The Great Escape Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 This is 1/16 scale so things are always big. I wanted a shelf to house my RC vehicles (as I hardly ever run them) and the king tiger and jagdpanther are far too big to fit in my display cabinets. So I had a go at a ‘big’ diorama. Well, 3 dioramas in a way… It’s in three sections, each 2ft so it’s a bit of a cheat to say it’s 6ft. But it does take up a whole 6ft shelf. It’s made from insulation foam and foam board. 12 figures at the moment, although this will evolve. There is a river under the bridge made from epoxy resin. Really happy with that. The bell tower lights up too although in reality, I suppose it certainly wouldn’t have been lit up during the war! Plenty of lessons learned building this! Thanks for looking. 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 6 hours ago, The Great Escape said: I suppose it certainly wouldn’t have been lit up during the war! If it did light up it would probably go out in a flash! Terrific work here! The AFVs, figures and scenery are very impressive. Is the MP40 across the soldiers' lap in the last pic one of those supplied to tank crew that is designed to shoot round corners so they could spray attacking infantry close to the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Escape Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 That’s why he looks so grumpy… someone sat on his mp40. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yg Models Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 nice brickwork🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 beautiful work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Mate Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 yeah... not bad for 1/72 I suppose.... oh, wait, they're bigger than that! Seriously though, I love the detail you get in your dioramas - each one tells a different, highly layered story and there's always another little detail to spot. The painting - be it figures, vehicles or groundwork - is excellent and linking them up is really neat - brilliant work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Juliet Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 WOW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod484 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Wow monster diorama! Really excellent diorama on all counts, and great to look at 1/16 scale again. I find the scale giant-like after dealing with 1/35 all the time and the extra detail is amazing. Jeremy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Blimey! You don't do things by half, do you? I bet this dominates the room if not the whole building. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I'm impressed by your work. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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