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This is another level stuff, such a great attention to detail. Amazing diorama.

He & his wife just built a new $4M+ house! I reckon that would burn fairly spectacularly 😉

The roof parts are done, but I have left two of the centre sections loose to lift off. The parts either end and down the sides are all glued in. The whole roof will get a coat of grey paint at some point. I think the windows on paper actually work better than clear! I cut three of the basic door shapes out and clad them in white card. They still need edges done and then I will mark on panel lines. To be honest these may be scored and the pencil drawn in. Once closed they gives back wall to the hangar so I can photograph from ‘inside’ - that is with the back wall removed

Wow, sock puppets and fire, what more could a boy want! Exquisitely done. Great mower, great figures, great overall. Your brother better be chuffed or else burn his shed down

Stupid Boy. 😆

How about a foundation course?

Don't know what made me browse in here today but glad I did. What an impressive piece of work. Not a thing that "looks wrong" (to my untrained eyes) and such a feast of details to pore over. Fabulous modelling. Frank

thanks all for the advice

Oh , what a surprise , there was fire involved... must ring a bell for a LOT of us ! 😂 Great work overall and your lawnmower is incredible 👍👏

Simply fabulous. A very effective diorama

AK Carving foam Old polystyrene sheets, then sealed with foam sealer Wooden frame from pieces of wood stirring sticks then a styrene sheet wall then a layer of clay with bricks carved (but hard if the clay dries rock hard - I had to devise a carving tool on my dremel to make an impact!) These are all ways I've made buildings. Just start scratch building - trial & error - much more satisfying than buying a kit.

That is a Classic!

Outstanding. Love the corn-chip packet!

Finished

That's some mind blowing attention to detail...not a molecule was overlooked. Absolutely extravagant in all respects. Well done. Cheers...Rich

I have to agree, stunning, the base on it's own is outstanding, I love the junk. All the little details really lift it from great to stunning.

Thank you gents! Appreciate all the comments and glad you like it!

Fantastic!!!!

Excellent work. It may have taken a year or so to complete it, but the result is superb. Very well done. John.

Thanks @RossFMJ. Still a long way from the finished article but if it’s looking fairly convincing I’ll take that. I would love mine to be at least half a hangar size but it’s already big enough. I guess finish it & could always build an extension. Mainly on my house soi have somewhere to keep it!

Well, that's just stunning, everything about it is top notch. And groundwork/base is superb

Hi all Well, after more than a year of on and off work, I think I can call this diorama done! This build wasn't inspired by any particular photos or anything like - tbh the reason for this build is that I really like the Humvee, especially all the SF/GMV variants. I've actually built a few of these before but as my skills have (somewhat) improved, new aftermarket has come out and 3D printing has come along, it was time for another build! And also time for the first problem - the Tamiya M1025 and M1046 appear to be out of production. This was a problem because 1) the Legends SF GMV conversion I wanted to use was made for that kit, and 2) most reference pics I have show that the trucks without doors were almost exclusively M1025 based. The door point is important because these trucks are full of comms equipment, crew modifications, weapons, stowage etc and I wanted to be able to see all that. Alas, I couldn't find any Tamiya kits for a reasonable price and didn't have the patience to wait anymore, so I bough the Academy M1151 and the Legends SF GMV conversion kit and grabbed the saws, files and sanding sticks. A small point on accuracy here - there are M1151 (or M1165) based GMVs in use and I have plenty of images showing them. But as far as I can tell they all have their doors on, and most have up-armoured beds and turrets. This makes sense because why use the up-armoured M1151 or M1165 as a base only to remove the doors. So while I've tried to keep the diorama as accurate as possible, the starting point is not accurate as far as I know. The Academy kit and Legends set don't provide everything I had in mind for this build so I used a lot of aftermarket (new & from the stash) and 3D printed parts myself from various STLs from Cults3D. Here is a (likely incomplete) list: Base Kits Academy M1151 13415 Legend Productions LF1212 Special Forces GMV conversion Aftermarket Pro Art US Special Forces Vehicle Communication set Pro Art US modern Radio and Satellite Communication Set MS Productions 3D printed 1/35 SINCGARS Radios MS Productions 3D printed 1/35 M18 Smoke Grenade MS Productions 3D printed 1/35 Mk 18 Mod 1 Set 3 MS Productions 3D printed 1/35 Mk 18 Mod 1 set 5 MS Productions 3D printed 1/35 Tie downs/Footman's Loops 3D MicroCosmos HUMVEE Front Bumper w/ Winch 1/35 Legend Productions LF3D017 M240 Swing Arm Var.3 set Legend Productions LF3D011 FN SCAR MK17 set Legend Productions M2A1 HMG on OGPK Shield Mount DEF Models Modern U.S. military Equipment set DM35070 DEF Models M1151 HMMWV MT/R Sagged wheel set DW35152 DEF Models Modern Portable Coolers DM35013 DEF Models Modern Ammunition Box decal set DD35002 RB Models .050 & 0.30 cal spent shells Live Resin .050 cal links Live Resin LRE35047 M2 Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun on MK93 Machine Gun Mount Live Resin US Army Utility Pouches Set LRE35114 Dragon/Tamiya MRE boxes Accurate Armour 1/35 snacks Accurate Armour carbon fibre aerials Quinta Studios Humvee interior decals LRD35006 US IR Flag patch 3D Printed camera, padlock, open 20mm ammo boxes, 7.62mm ammo boxes, jerry cans, sledgehammer, shovel, hi-lift jack, fire extinguisher, cell phones Scratchbuilt rear bumper shelf, suspension springs/shock absorbers, tarps and straps Several things I have forgotten! Figures Airborne Miniatures 3535 Special Forces Polaris Crew - only used one for the guy sat on the bonnet. Live Resin LRM35021 US Special Forces modern ATV rider with Mk18 carbine - converted to sit in the turret Live Resin LRM35015 US Army Special Forces gunner in JPC plate carrier - smoker at the back of the truck Legends Productions LF0134, US ODA Weapons Sergeant - chap standing at the front Hornet heads - various sets Base Insulation foam cut to a circle VMS Smart mud for the base ground work Rocks, sand and dirt from my garden (inspired by Uncle NightShift of course😄) Woodland Scenics Ballast MiniNatur grass MiniNatur paper plants Woodland Scenics resin water and still water Painting was done with a mix of MRP, Tamiya, Vallejo and Abt. 502 paints Ok that's enough words - here are the photos! And some details shots: Here you can see the Quinta interior set, scratch built pedals and underneath of the dash, and all stowage crammed into the back The rolled up tarp on the back was made from Magic Sculpt (first time using this - amazing stuff!) and whilst it was soft I pressed in the ratchet strap and other straps for the jack. Also you can just make out the tiny padlock on the chest - this is a 3D printed item from Cults3D. Here's a shot of the bed showing the ammo boxes, water and MRE boxes, Igloo cooler, packs and bags and other stuff the crew would need More details like spent shell casings and links, half filled Coke bottles, and hanging backpacks. Also visible are the 3D printed 7.62 boxes with lifted handles through which the straps have been fed - again I am amazed by 3D printing! Wouldn't be Afghanistan without poppies! Garbage that's often seen in my references - the chair and bottle are 3D printed and the sandbags are scratch built All the figures have been painted with Vallejo Acrylics and Abt. 502 oils for the faces The US flag in the windscreen is an old Archers Transfers item. The wiper blades were also scratchbuilt as the kit parts are poorly detailed The for not legal reason "Pringles" can is from Accurate Armour The camera is again a 3D printed item with a lead foil strap - painted up to look like a Nikon! The MK 18. is a purchased 3D printed item (very impressive detail here!) while the bungee cord is scratchbuilt After a year of this being on the bench, I am glad to have it done and ready for something else! Thanks for looking!

This ist really Cool 😁

I pop in occasionally to check on progress, it's now looking even gooder now, it's an excellent backdrop. The shots above could easily be confused with the real thing at a glance, well done, I'm impressed. I remember being inside one of these hangars at Doncaster when IKEA were using them for warehousing, I remember thinking "this is huge". You could stick an IKEA store or two inside them, roof 'n all. At least yours is scale huge.

Looking good The terrain would generally be much more "grassy" with lush long grass on the sides of the track, especially inland where the fighting was, while the dryer conditions were found closer to the coast. Great work so far. It is a sub-tropical environment (just over the border from me). Tim South Africa