My first Diorama WIP *UPDATE 09/13*

Incredible build Grimmo, The building is Awsome, been thinking of trying a building front myself, got great references now! The Technical is right on the money, Great work!

Got a few more pics:

Just a quick update:

Been working on some of the rubble and the technical:

hey calvin. thanks for the comment.

I am eventually going to finish it! I am doing a heap of other stuff for the ses and cadets, that takes a lot of time!

The vehicle is the Mig productions BJ44 technical. I bought it around 4 years ago, but never built it as it was missing a part. I e-mailed Mig and got the part sent out, and finished it yesterday. Still have to paint and weather it, and the building. I'm not looking forward to making it look damaged! I was originally going to use it in another dio.

And i'm not looking forward to painting the marpat as well. thats the biggest thing thats taking a while. I need a full day to set up the paints, get the colors right, then paint. I'll spread the painting over a couple of days or a week. 

hey grimmo dios looking great i look foward to seeing it finished (you are going to finish it right?)

just one question, where in the world did you get the IFAV or if im mistaken its the vehicle without the wheels lol

a few update pics:

psstoff995 wrote:

Love this pose, is this guy from the Dragon "Modern Snipers" right? I have that one on my shelf, it's a shame it's OOP... But now that there's an in production version of a 1/35 M14 I'll be more at ease with putting my styrene one to use. Looking forward to seeing these figures with some paint, the weapons already look good!

Yep! Thats the one! I previously built kit ages ago, and picked another one up a couple of years ago and had it sitting around for a while. I am using the sitting one, and the one to the right of it, is the one with the M21 from the same kit. I have changed the torso and right arm.

 Figures will be done soon!

Love this pose, is this guy from the Dragon "Modern Snipers" right? I have that one on my shelf, it's a shame it's OOP...

But now that there's an in production version of a 1/35 M14 I'll be more at ease with putting my styrene one to use. Looking forward to seeing these figures with some paint, the weapons already look good!

arkhunter2002 wrote:

M-240 pic

DAAAAAANG! That guy's got to have 33" biceps to sit there with a 240!!! HAHAHA!!!! Looks good though.

Grim - Thanks for the heads up on the 240. I'll have to procure that kit. I need another M4 anyways. Casting 1/35 weapons is really hard to do. The ONLY way that I've been able to do it is to take the molds and leave them apart. Then, pour in a small amount of resin onto one half. Then, take the other half and press it down on top of the first mold half. You'll end up with a lot of flashing until you get a good feel for the right amount of resin to pour, but at least you're not wasting time and resin when you open a mold to find half a top receiver and that's it cause you couldn't get the bubbles out. (Of course, this is just my TX hill-billy way of casting 1/35 weapons cause I don't have a pressure casting set-up.)

HTH, thanks again for the 240B info!

For the M-240, I added some strip styrene that I drilled out for the airguard.  I can't remember what the size of the drill + styrene was though, but I could measure it.  Not sure how it matches up with the resin ones, but it may be a more cost-effective option.

M-240 pic

HTH,

Austin

arkhunter2002 wrote:

Hey Grimmo.  I guess I'll jump on the bandwagon and say, lookin good so far.  And I love the stash, esp the two hawks up top

 Cheers Ark. I got the 2 'hawks cheap, as they have been partialy started, but will wait until i have a heap of space and some cobra coy. stuff for them. I am looking forward ro building them! You did a great job on yours!

MC: the 240B comes in the Hobby Fan kit AVFHF048 Modern US Equipment and Weapons set. Comes with a M4, M16A2, and a M249. The HF 240B is the only 240 out there with the foregrip/heatshield on it. I wish there were more in the kit, as i need another 4 for a few dio's! (and i'm not very good at casting weapons!)

camo: Just primed the building and the base, will post pics up soon. I still need to drill some holes to place the figures, thats why the building hasn't been glued on yet. The SAS kit have been sitting there for ages, and have been wanting them for an aussie dio. I just bought another SAS kit the other day which i wont be needing now!

Lookin' good Grim ... one question though ....

Where in the world did you get that 1/35 240B? I know that PK makes kit .... just thought I'd ask.

A few more pics:

Plaster poured in, sidewalk and floor

Figures ready for painting:

New figures for another dio:

Grimmo wrote:

The other figures were done ages ago, and wont be used for this dio.

Oh I see- well good luck to you, I haven't done it in 1/35 yet, I've heard of everything from painting with toothpicks, to MCs block pattern work on his 120mm Flash Out build and that came out great, be open to experimentation I suppose