WIP Life Goes On

[DioramaArt]

Hi Marcus

I have closely followed this tank build as you know and it's been a great bit of scratchbuilding and the end result is just the tops ...so realistic and so much detail in the destroyed twisted metal .....weathering is excellent

The choice of reference is sonething different and a scene which I am sure was seen many times on the fields

Great video as well

This deserves to be on display at The Tank Museum

Look forward to seeing the farmer and horse develop ...interesting to see the twisted wire on the horses neck before putty is used

Happy benchtime

Thanks for sharing

Nap

PS Don't forget we are running a Vignette & Diorama comp till end of March 2021

Thanks Nap, still thinking about how to do the base for this scene, it’s relatively flat so will probably need some elevation to bring it to life for the viewer. Appreciate your support mate.

 

[DioramaArt]

Fantastic scratchbuilding!

rgds Victor

Thank you kind sir.

 

[DioramaArt]

This is modelling at its finest. Excellent stuff Marcus.

Thank you, appreciated.

 

[DioramaArt]

That is one hell of a piece of modelling...

Fantastic!

Thank you

 

[DioramaArt]

Very imaginative idea! Thanks for sharing! Love the modelling and staging and soon to be groundwork!

Terry Martin-Member of the Atlanta Military Figure Society

Thank you, not started the ground work, as part will be a plowed field getting that looking right will be a challenge.

 

[DioramaArt]

I have just caught up on this superb piece of modelling, fantastic scratch building. Following with interest.

Thank you Bob, appreciate your support.

 

[DioramaArt]

Exceedingly well executed so far. Congratulations

Thank you

 

[DioramaArt]

Really excellent so far. Proper modelling.

- Steve

Thank you Steve

 

[DioramaArt]

Excellent modelling and creativity ........Enjoy it while you're young and motivated .....

Wayne

Thanks Wayne, I don’t feel so young some days hope my motivation never goes though.

 

[ModelCellar]

WOW, That is REALLY COOL !!

 

[DioramaArt]

WOW, That is REALLY COOL !!

Thank you, very kind

 

[DioramaArt]

Started phase two of the Scene,

I made the plough twice, the one in the original photo didn’t look good modelled and wasn’t happy with it so scratch built one like I’ve researched from the same era.

The scene will also be depicted on an oblong base, this shows off the tank without compromising the space and distance of the farmer in the scene, the ploughed field will be a feature as will the coarse and long grass that will give an overgrown battlefield look, contrasted with the neat lines of the newly ploughed field.

 

[Nap]

Hi Marcus

Not once but twice on the plough ...looks amazing ..how you do it is beyond me !

Like the way you've thought out the base ...the contrast between the field and the battleground is ideal with the cross adding to the diorama

Nice work on the horse and the farmer

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[DioramaArt]

Hi Marcus

Not once but twice on the plough ...looks amazing ..how you do it is beyond me !

Like the way you've thought out the base ...the contrast between the field and the battleground is ideal with the cross adding to the diorama

Nice work on the horse and the farmer

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thank you mate,

I tried the base as square first instance, it didn’t look right, least the new way takes up less shelf space and can be viewed on all sides for a different perspective, on the hidden side I’m tinkering with the idea of a could of children playing with the dangerous scrap but don’t want that to detract from the main scene.

 

[Nap]

Thank you mate,

I tried the base as square first instance, it didn’t look right, least the new way takes up less shelf space and can be viewed on all sides for a different perspective, on the hidden side I’m tinkering with the idea of a could of children playing with the dangerous scrap but don’t want that to detract from the main scene.

The children I agree would detract ....idea future project perhaps swinging on a wrecked rusty and weathered tank barrel or howitzer ?

Look forward to more on this

Nap

 

[housecarl]

Top job.

 

[Yuriy]

Nice, very nice! Bravo!

 

[DioramaArt]

The children I agree would detract ....idea future project perhaps swinging on a wrecked rusty and weathered tank barrel or howitzer ?

Look forward to more on this

Nap

I agree, going to keep to the original narrative, just the single figure and horse. Thanks mate.

 

[DioramaArt]

Top job.

Thank you

 

[DioramaArt]

Nice, very nice! Bravo!

Thank you Yuriy.