hi guys
i am newto the site and this is my first dio. i am 28 from england, although i have lots on the go i have only started to finish things, but this one only took a week!
feel free to comment, thanks in advance and i think that i am going to have to practice with the camera any help on that would be good too!!!!!

hi there :-)

i'ld say it looks ok for a first diorama. if you like to improve yourself you could try reading some of the articles on the site, and the ones on http://www.missing-lynx.com/

keep up the moddeling!

It looks pretty cool, and the figures facing in different directions really makes it look like a highly alert patrol. Well done! One thing I think would greatly improve this dio though would be to spray all of it with some Matte Finish, they sell it hardware stores usually for about 5 bucks.

hi guys thanks for the comments keep them coming! can someone tell me what matte finnish is please?

Clear flat paint, but NOT Tamiya flat base, sprayed over the finished models to eliminyted the glossiness. This will make the fabric l ook more like fabric.
You might want to do a search on woodland pattern camouflage. You have the colors pretty close, but the black is much smaller and is clearly squiggly shapes.
Get a fine brush and prectice on some scrap plastic or even note cards to get a feel for the pattern without putting paint to figure. Think of the black spots as a short diagonal line with several black worms attached to it.

thanks i will have to get some, cheers for the woodland tip!

Hi there,

Good first effort. Way better than my first attempt at a vignette

The lads have already mentioned the Woodlands DBU. If you're interested in to great SBS on painting Woodlands DBU check this article out... the woodlands explanation starts on page 4: Painting 3/6 Color DCUs & Woodland BDUs by Pete Beccera Jr.

About your flesh, you also need to do some more definitive highlights and shadows. Again, visit Historicus Forma - Armorama's figure modelling counterpart - for some great SBS's.

I like the balance that you have achieved with figure and terrain placement.

Once again, congrats

Rudi