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Kettenkrad in the snow

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Kettenkrad in the snow
Posted by dioramator on Friday, January 22, 2010 6:57 AM

 

Hi all

I've just completed this as part of the "winter warrior" group build, thought I'd share it with you. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my first attempt at a winter (snow) diorama.

feel free to comment

Brett

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    March 2008
  • From: The Bluegrass State
Posted by EasyMike on Friday, January 22, 2010 7:35 AM

Nice work, but with that much snow on the ground, the running gear of the K-rad would be covered with it.

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Posted by dioramator on Friday, January 22, 2010 4:14 PM

thanks for the tip EasyMike.

I've only ever seen snow twice in my life, the last time was nearly 30 years ago, so I am not exactly sure how it behaves. I'll take your advice and decorate the running gear some more.

Brett

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    October 2009
  • From: South Carolina
Posted by jetmodeler on Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:14 AM

Nice job. I would put just  a little bit of snow on the vehicle to. Not too much just a very light sprinkle of it.

 

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    November 2012
Posted by dioramator on Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:49 PM

I think it's finished this time. those small improvements did make a difference.
(It's better to err on the side of caution).

 

some snow in the running gear

 

and a bit more on the front

 

the final result

Brett

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Posted by Model Maniac on Monday, January 25, 2010 1:22 AM

That's very nice for first time snow dio!

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  • From: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Posted by mmc on Monday, January 25, 2010 5:48 AM

Morning Brett

I like it, really good first attempt at a snow dio ( check out my first attempt a few pages back lol ).

What kit is it ? Really like the figures.

Mark

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    November 2012
Posted by dioramator on Monday, January 25, 2010 6:22 AM

Thanks Mark, and modelmaniac.

this is the kit

 

and the figures are included

Brett

mmc
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Posted by mmc on Monday, January 25, 2010 9:50 AM

Mmmmmm looks a very nice little kit Big Smile

Mark

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  • From: SLC, Ut.
Posted by Batosi420 on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:20 PM

Looks Great for your 1st try, and adding more snow to the vehicle really made the difference.

The best way to know what something looks like is to have many Reference Pictures of it, even if "It's" the ground your tring to recreate. This holds true for any groundcover from Snow to Sand to Cliffs or Beaches good Reference Pics can help make them ALL better. Don't try to model from memory, get Pictures.

To see how wheeled and tracked vehicles look & act in the snow and, more importantly, what the ground looks like after I found photos from the Russian Battle of Kursk and the American Battle of the Bulge. Try looking-up battles that took place during winter time, Operation Barbarossa(sp?) is a perfect example.

Also, a company named Woodland Scenics makes many model railroad groundcover products, one of which is simple named "Snow" and is a very VERY fine powder of somesort.  It's easy to find, comes in it's own plastic shaker bottle, and is inexpensive.  It's the best I've tried to date. Unfortunately the on bottle instructions are LITE on instructing so trial and error are the way. 
And I read somewhere to paint the ground itself White in places to make melting snow look Thicker(dense) or Thinner(less-dense) in different areas tring to replicate how snow naturally melts unevenly.  The White undercoat helps make the snow-layer itself look less translucent or harder to see through; it's a good optical illusion.

Just last week I bought & received a New "snow kit" to try out from a company named The Small Shop and it looks promising so far.

Again, your 1st dio. looks Great & Good Luck to Both of us in our attempts to make realistic looking snow,
-Ray 

PS- Sorry if I ramble or was hard to fallow.

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