Hey guys n gals
ve been busy in the garage building this litttle diorama now its not finished but its to be set in late winter of 1944.











Ive just recently painted the cargo and given the building a coat of cargo grey with some black. The boarded up window has been painted but i dont know how to weather it properly.

Nice work dude! Can't wait to see it finished!

hi modelman,

the burnt wood looks effective, if maybe a little out of scale. i assume your trying to potray a burnt out church?

one thing that immediately jumps out is the visable nails in the larger peice of wood, hide them with something.

also if the church is made of wood, why are there bricks on the ground?

i understand you are a beginner, so dont think im being negative, just some constructive critisism!

heres a dio of mine of a similar scene





the base is a verlinden resin item that i detailed with rubble and other bits and pieces

cheers

joe

I was goin to portray a burnt out church but then i though of turning it into a ruined church but i dont know how to get the brick effect on the wall. Should i start again

no not at all, what you have is a good start.

heres what i would do, get some wooded kebab skewers, and some strips of thin balsa wood. get a barbaque and put the wood on the grill, where you would usually put the meat etc. leave them for a few hours and they will be nicely burnt.

place them over the top of the rubble you already have, to represent roof beams etc that have collapsed.

if you want to make it look like its still smouldering, get some humbrol dayglo enamel, the orange colour, and lightly drybrush some of the bits underneath, this will make them look like the are still burning

have you tried a snow effect on the rubble? im confused what the white is. if its a snow effect your after, this should be added last.

hope these tips help, dont give up on your project, with a few simple additions it will produce an impressive diorama!

cheers

joe

One way to try the Brick wall effect is To Spread Plaster(I use Plaster of Paris Got it at Wallie World) on the Wall Get it smooth then wait for it to dry and Scribe out the brick. Workes for some of the bases I do Should Work.

I suggest you try it on a spare peice of wood First though.

Thanks for that dave i will try that.

Hi Joe,

Is that the Accurate armor Staghound? If so, is it any good as a kit? or is it so,so?

Kris

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The pics are a bit fuzzy and i have just taken them so Comments and Opinions welcome.

You asked if you should start again -
i dont think so if YOU are happy with your results.

Practice on another one and your dios will look like that snazzy beautiful Verlinden one in another few builds.
I think it is great for a first time through.

We can always learn more and improve our skills plus youll have personal thoughts on what you want to improve on your next dio (or attempt) and chasing those personal demons of yours down, and slaying them will make you a satisified and superb modeler.

Stick with it

I never even noticed the nail heads, until I read about them, but if I looked long enough, I guess I would of found them, and he is right, they need to go.
What got my attention as being off is the boards you used to cover the window, they kind of look like rail road ties, now that is pretty big boards to board up windows with.
I would think about thinner boards, if it was me. hope this helps

The window was boarded up with matchsticks that i used when i was young to make match stick models.