Hey guys,
Made some progress through the dio. As you can see i got some heki grass, THANK YOU jackhammer81 you helped me a bunch on ordering and reasuring me on installing it!






I am working on the Firefly right now, should be done within the next week or so. I am waiting on somemore WS fine leafed foliage so i can build up my hedgerow, for its still a large bush. :-)
Any comments, critism is welcome. TIA!

The pak is nicely done. The techniques on the ground work are nicely executed.
I need some better pictures of the overall diorama. It looks like the gun's field of fire is very limited by the hedgerow.

Hey Tsunami,
Looks real good so far, that Heki grass is nice to work with, what else do you have planned for the dio, fig vehicles etc, please keep us posted.
Regards,
Robert

Slodder: Thank you very much for your nice words. I am sorry about the pictures, on the last update you guys asked for close ups so thats what i focused on. I do have pics from my last update of far away pics(but without the heki grass) if youd like heres the link:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/50020&page=1 Youll see within the next few updates how the gun will be firing and where. But in the pics i didnt really set it up in its perminent position.

Rbeebe: Thanks for the comments. There will be around 25 figs in the dio including a firefly, pak40, and willys jeep.

No problem - don't mean to contradict previous posts. So as updates come I'll look forward to them

Is the camo freehand airbrush?

Yes, it needs some work though. The paint coming out is just to big in diameter, i press the button down lightly too. So i guess im going to buy a new brush or somthing.

Where did you order the Heki grass? Looks awesome hope to see more of it!

Geofroley: Thank you for your kind words. I ordered the heki grass from www.scenicexpress.com. Call their toll free number on their website. You have to order over the phone.

Cool. Are those bushes WS? That gun looks awesome, who made it? Can't wait to see the figs applied.

Geofroley: The bushes are WS fine leafed foliage. Thanks for the comment on the gun, its DML's new PAK 40 w/ heer gun crew #6249. I wont be using the figs that came with the kit though.

wow, amazing landscaping, after seeing all of these dioramas with Heki brand grass, all I can say is I might become friends with Heki sometime soon!

WOW! Tsunami I believe you said this is the first time you did grass terrain. It looks incredible. Is that stuff as easy to work with as everyone says? No knock of your personal skill but for a first timer it looks like a pro.

Mech-Maniac: Thank you so much for your comment. It really means alot to me. This is the kind of stuff that you fall in love with and cant live without. its amazing.

ShermiesRule:Thank you very very very much for your awesome comment. This is as easy as it gets bro, i literally did it in 10 minutes! Its really easy to glue down, since the heki covers most of it up and when the glue dries its clear. So its definatly a winner in my book!

Excellent work so far Harrison. That grass looks awesome. I think I have to get some of that stuff.
Definitely looking forward to see more of your dio.

Harrison, the grass has come out great. Very impressive. Looking forward to seeing you add figs and vehicles. Cheers Kevin

Thanks for the great comments guys!

Harrison:

Great job on the Heki Grass, it looks great. I have to agree with Slodder's comment that the PAK's field of fire looks very limited, but will await further updates.

As for the size of your airbrush spray pattern, what is your air pressure and are you using a single or double action airbrush?

Keith

Hey kbm, thanks for the comment. I really dont know anything about my airbrush. I cant even think of the name off the top of my head. I cant figure out how to turn down or up the air pressure on my compressor, its really wierd...

Was the Heki grass a mat or sprinkle? Whats the product name? Sorry to hijack the thread, but you did some incredible work here and I'm hoping I can get along these lines.

Thanks for the comment. the product is heki and its a grass mat. Its not exactly what you think a matt would be though.

Well i guess i will repeat what everyone else has said the grass looks great and keep those dios coming you do a great job on them can't wait to see all those figures placed should add a lot of action to the scene.

Thanks for the comment, and yes it will be a huge action scene. Im sure you guys will love it!

Are you trying to do a scene from the initial breakout at the Dutch border?

Yeah, originally. But it just changed to a normandy diorama. I should have done more research about the firefly. If any of you guys can find proof that the firefly was manned by american crews in Operation Market Garden, PLEASE, be my guest.

Hey T-Bo, this is great so far. Although I'm still rather new to this site, I have seen a lot of improvements on each of your last few projects. Keep up the good work bro! Did I steer you in the right direction on the DML pak?
BTW, the one thing you might want to consider is re-painting the measuring sticks on the pak. They should be even sections of red and white. Maybe you could mask them to make it a little easier.