Pz.Kpfw VII Löwe in mud and snow Completed pics

Thanks KC.

Looks great.

Thank you.

Very nice Bish. Good composition I especially like your figures- well done!

Thanks T.B.

Now!

 That's very nice work .Well Done ! T.B.

Sailing_Dutchman

I have a few supplies left over from making the pine trees in my Russian armor dio. If you like I can send you some so that you can try them to see if you would like to buy them.

 

Not sure if that was for me Dutch, but if so, thanks very much for the offer. But its going to be ages before i get round to any dio that needs them and shipping across the pond would cost to much.

Bish

IMHO, you can never have enough variety when it comes to dio materials.

Very true sir.

I have a few supplies left over from making the pine trees in my Russian armor dio. If you like I can send you some so that you can try them to see if you would like to buy them.

Every link and little bit of info helps, thanks jeff, i'll check that out. IMHO, you can never have enough variety when it comes to dio materials.

Bish

Really interesting to hear that about those trees. I have been wanting to get some pine trees, i have at least one dio in mind i want to use them one. I can't find anything decent in Europe and i wasn't sure how the Scenic factory one would look, and they are not cheap just to find out they are not so good.

Do you guys get the kits or the ready made trees. I understand they don't ship the complete trees over seas so i will have to get a kit. I know they are not cheap, but worth it for the right dio.

 

Bish,

Here in the states we can get both. The kits are the way I am going to go when I purchase them for a few dio's I have in mind. As for the look of their pine trees, IMHO they are the best for size, stage of health and over all being realistic. There is on other company here "Grand Central Gems" that have some really nice complete or kits of trees in a good assortment of species. Below is a link for Grand Central Gem, and a YouTube video of the Scenic Tree kit.

http://www.grandcentralgems.com/scale-model-trees.cfm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBMu0rs_G8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdJnWAiHeZY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjEobdbFgxM

I hope this helps you.

Jeff

I'll be keeping an eye out for it Clint.

Really interesting to hear that about those trees. I have been wanting to get some pine trees, i have at least one dio in mind i want to use them one. I can't find anything decent in Europe and i wasn't sure how the Scenic factory one would look, and they are not cheap just to find out they are not so good.

Do you guys get the kits or the ready made trees. I understand they don't ship the complete trees over seas so i will have to get a kit. I know they are not cheap, but worth it for the right dio.

Rambo

I have got a few of the pine trees from the scenic factory too but haven't used them yet they look amazing.

Clint,

You are so right with that statement. They have a great selection of size and the stage of the tree itself. From healthy to distressed. I really like the European Spruce Pine it looks very real.

Bish

The Group Builds are fun, but can be addictive. I think about 95% of my builds in the last 10 years have been in a GB, i enjoy hosting them as well. If you find a GB that catches your eye, jump in and join it. Don't mater how long you have been building, everyone is welcome and i have found it a great way to learn and pick up ideas.

I most definitely will. Thank you

I have not tried there mud kits but i did get their pine branches which were really nice. Worth shipping across the pond.

I treat every build as a learning curve, if i don't learn at least one lesson on a build, then i think i have done somthing wrong.

The Group Builds are fun, but can be addictive. I think about 95% of my builds in the last 10 years have been in a GB, i enjoy hosting them as well. If you find a GB that catches your eye, jump in and join it. Don't mater how long you have been building, everyone is welcome and i have found it a great way to learn and pick up ideas.

Bish

Yes, it is Krycell, the white wash is also by the same company, Precision Ice and Snow here in the UK. I have heard of the Scenic factory, i got some bts off them a few years back, thing i can't get here. This is the only snow i have used so far, this being my first winter armour dio but i have used it on a couple of aircraft dio's. I do really like it, but i made the mistake of not putting in footprints before it had dried. I plan on useing it more as well as some of there other items as the range is growing.

 

I wouldn't worry too much about the foot prints. You'll catch it next time. I've been going through the "Group Builds" and you've got some really nice work in those also. Everyone in those has produced some great builds. I'll get there one day.

Yes, it is Krycell, the white wash is also by the same company, Precision Ice and Snow here in the UK. I have heard of the Scenic factory, i got some bts off them a few years back, thing i can't get here. This is the only snow i have used so far, this being my first winter armour dio but i have used it on a couple of aircraft dio's. I do really like it, but i made the mistake of not putting in footprints before it had dried. I plan on useing it more as well as some of there other items as the range is growing.

Hello Bish,

I took another look at your dio to admire it, and I was wondering if that is Krycell snow? I have seen that used before and it sure looked great on the other dio's I've seen it used on. There's a company here in the state's called "The Scenic Factory" that has 2 grades of snow (Fine&Heavy) that looks very realistic also.

I always try and imagine how German colours would have evolved over time, be it 6, 12 or 18 months. I tend to prefer the colours being used at the end of the war and work on the pattern.

Ah hah! I wasn’t sure if I was seeing brown or green. I almost thought perhaps something like Olivgrau or Olivgelb... but the green and brown makes perfect sense had the 1945 color standards continued. 

And a damn good idea to try out things on paper projects first... 

Thanks Stik, glad you found it. The base colours are the standard green and red brown the Germans did use, just minus the Dark Yellow. Even before the weathering, which i kept light, the 2 colours were hard to tell apart unless right up close. Once weathered and the white wash added, its harder to tell them apart. But thats why i like trying these things out on paper panzers. The photo's don't help as they have a slight B&W tint to them.

Bish, I missed this when you originally posted it, so I’m happy that somebody pulled it up to the top and I was able to catch it this time. I’m not a paper panzer fan, but I do love what you did here. The base is excellent, really catching that winter thaw look of the muddy road. The tank and figures work  together perfectly. What is the base color of the tank? I'm really thrown off trying to decide what it is here... seeing that the subject never came to be in reality,  you can’t be accused of having the wrong colors and shades here.

Thank you. Gotta watch that clock, can't let the boss catch you looking at models in work time

Hi Bish 

Taking a late tea break and loving your your dio, going back to look some more at it and keep one eye on the clock 

Thats a good idea, get to grips with the basics first. And thanks again.

Bish

 

 

The Drifter

 

 

Bish

Drifter, i saw in your intro that your keen to do diorama's, i look forward to seeing some. It will be nice to have more dio's here.

 

 

That is correct sir, I just don't know how well they will look at first 

 

 

 

 

Well, only one way top find out. Like everything else, its all a learning curve. I've been building dio's 30 years and still have plenty to learn and room to improve.