A little something I'm working on. Still needs some additional work/debri/etc.

The figures are from ICM, the T-55 is from ESCI. I made the little building backdrop from foam and drywall compound. The groundwork is cement railrod ballast.

Do you have more photos? I like it. Its amazing how much the figures coloring jumps out at you.

Agreed the figures bring this one to life.

One thing you'll want to be sure to include in your work on this is to 'dust' the building with some of the same color ground dust. The building looks to bright compared to the redish ground.

hi Mark,
diobase and T-55 is good painted.figures are very good.sorry but I thought the building is unpainted .if i am wrong and it is painted,it needs some new tones esp.door and window sections

Thanks guys. I still need to do some work to it. I do have some paint applied to the building, but need to do a wash yet as well as add some additional detail. Right now, there isn't enough going on around the tank and figures.

I don't recognize the markings on the tank, so I may be off base here.
Maybe more pics would help.

But what is the basic storyline of the dio?

Is the tank active of knocked out?

Did those guys just knock out that tank? If so, then need AT weapons. A discarded LAW tube or the kneeling guy reloading an RPG might send that message.

Are they the crew of the tank? If so tanker helmets, open hatches or the kneeling guy on top of the tank would help. Also, I'm not sure the crew would have a SAM with them (is that the DML Sa-7 or the cruddy ICM/Skif Stinger?)

Or are they just passing by a knocked out tank on their way to somewhere else? If so, the kneeler and the SAM guy could be 'stationed' at the knocked out tank providing air defense, and the other two passing through and chatting..moving up from behind the tank and toward the front. By moving the Brown pants guy back with the green coat guy they would seem more together, pop the kneeler up on the back deck of the tank and then both guys with red are together.


Just a couple of thoughts.
More pics might make that more clear.

I really like the looks of the figs, the colors look good and I'd love to see closeups of the cloth patterns.

Basic idea is a camp. They are part of the camp but not the actual drivers of the tank. They are discussing possible areas to set up for defense. The figure in green is in charge with the others listening on.

I want to add some crates, barrels, etc.

The figures and weapons are all from the ICM kit.

I had thought about putting the kneeling guy on the tank, but I wanted to add something a bit more verticle to the diorama. The kneeling figure ended up being too short vertically to balance out with the height of the building. The standing figure helps balance out the right side.

Actually those turned out pretty good for ICM figures. I mean I have heard a lot of negative about their figs, but those seem to be nice. Were they a hassle? Or were they pretty easy.

~Chip

Mark, the tank and figures both look very, very good. Like it has already been said, some pastels and washes on the building would help. Other than that the models look excellent.
Kyle

Well, like a lot of eastern company kits, it suffers from sink marks on the thicker areas. Fit was a bit wierd and the breakdown (the places wehre the figure is cut) on the figures is goofy sometimes. For example, instead of seperating at the belt line, it will seperate across the butt. They also require a lot more dry fitting than other kits as the alignment is a bit difficult to figure out.

Overall, they aren't bad figures. Certainly better than some other brands, but they require a bit more work in assembly.

I've actually added some washes to the building of different colors (golds, browns) with oils. Made a bid difference. I'm in the middle of making a master mold of some oild barrels and such right now.

Mark, I really like how you painted those figures. It is very refreshing to see something painted in colors other than Olive Drab or German Grey. Can't wait to see this project finished. Please show us some closeup shots once you are done.

Isn't this the tank you used to show everyone the salt technique for chipping paint?

Yes it is. I never had plans to use it in a diorama, but I figured I needed something to do with the ICM figures and this was the best canidate.

Hi pcmodeller,
looking very very good.
Where is it set? The figures look Afghani to me???

Cheers
Peter

Further more..to all who are currently working on, or wish to do, a ME/desert dio...
If you need any references or info of any kind, i.e. flora, fauna, buildings, colours etc, I will always try and help.
After all a desert landscape is just outside my window.

Cheers
Peter

I think more close up photos of the ICM figures will be helpful. The only thing I notice is the demolished building it looks a bit clean