Question on Verlinden diorama bases

It's too bad Synergy Dio Products aren't still around, now there were some building kits! Also, you can check out some buildng sets from Mini Art, they're vacuformed pieces and require a little work, but the accessories that come with the sets is great, window frames, balony railings, etc. Even has street lamps and propoganda posters.

As Gino pointed out, practically none of the building sets come with vehicles or figures, but that's when it's time for the imagination to kick in!

I see some of the Verlinden dioramas appear to include figures, so that they're basically complete diorama kits, or so it seems from the pics on their website.

Don't think any of them do.  They are pretty much either just buildings, just bases, or base/building combo.  The figures in them are all availabe through VLS as separate items and are in the pics to show what you can do with them. 

Hi Mark, welcome to the world of military modelling! LOL I'm also a car builder myself, and stumbled into dio building...

yes the Verlinden dio bases are really killer, alot of the older ones are ceramic and the newer ones are mostly resin pieces. However, they can be quite expensive (at least in Canadian $) They also sell alot of just building sets and you can create your own base for them, along with another company, Custom Dioramics, here's their site: www.modelmecca.com