Hello friends,

Well, this is the subject I'm working on.
This is a new version of a diorama I've made more than one year ago, maybe some of you remember "early fall in Alps".

As I was not happy with the way it turned, I've decided to make the whole a bit different. I've redone a new groundwork, and built a new model, this time, an E-10 from trumpeter.

The scene will depict a small Kampfgruppe in Austrian Alps, in the summer '45.

The model is built with some Voyager and griffon parts, some DML spare and friul tracks.









Then, the new groundwork, here primed with various brown shades.



Cheers,
Alexandre.

I can't say I am jumping up and down when I see you doing German 46' dioramas but well..
That's quite a great and realistic looking base you have been doing Alex and I am eager to see more.
great picture taking too

Hi all,

Thanks Nico, well, I suppose we all have our dark side...
You are modelling death, brilliantly for sure, I sometimes modelling 46 subject, cause that's the best way I've found mixing my panzer enthusiasm and my Sci-Fi dark side.


BTW, almost 300 hits and a single answer, I'm a bit feared of my results so far, hope this update will prove that my new diorama isn't completely failed.





Regards,
Alexandre.

Hey Alex! I already posted on MIG forums but don't worry your doing great.
Forums are a little slow these days.
I'm looking forward to see the panzer in color.
Btw, what did you use for the grass? Is it hemp rope?

Primož

Alexandre, that's actually the correct hit/response ratio these days.

Do you really want to put the tank hanging a bit over the stones? There is something about the positionning i don't like.
The base a bit to small perhaps? Hmmmmm...

Cheers
Claude

The tank does look too precariously close to the edge. Still, colors look great and look forward to seeing some on the armor. Kudos!!!

Hi all, thanks for the input.
Indeed, with this small base, I wanted to give a precarious feeling, but the panzer here is just put there for the pics, it will be a bit more centered in the path, not so close to the edge.
Thanks again.
Cheers,
Alexandre.

Another hit and another answer.
The landscape looks great! The different shades of brown looking good to the grey stones and the grass!

For my actual project I have to use "layered rock" (the big stones in your images) and I have no good idea, -how to make them- and -look "realistic"-.
But my problem is, that I have to use big plates of them, not small parts.

greetings...
Soeren

Hi gentlemen,
Hello Soeren friend.
For the slate rocks, I use self hardenning clay, that I spread out and let dry for 2 or 3 days.

Then, I break it into small parts, that make multi-layer on the edge.
You just have to glue small bits together and put them on your groundwork.
I suppose it also works with large area, as you seem to need.
If I'm not clear just ask, I'll make some pictures clearer than my english.


Well, today's update :

A reworked MK35 body (magic sculp) a pair of Verlinden boots, a DML stahlhelm and hornet head. You have a '46 bavarian guerrila.



Cheers,
Alexandre.

Yo Alexandre,

Oh, A new setting! Great...nice start so I see.

How I love you're groundwork and sure the painting on it. Superb. How did you fix the colors on the rocks?

Greetz Nico

Yo Nico thanks!
That's pretty easy. once you've primed the ground in brown, you paint the rocks in shades of dark grey. Then a little drybrush in warm grey + white.
After, just add greyish pigments "et voilà".

Cheers,
Alex.

Hey Alex,

I like the idea and the scene very much, espacially because I live in exactly this area.

"1946 Bavarian guerilla". Superb! ;-)

Besides from handling a fictional scene here, in every account of my father who experienced the end of the war as a kid in bavaria, the last german forces which put up resistance were rather young, extremely fanatic "nazi party soldiers".
so maybe you can think about incorporting a little hint on that.


Regards,

Mike

Thanks for the hint with the layered stones.
My working-style was: using small parts of this clay, flatten it using tools and add them to the base.

The result was good, but I destroyed the "look" by washes and painting. Then it was too smooth.

For my project nearly the complete base should be covered with the layered-stone and on most parts, this effect should be visible.

I will try it again using bigger plates, flatten them and put them carefully to the base.
Then I will paint this using airbrush only.

greetings...
Soeren

PS.: Type in "Venera-14 landscape" into your favourite search-engine and perhaps you´ll see, what I mean.

Hello friends,
Thanks Mike, really cool to have you onboard, thanks for you input, you know, my work is only limited by my poor sculpting skills, so I'll see what I can do about that.
Hi Soeren, for your Venus landscape, I can only recommand you to use little water as possible, also prefere airbrush and pigments to color it.

Well, got some times last weeks to paint a bit.
The idea is to represent the " Tarnmuster 3 " pattern, or what should have been the official spring / summer 45 pattern.

On 01.24.1945, the OKH wrote a note (HV 45B Nr.52) that states 3 seasonal camo patterns to be effective on June 45. The one for Spring Summer is the Tarnmuster 3. Olivgrün base with Rotbraun and Dunkelgelb

Painted with Gunze Mr. Color Acrylics.



Cheers.

Alexandre.

Hey buddy!

Sorry I missed your earlier posts - I've not been on much lately.

Not much to comment on really, because I can't really fault you on anything or add any constructive criticism. I do think you're too hard on yourself re. your sculpting abilities: from what I've seen, while there may be room for improvement, you're doing just great.

Keep up the great work

Rudi

(p.s. forgive me if I don't follow up on your thread regularly )

Ola Rudi Mate, you're absolutely, completely forgiven, You have much much important thing to follow than my thread!

Take care of your little family, thought thanks for following.

Cheers my friend.

I can see your meticulous nature, throughout...and you are still experimenting, and building into new embellishments of earlier accomplishments. Is this the first figure we have seen of yours? You are finally off and running, with a nice touch of wrinkles, suggesting someone who has been sitting recently. You do these rocks poking out of the land very well--it is hard to believe this is clay. I had thought you just found some rocks to place in the land. Was'nt your last one a Panther tank?

[With bajtur] Would you have close-up pictures of the grass on this one?

Wow how did I miss this?

Your ground work is very inspiring to say the least. I'm with others on this one, do you have some in progress shots or some close ups of the base?

Also, are you going to finish your T-55A?

Hello Alexandre, you've started a whole new, very interesting project my friend. I am looking forward to see the camouflage of this steel monster. I like the setting of it in the scene. Go for it ! As I've told you in my pm., I won't take a look each day for I don't have time enough these days, but I will visit this topic often now I know it's there !