Hi,

I'm working on an snowdio during the allied counteroffensive in january 1945.
The diorama consists an M4A3 sherman tank and some infantry of the 6th armored Div.

So i wondered if u guys have some ideas for that dio. Everything is useful!!

Thnx!!!

Would be nice to see an iced over stream. You would make this by:
First buy a block of paraffin wax from your local craft shop or resource and a small stainless steel pot (cheaply).
Prepare your base carefully, build up your celluclay "bank" and paint the bottom in dark brown(S) to create the depth.
Melt the wax in the pot over a hot oven and keep stirring.
DO NOT BURN YOURSELF.
GET HELP FROM AN ADULT.
Once melted pour slowly into your diorama (which you obviously have prepared) and pour carefully but quickly in the center moing slowly out.
DO NOT GO OVER AREAS MORE THAN ONCE.
It takes several hours for the paraffin to fully cure or "go off" and settle to room temperature and harden.
You will now notice that the edges of the "ice" will have a opaque or hazy look about it and the areas where you have stones or other protrusions have realistic cracks.
This is the BEST way to simulate ice that I know of and is good fun.

NB, I take no responsibility for any injury resulting from trying this method, get help if necessary.

Thnx for the tip....but i think this will be a bit hard, it's only my second dio you know! maybe in a next one!

Maybe a short fighting pause with a cup of tea / coffee around the tank, cleaning their weapons, having a "P", talking to the commander, examining maps etc.

Maybe you could build a farmplace, where they could be hiding behind the walls / hedges....

just 2c

Thnx Eagle, that is a really good idea...actually i was thinking of something like that!!

But I only have some US infantry soldiers that are in fighting positions! I will go to my local model shop and I ill take a look for some figures in those poses (drinking tea, examing maps etc) does any of u guys know any sets of figures I can use??

Thnx

Penkala,

you could take a look over here :

Tamiya

or here

Dragon

If you are interested in resin figures, let us know. We will provide you with a couple of links...

Good Luck !!

Thnx....those links were verry usefull !!

I will go to my modelshop soon too take a look at these boxes in the store.

for the pause figures you might add some vp or warriors figures they have some really good once and then you dont have to throw out your tamiya figures just the fighting once
or maybe you can moddel them with putty to give em diff poses

Hey,

Does this warrior company has an web site?
Cause i heard a lot about it so i would like to check it out......thnx again guys!

Daan

it has a site together with vls but it was down last time I looked it up
the url is www.warriors-sm.com enjoyyyyyyy

you are right i't's down!!

Ey guys do you know plusmodel!!!!

Check it out they have the best diorama accesoirs ever!!!! really detailed!!!!! :-)

www.plusmodel.cz

ey my bastogne dio is starting to look like one !!!! And as soon as i can borrow a dig. camera ill show u all the pictures.
I have a really cool method for making snow:

1. use some water/glue mix spray, and spray the base (wich you painted brown etc.)
2. u put some fake snow, you buy during cristmas to decorate the house or cristmas tree put it on the base.
3. than wipe most of it off using an hard brush so there is only a verry little layer left.
4. than 'snow' some talk powder on the base and wipe this of again. (keep whiping and putting talk powder on the base till your're satisfied!

Hope u guys can use this method (remembe it's my first dio so don't blame me if you screw up your dio )

And last .... i'm thinking of putting 'dragons teath'on the dio, and does one of u know if they where used is in the ardennes....and maybe some pics??? thanx in advance

There is an excellent article on making dragon's teeth elsewhere on this site. Just do a search for "dragons teeth" and you will find it.

Also check out the responses to one of my questions about Battle of the Bulge roadblocks in the last couple of days, one of those responses mentions dragon's teeth.

Roger

thnx i already read the article on dragons teath (verry good one) but ill check out the one about ardennes road blocks!