ChuckD Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Hi, all. Back in December, I set a new year's resolution for myself to complete 8 models in 2022. Well, here we are halfway through June and I'm up to a whopping grand total of 1. In any case, here it is. This is a diorama that depicts a King Tiger and its crew in the run up to the Ardennes offensive. I wanted to do something to show the articulation of the tank's suspension, and while it's subtle, it's there. The Takom kit has a full interior which is built, painted, weathered, and locked away forever, never to be seen again. The build features 3 LEDs in the tank itself and 3 more in the firepit. See it in action here: https://i.imgur.com/F7iDcxG.mp4 I forget who made the crew, but they've all got some level of custom sculpting. Though there's no way to photograph him, there's actually a 5th crewman in the turret reaching up for the ammo cans being handed down by the guy on the turret. The pine trees are hand made with dowel rod, wire, and static grass. The tarp is MagicSculpt and the small arms under maintenance are from the spares bin, as are the bucket and stool. This is a pretty tough subject to get good pictures of. As a night theme, it's challenging to get a good shot with the tools I have available, so the photos are not my best work. I hope you enjoy. The full photo gallery is here: https://imgbox.com/g/oPhHfdALvU TankBuster, MikeC, JerseyChris and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I like it! ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Awesome! ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Great! Love it. What did you use to get your tight camo line? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Very nice work well done, cheers. ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckD Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 5 hours ago, dodgem37 said: Great! Love it. What did you use to get your tight camo line? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Silly putty. Lots and lots of silly putty. And I did small sections at a time. I find that just piling the putty on leads to haphazard camo results. Thanks for the compliments! dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Nice dio , though I am sure the Speiss would rip them a new one for having an open fire near the front . Nice going with the pines too , if you can find an asparagus fern they make great pine branches . ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyChris Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Spectacular! ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 This is great! The tight camo pattern is really nicely done and I love the use of the lights. ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckD Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 Thank you, all. I realize the fire may be a bit ahistorical, but somethingsomething artistic license somethingsomething. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnynature Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 The dramatic lighting in the diorama is great. ChuckD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Great dio. The presentation easily counts as two kits toward your new year’s resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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