Glad you like them Alan and Istvan, and glad they did turn out to match close enough to the resin model

Here it is with some AB paint

I really love what you did with the base here Greg, it really needed the expansion. Gives the two combatants a little breathing room.

This really is shaping up to be something special Greg!

How about a forced perspective? A smaller scale T34 with the display tapering slightly.

I had seen a 1/144, a 1/72 airplane mounted like they were flying past a 1/35 AA gun. When you stood behind the gun it looked like you were watching the actual engagement.

Thank you Jeremy and Karl, I'm happy how it's going now and can see it finishing in not too long. I hope I can get good at painting the figures especially the T34 commander.

Jim - I would like to try that on a future build, especially with some aircraft. Here's another dio just waiting to come to life with a German plane flying away in the distance

I hate pe!!! But, it's together so far. I fixed the bottom of the number 2 on the turret since this pic. Will paint these screens then attach. I wonder what color they were or should be? Kinda thinking chain link grey with rust.

I did grey and dark brown/black on the screens but the dark seems to have dominated. Next, is painting touch ups and pigments

Snuck in an hour here and there this week so started pigments on the street and base colors on the figures

Greg,

Really nice idea for a dio.....everything looks great.

One possible idea if I may, how about putting a small mirror on the right side next to the sewer, gives a forced perspective that the sewer continues to the right.

Nice figure painting too!

Paul

Greg: coming along nicely. The figs look really good.

Happy Modeling, -zon

Very convincing! I like it a lot!

Hi Craig,

Nice work, coming along really well, Excellent.


Al

Great work. Street stones are well done and a fine idea. Your work is of high quality.

Thanks very much for the comments.

I'm motivated for more work on it!

I have a wood base drying and nearing the finish line, but a couple details still left to figure out:




Here's my idea to make a mold using a plastic bag handle for mud puddle splash





Done with the underground folks






Still trying to figure out if the destroyed kubelwagen is a good idea and maybe a light post for a vertical element?

Greg,I have not checked in lately,but that is really looking good

great idea. Coming along nicely

For that added touch of reality, may I suggest you add some SMELL to the sewer ?

Terrific job to be sure. What do you think of this idea.............How about lay the panzerfaust down in front of the manhole and have the German going for HIS pistol too but not quite aimed at the Russian yet. It would make for a tense second in time as one could imagine the poor German getting hit or perhaps the Russian might miss and the German might have a chance. All in the imagination to be sure.

I would maybe go for something like a motorcycle & an unfortunate driver in the street, the kubelwagen might give it a clustered feeling.

Thanks everyone. I like that motorcycle idea - I'll look for something that may work

I'm glad I checked in on this, it is really shaping up to be something special. Keep up the great work Greg!

I'm done!

Hi Greg,

Great work, you have a very imatinative dio there, turned out really well. Enjoyed watching the build, excellent stuff.

Cheers

Al

Hi Greg,

Loving watching this scene come together. At first I was like everyone else in regards to the distance from the Panzerfaust to the T36. I wrongly assumed through my own experience that someone with a anti-tank weapon wouldn't get so close to their target. BBDA and all the other gompf. That was until I just read a book called "Tank Men : The human story of tanks at war". In it there was reference by some vets, US, Brit and Russian, who retold stories of German soldiers, Volksturm and Hitler Youth using Panzerfausts' to destroy vehicles at close range regardless of the consequences to themselves ie blowing themselves up. It highlighted to me the desperation the Germans must have felt if they were prepared to die as long as they took a tank with them. So now your scene is highly likely to me. Congratulations on a fine piece of work.

Cheers, John

Thank you Alan and John. Alan you were there from the first! John, that book sounds good. I'll be looking for that one. Thanks to everyone on this site for giving input into this project - I consider it a community project as the many different ideas came together.