Assaulting the Hinterland**First Diorama**

A nice job, Brian--a very inventive and creative dio, on a theme that I haven't seen before.

Agreed, about the figures--they look adequate enough for the scene, but some repositioning of the poses would help your realism a bit (the first "running man" is going to run right into the first guy in the boat there and send them both overboard!). Still, the dio as a whole is very nicely done, and a work to be proud of!

Thank you all very much for your kind words and enthusiastic response. I will get planning on the next dio.

  Very nice Brian. What a great beginning

First of all a big

Very nice first dio, to add to what has already been said the water is amazing. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

Mark

WOW, Brian! Great work on this. Nice action, and the water looks excellent. Yeah, if this is your first dio, hats off. You got real talent, and there will be no stopping you.

Steve

Hans,

Thanks for the sage advice and the comments on the qualities. I will absorb and adopt all advice given to me. 

Thanks again.

Brian

First one??? Wow... Well done, if that's the case.. Love the water, and the shore-line looks real enough as well, along with the bullet-splashes... Nice touch.  Water's a tough medium to model and you did it first time out.. Also, using the wire from the mortar cans is an excellent use of available materials... Learning how to "see miniature" in everyday objects is something that wil serve you over and over again... Not to mention that it'll save you some coin.. Outstanding..

Few tips for the next one.  Don't place the objects in the dio parallel or perpendicular to the base edges.  A slight angle, even 10 degrees or so, will give you a much better "snapshot" effect.  Also, placing the boat at an angle to shore would help too...  Moving on... Don't be afraid to start "Frankensteining" your figures.  Using them straight outta the box is ok, but will limit your story possibilities... You'll want, as you gain experience, to make the figures fit your story, rather than make a story to fit the figures...

Bottom line is keep 'em coming.  Keep that first one forever and use it to look back at as you grow as a diorama-builder... You're off to a good start...

I moved all of the photos to photobucket and they should be working now.

Brian

I am going to have to move them to another server b/c tripod will not let me host them apparently.

I will repost soon