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Tank Hunters
Parks20
Maryland, United States
Joined: December 18, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 03:00 AM UTC
Hi all-After six months, I finally finished my Tank Hunters dio and wanted to share. Hope you like it! There is more in my gallery if you like, now I can finish my Maus.
Parks20
Maryland, United States
Joined: December 18, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 03:03 AM UTC
BTW-A while back there some posts on using sheetrock for walls/roads..I tried it on the block retaining wall in this dio and I think it turned out pretty good.
jackhammer81
Nebraska, United States
Joined: August 12, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 03:35 AM UTC
Hi Brian, that is a sweet dio you have there. Cngrats on the fine build. Cheers Kevin
3442
Quebec, Canada
Joined: March 23, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 04:46 AM UTC
the groundwork looks very good, the figures are quite nice also!
congrats!
Frank
congrats!
Frank
Sensei
Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
Joined: October 25, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 05:38 AM UTC
Very nice dio, i would love to see more pics if possible?
kbm
Texas, United States
Joined: June 16, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 06:09 AM UTC
That is a very nice looking diorama Brian. Could you expand on your method of using drywall for the reatining wall? Also, what figures are those?
Keith
Keith
Parks20
Maryland, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 07:01 AM UTC
Hi again,
to answer some questions-
All of the figures are from Dragon-Panzergrenadiers #6194, German Infantry #6158, Tiger Aces #6028 and the sitting tanker came with the Hetzer kit # 6060.
The wall was done by first cutting it to size, and removing the area where the stream goes thrrough. The next thing was to remove the backing paper-darker color- mostly peels off with your fingers. Just rub the areas with your finger that doesn't peel. The paper on the front side was a little harder. First I took a damp rag, and just dampened it a little, let it sit for a few minutes and start to remove the paper. I used the damp rag on the stubborn areas, and then let it sit to dry overnight. The sheetrock is very delicate at this point!! The next day I lightly sanded the front side, and used a dull razor edge to carve in the detail. Paint to your liking.
to answer some questions-
All of the figures are from Dragon-Panzergrenadiers #6194, German Infantry #6158, Tiger Aces #6028 and the sitting tanker came with the Hetzer kit # 6060.
The wall was done by first cutting it to size, and removing the area where the stream goes thrrough. The next thing was to remove the backing paper-darker color- mostly peels off with your fingers. Just rub the areas with your finger that doesn't peel. The paper on the front side was a little harder. First I took a damp rag, and just dampened it a little, let it sit for a few minutes and start to remove the paper. I used the damp rag on the stubborn areas, and then let it sit to dry overnight. The sheetrock is very delicate at this point!! The next day I lightly sanded the front side, and used a dull razor edge to carve in the detail. Paint to your liking.