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WW1 Armour, Artillery, Vehicles, Ships => WW1 Armour, Artillery, Vehicles, dioramas, associated figures and Ships => Topic started by: NigelR on April 04, 2025, 10:56:58 PM
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Here's why I haven't been working on any aircraft for a while, and won't be for a couple of months. I'm working on quite a big diorama using the Tommy's War "Gassed" set which I've had in the stash for a while now. The basic idea is to have a row of gas casualties walking away from the front down a muddy corduroy road. I'm basing the groundwork on photos like this one:
(https://i.imgur.com/Eic6T8A.jpeg)
This is the basic idea for the layout of the diorama. I added a couple of additional figures at the front of the row of casualties so that there is a medic leading them:
(https://i.imgur.com/GUl4Wtf.jpeg)
So far I have painted (but not weathered) the figures:
(https://i.imgur.com/Yk2wXhF.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nBOxRgw.jpeg)
I've also added the basic groundwork with VMS smart mud, laid the corduroy road and have an idea for how the debris and other bits and bobs will be laid out:
(https://i.imgur.com/myvm7la.jpeg)
I'm now off to paint all the debris and stuff. Will report back when I have made more progress. Anyone got a colour chart for rats.....?
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Outstanding work so far my friend 8)
Really looking forward to the finished diorama
See you Sunday
P
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Beautiful idea, the row of people walking holding the one walking before them is a really moving scene, it is so realistic. Great!
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Great work!
This is an old project of mine, but might be helpful for the rats:
https://kitchecker.com/modelle_4/somme_1916_borsos.htm
Good luck!
Andreas
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Nice work...I look forward to watching your progress!
Kreston
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Really great paint job. Looking forward to next update!
Joerg
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Thanks everyone, I didn't want you to get the idea I had given up modelling as there won't be any aircraft builds for a while...... ;D
Outstanding work so far my friend 8)
Really looking forward to the finished diorama
See you Sunday
Thanks Paul, hopefully the rest of it will fulfill its potential. See you Sunday :)
This is an old project of mine, but might be helpful for the rats:
https://kitchecker.com/modelle_4/somme_1916_borsos.htm
Thanks for sharing Andreas, that's a very nice vignette. And I recognise those rats ;) You did a nice job on them, I will try to emulate that.
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Very much happy to see your progress on this project as always, Nigel.
Cheers,
Gary
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Very much happy to see your progress on this project as always, Nigel.
Thanks Gary! I'm busy painting boxes, water cans, rats and more so it will be a while before the next update......
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Well, after over three months of work I have finished my Gassed diorama. Many hours and lots of mud!
(https://i.imgur.com/Z772al6.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vb65hUE.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/1tMxU38.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wdyLTXR.jpeg)
Now it's back to some aircraft modelling......I feel a Fokker DVII coming on!
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Great work. Wonderful figure painting and also a very well done diorama.
Andreas
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Impressive.
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That?s magnificent Nigel
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Terrific work Nigel 8)
As I mentioned on the other channel you've made a cracking job of this one and I look forward to giving it a closer inspection at the weekend
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Oh for heaven's sake, Nigel, that is just magnificent! It's like an old master but in 3D.
Gobsmacked!
Sandy
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Thanks very much Andreas, Bo, Dave, Paul and Sandy. It has turned out pretty well but I don't think I will be doing any mud and water dioramas for a while.
Next diorama plan is to do Berthold's DVII crashed into a house with the new Aviattic figures in front of it. But I'll do a quick build of a DVII first......
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Hi Nigel...again - stellar job on the diorama. And I totally understand your rational for the retrospective thoughts on your finished work explained very well on the PF forum. The difficulty I see is that it's hard to realize some of these things until the project has gone passed a certain point. Very much looking forward to your D.VII diorama, which sounds very ambitious indeed :)
Cheers,
Gary
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Impressive and truly evocative. Thank you for sharing this Nigel. Wow.
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Thanks very much Gary and Zac, glad you like it.
Hi Nigel...again - stellar job on the diorama. And I totally understand your rational for the retrospective thoughts on your finished work explained very well on the PF forum. The difficulty I see is that it's hard to realize some of these things until the project has gone passed a certain point. Very much looking forward to your D.VII diorama, which sounds very ambitious indeed :)
I was a bit disappointed when I finally assembled the figures on the base because it didn't quite live up to my expectations. The figures looked great on their own but I felt something was lost when I put them on the base and I regretted not thinking about that more before I painted the figures. But everyone seems to really like it which has made me realise I was probably too close to it to review it objectively. I also take this stuff far too seriously, it is supposed to be fun after all :D
The crash diorama will be an interesting journey. I saw the Berthold figures Richard was planning and really liked the idea of those. He had a few parts left over from the 3D skeletal Fokker DVII he did years ago and he gave me those so I can incorporate them into the diorama. And I fancy sculpting a house from foam as well....
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Absolutely amazing.
Alan
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Truly stunning piece of work, Nigel.
I'm in awe :o
Thanks for sharing.
BB
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Thanks Alan and Bob, very much appreciated.