hi guys
I'm working on a little dio with american paratroops and died german ss. I saw these picture on a vhs bought with an italian newspaper. The americans are near the river and there are two german died near a bmw with sidecar ,probably driver and gunner...
tell me what you think...comments and suggest are welcome
regards

Nice idea Nico!!! Keep us posted with the progress...
Ciao

the figures are dragon and tamiya. The germans are modified. The bmw is a tamiya kit very old 1974, but incredily ...Nice!
the river is made with super glue...

hi Venom thats a cool dio. its comeing a long nice.
i hope when u are done u post more pics.
iam italian also

Good job, I like the ground work and leveling nice.
Couple things to watch for as you go.
Be sure the retaining walll goes all the way to the edge of the diorama, on the second image it looks as if it is about .25" off. My personal preference is to cover the edge with an even flat surface such as a piece of sheet styrene to give a 'finished' look. You ultimately decide on that one.
The wall against the creek could benefit from some 'dirt or mortar' packed into the gaps and painted. As is now, it looks a bit to 'loose'.

Very cool. I like where this is going.

That looks cool dude !!

I would take down some stones near the water as if the wall starts to crumble down... just 2 cents here

Coming along very nice. Keep us posted with updates.....please!

(++) Hey Venom...that is going to be a very cool Diorama! Hope to see the pictures when you finish. Dragon just keeps pumping out the figures...and every once in a while we get a few Allied gems. Ciao.....Jeff

i liket his idea and really think it'll work out.. my only criticism is that the dead soldier laying on the ground.. he doesn't seem limp enough. he's more stiff. if i recall from another post people were saying how a dead soldier fits to the shape of the groud below him and whatnot

Really nice work so far Venom and a brilliant idea for a dio. Nice use of a the bmw and side car as well. Nice layout overall!


I would have to agree with this as well. With so many gaps in the river wall, it would wash away. Some thoughts ...... Put it up on its side and fill with runny spackel. It will fill all the gaps, act like cement, add texture and still leave a nice rough wall! Wipe off the excess with a wet cloth.
Most walls like this would be levelled off with cement as well. This could be done with a thicker spackel and made free-hand. Add some cracks and growth between them.

Wish i had had this idea!!

Venom the story is great I really like it. I have to ask about the Superglue for water, I never heard of this method before. Do you have a moment to explain your process for it?

Brian

Hi at all
yes I think I have to fill the gaps on the sides and to carry all to the same level, probably with a plastic sheet.
I want also put down some stone brick like if they had fallen... :-) thanks for the suggest guys

Water made with glue
1)ok, before to start you have to smooth down the wood of the base...
2)you have to paint the base with a mix of green ,grey and blue, but the final result must be a green
3)you must make the contours of the perimeter with the silicone
4)with of the vinyl traparent glue fill the space created previously
5)normally this glue is white but when it is dry becomes transparent
6)you can add oil colours or acrylic with much water...(if you want to create nice effect)
7)you have to add other glue until that not balancings the silicone edges
8)wait...a lot, until all becames trasparent..

I prefer put the vinyl glue much times and not and not too much thick layers ...in this way you can control every single phase of the job

Hope this help
regards

I like the setting, but it doesn't really look Dutch to me: Dutch canals usually have wooden sides. Rivers do sometimes have stone embankments, but they are not steep, more like curvy, and these are mostly the bigger rivers.
My thoughts

Venom

I love the dio. The super glue for the river is a very clevor idea. You have a great little scene here friend.

HastyP

thanks for you nice words and the suggets...

golikel: I saw this picture on a vhs about market garden...so This dio rappresent enough faithfully that image..., but probably you have reason...It don't like too much dutch
do you have suggest for improve my dio?
regards