Vladimir Ulyanov shares with his stunning winter Diorama. After all but being destroyed during a break in at his work shop, it took a pain staking six months to repair it back to its original state. I for one am glad that he did.





The Korsun Pocket - 1944

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Thanks!

Nice job. I really like the work you've done on the ground work. The tall grass and weeds are very realistic and the trees are great.

Bart

Wow... stunning work.

-Mike

There is so much to see with this one. The details are everywhere.

Thanks for sharing

If they were reproduced in B & W they would be mistaken for real war photos that is how good the detail is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nige

Big,busy,and beautiful! An expert example of 'winter' done right. Great job!
Cheers!

Very inspiring work! Keep it up
What kind of a would not only break in to someone's home and then destroy a work of art
The story behind it makes it even more amazing!

Wow!!! Inspiring!
Thanks for sharing!

One of those dios that - every time you look at it - you see something new.

Absolutely superb. Letterman-esque, even.

I've always have been envious of those that have the patience and talent to build these large dioramas. I have to honestly say this one makes me extremely envious, as I doubt I would have the patience and talent to attempt to do all that excellent winter ground work, and snow on a simple single vehicle base, not to mention painting all those figures. I would never attempt something like this. At least not in this life time. If there is such a thing as reincarnation, I can only hope to come back with half of his talent.
Excellent, and totally outstanding job.

I must second all of what's been said. This is a stunning work and the detail is everywhere. I could happily look at these pics for hours and I'd probably find something different each time...
stunning

very very nice diorama indeed. a shame someone broke it. kuddo's for having the strength to simply rebuild it.

Wow that is really a great diorama. Large diorama's sometimes lack detail but this one doesn't!!

And very inspiring for the white washed campaign

Photos 9 and 27 look beaut to me. A keen eye for how snow integrates with the landscape.
The grasses and reeds are wonderrful, and the large trees appear a good scale.
Great stuff
Brad

Stunning... Thanks for sharing.

Simply amazing.
Work like this is very inspiring to both young and old modellers...

Thanks for sharing it.

Keith...

I can only agree, this is great work, especially the trees and vegetation are top notch, with a little downside on the face pinting.
The athmosphere is really interesting. Rarely seen such a good winterdio , if any at all!

Cheers
Claude

Inspiring work! I get a chill just looking at this dio. I can FEEL the cold.

Well done.

Cheers!

Fantastic winter scene full of great detail with a good flow to it.Is there any info on the materials used for the basework,grass,trees etc.

Steve

This is an amazing dio, the groundwork skills are top notch, the Russian dwelling and trees particularly excellent.
The amount of time and effort really shows, I particularly like all the troops kneeling in the long grass next to the stug, really captures what I imagine the feeling must have been like in the Korsun pocket, knowing you are surrounded and need to fight your way home, despite the freezing weather.

Tope marks an excellent dio, your commitment is astounding!

James

Vladimir, All I can say is just AWSOME !!!!!!!!!!!! Your detail in a true meaning to what its all about in a dioroma....Your an inspiration !!! I must ask did you make the Trees??? And what did you use for snow ???? Love to see more of your work........Jeff

A work of art....very nice!
DJ

Well, once again, may others took the words right out of my mouth. Simply a beautiful dio!

Thank you for sharing that with all of us.

I agree with everyone, stunning!! I love everything about snow and you've created it magnificently!! Thank you.