Stug III at Kursk Armor Build

[Matt308]

Diorama's going OK....water needs some brown in it....it looks bare, suggestions?

Its hard to tell its a teaser pic...

Stug isn't glued I have to take finished pics..

B, I post these not to make fun of you whatsoever, but rather to remind you of the sincere progress you have made, dude. These pics of your first diorama and night are day from your skill level now. What a difference a couple of years has made on your skills, knowledge and maturity. Keep it up, Bud!!!!

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks Dirk!

EDIT: Just saw your post Matt! Thanks!

EDIT EDIT: Thanks Glenn!

 

[Matt308]

No need to be ashamed. You should stand proud. Most people couldn't do half that!

 

[Wayne Little]

Nicely done sofar Harrison!

 

[rochie]

wow that looks amazing Harrison, keep it up mate

 

[dirkpitt289]

Boy that is big!!

 

[Njaco]

Dirk, if you saw the actual size of the models - that diorama would fit easily on a mousepad!

Harrison, looking real good. I can see what you mean about the shoreline but just one word of advice - sometimes too much can ruin a good thing. What you have looks great and just take your time. You don't want to take the focus off the vehicles with an overdone ground base. From what I see, get the river bank set up and it'll be great!

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks everyone! Really appreciate the feedback

 

[B-17engineer]

What would be the best way at making the Banks? Thanks!

 

[Airframes]

Just build up and edge with filler and ground cover material. Make sure to 'break up' the outline, by adding clumps of grass, weeds and reeds, using the scenic materials you've got.

 

[B-17engineer]

Oh okay, so I'll add some newspaper for a slight edge and recover it with the mud pigments and acrylic resin?

Thanks!

 

[Airframes]

Yes, but make it thin, as it's supposed to be a pool. If you have any of the plaster bandage left, you could make some slightly higher banks here and there, only about the tickness of the bandage would do. I doubt you'll need the resin, just cover with the bandage, or plaster, or papier mache, then paint and add the ground cover material/grass etc.

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks Terry, I have TONS of plaster sheet left...this roll isn't half done and I have 3 more. Got them discount price!

 

[Erich]

got a question on the following truck is that the same scale as the Stug III ? it looks bloody big to me but might be the angle of your photo ?

 

[B-17engineer]

Both are 1/72nd and academy has been known to have scale issues. Could be angle of the picture though?

 

[B-17engineer]

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/group-builds/finished-1-72-italeri-stug-iii-kursk-25554.html

There's the Stug on its own

Here's the NEARLY finished dio...still have to break up the outline as T suggested

 

[B-17engineer]

Ok for the water I did what T suggested spray Acrylic brown and future thinly but I swished it around with a brush so it didn't look so uniform. Then I got some moss out of the back yard...sprayed with dullcote and held a bit between my fingers and the same thing you do with salt... your pointer finger nad thumb moving up and down. To add more texture I used a pasta strainer and took dirt and sifted through to get the other junk out then same thing sprinkled it on while the mud was wet.....and with a dry brush mixed it in. I added the bank with newspaper and plaster cloth. Just dip it in water and smooth out with your finger


Mud was made with Acrylic Resin, Plaster of Paris, and 3 MIG Pigments ( Light Dust, Europe Dust, and Russian Earth) then painted on to get the wet mud look.

Appreciate you guys taking your time to look at this.

 

[rochie]

very nice Harrison

 

[Lucky13]

F*cking nice work H, looks bl**dy nice....hugely impressed!

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks guys, really appreciate it!