Dermo245 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 So to go with the build of my 1/72 Academy Schwimmagen I tried my hand at a simple diorama to try and mimic this famous photo. I haven't really done many dioramas so this could be a bit of hit and miss. A piece of insulating foam cut to shape with the sides painted dark acrylic grey Base 1 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Ground work was a mix of white glue, wall filler and some sand. Base 2 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr I then painted it acrylic black to help with shadow and texture but I felt the groundwork was just too deep for a road going through a forest.. Base 5 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr So sliced it off and a lot less wall filler and white glue and hardly any sand...much happier. Base 4 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr At this stage, i forgot to take pictures of the groundwork but it was a stone gray for the road with dark earth & mud brown for detail in places. I also started on the road signs. These were printed on paper, scaled to about the right size and then glued to plastic card. Base 6 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Mounted onto a wooden skewer which was painted white and then the edges picked out in black. Base 7 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Final details were to add the photo to the front of the base and a 1/72 rifle hanging off the sign...you can see it here in a German newsreel at about 1:18 Base 8 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr And with that, it's done! Will add some more pics in the RFI and thanks for looking. Base 9 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Cheers, Dermot 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Nice interpretation of a very well known image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 That is brilliant - can I ask - which font did you use for the road signs - it is spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Always great to see a diorama based on a period photograph. Well done sir! Rearguards Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Great work 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 9 hours ago, BIG X said: That is brilliant - can I ask - which font did you use for the road signs - it is spot on. Thanks very much everyone. The font is 'Agency FB' which you can find in Microsoft Word...I applied 'bold' to it and while it's not 100% accurate, was as close as I could find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 44 minutes ago, Dermo245 said: Thanks very much everyone. The font is 'Agency FB' which you can find in Microsoft Word...I applied 'bold' to it and while it's not 100% accurate, was as close as I could find. Thanks for that Dermo - I couldn't find anywhere on my system for some reason - but I've just downloaded it now - Perfect for a little project I have planned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Fantastic build Dermot, you've captured the image very nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) Brilliant, that looks spot on to me. I'd love to see a closer shot of the schwim kubelwagen though. Steve. Edited May 16, 2018 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, stevehnz said: Brilliant, that looks spot on to me. I'd love to see a closer shot of the schwim kubelwagen though. Steve. Thank you Steve and a couple more below.. Dermot Edited May 17, 2018 by Dermo245 Fixing photo links 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Thanks, well worth a close up squizzry, you've done a great job of catching what is a lot happening within that group in such a small area. Nicely done indeed. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Just V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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