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Berlin 1945
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 - 06:03 AM UTC
bye bye t34
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 - 06:06 AM UTC
the recovery will need recovering!

thanks for looking in mate

Martyn
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 - 12:08 PM UTC
ok heres some progress al i done on the bottom was ballast and spray the tracks



the top has had the most work i have done lots of rubble and starting building



Martyn
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 12:37 AM UTC
Wow, huge this will turn out to be! You could really turn this into a visually stunning diorama.

Good job on the railway so far, but remember to extend the tracks to the edges of the diorama base. The damaged building is coming along well.

Take care and get well.

Chas
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 05:54 AM UTC
thanks bud aah yeah i looked at the tracks i only need to do one side i will have the other as a terminus !

thanks dude i am enjoying every minute of this build and im gong to get cracking after.

thanks for lookin!


Martyn
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 06:33 AM UTC

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Just Thinking about the structure may be you should use cardboard (the one with foam inside) instead of wood for the pavement.
it will be lighter.

Just my 2 cents
Seb


Woodland Scenics makes an excellent, easy to apply concrete finish. I've used it for garage dioramas before and the results are most excellent, especially the texture. I get the best effect painting it on with a sponge/foam brush.Clean up is with soap and water. It's not very expensive which is nice. I did an 18" X 24" floor and used about a half a bottle. It took about 3 coats to get the right coverage and color. I painted it over white plastic sheet primed with standard red oxide type primer. It was surprisingly durable for a water based finish. They also make an asphalt finish as well.

Martyn: What did you use for the ballast under the tracks? I'm following this build with interest, especially the T-34 recovery vehicle. Did you use any source photos for it that you could refer me to? I have a soft spot for recovery vehicles in general.
martyncrowther
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 06:39 AM UTC

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Woodland Scenics makes an excellent, easy to apply concrete finish. I've used it for garage dioramas before and the results are most excellent, especially the texture. I get the best effect painting it on with a sponge/foam brush.Clean up is with soap and water. It's not very expensive which is nice. I did an 18" X 24" floor and used about a half a bottle. It took about 3 coats to get the right coverage and color. I painted it over white plastic sheet primed with standard red oxide type primer. It was surprisingly durable for a water based finish. They also make an asphalt finish as well.

thanks for the tip im going with plaster mix is what im use to and easy to make a road but thanks so much for the heads up ive been lookin at woodland scenics for different types

thanks buddy!

Martyn
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Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 07:13 AM UTC

wooop more progress!










heres my progress its going quite quickly yaay

Any questions just ask

Martyn
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Posted: Friday, December 05, 2008 - 04:49 AM UTC
Thnaks guys i have been away from the bench for a whiile. good news though ive almost complete it!

Martyn
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Posted: Friday, December 05, 2008 - 09:26 PM UTC

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Thnaks guys i have been away from the bench for a whiile. good news though ive almost complete it!

Martyn


Photos of the (almost) finished article, Martyn?

- Steve
martyncrowther
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Posted: Saturday, December 06, 2008 - 05:50 AM UTC
It is complete pictures tomorrow!

Martyn
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Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 02:29 AM UTC
Hi mate,
Did you manage to get any pics of this dio?
Cheers
Robbo
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Posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 01:28 AM UTC
Robo I finished it mate but did not manage to and im away for two weeks so won't be able to take photos!

Martyn
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Posted: Monday, December 22, 2008 - 04:21 PM UTC
wow Martyn that diorama is looking swell i too am building a berlin diorama but in 1/48 since it's my first attempt so i thought i'd start off with something small it's gonna be composed of a small corner ruin done by plus model and it'll have a t-34/85 model 1944 w/flattened turret (hobbyboss) with soviet troops riding on the back and to finish off the scene i'm going to have some germans hiding in the ruins waiting in ambush. so far i've got the building done (not painted yet) and i've begun building and painting the t-34 i hope to get some pics of it after christmas once i've got my digital camera and my pc at home is back up and running
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