WIP "Give Them Cold Steel" - 54mm Diorama

[Christosjager]

I like very much the Hellenic history that's why a lot of my creations (scratch mostly) are Hellenic subjects.
This time I decide to create a big diorama from the American history and specifically from the American civil war. I inspired from a Don Troiani's painting (two actually) about the battle of Gettysburg and specific General Armistead's Virginians epic march towards Union lines.
All miniatures will be scratchbuild and I estimate that the number of them will be about 15.
Greece is falling down, politicians stinks but thank God we have this hobby to keep our mind clear and creative.
Here are the first pics from the scenic base. I build stone by stone a stonewall based on pics that I found on internet.
Soon more to come,
greetings,
Christos

 

[mil-mart]

Christos, looking forward to seeing this one progress, 15 figures in such a small area very ambitious but if your previous works are anything to go by this is gonna be a stunner, can't wait

Cheers Ken

 

[eas6644]

Looks like you are off to a fantastic start. Can't wait to see how the project moves forward.
Ed

 

[jimias]

Off to a great start. Seems to me this is gonna be a long SBS to a fantastic result!

 

[modelix]

Great work so far Christos
and great words!

in Portugal is the same, is falling down, politicians stinks but thank God we have this hobby to keep our mind clear and creative.

Regards

Vitalino Chitas

 

[housecarl]

To help the Greek economy you could get a job doing walling. Should be very impressive.
Carl.

 

[Christosjager]

To help the Greek economy you could get a job doing walling. Should be very impressive

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
I would say rather graves than walling, to put them in !!!

 

[Jim Patrick]

...Greece is falling down, politicians stinks but thank God we have this hobby to keep our mind clear and creative...

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Things are not much better here in the States. If things do not change SOON the world will find its' selves in the same situation....

I do like the start of this and will be following your progress.

Jim Patrick

 

[sarouman]

Politics is the "great whore''worldwide by creating this earth.
And dioramas that makes my brother contain too much from it.
But with anything in the world, will stop us nor to paint nor scratching for this continued us ... crazy trele trele !
Tall tall green berets

and as they say and Jehtro Tull A new Day yesterday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm0XT2cqzLI


Cheers
Alexandros

 

[megroot]

Looks that this is a promising SBS.

Marc

 

[pipetrepid]

christos, interesting project!

 

[Stonewall123]

Hello from Ireland. I look forward to seeing this progress. We should form an allience between Greece Portugal and Ireland and tell all these bankers to go **#k themselves.
Happy modelling.
Stonewall123

 

[Christosjager]

Some more pics of the progress,
the ground has been added as well the grass and first basic colors on stones,grass and ground. More to come...

 

[Duke]

i like it already Chris!!!
i bet it would be a show-stopper!!

S.

 

[tonydawe]

Coming along very nicely Chris.

 

[mil-mart]

Christos, very nicely done . Following

Cheers Ken

 

[pmfs]

Following Christos!

 

[Christosjager]

Thanks for the comments guys, it's very encouraging such a support, my morale get higher.
Two photos of the scenic base finished, now it's time to create the...Virginians.
Great !!! Epoxy putty !!!
Soon more pics.

 

[marios1]

Hi Christosjager,your basis is fantastic...i love so much your idea , me too want work on a similar dioramas but with commercial figures...SIGH SIGH !!!
I'll follow your working progress with too much enthusiasm!!!

In which way you realized the stone? Natural material or what? Which is the provenience of that gun??'

Waiting to see your fantastic figures, i say you goodbye and thanks for sharing with us this fantastic idea!!!!!!!

Mario from Italy.

 

[HiroshiAirborne]

WOW!!! This is looking amazing, I'm eagerly waiting for an update!