hi all

ive just added my diorama-so-far pics in the members area. (thanks for the suggestion guys) these give a rough stage by stage of my dio so far, including how it 'should' look when done. excuse the photos if theyre not great, i apologise in advance!

comments, suggestions welcome! (please!)

thanks

alpha

Alpha - I like the progress this is coming along nicely.
You are definitely showing you have what it takes to build a nice diorama.
Suggestions I would make are to 'break up' the color of the grass. It looks very uniform and even, I'd put in a scuff or two or add a few weeds near the fence posts.
Same thing with the hedge.
Not much just a bit to break it up.
On the road, in the pictures it looks like packed mud. Which if good if that's what you want. Just remember to add some similar mud to the tank. If you are looking for more of a dry dirt just add some pastels to the road surface. Again don't forget the tank.

thanx for that slodder - i know the pics arent great but if you look near the fence posts there is some weeds/long grass around and along the bottom, also around the base of the telegraph pole - unfortunately my camera isnt great so it has trouble picking up fine detail. I like the fact that the road looks wet, so im going to stick with that theme, and ill definately check the grass for more detail. The hedgerow is still being worked on, i think ill add long grass etc along its base and some more 'bushy' detail along the front and top. the tank is going to be the fun part tho!

cheers alpha

Alpha,

I agree with Scott's thoughts, but I must admit I like watching this diorama....

Sure the grass looks to be in an even colour, but it doesn't bother the overall picture IMHO. A bit of drybrushing couldn't hurt though. I definately would add some weeds near the fence and near the road. And on you hedgerow, a hedgerow that looks really good to me !!, I would drybrush some yellow on it.... not green, not white but yellow that is as yellow as yellow can be. Brush it on very delicately and you'll see this brightens up the hole hedgerow. Try this on some scrap first to see what I mean.

Finally I would add some track- and wheelmarks on the road... make it look like quite some vehicles passed this point. In the middle of the road you'll also find grass, or very small weeds most of the time.

Very promissing so far !

hi eagle

thanks - i never thought about adding colour to the hedgerow - ill give it a try - theres a little more detail to add to the road (weeds etc) but i'd say the base is nearly done. Ive got some work to do yet on the tank and figures, and i want to add a parachute thats fallen into the ditch & hedgerow. Ill try to get more detailed pics asap, & thanks for the encouragement in the meantime, its a great booster!

cheers
watch this space

alpha

u could also add this parachute , fallen and grabbed on the electricity pile and hangin from there.U ve done a nice work so far and could turn into a real nice dio with these few details suggested already

hi all

just a quick update - ive just uploaded some more pics of the diorama - ive added the chute to the ditch, long grass & reeds, sorted the verge out and so on - the parachute is made from thin plastic that paints well with acrylics - im still in the process of painting it and ive got to add water over the top of it where its sunk into the ditch, so this is kind of just a preview #:-) ive yet to add the detailing/highlights/washes yet.

as always comments/suggestions always welcome and thanks for all the help advice and encouragement

cheers, alpha