Hey guys, girls. I have been working on my Normandy diorama but the problem is, I cant find any Normandy colored dirt. So is there a place where I can buy the material? the kind im looking for is the kind that is on Matt Yate's June 6th dio. Hope I described it right thanks.
David

Take a look here. Should give you a good idea.

http://www.twenot.nl/normandy.htm

Alan

Do you mean the beach sand or further inland? hmm...this is the first time I have heard of there being a distinct color of dirt in Normandy..can you elaborate? which area of landing? or do you mean the color of the sand on the beach?,which if I remember reading was (is) very "pebbley" at Omaha,at least...I would think that you would be safe using any ground color really,unless there is something very distinct in the area of your choice.. well ther you go

David

What I use for dirt is tile grout. I can buy a 2 kilo (4.4 pound to you) pack here at any hardware store for about $A8, and it comes in a wide range of earthy colours (even one similar to Vietnam laterite). I generally mix them until I have a colour with which I'm happy - works for most terrains.

One word of warning though - when it dries, this stuff is VERY hard to the point where normal carpentry drill bits go blunt after one hole and I have to use titanium bits to drill any holes for mounting figures etc.

Have fun

Rob

In my Typhoon Strike dio I just used natural orange/brown dirt that found out in the bush. I added different shades with coffee powder which has a nice texture for small scale work. You can always airbrush the dirt to a desired colour.

Chas

I agree with Chas. However, the only disadvantage with airbrushing the colour is that you can almost guarantee a chip where you don't want it which will show the underlying colour.

Rob

Thanks all,
I will for sure try all of your suggestions. Also it is more in-land, ill just look at a bunch of pictures and stuff like that aswel. Thanks once again,
David