. I used a small spreader to draw over the grout to produce some of the half broken concrete patches; sub-levels, and other small u level, rocky crevices you see..

6. Then I used a black wash and let that dried for a day. Then went over it again with the same black wash. Then let it dried for an hour, then went over it with a brown wash. I will go over it again, to knock back the brown again. Will post the complete diorama when done. Hope this helps those who are probably wondering how I achieved this results.

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The ramp was done using a mock-up cardboard, Then I poured mixed grout into the mock-up cardboard, and voila!

 

On 7/3/2025 at 9:47 AM, Potaka said:

What a great diorama! The sense of movement and daily life is really strong here — I can almost hear the engine running and people shouting orders. The little details like the cargo placement and figure poses really bring it to life. Do you plan to add any lighting or background elements?

 

No plans for lighting. But I am working on another large diorama, almost similar which will be just over 2 meters long by 40cm. 

 

On 7/7/2025 at 4:43 AM, HMW said:

Very nice!  Thanks for sharing. 

Thank you.