Hello dear modellers, here is my first serious attempt at a vignette for one of my 1/6 figures. I would very much like some feedback on where to improve this vignette, or things to consider for my next vignettes.

I know my photography isn't that good but I'm working on it











One with flash;



And one with my (wip) figure to show scale;



Thanks for watching and please leave your comments!

Hi Robbert,

while the MG42 and gunner look fine and realistic, the grass tufts unfortunately don't! They are all nearly identical in diameter and evenly spaced like in a rice paddy! In nature, this is not happening!!

Moreover, the "soil" looks too much like fine aquarium sand!

Sorry, but this scale is not forgiving at all!

Cheers

Romain

Thank you Romain!

As you said, this scale is indeed very unforgiving! Things you can sort of get away with in lets say 1/35 you can't in 1/6.

I agree on the unrealistic nature of the tufts of long grass, I had a lot of trouble getting it to stand up properly, let alone in a realistic nature. Do you (or somebody else) have any tricks or tips how to tackle this problem next time?

And could you explain what you mean with your comment about the 'soil'? Did you mean the sand on the 'road' or the dark soil between the grass? And again, any tips on how I could improve this?

Thanks for your comments and I'm looking forward to more!

&:)

You're most welcome Robbert!

Difficulties to get the tufts standing upright may come from the fact that the soil part is not thick enough.

The main problem is the even spacing of the tufts, a thing our brain does automatically....but nature doesn't! Insert another tuft inbetween existing ones, vary the height, forget about the totally uniform cream colour and generally...avoid deep contrasts on a reduced space!
That should also solve one of the "soil problems".

The other soil problem is the uniformity of the material in the front section! Way too uniform to be natural!

And watch out for evenly spaced elements.....not natural, remember!!

As for the colour, it should perhaps not be Zandvoort, so go out and take some real soil...sift it BUT use all of it (just varied in places) instead of aquarium sand! If you happen to have another tiny scrap of root...

The "terrain" on your stand is simply too flat (and a tad too small in diameter). You could just as well have chosen asphalt o.s.

Hope that helps!

Cheers

Romain