Antonio Horcajo, Madrid, Spain
Antonio built his 1/35 scale Tamiya Panzer II for action in North Africa. “I only added a folded-up tent made of paper tissue, stowed on the back and tied with string,” he says. He painted with Tamiya acrylics and applied pre-shading, washes, and dot filters. The figure is a modification of the kit’s tank commander, painted with artist’s oils. Antonio covered a plywood base with plaster groundwork, embedded garden pebbles, and unraveled rope for bushes. “The diorama depicts a tank commander trying to locate himself in the middle of the desert,” he says. “This was my return to dioramas and armored vehicles.”