Blitzkrieg 1940, ww2 Diorama I made when I was 14 (56k non-friendly)

[Athena]

Here's a ww2 diorama I did when I was around 14 years old.

I thought it might interest some of you and it also contains the Renault R-35 that'll be in carpathian Crosses.

Note that the panzer is missing its tracks which is a damn shame... and I don't remember why anymore. Maybe it had to do with me not wanting to use the low quality Tamiya tracks I got with it or something else.. the point is they are not there.

Also note that the scale is 1:35 which means a soldier is appromiatively as tall as a "Bic" lighter: painting most of the uniform details was a pain in the ass.

I don't remember how many hours I spent building, assembling and painting all of this but it was A LOT, probably as much as some of you gifted crazy mappers did.



The panzer from the side:

The panzer from behind note the painted rust effect on the exhaust:

Front of the panzer, note the wood effect with oil painting on the sch

 

[Athena]

the rest

the rest


The two felgendarms/scouts:

Global view:

Gloabal view #2:

Close up of the feldgendarm, note the painting of the ammo box on the right:

Close up of the sch

 

[EscAz]

vraiment un tr

 

[RedGuardist]

Oh, that one panzer crew member on the back deck looks so old and tired.

-"Ich wolle nach Hause gehen, nix nach Frankreich."


Very nice work for 14 year old boy.

 

[Athena]

thanks

I went digging up in my old stuff and found an unassembled soldier, this'll give a good scale idea:

 

[Bolt]

Very nice job, Athena
Modeling is so cool, when I will be old grand pa with 3 kids, and they have some kids also, then I'll be patiently sitting and making dioramas about Eastern Front..

BTW, here's some more photos of dioramas.
http://www.diorama.ru/gallery/dioramas/

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

That is an excellent job!

 

[Novogradov]

Nice!

I especially love the rubble strewn across the ground - are those spent shells next to the Panzer?

 

[OneShot]

Nice detailing, especially on the figures! Tracks and missing drivers hatch are still available, you could easily update back to its original quality!

 

[Hyperion2010]

So THIS is what you did before you started killing us all with bolts

Seems like you approach everything in life with the same desire for quality

 

[Cuddles]

That Renault looks so cute with the heart

 

[Kurtz]

I think you had more patience at 14 than I do now. Also, I was wondering how you did the water? Is it the layer-upon-layer of glue thing?

 

[[5.SS]Strother]

You shoulda added a french tank crewman who tried to escape the tank but died as he was halfway out.

 

[Athena]

Thanks for the nice words guys

I was wondering how you did the water? Is it the layer-upon-layer of glue thing?

I glued a white plastic sheet, painted it with an olive drab kind of color then put varnish on it, which made the plastic - as an unwanted but nice effect - slightly bend: making it look like the water isn't "still".

 

[Wolfstuka]

hahaha in the third photo the panzer driver looks like he just ate something really nasty or he's drunk.

Very nice work though

 

[Zoring]

Very nice, espesically for 14! But where's the Panzer's tracks?

 

[Athena]

Very nice, espesically for 14! But where's the Panzer's tracks?

I don't remember precisely no more, it was ten years ago.

Like I said in the first post it was probably because I didn't want to use the low quality tamiya tracks that were included with the panzer but never got around buying or finding the high (and expensive) ones that you assemble piece by piece.

 

[[5.SS]Strother]

So....like....what do you do after you are done taking pictures? Blow them up with firecrackers or something?

 

[CrazyThumbs]

Heres a site with lots of galleries and pictures of singel models.
http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery.htm

Always wanted to get into some modelling but never did.

 

[SiC-Disaster]

1:35 is a cool scale to work on. Though ive never been very good at the painting, i loved to assemble them. ive got a little diorama too, i'll see if i can make some pictures of it soon.
It has a motorcycle with sidecar, with an mg34 on it, plus 2 occupants and an extra soldier holding a map ( driver is asking for directions ). behind that, i put a 'captured' willies jeep, with on its back a wounded soldier covered in blood, and another soldier holding an mp40 running towards the car to occupy the driver seat.

it all isnt of great quality, but for me personally it looks really well.