Flak 36 Diorama Completed Pics (Warning: Lots of Pics.)

Here is my entry to the Towed Gun Group Build in the Armor Forum, a Tamiya 1/35 Flak 36/37 Gun. Since it is basically a diorama, I decided to also post it here.

I built this kit out of the box (as usual) to simulate the Flak36 version of the gun. I have not made any adjustments to correct any flaw or inaccuracies of the kit except from the scratchbuilding of parts that I lost.

I have seen a lot of dioramas of an 88 in or within the vicinity of the church. I somehow got interested in doing my own version of what seems to be already a “cliché” as far as 88 dios are concerned. Well I know that you have seen lots of dios like this already and I hope you don’t mind seeing another one. He-he-he.

I was previously planning to include a camouflage net tent for the gun but upon seeing how crowded it is now, I decided not to proceed with it.

Anyway, here are the pics:








Some close-up views:














The Base:

The base was basically scratchbuilt from readily available and ordinary materials. For reference, here are the materials I used:

Wooden Base: Chopping Board
Ground: Wall Putty
Church Ruin: Foamboard and Cardboard
Cobblestone Walk: Foamboard
Rubble: Smashed flower pot mixed with some stones
Turf: Woodland Scenics
Tall Grass: Old paintbrush

Here are the pics of the base prior to the fixing of the model and the figures:









I may still add some details inside the church but that could come later.



Comments and suggestions are welcome as always.