Somewhere in France, July 1944 - Typhoon, Panther and Tiger in 1/72. B&W photos added.

[PlaStix]

This project was made as part of the D-Day Group Build.

This is my first ever diorama and it's made up with a lot of other firsts. First Typhoon, Panther and Tiger kits, first tank(s) for many, many years, first plane kit in flight, first use of a Prop Blur, first use of aftermarket decals (for the Typhoon) and first 1/72 figures.

Nearly everyone who contributed to the WIP thread helped with ideas for the building of various elements of the project so a big thank you to them all - it wouldn't have been possible without the help of the BM team. Also it was seeing Kallisti's Typhoon base that got me thinking about doing a diorama - so thank you to Kallisti for the idea.

Typhoon: Airfix 1/72 Mk.IB Typhoon (new tool version) - MN526/TP-V - No.198 Sqn., 123 Wing, 84 Group, 2 TAF B10/Plumetot, France - July 1944.
Panther: Dragon 1/72 Ausf G with Zimmerit, no. 135 of 12 SS Pz,
Tiger I: Dragon 1/72 Ausf E with Zimmerit, no. 131 of sSSPzAbt 101
German and British troops from Ceasar Miniatures
Baseboard: Softwood, Sundela, MDF, filler and various leftover scenic materials from model railway projects made a long time ago.

The WIP can be found here
The RFI for the Typhoon can be found here
The RFI for the two tanks can be found here

Time: early evening, July 1944 - Location: somewhere northwest of Normandy
















































This last photo shows the actual diorama and the background I used to give it depth. The background is actually the display shelf I made for my Spitfire builds but it seemed to work well as a backdrop - I thought it would look better than just a plain wall.


Although this project is finished as far as the D-Day Group Build is concerned I've still got some ideas for developing this diorama further but I'm going to make a couple of Spitfires first!

Thank you for looking. Comments and suggestions welcome.

Kind regards,

Stix

Edited October 15, 2014 by PlaStix

[Caerbannog]

Very nice diorama! Quite a lot of work in such a short time - I am doing only a Tempest in the D-Day GB and this is still not finished ;-)

Rene

[brodiebear]

excellent work

[Paul Bradley]

Very nice!

[georgeusa]

Great builds and great execution of idea in your diorama. Just overall excellent

[Phil Podmore]

That's lovely!

[Shermaniac]

[Silver Fox]

The way you have tied the three elements together into a realistic and believable scene is an excellent piece of modelling. Really well done.

[Sgt.Squarehead]

Outstanding result.....Top notch!

[giemme]

Masterpiece! And in no time, basically ... makes me feel like I'm slow, really slow

Ciao

[Radpoe Spitfire]

Wow, that is one incredible diorama, it is so full of detail that as look at it on my mobile, I want to see it on my PC.

It's a wonderful work of art that's something to be proud of- well done that modeller.

Thank you for sharing with us all.

Regards rad

[Radpoe Spitfire]

Oops, did a duplicate of what I'd written & tried to edit.

Sorry.

Edited September 30, 2014 by Radpoe Spitfire

[PlaStix]

Hi Rene, Brodiebear, Paul, George, Phil, Shermaniac, Silver Fox, Sarge, giemme and Rad. Thank you all for the very kind comments. I had a great time making this diorama which really only came about because of this website, the GB and the people on here - so I count myself as very lucky! Thank you.

Edit - sorry to anyone who hasn't had a 'like this' from me yet - I've run out for the day!!

Edited October 1, 2014 by PlaStix

[Rob 1]

Oh, that is outstanding!!!

I've seen a few attempts to present a flying action scene with aircraft models, but this has to be the most succesful attempt I've seen to make the flying aircraft look real.

The rockets look good, the clear support has worked really well and is hardly visible, part hidden in the trees really helps with this, the action prop works too, and the overall diorama on the ground is top notch too.

Edited October 2, 2014 by Rob 1

[PZRGREN]

Superb, the Typhoon alone is brilliant!! I think the rockets will miss though!

[Riggers]

My flabber is well & truly ghasted....

Superb.....really, stunning.

ATB

[PlaStix]

Oh, that is outstanding!!!

I've seen a few attempts to present a flying action scene with aircraft models, but this has to be the most succesful attempt I've seen to make the flying aircraft look real.

The rockets look good, the clear support has worked really well and is hardly visible, part hidden in the trees really helps with this, the action prop works too, and the overall diorama on the ground is top notch too.

Hi Rob. Thank you very much for your very kind comments. To be fair; I borrowed a lot of ideas from modellers on BM and the internet - I just kind of combined them how I wanted them!

Superb, the Typhoon alone is brilliant!! I think the rockets will miss though!

Hi PZRGREN. Thank you for your comments - I think you may be right about the starboard rocket - now I've checked it, it may just skim across the turret of the Tiger - I have since angled the Typhoon to make it more likely for a hit from both!

My flabber is well & truly ghasted....

Superb.....really, stunning.

ATB

Hi Riggers. Thank you very much for your kind comments.

Kind regards,

Stix

Edited October 3, 2014 by PlaStix

[Sgt.Squarehead]

Less than 1% of rockets fired hit anything of value.....But those on the receiving end didn't know that!

[redcap]

How original is that and very well finished and presented.

Gary

[PlaStix]

Hi Redcap. Thank you very much for the kind comments.

[Bordfunker]

Very cool dio, perfectly presented.

Karl

[PlaStix]

Hi Karl. Thank you for your very kind comments. It was a fun project to do.

[PlaStix]

A while ago I mentioned I'd redo some of the photos of all my D-Day builds in black and white but it's taken until now to get them sorted:

Kind regards,

Stix

[lipkicker]

Amazing work , love the effect

[wimbledon99]

Massive congratulations on every aspect - particularly the win. I just wish Ladbrokes offered odds on the build - I could have retired on the outcome

Cheers!!