Somewhere in Russia .... Finished

[Gern]

Nothing to criticize here Dave....It's all looking real good. I can only ask why is your German armored car SD Kfz 222 is driving away from the bridge with the turret over the rear deck??? Or is this a 'shoot and scoot' maneuver. About how big is the base in this scale???

Bleib Gesund
Allen

'cos I'm an eejit Allen:rolling:! I didn't think to check the armoured car - still, like Ron, I got an answer. It's just made a dash across the open road from the lane opposite. The turret is facing back as it was turning to cover the bridge as it crossed the road!

The base is about 24"x24" (600mmx600mm in new money).

[Allen Dewire]

I'll buy that Dave, great answer!!!!.....Thanks for the dimensions too. Looks like it doesn't take up too much space…...

[spanner570]

Very nice, Dave.

Criticize? That's not my bag.....It's your build anyway, and me thinks you enjoyed it every step of the way.

One epic project with lots to see.
You have covered a load of disciplines with this build and they all look good.

Well done that lad... :thumb2:

[yak face]

Fantastic job dave , so much going on and its been a pleasure watching this come together.

[Mini Me]

Great result on this Dave. My favorite part was the gymnastics you went through rounding up all the models and buildings.....the rest is pure talent on your part. Great photo finish to a really nice Diorama. Oh, and nice recovery story on the 222:thumb2: Rick H.

[stillp]

Great work Dave.
Pete

[adt70hk]

Dave

Outstanding work. Very well done indeed. Out of interest what did you use for the water effect?

ATB

Andrew

[Gern]

Dave

Outstanding work. Very well done indeed. Out of interest what did you use for the water effect?

ATB

Andrew

I meant to tell folks when I posted the final pics but forgot!

I used a product called ClearFix made by Everbuild. It comes in a standard mastic tube, but I diluted it with about 40% IPA (has to be 99.9% or the water in the IPA will make it go cloudy - found this from here:

) to help it flow better. I mixed it well in a plastic cup and poured it carefully into the trench then spread it roughly with one of those icing spatulas I got the other day. My shaky hands made sure there were lots of lumps and bumps on the surface to represent ripples!

[JR]

Great work Dave, full of interest and a great tip on the water :thumb2:thank you for sharing .

[john i am]

Fantastic result Dave and one to be very proud of.There are a lot of elements I like within in the diorama but I particularly like the water effects and how you've created what looks to be a fast flowing river. Well done mate.Looking forward to more of the same. Cheers John

[Gern]

Thanks everyone for your nice comments, they're much appreciated.

Lots of things I did/didn't do during the build - sort of the diorama equivalent of missing mould lines and not sorting seams on an aircraft kit. Most you can only see from fairly close, but next time, I'll definitely have to create some sort of decent edge or frame. Might be a while though - I gotta pick a subject. I have started another build (not a dio) which will need some scratchery so I'll be putting some pics up later today.

[Gern]

Fantastic result Dave and one to be very proud of.There are a lot of elements I like within in the diorama but I particularly like the water effects and how you've created what looks to be a fast flowing river. Well done mate.Looking forward to more of the same. Cheers John

The fast flowing effect was really nothing deliberate John. A lucky accident caused by some fairly violent shakes in my hands.

[Steve-the-Duck]

Gerndave... Hmm, Davegern...Daveorgern - needs work
Dave
Thought I'd come take a look over from my thread and take a look.I do like the little details that reward careful viewing - that PzII is in for a world of hurt when the KV 1 makes it's presence known
For about 3 seconds...
I particuulary like the riverwork and the rocks.
Think you're right though about the bridge framework being maybe a bit out of scale
Nice tho'

[Gern]

Thanks Chris. As I said, the framework is from a Faller OO/HO kit so it's definitely oversized. I used it for two reasons:

(i) It's all I had available in my spares box which was even close to scale
(ii) It's better than anything I could have scratched in that scale!

[SimonT]

I seem to have missed all this one Dave :smiling4:

Liking the river and rocks

These little kits are quite good considering the size

Only done one myself so far, the Zvezda Shilka, but I do have a few others in the stash

You asked for feedback - I think the vehicles would benefit from a light dry brushing to bring out the details and they look a bit shiny so maybe a spray over with matt varnish?