Features

Ralph brings us Tamiya's M2A2 with a scratch build oil well/pump and Verlinden figures. The blue background gives an mysterious 'feel' to the diorama.

lestweforget has combined ground and air power in his diorama called Close Call. Because of scale differences and space requirements there aren't many dioramas that combine an AFV and a helocopter. David brings us right into the action with this diorama

The 1/72 scale model of the Lanz Bulldog 35 HP is produced by Extratech (#72025) with resin and photoetched parts.

These photographs were taken outside Hartenstein, the last strategic point in the battle of Arnhem....

With the recent release of Tamiya’s “M1046 Humvee TOW Missile Carrier (#35267),” a good article on how to cable the TOW system is a must. Well, with the help of my school manuals, I hope this article comes in handy.

Neste artigo explico a técnica que utilizei para fazer água num diorama que estava construindo.

In July, I spent I highly enjoyable morning at a British armed forces recruiting show in Plymouth, England. A few vehicles were on show. One of the most interesting was this - < Land Rover Defender XD 'Wolf' with the WMIK attached...

Here is a basic lesson in using cork. This feature focuses on cobbles, but it can extend to other areas as well.

I got interested in the armored trains of WW II after seeing all the kits available. I began building the railcars that were out there. Finally, I realized that I needed a locomotive to 'move this train'!

Two very popular diorama topics - cobbles stones and rubble are addressed in this build tip. Marty shows us how he has successfully and easily created very realistic cobble stones covered in rubble.

Ich bin Mitglied bei IPMS Austria ( www.ipms.at ) und alle Jubeljahre sponsert der Generalimporteur von Italeri einige Bausätze, die wir bauen und bewerten sollen.

Andreas (Tankleader) provided some nice detail shots and information about the combat identification panels that are currently in-use to limit friendly-fire incidents in combat.

Marty turns an experiment into a great diorama base. Lots of good techniques are included in the feature.

Jeff "Sealhead" Winkel explains how he nearly got crazy by making a supertree. In this article Jeff leads us through the process of making a wonderful tree.

The 1/35 scale M3A2 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle model is a replica of scout vehicle HQ-24 from 1st Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Battalion, 16 Infantry Regiment during REFORGER 1990 exercise. This model was converted from CC Lee kit of M2A2.

Model manufacturers try to replicate the non-slip surfaces in scale on their models - with varied results. Sometimes it is almost lifelike - like in Tamiya Leopard 2A5, sometime it seems overdone - like on Italeri M1A2 Abrams.

Sensei brings us a compact vignette that shows a snowy story in a small space.

Not a lot of attention is paid to small scale dioramas. Here is one example of bringing history to life in 1/72 scale. Wampum brings us his depiction of Tiger 221 in this diorama.

Arvin “Warthog” Arbolado took the time to write down his technique to build a roof that is common in the Mediterranean areas. In this article you'll learn that you don't have to be a master modeler with loads of money in order to make a very good looking

Paul Owen (of Track-Link) has shared with us a quick tech tip on creating tie-downs using copper wire.

Finally, the cart is built, images are done, the feature is here. There are so many tips in this huge feature you'll have to come back and re-read this one. Contstruction, detailing, groundwork, presentation, composition.

The tenth in the series brings us insight into how to pour RTV molds for casting reproduction pieces.

Peter has taken a break from ships and decided to build a few armor pieces. I will be posting a few more of these in the weeks ahead.

Fred J. Belke shares with us his scratchbuilt 1/35 scale LCM3, which Verlinded Productions used to produce their resin kit.

Have you ever wanted to add a dynamic element to your dioramas? Well Mike Bishop of Monroe Perdu has done just that with this tale of smoke and fire during the Fall of France.

Pierre's technique for scratch building a bottle is shown off here in this simple process.

Monte brings us another great diorama with a LOT of action. Crossing the line Kursk 1943

Alain shows us his diorama of a small column of the 24 th Panzerdivision making it's first meet with a soviet Josef Stalin II during the last days of the spring 1944 in Poland.

Keith walks us through a unique perspective on this project. This feature walks us through the creation of his diorama in first person diary form. Great tips are throughout from the Tiger to the figures to the base.

The mission: Quickly build a simple OOTB Austrian M60-A1 circa 1968. The outcome: Nothing is simple when undertaken by our intrepid Austrian from Vienna.

Monroe Perdu just released a new vignette called New Paint. You can read all about that new release in this article.

Johem has produced a beautiful model of a destroyed StuG III G (1943) and won the Best op Show at Amersfoort (NL)

Nesse artigo nosso amigo Carlos Café nos ensina de uma maneira prática, como simular as camuflagens de inverno em tanques alemães da SGM usando a técnica da pasta de dentes, é ler para crer ...

Denna artikel är skriven av ägaren till Track-Link, Paul Owen. Här delar han med sig av sina åsikter om weathering och detaljerings tekniker. Hans argument emot den standardmässiga "washen" är väl värda att läsas.

Costas Rodopoulos shares photos of his 'Viet Chat' diorama. The kits used are M113 ACAV from Academy kit and the figures are from this kit and Dragon's kits VietKong and Mechanical Mule.

In this On Display you'll see ilhan's work with a M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage pulling patrol duty in a city.

Peter Mealing has once again detailed his extensive conversion of a large-scale RC vehicle into a deadly accurate scale armor model.

If you follow Diorama threads you will no doubt read about modelers using lentils for cobblestones. This quick step-by-step feature shows how Adrian Nyffenegger has mastered this technique.

There are not many World War One diorama's out there and even less good ones, but this is a masterpiece.

APbullet brings us another quick tip on adding detail and fixing a fit problem in one process. Another easy and effective tip...

Vietnam Veteran and gun trucker David Willett shares his approach to modeling the venerable M54 Cargo Truck in 1:35th scale.

APbullets technique for making flags has been shared in forum threads. Now its a feature. Read how easy it is to add a flag to your diorama.