Hi there.Slogged a few hours out on Sunday.Got Kancali street section cut out and fit to base.Very simple to work with.Will eventually try to make my own,don't want to get too over my head!I added balsa under the raised footpath to give it some more depth.Went about painting and weathering the street,will do more weathering as dio progresses.The figures i may/may not use at all,but added just to show you all the scale of the things.If everything goes to plan i should get the bottom of the base made this weekend(thats where the G.I's are going to sneak about,ha ha!)As usual any comments are welcome!!Go easy please this is my first serious attempt!
http://photos.kitmaker.net/showphoto.php/photo/102410/cat/500/page/1
P.S Big thanks to the Belgian guys for sorting me out as in regards to pointing me in the right direction for model shops.
Cheers,Shay

I apologize if I've missed a discussion about the front side of the diorama. What's the plan for the small shelf in front of the tall base.

The street looks good, Kancali makes some good products. I've used a number of them

Whats the plan for the horse side of the diorama?

Nice progress Shay. I dont think you have anything to worry about youre street section looks nice.

Thanks for the comments.My basic idea was start off with something small and it kind of grew out of control!
The setting is in Normandy where some Germans are passing through a village while two old people watch in dismay.The Germans are on foot with tank support,tank crew and a couple of horses(with riders) who act as scouts.
At the front of the dio(street level) i will add a fence and small grass area.This leads down a bank to the very bottom(the piece that sticks out), where some American soldiers will be sneaking around.
Cheers guys,Shay

Looks great Shay, The streeet section is coming along nicely.

Its looking good up to now.but i would change on thing the tank.i guess its 1944 as you say its set in normandy.so i would add a panzer IV or a panther.just a suggestion

Looking very good

Hehehe, i suppose you dont know but idea of the crew taking pics in front of pz 38t is used by me 2 years ago but its a good idea keep it there for sure! it fills a lot of empty space

i guess Maquette pz38t and ICM (Revell) tank crew asside?

you can see my scene at https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/384

sample pic



keep up the good work!

Mirko

Very good work done! Keep it up, your on the right track! Everything looks fine! Awesome work with the steet section!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato

Nicely done, keep it up!
cheers

Hi there Shay!
Your ground work looks really nice!!
The idea also sounds fun!
Keep us posted for the outcome!!
Good luck with the rest!

Hey !Thanks for the all the comments.Karl'tigeriv',i will def. think about putting a panzer on the dio.and Mirko,sorry mate it,i didn't realise you'd done a dio with the crew getting their photo taken(nice dio,by the way).Those guys won't be staying there,will probably replace them with more infantry passing through on the street.On the bottom section (where the GI's will be lurking around) i glued down a thin strip of left overs from the Kancali paving section and started to do some ground work to give it a beaten path look.Adding dirt tonight.Hope to add Heiki grass if i can get to the shop in the weekend!!Will def. post some more photos this weekend.
Cheers guys!!