This is a diorama of Skybow''s WC63 ''Big Shot'', with the Cottage Ruin by Great North Roads in the backgound, which I've just finished. The barrel is a resin item, door, roof and rubble scratched, and the figures I believe are Tamiya with Hornet heads.

Vinnie

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Vinnie, this is marvelous work!

Nice scene, good story, plenty of details that make this scene wonderfull!

Definitely the one to be on display!

Mirko

Great job Vinnie! I would really like to know what you used for the grass, and how you did it.

Oh man... love your diorama's Vinnie... They always look great! Always a Simple touch to a wonderful build.!

Great work as usual Vinnie. How about a review of that Skybow kit? I see it all the time in my LHS, and I keep meaning to get it, but the only review I've seen is by Cookie Sewell and I'd like another opinion as well.

Can't now it's already built! :-) But I can tell you they go together like a dream.....the parts, moulding, instructions.....all are of the highest quality.

Vinnie

Beautiful, just beautifu! Excellent work.

The door with the rusty hinges is a work of art by it's self. The attention to small details is fantastic!

Vinnie, your models are fantastic, every time.

Great job, Vinnie. The model is spot on, but I particularly like the way you gave "life" to some otherwise lifeless Tamiya figures. I have some of those in my stash and, in spite of them, you've really done more than is usually possible with those old dudes. Looks wonderful.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Vinnie

Beautiful work and excellent details Vinnie. The detail to attention on the ruined house is just fantastic. I'Il bet it would look like the real thing in B & W together with natural light.

That's one beautiful job, Vinnie!

Im always blown away by Dios such as this one. The amount of patience and attention to detail deserves respect in itself.

Great work Vinnie!

Hey Thanks! Some of the small details include scratchbuilt draw bolts on the door, and hinges, and the weeds on the road, which should just be visible on the pics are actually the stamens from some very small flowers found growing in my garden! Thanks again!

Vinnie

very nice..beautifully done. again..it should have made as a bigger project.

Liberator, thanks for the compliment. I thought about making it bigger.....I'm working my way up to it! I'm trying to think up an idea for a dio approx. 18" x 48". I realise that it's going to be a long term project, so as soon as I think of one........

Vinnie

Cheers James. Firstly, terracotta tiles don't splinter, secondly as indicated by the rear door having been salvaged and propped up against the side of the building, this cottage has been ruined for some time and as such the inside would have been stripped bare long ago, especially of personal belongings, and anyway, it would probably have been abandoned before being ruined. I'll certainly keep your comments in mind though.......

Vinnie

Very nice work Vinne. As a fan of the Dodge T-214 - I appreciate the work you did in finishing the 1 1/2-tonner.

Gunnie

Thanks Jim.

Vinnie