I'm working on this diorama. I think its my best one yet. The jeep I built is the best model I ever built too. I still have a Sherman tank to go behind the jeep. Also it's my first attempt at resin figures. I also didn't do any thing to the road like painting or weathering the cork. I bought it at a model railroad store and it look good enough right of the shelf. So heres the pics. Advice or Comments. Thanks

Matthew,

Let me be the first to comment you. Congratulations on the effort!
I am sure that at age 13 you don't have a lot of material at hand like us older ones, so it is difficult to advise.

If you really have a Sherman to put behing the Jeep, than you should at least get rid of a good amount of space to the right of the Jeep, because there is to much empty space.
The latern (is it scratched?) is a bit out of scale, a thinner dowel and also a rougher kind of wood would be better suited.
Regarding the cork, it is difficult to say something as it is not really recognizable . what this is really. Is that supposed to be moss between the stones? Why are they so strangely positioned?
Try to get some thin cork and scratch your road the next time. It will look better and you will have done something yourself. There is plenty on this forum about cork cobbles, it is very easy and cheap.

I will leave the comments about the Jeep and figures to others.

I am not sure if you should already buy expensive resin figures until you have better paint results. Stay with Dragon for now, they are good and cheaper for training.

Cheers
Claude

hi Matthew,

i think you have done a great job so far and i can't wait to see the finished result , i think if the resin figures convey the impression you want your model to give then you should use them and also the amin point is that you enjoy what you are doing sometimes modellers on here get to bogged down with getting things the right colour or using the right techniques getting these right will come with time and practice so the more experimenting you do the better so give everything a go after all its your hobby experience so enjoy it and post some more pics soon.

good luck with your build

cheers

Simon

You definitely have some skills to work with which you can improve with each effort. The Jeep could certainly use more weathering. As for the figures, using too many always leads to a trap - not knowing how to place them in a way that makes sense. I"m not saying there ARR too many, but placing them in another way will convey a better understanding of what's going on.
The driver of the Jeep is about to have his day ruined from the backblast of the recoilless rifle. And why is there a dude in the trailer? Aside from the fact that he appears to have no situational awareness and is facing the wrong way, there's plenty of room in the back seat. In fact, if they're so close that someone is halting the patrol and another is talking aim with a recoilless, he'd already be dismounted.
Things like this will convey the sense of urgency, a threat if you will, without even having one enemy soldier or vehicle on your dio. Not a bad try though. Keep it up.

Excellent job, your better then me lol good work and good luck with Sherman

Thanks for all the replays guys it's really help full. I finished weathering the jeep. Also the solder with Bazooka is going to be move cause most of the guys aren't even glue down yet. 2 last questions How would I the secure the models and the solders on the base. I use hot glue but for some reason i feel i'm on suppose to. Last question I thinking about putting rubble along the wall should I or not. Thats it, Thanks Everyone

Probably the best way to suspend the figures to the base - drill a hole in figure's feet and glue a wire pin (one pin per figure is enough; I'd recommend to use CA or 5-minute epoxy). Don't forget to make a hole in the base. You can also drill holes in the tires to secure the Jeep. A scheme:

New pics

these are just new pics comments or adivce. Thanks

New set up tell me if you like it. I put 2 russians in.