Well it works really well Jens, your weathering is excellent. Looking forward to. Seeing this in completion!
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Great work Jens
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I'm sorry I didn't see this comment earlier, but a huge thank you for those kind words!
A huge thank you to all of you!
Returning to scale modelling has been more fun - and addictive - than I'd thought were possible and it has turned into almost a full time job for me, but one without pay that is...
Suddenly being retired isn't such a bad thing after all!
The vignette base has finally dried. All the soil soaked up all the PVA glue and water but things doesn't exactly dry fast time time of year and I didn't dare putting it next to a radiator.
Now I'm going to add the very top layer where I'm going to make the really sunken in tracks and add a thin layer to the last empty bit of the base, and then it's detailing time.
I'm going to try to make some barbed wire and perhaps some broken wooded boxes or something similar, just to add a few focal points. I'm still not sure about grass but perhaps some on the sides of the mound will look natural? I'm doing one thing at the time so I don't overdo something. I hope I can replicate some of the features I have in my head...
I'm also going to make some smaller vegetation to add to the vignette. Sadly I have nothing colourful to use for creating flowers etc, but I'm going to play around with coloured paper and see what can be done?
I'll try to take some photos later tonight when I have some progress so you can point out if I've done something stupid!?
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Hi jens.
Finally found some time to catch up on the the latest posts and I must say I'm very impressed with this build mate.Comment
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Something is missing in/on the scenery and after too much pondering and looking at old WWI footage I decided to prototype some German WWI barbed wire.
Making scale accurate-ish barbed wire by hand is tricky and it took some time until I found thin enough wires that worked. I'm nowhere close with regards to the spacing of the barbs, but this is just a prototype.
After this picture was taken I added some on the other side as well but it doesn't "do it" for me... I've also adjusted the barbed wire so it has a better sag, but I'm still not sure.
Should I push on and make the other two strands of barbed wire, install them and go for it, or shall I remove it and do something else?
It needs something more...
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This diorama/vignette isn't exactly going fast but that's been down to a change of plan - and finding the solution to the problem, and now I think I've got a plan!
Initially I wanted to have some static grass in the scenery, to give it some colour and "flair" but the more I though about it it felt less and less plausible due to the simple fact that virtually all photos of trench warfare you see are dirt, mud, misery and bodged ditches. No grass. No living vegetation at all!
So last night I filled in the empty areas with more earth and PVA glue and made two loose duck boards (to keep the feet dry) and went looking for suitable figures to populate the empty side of the diorama, and I think I'm on track again.
Here's the what it looks like after adding more soil and initial grey weathering of the wood.
The plan is that the Mk.IV have surprised the Germans, or they have waited in an ambush?
Either way it's just about to happen!
Here are the figures I've bought to use in the diorama.
I'm for sure going to use the guy lobbing the welcome package, i.e. the grenades, and probably the two charging soldiers, but the machine gun man will live to see another day, in the box.
I'm going to add some dead vegetation and some remnants of exploded trees etc. I'm also going to make it look a bit more wet and muddy.
The tank is going to leave deep and muddy tracks going up the mound but I have waited to make that until I knew exactly the position.
I've also revised my earth & PVA recipe so it dries a lot quicker now but still as rigid and hard. Quite simple actually, just leave a flower pot to die and go totally bone dry! Then just rip out the dead flower, remove any large objects and then pour PVA glue all over and mix! No water or anything else. It's really sticky to use without water, but it dries a lot quicker.
The pictures above looks a bit how you do it right now, but it's work in progress and with all the details in place, paint and weathering it should hopefully come together!
The barbed wire in the pictures are just my temporary "first try" one that's going to be replaced with the better ones I've made since. It was tricky to make close to scale accurate barbed wire but with a bit of practise it turned out ok.
This is my first ever diorama so I get to do every fault possible on almost every step
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The diorama/vignette is looking very good Jens, and I think the figures you've chosen are perfect for the job. Looking forward to more updates.Comment
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Meh, it's looking "alright".
Trying is an art in itself I guess.
10 points to Slytherin.
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Nice work Jens. Looking forward to seeing the completed diorama mate.Comment
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Looking good Jens.
Re- the barbed wire. Keep in mind the barbs are not much bigger than a thumb nail - Then look at a 1/35 figure....
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I know... It was really painful to make them, smaller and smaller until it looked correct in scale. The ones in the picture is a discarded earlier attempt that I only used to see what it looked like and something I didn't care if it got full of dirt and glue.
The same goes for the duck boards. They were also replaced soon after the picture to ones made with thinner and narrower pieces of balsa wood.
Making things in 1/35 scale is really tricky...Comment
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Nice work so far Jens.
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Wow I missed your update when you posted this the other day, just come across it now. It's looking great and I am really looking forward to it. They look some really nice figures too!Comment
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