Nick is right! To make damage look like "real" can be extremely tricky!!!

You've succeded m8!! Well done!! Show us more...please!!

Cheers

Romain

Looks broken, not made indeed.
Maybe add 2-3 more bulletholes in the surrounding woodarea?
Would explain the broken wheel and you can add some nice spots of colour (splintered wood) to the build.

Hi Jerry,

So you are about to destroy a " good old wagon"!
Just curious which dio you are going to create within the dio?
I am just wondering about the sequence you supply us with attractive new photos. You must be one of the very lucky few, able to spend all the free time on a dio.
I would love to be in that situation, but lawn mawers, vegetable garden and, o yeh, a 60 hrs job all over the world do not leave too much time for glue and paint.
Therefore, people like you do keep me motivated at least to keep on trying to end a started dio. My Ukranian farm only grows very, very, very slowely.
Thanks for being an example..

About the wooden wheels:
The outer part is a composition of segments, connected to the axle by spokes, hold together by the iron ring. In case this ring breaks, most likely the part with the spokes will fall off, since the single bolt, which is going through the ring and the wooden part is not a big one.
This is based on (very expensive) own experiences with our carriages during trail competions. Lukely not being shot at, but by hiting a tree that wanted to cross the track!!!

Looks broken, not made indeed.
Maybe add 2-3 more bulletholes in the surrounding woodarea?
Would explain the broken wheel and you can add some nice spots of colour (splintered wood) to the build.

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Looks broken, not made indeed.
Maybe add 2-3 more bulletholes in the surrounding woodarea?
Would explain the broken wheel and you can add some nice spots of colour (splintered wood) to the build.

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Good idea!! Some shrapnel seems logical!

Cheers





Romain

Yes,you are on the right track buddy. I explained the logic to Paul above.
J

Hi Jerry,

So you are about to destroy a " good old wagon"!
Just curious which dio you are going to create within the dio?
I am just wondering about the sequence you supply us with attractive new photos. You must be one of the very lucky few, able to spend all the free time on a dio.
I would love to be in that situation, but lawn mawers, vegetable garden and, o yeh, a 60 hrs job all over the world do not leave too much time for glue and paint.
Therefore, people like you do keep me motivated at least to keep on trying to end a started dio. My Ukranian farm only grows very, very, very slowely.
Thanks for being an example..

About the wooden wheels:
The outer part is a composition of segments, connected to the axle by spokes, hold together by the iron ring. In case this ring breaks, most likely the part with the spokes will fall off, since the single bolt, which is going through the ring and the wooden part is not a big one.
This is based on (very expensive) own experiences with our carriages during trail competions. Lukely not being shot at, but by hiting a tree that wanted to cross the track!!!

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Hi Jerry,

So you are about to destroy a " good old wagon"!
Just curious which dio you are going to create within the dio?
I am just wondering about the sequence you supply us with attractive new photos. You must be one of the very lucky few, able to spend all the free time on a dio.
I would love to be in that situation, but lawn mawers, vegetable garden and, o yeh, a 60 hrs job all over the world do not leave too much time for glue and paint.
Therefore, people like you do keep me motivated at least to keep on trying to end a started dio. My Ukranian farm only grows very, very, very slowely.
Thanks for being an example..

About the wooden wheels:
The outer part is a composition of segments, connected to the axle by spokes, hold together by the iron ring. In case this ring breaks, most likely the part with the spokes will fall off, since the single bolt, which is going through the ring and the wooden part is not a big one.
This is based on (very expensive) own experiences with our carriages during trail competions. Lukely not being shot at, but by hiting a tree that wanted to cross the track!!!

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Hi Paul,

The number of trees throwing themselves in front of carriages and cars never ceases to amaze me. You'd think after all these years they would have learnt the highway code

Cheers

Al

You gonna paint your wagon Jerry?

Sorry, terrible joke I know !

Its a fantastic looking piece though, the small details like the .50cal damage, the front axle and the extra added wood grain really, even without any paint, bring it to life and tell a story. The broken wheel and the shape of it as it rests down on it just adds moreso to the story. I cannot wait to see it painted, I'm certain it will be a really stunning piece of this diorama.

Dear Jerry,
I do apologize. There was no intention to hurt. Pls. do read my PM.

To the wheels:
The outer wooden circle was made of several segments, each holding two or three spokes to the hub, which is around the axle. The outer diameter was a few milimeter more than the forged outer steel band. This steel band, having the width of the wooden wheel and some milimeters thik, was heated by the wheelmaker. In that way the diameter increased some milimeters and it was than put on the horizontal laying wooden wheel and hamered at its place. After it cooled down, the steel rim would pressure the wooden wheel segments, the felly, together and keep all segments in place. Sometimes, when the wheel was part of a wagon more often than of a luxury carriage, the wheelmaker would drill holes in the segments and the steel rim and put a flat lock bolt from the outside to the inside of each segment and put a nut on the inside.
The above forces the carriage owner to keep the wheels in good condition. If the wood would dry out too much (which sometimes happens with seldomly used antique carriages) the segments would shrink and the steel rim would get off. Thus making the wheel fall apart.

Got some more bits done.
Shot a coat of yellow paint on but lightened it up as almost every bottle of paint sold marked Panzer Dark Yellow is way too dark and/or greenish.
It will tone down with washes and weathering though.
Finished up the tongue detail



Added a drivers' footrest and the metal steps attached to this type of wagons' front axles. These helped the drivers up. Also made the hooks for the tree that the harness will attach to and some other fittings,etc.


I think the change I made to the broken wheel will make Paul happier. It fits the geometry of the wooden wagon wheel better.



Now for the tactical markings and the red crosses. Too paint or decal,that is the question?
Anyone know what the markings look like for a medical vehicle in an Inf Regt in 1944?
J

This is so much fun to watch and really motivational!!

great work! keep us posted please!

Mark