I finished my kit last night,but it needed some sort of base so i put together this small dio.The figure that comes with the kit is so bad i had to bin it, so i used a more detailed figure.
The 222 is from Tamiya,figure from Tamiya and the little birdie is also from Tamiya :-) :-) .the tree i made myself and the hedges are foliage clusters from woodland scenics.I painted the kit with Acrylics and drybrushed with enamels,finished with some mig powders.
Thats it, thanks for looking.
cheers karl

karl,
I like the main battle tanks myself, but must admit you've done an outstanding job on that kit. The grass looks so real. That's not to take away from the job on the kit. If that's something you "put together" (the dio), it looks just great.
Congratulations on the results you've achieved.
Joe

Excellent work you have done. what type of grass you used
Regards,
Rodolfo

Yes, please give us some more detail on how you made the grass! - It looks brilliant!!!

Graugrun

Awesome job mate!

Karl, brilliant job you've done on this, considering the base kit you started with, absolutely brilliant. Love the base as well. Not nit picking, but as somebody mentioned earlier, I wish you'd changed those Jerry cans! If you haven't got any others then fair enough, but in future, if you need anything let me know and I'll drop it over mate.

Vinnie

That is a tight little diorama you have there. I esp like the bird. I do have one minor question or suggestion. I think the crew figure you used is an SS guy and you have Heer plates on the armored car. I could be totally wrong. I realize it is really a nit pick...


Shaun

Very nice work Karl, only nit pick i have has been covered by the dry brushing suggestion, other than that it is very good

Regards from the Swamp

Hawkeye

Cheers Karl!
Well, what can I say?!
The model looks just fantastic and the base as well!
I like the bird idea very much... it gives the dio some kind of softness which is a bit hard for me to explain...
It's just unique and so different!

But there is just one thing that a bit bothers me:
As I said, the model looks great and so does the base but it looks a bit as if the vehicle had just "fallen" in place, and there it stays.
There's the car, there's the grass, but it seems that there is no connection between them...
I think some grass attached to the sides and wheels, or maybe just a trace of it on the car would be great.
That is just a suggestion.

Great job indeed!


Ori

That is one of the nicest little dios I have seen in some time. Congrats on a great build.

HastyP

good job there karl. apart from the vehicle, the attention is drawn to the crewman and the bird, which IMO is the focus point of your work.... and that should make an interesting title for the dio! so, any title yet?

Great job karl...I've just finished the same kit myself (DAK) and I must say, I'm much impressed with yours and the dio. Good call on the figure...I almost laughed out loud when I saw the one Tamiya was nice enough to include :-)

Eddie

Karl,
great job. Also interested in how you got the grass looking so realistic. I imagine it is the wild grass from Heiki (sp).

Cheers
Lee