Latest Diorama WIP

[creading]

These photos are from my diorama 'in progress'
Please excuse the poor quality, they were taken with my phone which is hit or miss on photographing small things. Better photos will be posted when the dio is completed.
The figures still need some work but the base is done except for the final weathering after the figures are added.
The figures are from ICM #35695
The base is scratch built.

[deafpanzer]

Holy cow! I love the base and the figures! Did you use real wood for the trench floor and wall?

[stikpusher]

Very intriguing so far! WWI Chemical Warfare is a a horridly fascinating subject.

[creading]

May 31, 2023 22:03:11 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Holy cow! I love the base and the figures! Did you use real wood for the trench floor and wall?

Thanks. The trench walls/floors are 'coffee stir sticks'.
I use them frequently in my dioramas.
Cheers,
C.

[deafpanzer]

That's awesome! I guess I better to make trips to local Starbucks then... thanks man!

[creading]

Okay, here are some preliminary photos of the diorama. I took the pictures but was pretty unhappy with the outcome. The base, I feel, needs more work. It just doesn't look right to me. While spraying a dull coat there must have been some sort of contaminant in the paint or airbrush as one of the figures final coat was messed up beyond repair. After I took these photos I disassembled the figure, stripped it of paint and began the process of repainting. I also gutted the base of the trench and will be re-doing that also. Anyway, these are a few photos that kind of show what I had in mind.
Again, when I finish the second attempt I'll post some decent photos.

[406 Silverado]

Wait!! These aren’t decent??!! Man you could’ve fooled me! If these don’t look great then I’m most certainly looking forward to your version of what is.
This one’s bookmarked!!

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Jun 5, 2023 20:18:40 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Wait!! These aren’t decent??!! Man you could’ve fooled me! If these don’t look great then I’m most certainly looking forward to your version of what is.
This one’s bookmarked!!

Out of necessity I only posted the pictures that looked good. Notice no close ups of the third guy.

Cheers,
C.

[stikpusher]

You may be unhappy with the results, but I think that it looks really damn good. Very evocative of the later WWI Western Front…. chemical warfare and waiting to go over the top into No Mans Land. Great work!

[jeaton01]

Yeah, I don't think I would be tearing that up!

[deafpanzer]

I really like what I am seeing. Great work on the sandbags and its texture as I always wanted to make those one day. Sorry that you are not happy but I think it came out good. It can always get better with experience over time.

[creading]

This is the main reason I felt the need to re-do parts of this dio. I believe a chunk of the flattening agent got into the airbrush and the airflow broke it into the tiny pieces you see on the figure. This was the final figure to be sprayed and the only figure that was affected. As you can see, the tiny white dots (which cannot be wiped off) have affected the whole figure. The bottom portion of the trench was similarly marred, but to a lesser degree. Consequently, I really had no choice but to repaint. I did put it all together for some quick photos knowing that I could avoid shooting the really bad spots.
Cheers,
C.