Completed "Leutnant,Headquarters want to speak to you...I said you were busy!"

[spanner570]

Here is the finished Mill diorama. I'm glad Alan used the Pak40 kit I had thought to use because I had to re-think and came up with this simple scene.......I took 60 odd pictures, so I've condensed them to 33 and to save your sanity, I'll present them in two batches!......

It's summer 1940. France has fallen to the German Jackboot, and a relative calm has fallen over the country. In a quiet rural backwater checkpoint, the war seems far, far away.

The field telephone rings....."Is Leutnant Siegel there?"

[ATTACH]84045.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84046.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84047.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84050.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84055.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84056.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84057.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84058.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84059.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84060.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84061.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84062.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84063.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84064.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84065.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84066.IPB[/ATTACH]


I hope you like these as much as I enjoyed creating them, and thanks once more for all your encouragement during the making of this diorama.......

I ain't done yet, more to follow toot sweet!

Cheers all,

Ron

[downscale model art]

oh my god....im giving up modelling. that, my friend is stunning. now will you please leave us amatuers to dream on......well done ron.

[Lee W]

Stunning Ron truly stunning! Your work is just beautiful, very realistic, very artistic, absolutely fantastic!!!

[ATTACH]84087.IPB[/ATTACH]


Lee

[Guest]

That is blinkin awesome Ron it looks so real in a lot of the shots top marks old boy

[spanner570]

Here's the last batch......

Some brave Frenchman isn't happy about the occupation.....

[ATTACH]84070.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84071.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84072.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84073.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84074.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84075.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84076.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84077.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84078.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84079.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84080.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84081.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84082.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84083.IPB[/ATTACH]


Sorry, nearly a duplication here....except the wire has gone!

[ATTACH]84084.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84085.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84086.IPB[/ATTACH]


[ATTACH]84088.IPB[/ATTACH]


That's it...I hope you like the pictures of 'The Mill' and I trust I've not overloaded you too much with them.

I've had a ball with this and thanks one more time for coming on the trip with me......

Cheers,

Ron

[monica]

absolutely stunning Ron, i think the lads have summed it up well, and used most words i would,

beautiful, very realistic,with all the greenly reeds and so on, very well painted guys as well,

were did you get the guy having a tub,he is great, ?

just superb

[Alan 45]

Er WOW !!! I don't know what else to say , I'm going to give up you've set the bar too high !

[Lee W]

Sticking with my last post

Lee

[Alan 45]

Sticking with my last post Lee

I feel like the England team after seein that

[Gern]

Another masterclass in scratchbuilding Ron! Not only your building skills, but your talent for producing simple yet effective stories.

I know you use household varnish for your water effect, but how do you get the rippled surface? Not the waterfall bits, but where the water is calm. I could leave brush marks in water, but I bet I'd end up with a mirror smooth finish if I tried simply brushing varnish.

Gern

[Guest]

Magnificent master piece Ron

I specially like to observe the perspective and "depth" you have obtained in this diorama.

Is a great build

[Ian M]

That is beautiful. Thats about all I can think of adding to the previous posts.

If you don't show that at a show or two... I am sure that it will very well received/rewarded.

I know you only do it for fun, but thats a winner if ever there was one.

Excellent work Ron.

Ian M

[Guest]

That is some Dio Ron, it looks excellent, so much to look at and the detailing is superb.

Top top work, one of the best I have seen for a good while, you have un-believable talent, if I wore a hat, I`d definitely take it off to you

[ojays]

[Lee W]

Ron, my wife has just commented on your work 'that scene must be massive!'...enter picture with your hand... 'oh my god! That's amazing!'

Ron, trust me, she's a hard woman to please...well done mate

Lee