Bangor Lad Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Finished at last! This is a Plastic Soldier Company 1/72 Firefly Vc built out of the box with a little added stowage. I've set it in a little diorama/vignette with some PSC British Infantry to add a bit of interest. The Firefly is finished with Vallejo paints and Mike Starmer decals representing a vehicle belonging to B Squadron, Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade. Thanks for looking. Cheers Dave 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Excellent work on that Firefly and a great diorama base to show it off. Great stuff! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Fantastic, who would think its in 1:72. Ozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 47 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 That's a beauty you don't see many british shermans and that is really good and the troops are very well painted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 A great little diorama, really well done with such a small subject to brilliant effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Wonderful diorama! It's surprising how effective the camouflaged barrel is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Very nice. Keep up the good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelfreak Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Finished at last! This is a Plastic Soldier Company 1/72 Firefly Vc built out of the box with a little added stowage. I've set it in a little diorama/vignette with some PSC British Infantry to add a bit of interest. The Firefly is finished with Vallejo paints and Mike Starmer decals representing a vehicle belonging to B Squadron, Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade. Thanks for looking. Cheers Dave Brilliant diorama of my favourite tank thanks. P.S the soldiers are brilliant who are they from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Glad you like the diorama The figures are Plastic Soldier Company late war British Infantry. I must admit that I quite like these figure sets but there are a couple of 'odd' poses. Purists will tell you that their equipment isn't exactly correct with some anomalies i.e. full packs being worn, water bottle webbing incorrect and respirators being carried etc. But they are more in scale when compared to other figures. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Great little Diorama, you create magic with this little kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Great little Diorama, you create magic with this little kits. Thanks BerndM Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindicareassassin Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Nice little diorama,...... I think I'll stick to "proper" 1/72 scale figures from now on instead of the Valiant ones I used on mine, I just prefer the poses of the Valiant figures as the PSC ones are a little to 'actiony' for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Nice little diorama,...... I think I'll stick to "proper" 1/72 scale figures from now on instead of the Valiant ones I used on mine, I just prefer the poses of the Valiant figures as the PSC ones are a little to 'actiony' for my liking. I know what you mean. I like the Valiant figure sets but I find them too large to be close to 1/72 vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubster72 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 That's really good Dave, there's a feeling of tension in the air with this diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Dave, What an EXCELLENT Diorama ..you have created a active diorama that is FASCINATING with soldiers doing their thing.. The trees et al is SUPERB as is the tank is STUNNING. GOOD JOB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I like that very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radpoe Spitfire Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 That looks amazing, to the degree that it difficult to believe the scale size. Well done that man👍👍👍👍 I keep meaning to do a firefly in our local yeomanry colours- their museum is 4 miles away at Thoresby hall. Better get my skates on!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 That looks amazing, to the degree that it difficult to believe the scale size. Well done that man I keep meaning to do a firefly in our local yeomanry colours- their museum is 4 miles away at Thoresby hall. Better get my skates on!!!! I'm glad you like the diorama. Which unit is your "local yeomanry"? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radpoe Spitfire Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It is the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, the museum at Thoresby is also home to the 17/21 Lancers among others. Just reading a book by Stuart Hall, by Tank into Normandy- well with a read 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Degenhardt Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Great little scene! Could you please say a word or two about the tree and foliage you used? Ingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Great little scene! Could you please say a word or two about the tree and foliage you used? Ingo Hi Ingo Sorry for not replying sooner. I'll post something on the tree and foliage when I can get on my laptop tomorrow. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Excellent Dave, great work in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Great little scene! Could you please say a word or two about the tree and foliage you used? Ingo Hi Ingo The tree was made using a wire armature made from brass picture hanging wire. Bundle together a few strands and wrap with single strands to make up the trunk. The upper branches are made by progressively unraveling the strands to make the finer branches. I then solder the the wires together. If you don't have a soldering iron you can use a filler such as Miliput to give the required bark effect. After painting the trunk and branches the foliage was made using Woodland Scenics foliage mat stuck to the wire branches and followed up with some loose flock material. The hedge is made of rubberised horse hair usually sold by model railway stores. This was fixed in place with a few natural brush bristles pushed into the groundwork to form the main structure of the hedge. This was then finished with some Woodland Scenic flock material to give the finer foliage. Hope this is of some help to you. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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