Many many thanks for the kind words and comments everyone. I picked up the locomotive at the AMPS show in Hubbard in 2006 knowing that I had the photograph with which I wanted to base the scene on. It's been an on and off again project since then. Spending wayyyyy too much time on the pc admiring other peoples' work and skills! I added more than a few scratchbuilt pieces to the BR52 so that it would replicate the one in the photo. The TAMIYA Sherman was built pretty much ootb. I added a turned aluminum barrel and the usual stowage items. The figures are a mix of DML, WARRIORS, VERLINDEN, and YOSCHI with either WARRIORS or HORNET heads added. On 2 of the wounded Germans I sculpted in the hair and the bandgages. As with all of my figures all straps and bandages are made from thin strips of Aves Apoxie Sculpt. Initially I wanted the entire scene exclusive of the figures to be done in shades of gray, but once I had everything placed on the base and given the first coat of paint it just didn't look right to me. The figures were undercoated in acrylics then painted with oils. I think I used darn near every medium I have, washes, glazes, artist and MIG pigments, to get everything blended in together. Unfortunately I don't have any in progress shots. All in the mind's eye so to speak. I will take more pictures tho and I'll have the dio at the Chicago Show. Once again many thanks to all and I must say it is all of you who give and gave me the ME inspiration with your fine works on display here to keep plugging along at it. Next up and hopefully not quite as long down the road, my Kharkov dio.
