tiger on the prowl (pic.)

Luc,

I think this is your best work yet, it is absolutely stunning! The small stream and the water effects are excellent. Figures are impeccable. I think this is probably one, if not the best armor dio's I have ever seen. My hat is off to you my friend.

Steve

Very nice build Luc. I cold just looking at it.

Thad

I love the water and ice effect. What a great job. If you get time, please share your techniques. Excellent job.

I like the details on your tiger as well. Excellent execution of those bolst on the turret top. Plus the added welds. Which kit is this.

Solid winner there,


Ted

Brilliant!
I'm freezing!!

Ausgezeichnet!

Maffen,it´s a amazing dio,the broken ice,the paint job,the all dio is great.
Congratulations

Pedro

how did you do the ice?!!!!!! it marvelous! phenomenal!!! smashing!!! absolutely brilliant!!! an ipms nat winner most likely!!! excellent!! brilliant!!!!!

sehr gut kammarad!

another prize-winner maffen. awesome man, truly, from the figs to the tank to the ground work. great job all-around

WOW! That’s an awesome diorama.

That's simply amazing, Luc. The tank, figures and the whole scene fell together very well.

Outstanding job.

That is one of the most amazing dioramas I've ever seen!! Outstanding!!

One of the best winter scenes Ive seen MAffen! Fantastic!

Regards, Dan

Nice ice! and water! and everything else. good job!!!

Great job! I too get cold just looking at it! time to turn up the heat!

are u sure u dont have a time machine and took a picture??? WOW!!! so realistic!!! (cough cough) sry exhaust fumes......lol! how did you do ice and the water so realistically??
three thumbs up!!!

An absolutely stunning dio, very realistic down to the tall grasses! Your talents are to be comended,I specialy like the brocken ice,very nice touch. Excellent build all round!

thanks mates for the response ok here goes, shall start from the beginning:
first took a cheesboard(hardwood) and cut all the way trough a halfcircle out of it and siliconed - screwed a thinner piece on the underside so you make a halfcircle basin in your board ( take care the basin is watertight ) next step when you finished making your bank ( sloping : land-water) is to maske off the place were your piece of armour is suppose to come, i've just used a piece of cardboard and painterstape for that. next i've brushed the hole area were the ice is with a mix of 50/50 white gleu/ water (about 3 coates) to seal eveything, now paint the bottom of yous river or stream with dark green-brown (just play around abit with colours ) and lighten it up to the bank,used enamels for that. the ice is just paraffin wax heated so it flows like water (thats why everything must be watertight ).when that hardens just remove your masking and clean it up a bit were your tank sits. now take a thick needle and scrape some cracks in your parrafin to simulate the strain the ice is under of the weight of your tank. now i'll brushed one layer on the ice with gloss gel medium from LIGUITEX so you get a oneven apperence of ice. when that's all dry gleu your tank to the base and poor in thin layers clear polyester resin around , on the 3 layer put some flat broken pieces of parrafin in your resin so it float in between layers . on the last coat of resin just play with it a bit with a toothpick to get some ripples.almost done, now when dry i've brushed several layer on the resin with gloss medium ( just let it dry between layers but if you wand some white wavetops build it up thicker, it's stays white then).
and the snow is just your basic groundwork with broken leaves then brushed a thick layer with a mix of baking soda-white gleu-water and when dry sprayed a mist with white gleu and water and fine sprinkled from above a light coat of pure baking soda.
well i'll hope it will help somebody to take a leap in making suth thing , it was a pleasure for me to make it , ohhhh Sorry for my english

LUC.

Absolutely unbelievable Luc. Some of the finest worl I have ever seen. What a treat to be able to see this master piece. Semper Fi, mike

Great, just great. One hell of a diorama. The water effect is awesome.

TigerII

Simply outstanding! My hats off to you.

Nice dio. Nice effect with the stream.

thanks mates for your comments

allow me to reiterate. amazing

WOW!! This is the Very Best winter diorama I have ever seen. Fantastic Job, Beautiful Work. I got cold looking at it. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Why is everyone good but me?
Really nice, though I should not have looked at it now. I was cold enough before I saw it.
Beginners questions:
What do you use for snow on the dioramma?
How did you get the tank to look frosty?
Sorry, I don't know enough to understand your post, which probaly explains it.

MARVELOUS!

very approppriate title,love the dirty broken ice and the tank dripping effect,just adds so much movement to the whole scene. well done!!!!!