Gravelotte St Privat by Alphonse de Neuville Shadowbox diorama

[blaster]

Hi All,

Ive just finished this piece, working on it for several months.

A scene from the Franco-Prussian War. Hope you all like it.

Rgds Victor

 

[OldTaff]

Hope we all like it ?!!! Good grief, it's absolutely magnificent. You have captured every nuance of detail from Deneuville's painting in such a way as to leave me lost for words.

Alan

 

[Harrybh]

WOW! Simply, wow!

 

[Merryweather]

OMG simply stunning!

 

[clubcat]

Not surprised at all...what a magnificent (and accurate) representation of the painting. You should be pleased, congratulations.
Melanie

 

[captfue]

Fantastic work.....

 

[Malkie]

I look at this and marvel at your patience and fortitude in assembling not just a diorama but a work of art in its own right.

Malkie

 

[blaster]

Hi Alan, Harry and merryweather,

thx for yr gracious remarks. Sometimes I get lucky with my pieces.

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

Hi Melanie, captfue and malkie,

Thx for yr very kind words.
I don’t get out much …hahahaa

Rgds Victor

 

[Nap]

Hi Victor

Good to see what you’ve been up to at the bench

A amazing piece of modelling and so so close to the painting

Love all the detail work you’ve done , fine presentation not only on figures but also the backdrop

Out of interest what’s the donor figures you’ve used ?

Inspiring work

Don’t forget our Competitions as well if you wish

Thanks for sharing

Looking forward to seeing more

Nap

 

[blaster]

Hi Kevin,

I use anything I can get my hands on. I have a large spares hoard from a misspent youth. So the usual historex, masterbox tamiya etc. I used to hate the scale and size discrepancies between the different makes but have learnt to embrace them for my dioramas. The pickelhaubes are from scalelink, most of the French Kepis and backpacks from masterbox and airfix, lots of airfix Ho/OO figs for the bkgd.
Rgds Victor

 

[Nap]

Hi Kevin,

I use anything I can get my hands on. I have a large spares hoard from a misspent youth. So the usual historex, masterbox tamiya etc. I used to hate the scale and size discrepancies between the different makes but have learnt to embrace them for my dioramas. The pickelhaubes are from scalelink, most of the French Kepis and backpacks from masterbox and airfix, lots of airfix Ho/OO figs for the bkgd.
Rgds Victor

Hi Victor

You most certainly embracing the scales

Cheers for reply

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Wow Victor that is splendid, love how you have forced the perspective and the attention to detail is amazing.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

Like it, I love it! Another superb diorama, the way you approach these is very artistic and the end result always amazing.

 

[blaster]

Hello Simon and Nigel,

Thanks for yr kind remarks. I just push the putty about and get surprised sometimes with the end results. Hahaha.

Rgds Victor.

 

[George]

Dear Victor, so, except for the figures in the "far" background, the figures in and around the cemetery itself are 1/35? Did you use Milliput to convert the basic figure? I particularly like the group of Prussians on the left, the spiked helmet look like the early Pattern 1867.

 

[blaster]

Hi George,

I use all my figs as armatures and happily mix them up. I use a lot of putty to shape all my figs. Generally, I stretch out the figs in the foreground and compress those in the bkgd. The commercial heads also come in various sizes so y can use the larger ones in front and the smaller ones in the bkgd.

Rgds Victor

 

[BRAN]

It is very faithful to the painting and masterfully done, well done!!

 

[blaster]

Hi Bran,

thanks for yr kind words.

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

Hi All,

Thanks for your kind interests in this piece. I was looking at the main pix and when I tried to zoom in, I realised that the details were fuzzy. Knowing how anal retentive we modellers can be [hahahha], Ive decided to take close-up shots to show you that my figures have feet of clay....more mirth..

Enjoy!

Rgds Victor