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Caen '44

a diorama feature by Keith Magee


Much of the building interior is scratch built, with many accessories modified as needed. This includes lots of balsa wood rafters, resin furniture, and debris from the Custom Dio series. The overall design of the diorama is intended to provide a full 360-degree viewing area, so the entire scene was mounted on a 16-inch diameter "lazy susan" for easy turning, and the edges were finished in a distressed mode, to blend in with the overall tone of destruction and desperation. All painting, including the building, was done with a variety of hand-brushed acrylics (nope - no air brush or spray cans here!), and then aged with a light black wash. Posters of the era and Verlinden dry-transfers were used to add to the authenticity. Figures come from a variety of sources, including Dragon DML, Verlinden, MK35, Jaguar and Warriors.

About the Builder
Keith Magee has been building dioramas professionally for many years, for museums, organizations, and private collectors. When not tucked away in his studio, Keith is the Business Development Manager of the Americas for Hewlett Packard, based in Plano, TX. Keith can be reached at [email protected].

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About the Author

About Keith Magee (KFMagee)
FROM: TEXAS, UNITED STATES

After a hiatus of several years following the sale of my hobby shop (Hobby Annex in Dallas, TX), I am ready to build again... I love dioramas, with a focus on WW2 and tend to spend a lot of time documenting my work... any questions, just let me know! - Keith


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