Just a mini Vietnam era Diorama......

[The Smythe Meister]

Evenin` Guys,
i thought i`d pop up some pics of progress on my latest Diorama project,several underway at the mo,but i`ve found it helps me to keep the mojo in full flow to have a few various builds going at the same time.
Here i`m just having a bash at a simple,small,base with the following components......



The scenario is probably quite obvious just by looking at the above pics!! Figures are my absolute weak spot in my modelling elements,so i guess by using quite a few on a smallish scene,i`m forcing my arm in improving!! Here`s the progress so far.........

Running gear sorted,as with all you`ll see here,the base colour is down with some VERY early pigments/blocking in........

The figures together,(Well,mostly),with a bit of painting achieved. You may have noticed that there`s one missing!!....... However,to allow" top to be stuck to bottom" the little geezer with no legs had to be completed,SO.........

..... so in he went,for better or for worse!! Now it can be joined up and details added/painted..... but that`s for the next update!!
Not exactly mainstream,but any thoughts,hints,tips or plain old abuse very welcome,
Cheers for now,
Andy

[Mini Me]

That is very nice Andy...and the figs. are looking rather nice.....are you using acrylics or oils? Rick H.

[papa 695]

Looking very good Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

That is very nice Andy...and the figs. are looking rather nice.....are you using acrylics or oils? Rick H.

Thanks very much Rick,
I`m using acrylics.........i`ve dabbled with oils in the past,but never quite grasped them,they are a medium that i`d like to get to grips with at some point mind :thumb2: ,
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking very good Andy

Cheers Ian,much appreciated, :hugging-face:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Evenin` Chaps,
Well,some progress! The top bit was jammed onto the bottom bit...... some more bits were then added..... and then i shoved some Decals on:thumb2:......




So,that`s it so far,will get on with the figures now,add the .50 cal and stowage,and then begin the final weathering.......
......OH!...... and start the base of course!!
Thanks for looking in as always,
Andy

[BattleshipBob]

Looking good Andy, more please!!

[Tim Marlow]

Nice one Andy, it will be good watching this develop.

[adt70hk]

Andy

sorry completely missed this. That’s very speedy work indeed and has turned out very well indeed!!

all the best

andrew

[Guest]

Very nice precision work Andy.

Looking forward very much to see how you tackle the diorama.

Laurie

[JR]

A very early good morning Mr Smith .
Do like the technical "The top bit was jammed onto the bottom bit " speak.:smiling3: Such an eloquent description.
The figures look ok, the drivers esp so. Paint wise I think the tank is top notch .
Love to Rach .

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking good Andy, more please!!

Thanks very much Bobster..... quite delayed i know,but more coming up!! :thumb2:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice one Andy, it will be good watching this develop.

Cheers Tim,nice to have you looking in also Sir:thumb2:,Firstly,apologies for not responding to your very kind PM which has a mass of info...... unfortunately i have not had a chance to read it properly yet.... but it`s on my list for tonight,thank you for taking the time to send it to me mate:hugging-face:,
Developments are in progress on this one,but it`s very much a "Little as and when build" due to work at the mo!!
Andy

[Tim Marlow]

No probs ref the PM. I just saw it somewhere else and thought you might get some mileage out of it.....

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy

sorry completely missed this. That’s very speedy work indeed and has turned out very well indeed!!

all the best

andrew

No need to apologise Andrew!
Nice to see you looking in,it`s been an absolute pleasure to build..... hence the speed...... until work got in the way!
Thanks for the kind words...... let`s hope it continues in a similar vein!
Andy