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Another one from North Africa. This time Afrika Korps Flak 88. I've used the same chipping method as with my previous Crusader III: painted the dark primer and sealed it with Alclad lacquer. After quite long curing sprayed the main yellow sand coat and brown camo. Then dampened the paint with airbrush cleaner and carefully scraped the top coats till the primer layer has been revealed. Alclad lacquer acted here as a buffer which the airbrush cleaner couldn't penetrate so the base layer stayed intact. I found this method much better - more precise - for such a small scale than normal hairspray chipping. The rest of the weathing process is pretty much standard: washes, some pigments etc. Here are some pictures: Thank for viewing, comments welcome

Wow, thanks! To remind you a master is a real privilege ☺️

Some I've made myself from miliput and alum-foil but most is from https://redog.uk/ Quality and detail is quite decent. Not as good as the other ones I've got from ValueGear (small crates) but they were cheaper.

This one took a long time, especially the painting. I was struggling with a good method of chipping at such a small scale. All hairspray, chipping medium etc. were producing way to coarse chips. I think they're fine for 1:35 but not 1/72. I've experimented a lot on some cheap Armourfast models and finally found a good one that served me well. Instead of any chipping medium I've coated the primed model with Alclad lacquer. After long curing I've sprayed the main yellow coat and gray-ish camo over that. Then I used very little airbrush cleaner, just to soften the paint and scratched the paint carefully with a needle, toothpick and small hard brush here & there. The advantage is that I could slowly wipe off the paint in some places creating this sort of 'gradient'. It looked like it was naturally worn off. Took a lot more time that a 'normal' method but at least I was satisfied with the result. After all that a normal enamel wash & pigments weathering came on. Another problem was the tracks. Those rubber ones gave a me a real headache as the paint was peeling off them so easily. Finally I've found out the painting the directly (without primer) with Mr. Hobby metallic paints stops peeling. They hold on the the rubber pretty well. I'm quite pleased how it came out. Some people may say it's a little bit overdone but I kinda like those heavy weathered models. The stowage comes from various resin packs I've gathered Here are some pictures And some un-photoshopped ones Thanks for viewing, comments welcome

That's always my concern before I start weathering. But on the other hand weathering and 'ageing' is the part I like the most.

They were indeed stored flat, usually on the racks but I wanted to make them more visible and to create this more disorderly look of the scene. True, but I couldn't find the crew figures in lighter clothes that would fit the scene. They're from the Airfix set more suited for UK based bombers. But hey, beggars can’t be choosers... 😉

Finished the diorama More photos in the following thread:

Used Easter to finish the second diorama from the Pacific (after Kawasaki Hien). Here are some photos: And some un-photoshopped ones As always, thanks for viewing. Comments welcome

Super-clever concept and amazing execution. Boys poses and expressions are superb

@Muchmirth, I've tried to make flowers myself from coloured shredded paper or woodchips but I wasn't satisfied. Eventually I've bought the mini flock flower set from WWScenics and sprinkled them over multilayered static grass.

@spruecutter96, yeah, I kinda thought about it and even made a dent but miscalculated and it was in a wrong place. The scenario was that the plane rolled almost to a stop and the damaged wing and undercarriage gave up then it fell into the ravine. Does it sound believable?

Finally managed to finish the whole diorama - after 4 years! More pictures of the whole thing including Il-2 & half-track in this thread

Finally managed to finish the whole diorama - after 4 years! More pictures of the whole thing including Il-2 & Pather in this thread

Inspired by Sabaton song I've started this diorama some time ago. Just realised that it was actually over 4 years, so long time overdue. Finally had some time to finish it so here it is. Diorama consists Half-track (from Dragon), Il-2 & Panther Ausf. D (from Academy 2 piece set) + some figures from various sets. Trees are made of Miliput, wire & turfs. And some un-photoshopped ones As always, thanks for viewing. Comments welcome