Matt P Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) Just finished this at last! Sherman Firefly of the Grenadier Guards 'somewhere in south Holland' taking a break during Operation Market Garden, while they watch the infantry round up the stragglers from the ruined 20mm AA gun crew. The gun has slipped into a crater on the canal bank, and a young Dutch boy looks on. Ryefield Sherman tank, figures from Panzer Art, Alpine, Tamiya (with resin heads), Stalingrad and ReedOak. The house and surrounds are scratch built and the canal is resin with a small amount of green paint added. Painted using mostly AK and Tamiya paints and weathering products. Hope you like it Edited November 22, 2020 by Matt P 26 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Very nice dio. The figure painting is exceptional👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Great work all round.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Very impressive diorama and I completely agree with Vinnie regarding the figures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Outstanding work! Great modelling and painting, and the arrangement is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Thanks for the great comments 😊. I forgot to mention that I used the Life colour acrylic paint sets for flesh and the British uniforms, and can highly recommend both 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Excellent diorama and figure painting work, the stand out features are the expressions of the two Germans looking towards the British troops: the older prisoner looks tired and beaten but his younger compatriot still has an air of youthful arrogance: can't help thinking his school friends christened hm "Big Ears" though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijs302 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 nice diorama great figure work how did you make the glasses on the older german figure. imho the only thing i would do is dirty there boots a bit unless theres an rsm lurking around the corner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 41 minutes ago, ijs302 said: nice diorama great figure work how did you make the glasses on the older german figure. imho the only thing i would do is dirty there boots a bit unless theres an rsm lurking around the corner Thank you. The glasses are photoetch provided with the figure from Stalingrad miniatures. One of the fiddliest pieces of PE I have ever used! I have yet to fix the figures down permanently, so will definitely be giving their boots a bit of mud and dirt once the glue dries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Congratulations on a fantastic piece of modelling 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprastar3000 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Stunning diorama. Could look at this for hours! The faces and positioning of the figures is so realistic. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 15 hours ago, Suprastar3000 said: Stunning diorama. Could look at this for hours! The faces and positioning of the figures is so realistic. Well done Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpiggy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Absolutely fantastic, I was casually browsing the forum and was stunned by your work. I particularly like the depiction of the old and young German Pow's. Truly brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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