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1/48 Battle of Berlin, WIP

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  • Member since
    August 2014
1/48 Battle of Berlin, WIP
Posted by YariCav on Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:47 AM

Greetings Modelers,

I started this diorama last winter, and it was the first 1/48 scale model/figure work I'd done.  The tank is an IS-2 tank by Tamiya, strictly out of the box, and the figures are also Tamiya.

I scratch built everything else in the diorama, with the exception of the lamp post, which is also Tamiya.  This was the first diorama of this size I've attempted.  Up to this point, I've strictly done "Tank sitting on grass" type dioramas.

The young Volksturm recruit is a Tamiya figure I cut down in size a little bit, then built up some baggy sleeves and pant legs on him to make him look a bit smaller.  I also gave him an ascot and arm-band.

This is still a WIP, since I'm not totally satisfied with it yet.  I'd like to do some better shading on the figures, and dirty them up a little more.  I'm also thinking about recoloring the building to more closely match the debris all around it.  On top of that, I'd like to add some more small debris around the building and inside the building.  There are some white plaster spots showing through on the diorama still that need to get touched up.  I'd like to clutter up the interior of the building some more since it really shouldn't look that clean.

The first couple pictures are old ones I took with my phone, then played with using phone image editing apps

Please let me know any suggestions you have.  I'd love to hear your feedback and am hoping for some constructive criticism.  Thanks!

  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Charleston, SC
Posted by sanderson_91 on Thursday, August 21, 2014 5:24 PM

Very nice!!  I really like the scene.  The tank, figures, and building are quite nice!

Steve

 

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:15 PM

Very nice, great scene, lotsa attention to details

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, August 22, 2014 4:41 AM

Nice looking dio.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    February 2007
  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Friday, August 22, 2014 11:26 AM

Love it!

Mike

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