1/72 Red Devils - "Snap Ambush"

[Guest]

Having worked a lot in 1/72nd in my earlier years and always believing you got far more on your base for your money, I'm now more of a 1/35th fan. I have the greatest admiration though for anyone taking on a diorama in this scale as I simply wouldn't have the patience to work in 1/72nd for long enough to get this together.

Lovely looking base, the grass really does work well and the rail track looks that bit more original than another road.

[spanner570]

Very nice composition Gregg. Don't forget to post another picture so we can see the bridge properly, it looks really good.

As Richard points out, it's nice to see a section of railway track being incorporated into the diorama...

Ron

[Guest]

Thanks for the comments guys, I've managed to get my hands on a decent camera, so attached are some new pics. I've worked on the foliage a bit more, so now most of it is where it should be. I've also added some paint to the railings, which will be dirtied up a bit as to not stick out so much.

The railway has actually been pretty difficult to impliment. As you can see in my earlier pics, I made the mistake of coating the top of the bridge in the same paste as the sides, and so it was no longer even. On top of that, I had to work out a way of getting the rock-scatter to stick firmly in place under and around the track, without covering it, or having half of it fall off every time I move it. It's not perfect, but I think it will do for now. I have no idea how rail-modellers do it

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[Guest]

Coming along really nicely - can't wait to see some figures go on.

Andy

[spanner570]

Very nice Gregg.

Only a small detail, but I do like the 'Hit and miss' of the track ballast where it is over the sleepers here and there. This is what makes dioramas come alive and natural looking.

When this sort of thing happens to me I call them a happy accident, in as much as you don't plan the outcome but like the result!

Excellent work.

Ron

[Ian M]

Thats looking good.

In 1/72 scale too!

Ian M

[Guest]

Well done Gregg, coming alive now.

Andy

[Centurion3RTR]

Great work so far, i'm enjoying this build.

Have fun, John

[Guest]

this is looking great greg! what did you use for your trees?

[Guest]

Thanks for the comments, guys. Bobby, the trees are made from twigs found outside. The leaves are from those foliage bags that you can get on modelling sites, normally for around £3-4, stuck on with PVA. The bushes are the same, just with smaller twigs.

[Guest]

nice one! i wasnt sure about that foliage stuff you see in shops but it does look good in your photo's. i think i'll give it a try in a later project.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Greg

Great looking braille scale dio you've got going! Well done, looking forward to see this develop.

Paul

[Guest]

Speak of the Devils, and they shall appear...

Quick update. I did some work on the figures, and have completed three of the seven paratroopers. I've also started on one of the Germans, and have painted his horse. I'll probably post pics of that next time, but here's a few close ups of the Brits for now.

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[spanner570]

Nice, neat painting Greg. It's all coming together nicely now and it looks as though the cleaning of the figure seams caused no problems. Very nice use of foliage too.

Ron

[Guest]

This diorama is now complete. You can find pictures in the 'Completed' section. Many thanks to all those who proved helpful comments and feedback along the way