This is my first diorama, so not exactly high quality. Going to get some picture frame wood for the edges when i get a chance. All comments and advice is welcome, plz!

~Spart

Gday Brad
I'm out on a wing and a prayer here, as I know next nothing about modern stuff, so I'll comment on the groundwork...
The basic layout is good, and composition-wise it works for the fact the tank is at a good angle to the stone wall (Which looks bloody effective by the way!) Essentially you would not want the main feature of the groundwork (ie. the wall) running parallel to the base's edge though...
The grass tufts are good but can be improved by a bit of randomness. Throw some smaller length tufts near or next to the existing, and some scattered stones in and under them...
The aerial shot shows how uniform the placement of the figures is. Maybe break up this pattern a little?
But wow you have captured an arid region well here!
And for your first, I tilt my cap to you
Cheers
Brad
P.S. Good name too :-)

Excellent work for your first diorama well done!
Love the groundwork too.
My only niggle is that the mould seams have been left on the figures, a bit of filing easily removes these and will make them look loads better.

Good first atempt congrats!

James

Great work!

The groundwork is fantastic as is the layout. I can see you have put a lot of thought into it. The level of painting on the tank is also good. Some weathering effects like pigments would finish that off nicely.
I think the quality of the figures lets this piece down. Not your painting mind, that looks very promising. It's the moulding of them. Sometimes it's better to spend a little more time and money on figures because it's the interaction between the two that ties the model to the base.

Good work though. Keep it up

First of all what is that tank looks awsome and reminds me or what i think is a markeva israeli tank (please correct me if im wrong)
The only niggle ive got that hasnt been said is the commanders veiw ports around the cupola are not very well done but can be fixed easily.

Great Job! For your first dio, you did wonderful. The layout looks great, and I can actually picture a place like this exisisting somewhere in the Middle East.

Some constructive input:
1) Commander's Coupla: There is a pretty bad seam where the two halves meet. Try filling it with Squadron green or white putty. To wipe off the excess, dampen a q-tip in fingernail polish remover, and wipe the excess putty before it drys. After everything is dry, you'll only need to give it a light sanding.
2) Vision blocks in Comander's Coupla: Try using a finer brush to tidy it up, and afterwards apply some clear gloss (Future or Model Master) to simulate glass.
3) Extra Track Blocks: These are normally not left on a tank when it is painted, and the metal around the pads are usually metallic. So try painting the whole track block black, then dry brushing the metal around the pads with iron paint.
4) Stowage: The stowage looks a bit shiney compared to the rest of the tank. You could try spraying a Dull Coat over that storage as well so it matches the finish of the tank. Also, a very simple technique to accent your stowage is by dry bushing it. For the dark green bags, dry brushing with lighter colors of green, like olive drab.
5) Figures: Already pointed out are the seams. Some gentle sanding and scraping with a hobby knife will help to alleviate that. For the faces, try darkening them up with some flesh tones. I normally go dark to light. A dark brown base coat, followed by successive lighter coats of tan, dry brushed.

You've done a good job so far, with a little extra work, this will be magnificant.

Aaron