Nice work tskross !

Height ? perhaps one or two crewman standing on the rear bustle of the turret may be the answer to your question.

Cheers

Paul

Thanks Paul

I did think about the crewman standing on the rear deck or turret, but it is difficult to find one that I like in the appropriate pose in 1/48, also I'm not sure if that would make the composition too centered? Since the tank is already the highest thing in the scene it might just look like I piled everything up in one spot? I'm still thinking about this, I think the base just needs one more element to increase its interest a bit...

Fantastic work! Just one little nitpick. Actually, um, no. No nitpicks. Hard to believe that's 1/48th. I have a hard enough time with PE in 1/35th! Absolutely fabulous. It says Aachen to me. Thanks for sharing.

The weathering looks really good, ties the whole thing together, not too much and not too little, perfect if you ask me.

As for height, you could use some artistic license and move the tree or even one of the buildings in the picture closer. Or make the shrubbery higher.

Cheerio!
Roger, the Shrubber... er, Stefan

I have to say that I'd be quite happy to be able to do such work in 1/35, let alone 1/48.
Outstanding!

wow. i can agree with everyone else...wish I got these results in 1:35

Wow Thanks everyone!
As to the comments about it being 1/48, really I don't think its all that different from 1/35 and actually much more manageable. It seems tiny at first, but once you start working you really forget about the scale, as it is just about the problem solving and build process. For me it is great because I have a very limited workspace and it is much easier to work with the quarterscale stuff in this limited area than 1/35 (not even going into storage of kits, boxed, in progress, or completed!) I'd encourage anyone to give it a try, the tamiya kits go together beautifully and there is tons of AM stuff available to bring the detail up to the level of even 1/35 models!
...ok, now that I'm done proselytizing for 1/48...

@Stefan, I did think about that, but putting a building in would require a total re-work of the base, right now I'm considering either the tree idea (a small scraggly one) or some kind of roadside cross or shrine, which may add to the bleakness of the scene...

that is spectacular. I really liked the bright colours that you used and the fading and weathering has created a very unified look. It is classic weathering at its best

I dont know why but these 48th scale builds are more impressive for some reason ! I really like this scale and you have worked wonders on this

regards
Mark