Peek a boo

[David Silver]

[Clashcityrocker]

Nice pose on the figures.

Nigel

[JamesPerrin]

This is superb almost two vignettes in one and a story that can be told from either side.

[iggie]

Excellent work!

[David Silver]

Thanks guys, I can't take any credit for the figures poses Nigel, that's all down to Tamiya and Italeri as I just stuck them together out of the box.
I've got a mirror backed glass cabinet James and a flat diorama scene would be a bit of a waste, I think its better to keep drawing the viewers eye's into the scene and I can always turn it round if I get bored of looking at the same side.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Be that as it may, it is superbly posed and painted.

[wokka]

I really liked that, it brings life to the figures.

[Stupot]

This is great, really well done. In the first picture it looked to me like the guy in the side car might have just heard a sound behind the wall.

[David Silver]

Thanks guys, the BMW was almost a Kubelwagen but it seemed to make the scene look too crowded.

[ShaunW]

That is a great vignette, David, very imaginative and well executed.

[David Silver]

That is a great vignette, David, very imaginative and well executed.

Thanks Shaun.

[Battletweety]

David, just saw this, what an excellent diorama. I love the cobblestones. Is that foam or is it a performed plastic diorama kit? The figure painting is outstanding. The epaulettes on the germans are incredible, I always struggle with those. This will make a wonderful addition to the display cabinet.

thanks for sharing

BT

[David Silver]

David, just saw this, what an excellent diorama. I love the cobblestones. Is that foam or is it a performed plastic diorama kit? The figure painting is outstanding. The epaulettes on the germans are incredible, I always struggle with those. This will make a wonderful addition to the display cabinet.

thanks for sharing

BT

Thanks BT, the German insignia are from the Tamiya 1/35 German Decal sheet sold as a separate item, no way could I paint those
The base is made from some underfloor building insulation liberated from a skip (dumpster), I got a full pack of it after checking with the builders that it was ok to take it.
A hot wire cutter was used to cut it to size for the wall and road. The cobbles were drawn into the foam with a sharp pencil, a set square and a couple of cans of beer. They were then rolled with a ball of kitchen foil to texture the surface and flatten the pencil lines and then sealed with Mod Podge and painted with as many cobblestone type colours I could find
I then sealed the paint with Vallejo Satin Varnish which was a mistake as it wasn't tough enough to withstand the grouting and rubbed off. I remedied this by dripping Klear/Future liberally over the cobbles with a pipette and left it for a couple of days to dry.
I then grouted again with my home brew mixture of grated pastels mixed with a drop of washing up liquid (dish soap), a few drops of water and a few drops of Humbrol Decal Fix, this mixture gives a working time of around 12 hours before it sets but up until that time it can easily be removed with water on a sponge or cotton buds.
The white foam in the picture is foil backed wall insulation that is cut with a knife then the foil is peeled off, it gives off toxic fumes with a hot wire cutter and it struggles to get through it, I have plenty of it and just use it for bulking out.

[PTB11]

A great vignette. Very nicely built and a dramatic story about to unfold.

[David Silver]

A great vignette. Very nicely built and a dramatic story about to unfold.

Thanks Paddy