Diorama No. 7 - "AMBUSH" (Pics)

Great work, I going to be doing my first diorama here soon, and just looking for ideas.

Subfixer: Thanks for the thought.

cirikili: Thanks. Never seen real snow myself and I am glad those who had like you find it OK.

J-hulk: I posted it when I think you were not so frequently logging on to the forum and it went to the bottom of the page quite quickly, too.. Thanks for the remarks my friend

Wow, how'd I miss this, Dwight??

Excellent! The paint, the figures, the buildings...superb!

WOW........
was raised in snow.....thank God not that location 'zactly but, cold is cold
awesome dio Dwight.....
where is there more......?

Please correct me if I am mistaken, but wasn't the panzerfaust a spring loaded projectile? I know that the panzerschreck used a rocket propelled projectile and was an improved copy of the US bazooka. But I always thought that the panzerfaust just used a coiled spring and that close range was a necessity.
By the way, Dwight, this is a superb diorama and I absolutely love it!

Saltydog: You are making me blush. Thanks.

jay_liang_CA : Thanks for the vote of confidence.

MikeV: Thanks for the kind words, too.

Wow Dwight! [:0]

That is absolutely fantastic my friend.

Mike

i can feel the tension in the scene! Awesome diorama.

Dwight, my friend.....................words can't justify how impressed i am with your dio!!! that is just awesome!! excellent job no doubt!! the whole scene looks like something out of a movie or book. nice job. later.

Thanks Derek. I appreciate it very much.

HEY! How did I miss this? Looks great Dwight. Love the streaked whitwash on the Sherman and the snow looks great.

Rich: I am glad you feel that way about the dio. It really makes me feel as if I did something right with it. Thanks.

WoW! Looks so realistic, Im tempted to yell "look out!" to warn the GIs of the approaching danger! Very Nice Dwight!

John: Thank you for your comments. Well, I can't really take credit for the figures as they are molded almost in the same positions as shown. I just tried to modify them a little bit to match the postions called for in the dio. Thanks again.

Fantastic detailing. One would expect the soldiers to ACTUALLY move. I am impreesed with the weathering over all.The solders are really great. I got tolearn how you do that. Thank for showing the pics. I wished I had joined earlier to see the others. Great work. john s

Edog: Thanks for the kind words on my diorama.

Dan: I appreciate it very much especially from a guy who himself makes great dioramas and figures, too.

Dwight, great job!! All the figures have the perfect pose. I love the weathering on the Sherman too. The groundwork is also very convincing. Overall, it is a great dio. Thanks for sharing.

Armorchris: I am not sure but I have seen photos of German Tanks in winter camo that looked as if the whole tank was painted white. I believe that German crews were more adept in painting their tanks than the allies. What I did here is to portray a winter camo done in haste as I have read in some publications. So far, from what I have seen in others' works of german armor in whitewash...the whole vehicle excluding the under sides are covered with white paint.

dwight thanks for the tips on the wintery wash you did on the vehicle. also is that the same way the germans did or is it done in a different way. any help would be appreciated

Your diorama is most excellent, Dwight!

The setting and everything in it are wonderfully displayed...

Regards, Dan

woodbeck3: Thank you. I will try to have a more descriptive post next time when I make my next diorama. I will try to include progress pics. Not that I think I am doing it differently but probably because I want to share with you how I use ordinary household or office materials for my dio. I am really glad that you find it COOL. Otherwise I would have thought my snow failed.. Anyway if you have any specific question please don't hesitate to e-mail me.

madspaniard: Thank you too and you are welcome.

Thad: Thanks

wildwilliam/ajlafleche: Thanks for the info. I am glad you shared it to me. I am also glad I didn't have the german soldier posed in a "panzerfaust firing position" or else it would have looked very wrong. So, from now own (thanks to you) I would just say that the German is just waiting for the right timing and is deciding whether or not to use the panzerfaust. (Quite an excuse, he-he-he).

sigman: Thanks, pare. I usually shade my figures (in my recent dios) in three shades to give them more depth.


Richard: Well I give credit to Tamiya and Dragon for coming out with such finely detailed "in action" figures. I only did a few modification on the figures. Thanks for the kind words.

That is way cool!!! I would love to see a step by step on your techniques...especially the snow.

Very nice job,thanks for the pics

Pedro

Nice job

Thad

Dwight,
superb!
i was wondering about the panzerfaust at point blank range too.
that web page says they take 5 meters to arm.
and need 2 or 3 meters behind for back blast.
just fyi, not trying to give you a hard time.
i think in a jam, the soldier might be more worried abt the shot arming than the danger of the backblast.

what i really like abt it is the many different scenes within the scene.
the pictures could be of several different dioramas,
and i think that is really special - how it captures the 'action'
from the point of view of the different participants.
(who is hiding, who is peeking, concealed, etc

great work!

Very nice construction and painting. My only concern is the use of the Panzerfaust in these close quarters. The basic Panzerfaust 30 had a fixed range of 30 meters. While the dio doesn't show any stuff behind the shooter, there needed ot be a good deal of open space behind the shooter for backblast safety. See http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/8172/panzerfaust2.htm#use for more information on the care and feeding of these weapons.

Dwight,
I'm no expert in dioramas but I've notice the superb shadows and highlights with the troops uniform. It adds realism to the subject. Nindota uy (what a beauty). More power.

Dwight,

That is so realistic you almost expect to see them move. That is really fantastic. What a great build!

Richard

yw18mc: Don't be too hard on your self. We are afterall are our own worst critics.

Peridexion: Thanks. Your diorama is great, too. In fact it is a real winner.