Hi all,
Been too busy with kit builds lately and started some dioramas.Going to finish my Afghanistan compound with British Land Rovers and started a WW2 scene.Here's the basic layouts.

Tom

Nicely balanced layout, look forward to seeing the completed work.

Ivar
http://www.creativedioramas.com

Where'd you get that fountain?

Thanks Ivar.
I'm going to break them down into 2 posts.
from here on one will be "compound" and the other "traffic cops".
Bill,I wish I could remember.In my early days I did some very large dios.Unfortunately as time went on I had to bite the bullet and get rid of some.The fountain was part of one.I took everything off of them that I thought I may use later.
Anyway here's an update on the buildings.
Added trim,stir sticks,cork,Evergreen siding and did the window frames.
Thanks for looking,I was pretty sure there was no interest my post.

Tom

Hey Tom, you got my interest!
Lookin real good, I like it, er, I mean both of 'em. Keep 'em coming dude.
Regards
D

They both look like you have a good start and direction for them. I like your use of multiple materials in the building's construction. And the colours you've blocked out so far Tom.

A great beginning.

Two on the go at the same time would really overwhelm me, I can't even seem to get time to get back on the one diorama I'm currently building.

Good luck with both!

Dave

Hi guys,
Decided not to split the post up.To confusing after starting this.I'll start at finishing the street scene.Named it traffic cops cause I have German MP's directing traffic.I may go back to the compound once in awhile.
Small updeate.

Tom

Hey guys,

Me again.
Been away a week due to work.Had to spend the week in Puta Cana.Hard to handle .
Anyway,making some progress on the street dio.
Not going to use the German MPs.I have so many builds on the shelf waiting for a scene I need to use first.
Short update.
Sorry,these pics are bad.Need a background.Resend tomorrow.
Tom

Hey Tom you got my attention too now, great to see a balsaphile at work & with all own-construction too, I particularly like how substantial it looks. Where & when in France are we?

Cheers, Tim

Yes,when I get my eyes to unfocus on the paint tins I see some nice groundwork nd buildings,etc. Looking good.
J

Thanks Tim,
I really prefer to make my own buildings and groundwork.
Besides being a lot cheaper and less aggravating ,you get more satisfaction on the build.
Anyway,some better pics than yesterday.After all your Tamiya barrier jokes,I should have known better Jerry.
Not sure of a time and really haven't totally decided on what force and vehicles.To be safe I would say around '43?
Need to get the inside finished,
windows painted and glass installed.

Tom

Oookay, so that would be during the still-classified covert British invasion of France over 6 months before D-Day?

Looks great anyway, glass will always makes it even better.

Want to stick with the British.
How about July '44 ? .

Tom

Tom

Looking good....certainly will be following the progress on the dio

Muhammad

Been doing some work on it while working on the figures.
added weeds between the sidewalk ,started to add glass,rubble and always more paint.

Tom

Back again guys,
Making progress here.Some interior work,adding a tree,water in the fountain , more rubble and more glass.Working on figures.Going to add a couple of war correspondence figs.
Found these markers in a new store here out of Quebec.Very nice fore fine details and a great way of doing road wheels.Acrylic,drys flat,different sizes of tips and extra tips attached.
Tom

One more addition.
Photo bucket is starting to be a real pain.Had to download these twice to show up.Work this morning.
More work on the fountain,Future and food coloring,tree leaves,figures in place without weapon straps.More broken glass.

Tom [

Me again,sorry,
Small update.Tree is done,glass in place,working on figures and vehicle stowage,leaving building interior to the end.

Tom

This is really top work here mate ! Getting better all the time.
J

Hi Jerry ,being the only one with interest.
Short update.
Turning into a long build.
Some small progress.

Tom

This is turning into a really nice build. Love the ivy crawling up the side of the building. The buildings look really good. I wish I had the imagination to do my own. One thing that is bugging me though is the half floor with ladder. If half the floor had collapsed for whatever reason, fire, explosion, there'd be some remains of it ie wooden beams and planks or if it was concrete some rebar sticking out of the wall. There wouldn't be a clean break as there is. Apart from that great work. You appear to model the same as me. Build things and then decide on a diorama to accomodate them later lol.Really nice work Tom.

Hi guys,
Been a while.I have a bad habit of jumping back and forth from builds.Yes Karl,I do it all the time.I have shelves of vehicles in my mind for dios.Been working on the new Tamiya M-40,with 8 figs it's a dio waiting to happen.In the beginning of this I wasn't going to do an interior and cut the windows with that in mind.After deciding to do it the third floor would have been been too high for the side windows,so I made it into a loft.
Here's a short update.Been working on the interior,tank riders stowage.

Tom .

Great job! Im curious as to what you used for the cobble stone streets and sidewalks?
Keep up the good work!
Chris (Ziggy1)