Pat McGrath (exer) provides a build review of Mk35 Edition's 1/35 scale resin Destroyed Normandy Wall diorama set.

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I like the way you finished the wall, Pat, and sectioning off the coping really dresses it up. Just not too keen on the rubble pile provided, looks out of place to me. Otherwise looks good, nice job on the finishing, does not look to be too dark from here

I will echo what James has said however I don’t think the rubble looks out of place it just doesn’t seem to match up that well, it appears to have a gloss or semi gloss finish as opposed to the wall which looks great. Is the loose rubble easily painted as it looks very porous in the bag and would lead me to believe that it would suck up any paint, ink, or washes applied unless sealed which I could see driving most people to drink?

Thanks guys. You're both right about the pile of rubble. i didn't pay too much attention to it as I'll wait til the set finds it's place in a dio. I'll sieve the loose rubble and fix the larger pieces in place with a coat of white glue before painting.
Cheers

It's a real pity that a lot of these diorama accessories (walls, ruins) are cast only on one side, as it really limits their scope for use.

Not everyone (myself included!!) has the skill / patience / time (or any combination of same) to texture the other side to match, and I think it's a bit of a half-assed, cheapskate solution.

Nice job you've done on it though, Pat.