The diorama needs the barbed wire painting in. Until I read Splash's comment, I hadn't realised the diorama was a shell crater
Of course, when I looked at it again, it is obvious 
With that in mind, I bent the branches away from the explosion and added some stumps from Tamiya filler to represent branches blown off. I intend to put some foliage on the side of the tree away from the explosion as the branches don't look too realistic otherwise. I also need to touch up the stumps with light oak to represent the shattered wood. I will add some small sticks for the fallen branches. The grey you can see is where I had to fix one of the stumps back in place after it broke when I was fitting the tree into the hole I'd drilled.This has been a fun but challenging build of a kit I've always wanted. In addition to the paint problems I experienced, both the tracks snapped when I tried to fit them (in addition to one snapping previously). Luckily I was able to hide the joins behind the mud guards. I spent ages whittling down the individual teeth on the drive wheels so they would fit through the holes in the tracks and they still wouldn't go.
So I had to cut them off. 
Then, to top that all off, I injured my back and couldn't sit down. I tried modelling in the way that the Romans used to eat, reclining on a couch, but it was no good. Fortunately, some extra-strong Despite their age, the decals worked okay and actually had a nice faded look about them.
Anyway, enough of my rambling; on with the show!
Once again, I'd like to thank John for generously donating this kit. I hope I have done it justice.
Cheers all
Springy
