Diorama Elements

[John Howling Mouse]

Have some sort of nasty cold or something (got it from the kid    )  so I didn't feel it would be smart to work on anything "risky" today.

So, I put together a scratchbuilt box complete with hinged tailgate so I could transform my 1:35 Tamiya 20mm Flugenflakverlingersteinoff (whatever) German flak gun into a utility trailer that I will hitch up to my Tamiya GAZ67B Russian Field Car next to my Kamov Ka-239 helicopter (see other thread).











Also have plans to use the following kits (all 1:35) for this diorama and will update this thread as I progress:

- Tamiya GAZ67B
- Tamiya German Tank Engine Mtce Crew Set (close enough, what do I care?)
- Tamiya Russian Army Tank Crew At Rest Set (will put them to work on the helo, etc.-----no rest for these figures)
- Tamiya Field Tool Shop
- Dragon BRDM-3  

[anthonyp]

At first I didn't read the text and was thinking "Now why the hell did he put a tow-hitch on that helicopter?  It's ugly enough already!"  

   

[The Rat]

Holy crap Baz! Um, could you build me a 1/1 scale? I need it with a ball hitch, not a pintle hook.  ^_^  

[cthulhu77]

Guys, this is the kind of work he does when he is SICK !!!!!     Amazing scratch there...what a cool diorama this is going to be.

            greg

[Eddie M.]

Looks like the real thing! You never cease to amaze me.  Excellent work! B)  Are you going to put tail lights( that work ) on it? Okay, sorry, I know, I'm pushing my luck. ^_^
     Eddie

[The Rat]

...what a cool diorama this is going to be.

            greg

Hold yer horses matey, you're assuming that he's going to finish it.    

[John Howling Mouse]

...what a cool diorama this is going to be.

             greg

Hold yer horses matey, you're assuming that he's going to finish it.  

"Keep looking"

[dexter059]

¡1/35! Love it.....finally I´m not alone around here      
Nice scratch John, congrats ^_^  

[John Howling Mouse]

Thanks!  I'm not much of an expert on armour so these are going to be interesting for me.

The trailer is primed now.  Will be in desert camo and quite dusty.

[retro_seventies]

I'm not much of an expert on armour

*pinches your cheek*

now now barry, let's not be coy - we both know that this trailer looks killer!    

[K5054NZ]

Bazza what kind of primer do you use? I need to get some for when my resin TSR.2 arrives.

[John Howling Mouse]

I'm not much of an expert on armour

*pinches your cheek*

now now barry, let's not be coy - we both know that this trailer looks killer!  

Retro:
I do like the look of the trailer, sure, but armour itself still kinda confuses me.
I'm basically stuck following their instructions (which, if they're like a/c models, are never in the best real-world sequence) and there's a lot of stuff that I can't even identify!

Same thing happens when I look at ship model instructions.  There's lots in the closest but I feel it will be quite the learning curve until I can pull them off the way I want to.

Zac:
I use Krylon's Grey Sandable Primer (spraycan).  Beautiful stuff, I won't even paint without it anymore.  Hides minute sanding flaws and blends dissimilar parts together within 2 or 3 coats while leaving even the smallest of raised and engraved details intact.  I have not yet encountered any paint or putty that isn't perfectly compatible with it yet, either.

Learned about this stuff from Mark Hopkins, a local, bonafide model-master who owned "The Old Soldier" model store and online shop (closed now).

[Ollie]

Beautiful Barry.

Do they have a Krylon at Canadian Tire, eh?

I need some gloss black and I'm not going to Walmart, no way!

 

[Leigh]

Baz once again you amaze me, just the detail that you build into what is essentially a square box.

[Gary]

WoW!!!!