A few weeks ago I ran into a wonderful little diorama. The diorama wasn''t finished at that time, but the builder and me agreed to publish it over here when it was done.

And now it''s there.... Markus Lack, a.k.a. "Markus" submitted the pictures of this great diorama, that is packed with details.

Enjoy : Crossing the tracks - Normandy ''44

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Thanks!

Thanks for showing us that one Danny, Markus has done a great job on that Lynx. Changing the attitude of the kit suspension and still having it sit correctly isn't the easiest job there is!

Great little diorama, lots of cool detail you don't see everyday.

Good call Danny -well done

Thanks everybody for the kind words!
As this is my first serious try in building a vignette, it´s cool to hear you like it !

Danny,
a special thank you!

James,
yes, the tank really looks pretty bright on the pics, this comes from my poor photoskills and a experiment with the Dunkelgelb i tried.
I still like it, but actually it really is too bright.

Dave,
It is the Tasca Luchs which has a movable suspension. So it wasn´t a big deal .

Scott,
thanks!

I like how its a scene of aloneness and peace. The railroad tracks are done nicely.

Very nice dio there. I like the railroad tracks and the broadleaf plants that i saw. What kind of plant is that? Where did you get it?..And, oh yeah...The lizard..i love that. Nice detail. Where did you find that?..
Mary (++)

Id read about the working suspension on this kit and its nice to finally see it portrayed. And, well at that. Have to agree with the others .... the rails are really well done. Nice one Markus. Welcome to Armorama .. hope to see more from you.

Very well done indeed you've done a amazing job on it.

Ron

Thanks boys and girl , I really appreciate all your kind words!

Harrison,
to be honest, the tracks are the only thing I´m not really pleased with, as the the gravel is way to big and some clamps for holding down the track broke while building on the dio.
Anyway, I learned a lot and will do things better next time .

Mary,
if you mean the small plants on the ground, they were made from thicker alufoil. I just cut the foil to my liking and painted them with the airbrush with some green tones.
The Lizard comes from a DML Set with German Afrika Korps Tanker. Sorry, I can´t remember the number, but it´s the set with the guys having a break .

Franck,
I will definitely show more of my work here on armorama in the future!

Ron,
thanks!


Markus

Fantastic dio. Lots of great details. Love it.
How did you make the tracks?

Excellent diorama. Very nice and complete!

Rafa

Jesper, Rafael,
thanks a lot for the kind words!

Jesper,
First I painted the tracks black, then I used a lot of pastels in different rust colours on them. After that I applied some white spirit over that to blend the different colors in.
When this dried I applied some more rust colored pastels over them on chosen locations.
After that i sanded the top of the tracks with fine sandpaper and painted them with ModelMaster Iron Metalizer and polished that after drying.
Pretty easy and gives a nice result .

Rafa,
thanks!