wingnut Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 This is my 1/35 Russian diorama. I used MiniArt Vehicles and a Zvezda Motorbike and sidecar. Took lots of trial and error to get the groundwork and foliage right. The figurers were heavily modified or scratchbuilt. All in all it took seven months to finish. the build article is in the Airfix Model World diorama feature magazine: DSC_6523 by Dave Oliver, on Flickr DSC_6532 by Dave Oliver, on Flickr DSC_6527 by Dave Oliver, on Flickr DSC_6539 by Dave Oliver, on Flickr 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soeren Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Stellar job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Top job, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogged Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Very impressive. Lots of dynamism. Tells a good story! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Hi Dave, You sometimes wait an age for a cracking diorama to come along and then you get 3 utterly superb ones in a single day. This is 1 of those 3. I'm not surprised that there was some trial and error with the foliage. I doubt anyone gets it right first time. What you've ended up with is very effective though. I assume the creepers are PE or laser-cut paper leaves? The other dioramas I saw today also featured excellent foliage, but tended towards the use of naturals - which is also highly effective but tends to detriorate in a relatively short time, even after treatment. Nowadays I try to steer clear of naturals unless we're talking wood and herb scatter. In short, your foliage will still look good in ten years time. As for everything else..... simply stunning. Great composition, fantastic figures, wonderfully painted with a lovely colour palette. It amazes me that it only took you 7 months to build TBH. That would take me a year or more and still not be a match for yours! And now, after gushing over your diorama, I'm going to raise one tiny issue, just because I'm sure you'd appreciate something other than pages full of praises! So... the pile of bricks and rubble at the corner of the wall. Personally, I'd have expected to see some finer brick rubble, mortar, and dust spilled out over the cobbles. That's it. Feel free to really 'lay into' one of mine when they are finished! Finally, congrats on your build being featured in the magazine. You must be very proud. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 14 hours ago, Badder said: As for everything else..... simply stunning. Great composition, fantastic figures, wonderfully painted with a lovely colour palette. It amazes me that it only took you 7 months to build TBH. That would take me a year or more and still not be a match for yours! And now, after gushing over your diorama, I'm going to raise one tiny issue, just because I'm sure you'd appreciate something other than pages full of praises! So... the pile of bricks and rubble at the corner of the wall. Personally, I'd have expected to see some finer brick rubble, mortar, and dust spilled out over the cobbles. That's it. Feel free to really 'lay into' one of mine when they are finished! Finally, congrats on your build being featured in the magazine. You must be very proud. Rearguards, Badder Thanks for the constructive criticism, I had my own misgivings about the pile of rubble! I tried to make it look like it had been there for a while, so any brick dust or debris would have been swept away. It's something I'm not totally happy with and may well try and rectify it in future. Thanks. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 What a belter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Fantastic, simply fantastic. I doff my cap to you, Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Champion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Crackerjack. The bloke coming out of the loo is a great little touch. That's the sort of thing that sets an A+ apart from an A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Thanks for all the positive posts. Good to know the hard work is appreciated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazer Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Fantastic work just loved it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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