I'm pretty close to being finished with my latest diorama effort, so I thought I'd post it here. I bought Bronco's 1/35 scale 25 Pdr SP Bishop with No.27 limber on sale for $28 last fall and decided to make a scene for it.
Construction was a long process. The model had many fiddly bits for the gun and interior, and some of the fits were less than excellent. I painted with a combination of Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics, weathering with oil washes, filters, tile grout, and pigments.
I made some desert groundwork with pre-mixed grout and pigments, adding some rocks and pebbles made from Celluclay. I scratchbuilt a telephone pole and added broken wires made from stretched sprue after seeing a photo of such an object online. My aim is to put the self-propelled gun next to an abandoned German artillery position, so I added some spent shell casings and wicker ammunition cases.
I plan on adding some crew figures from Verlinden, inspecting the engine. I'll also buy some sandbags and photo-etched barbed wire to complete the abandoned emplacement.
I have yet to attach some small details such as antennae, grab handles, and whatnot. The base has the sides sawed off, as I am going to add some rock-textured corners.