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Dioramas: Small Scale
Dioramas of subjects smallers than 1/32 scale.
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Blackjack40
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Joined: February 17, 2016
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 - 02:35 AM UTC
Good afternoon folks!

I recently made the jump to actual diorama building after researching and learning some basic techniques and I decided to give it a try. I'm calling it a WW2 piece, thou its not based on any specific pictures. See below, and let me know what you think!

Empty and unmanned:


Manned:


Map Radio and field table


Barbed Wire


Entry Point


Its far from perfect but I had a good time building it and learned a lot. hope you like it and I would love to hear your thoughts and way I can improve! Thanks for looking.
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Biggles2
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Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 08:54 PM UTC
Good first attempt! Tweak your techniques a bit for even better results.
j76lr
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017 - 05:21 AM UTC
nice job , keep up the good work
HeavyArty
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017 - 07:20 PM UTC
Good first attempt. A couple pointers for you though. First, work on basic modeling skills. The figures have huge mold seam lines all over them. These should all be sanded/filed down before painting. They are very noticeable and detract from the overall scene. The figures look very shiny as well. Fabric used for uniforms is generally flat with no sheen to it. You need to hit them with a coat of dull coat to tone them down. Watch out on hand-painted patches and such. Usually, modelers don't have a steady enough hand nor a small enough brush to hand-paint 1/35 patches. Your "1" is huge and, not correct for (I assume) a 1st Infantry Division, "Big Red One" patch. It should have a green shield around it (like below).


The same on the Captain's insignia on his helmet; way too big, and it would have been silver for WWII. If you are interested, there are decal companies that make patch and rank decals that are very nice. Lastly, the cable you have rolled to replicate concertina wire would be huge, think massive power line cable. Actual concertina is quite thin, just full of razors that make it really nasty (I know, as I have been tangled up in it).

The groundwork is really nice and looks great. Keep working at it and they will only get better.
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