This is quite different for me and as the main focus is the figures decided this is the best forum rather than the diorama forum.
Saw these figures from Airborne Miniatures and while I'm not great at figures decided I like the look of them....



Then I needed something to put them on and after some searching found this vignette base on Modern Armies in Minature made from plaster.



Comes very well packed in a sturdy box with lots of padding.



Each piece is then individually wrapped in plastic on a strong cardboard backing.



And dry fits quite well straight from the box. Not sure what glue will work best in plaster. Or paint for that matter.



The figures are very nicely molded with very little clean up required. Here the torso, legs, arms and some of the pouches have been assembled and the base coat of the AOR1 camo scheme applied



And just in case I actually manage to do a half decent job on the base I also ordered this:


The vehicle is there to give an idea of the size. The box is huge and weighs a ton. But it will feature in a future build...


.....break of a couple of weeks.....


As well as the 3 Airborne Miniatures figures I'm also using the new SEAL figure from Legend who arrived yesterday. Quite a departure from their normal figures, which are very nice anyway, but this guy has 51 separate parts! So now I can start painting.





While waiting I continued on the base.This was a WIP from about 2 weeks ago:



And now:



It's pretty much done now but I might add some rubbish, old tyres etc, when placing the figures.

Sean, that is some really nice work on that base. Your paint work is fantastic. I'll keep watch to see how you tackle those figures.

Regards,

Eric

Thanks Eric. Be warned: it could take a while!

Sean, think about adding some small, smaller and even more smaller rocks. Your base is very well painted, I like it very much, but the ground still isn't looking natural. Keep on updating, very interesting thread

The Tamiya paint/sand paste isn't to bad for ground work or paint some wood glue on base and shave some pastels over it.
Also you can pastel/ pigment your walls as well if you like

Great website, I wish it was in English.

Mike

Do they have any USA distributors?

Mike

I presume you mean MAiM Mike? In the top right corner of the screen, just under the shopping cart, you will see a small round German flag. Click on that and you can switch to English. But it doesn't seem to work on all browsers. Works from my tablet but not my phone.

How was the shipping charges for the buildings you ordered?
Mike

For 2 of the street set, and it is big & heavy, this small Base and a he scored barrier services postage was only €15.50

Finally got my hands on the 5th team member.





Again, like the other Legend SEAL figure there are a lot of parts and all beautifully molded. Will resume this project once I get my ADATS Stryker complete