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In March 1945, the Ruhr district is held largely by Volkssturm and Hitlerjugend with scattered remnants of the Wehrmacht and a few SS training units. After cutting the Ruhr off and surrounding the Germans, the US 1st and 9th Armies cleared the Ruhr Pocket section by section. By April more than 300,000 German soldiers and civilians had surrendered. This diorama features point men of the 9th Army as they come across three members of a war weary SS unit who have long since given up their will to fight. The German soldiers are standing around smoking cigarettes and have left their defensive positions unmanned. The American GIs have just come into the picture and one is leveling his M1 Garand ready to shout commands for the Germans to surrender. The figures are a mix of Dragon and Tamiya. The destroyed building is Verlinden plaster with a scratched interior made up of balsa wood and masking tape. The 20mm Quad Flak gun is Tamiya's older offering. The barrels are drilled out and a tissue paper Zeltbahn in the splinter pattern was placed on top and secured with white glue to camouflage the platform from Allied air power. Sculptamold and pink insulation foam make up a majority of the groundwork. Squadron white putty was used to sculpt the cobblestone where appropriate. Please feel free to ask any questions and any criticism is more than welcome! This is my first completed diorama and my first time working with plaster buildings, mig pigments and large scale balsa scratch building. My figure painting is getting better but still needs a lot of work. Thanks for looking!
AmericansGermansFlak Gun Detail
-Chris
US Army Infantryman
That looks awesome, Chris. Well done with the figures, and I like your rubble/ destruction!
Steve M.On the workbench: every tool, paint, brush, glue I own
Thanks Mic- one thing I noticed after looking at your "Going for Broke" diorama was that my brickwork could use a lot more concrete dust. I like the effect of the whiter/powdery looking bricks- makes sense with all the destruction and dust around.
looks like a 1st place win there chris...
nice figures indeed! how did you do the hair?
THE BIG CHEESE!!! - Monty Python
psstoff995 Thanks Mic- one thing I noticed after looking at your "Going for Broke" diorama was that my brickwork could use a lot more concrete dust. I like the effect of the whiter/powdery looking bricks- makes sense with all the destruction and dust around.
Nuthin' a little drybrushing wouldn't fix up. Maybe some Mig-pigs.
haha thanks Tom
Total American patriot thanks a lot- the hair is just oil paint, I think it's a mix of Burnt Sienna and Naples Yellow Hue.
Mic good point, no need to call it done if it can use some tweaks. Only problem is it's 4 hours away. I think a combo of the dry brush and the mig pigments should take care of it. Might just hang on to the thought until the next diorama though.
didnt you win the diorama contest at www.hobbyli.com with that build ???
haha
Yes I did Kenny thank you very much for hosting it
kenny_conklin didnt you win the diorama contest at www.hobbyli.com with that build ???
hahahaha...
Sorry I missed this here Chris, OUTSTANDING build my freind...looking forward to your next dio!
No problem Steve, you've seen it. Thanks again! I'm looking forward to my next dio too haha not sure what it is or when I'll find the time
Never tired of seeing this on Chris! You will probaly hammer out a couple more before Sucker is done!!!!! I feel like I am dragging my backside...you have lit the fire to work on my figs though, thank you! Again great work!
haha I don't know about that- I haven't done much at all now that I'm at school, might try something over winter break but if I don't finish it before Spring semester...
That's great! Looking forward to your figure update then should be awesome.
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