My first ever Diorama.

I'm late, but it looks sensational, good effort.

I too am starting my first shortly, the only problem I see is that I may lose sight and concentration on the subject, as at times I am strapped for time, I lead a busy social/sporting life.

Well done Airbrush... I like the fact you used the oval base. You used the space well. Next time though, if i may suggest: don't let the size of the base determine your layout, rather let your layout determine the size of the base. This usually means shopping around for the right-sized wood plaque or going to a lumber yard to get a piece of wood custom cut, but it's worth it. For the subject you did here, though, that small base was right on the money.
Nice job with the camo scheme too. My only suggestion would be to be sure to coat the finished model, before weathering, with a flat laquer spray, to minimize or eliminate the shine from the decals. Aside from that you have a good eye.
Keep working and let us see more! Thanks for sharing.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Airbrush you know i was just thinking, does any one think that my diorama's grass looks to neatly kept? I was just looking at it, and it looks pretty neat like someone took a lawn mower to the grass and then photographed it. do you think i should go back and modify it to look a little less well kept???

Well yeah, the grass does seem a bit suburban, but then again the steppes in Russia are comprised mainly of short wild grasses, so your use of the short grass is not implausible. I usually use Static grass. Rather than using the sprinkle-and-blow method the directions call for, I apply a generous amount of white glue to the dry groundwork, then "pinch" a quantity of the Static Grass and dab it into the white glue. This causes the grass to clump in places, and makes it more uneven, as wild grass would look. After the clumps look like I want them to, I then sprinkle more of the static grass, and blow lightly over it. When it's completely dry I paint it and dry brush it for highlights. It ends up (if I'm lucky) looking like the coarse turf of the steppes or can represent a cow-munched pasture. Just remember, using Static Grass is like everything else in modeling: paint it, even if it's the "right" color. Hope this helps.

Looks great, airbrush! It has a very nice feel to it. Keep up the good work!

I left out one thing I wanted to do on the Dio... for fear of ruining it along with 3 months of hard work.





I was gonna put a small pool of water right around where the drive sprocket and quickbuild table are but since I never tried water before I decided to hold off for another Diorama.

TRE cool base...very unique!

Great tips and feedback from all... Keep us posted with your next project.
Good luck

Hey, thats pretty good!

what a dio at the first time......really good in wheathering the drum oil and road wheels

looks good

To get different heights if grass, next time you hit a hobby store, get a couple different grades of foliage. Grasses come in fine, medium, and course textures. Mix them up and have at it. Different shades also enhance the natural look.

lol thats fine and dandy, but I didnt use that kinda turf, I used the stuff made for the Warhammer and LOTR Figures. but that is a good idea, I will keep that in mind for my current diorama.

Fantastic work Airbrush!! I think the grass looks fine, much better than the grass in my first dio. In fact, before I post pics of mine, I will go back and touch up a few things, After seeing your first effort, I'm too embarrassed to post mine as is!
About the grass, that was the main thing I disliked about my dio. Heres a tiger tank sitting in a farm field that looks like dad waters it every sunday and just mowed it. I think with my dio I will spread some watered down PVA glue over the existing grass in patches here and there and glue more static grass in these areas. I rekon that could work.
Look forward to seeing the next dio!! Wacky