Just finished my first Diorama!

Hey guys,

Just finished my first diorama yesterday. Here's a snapshot of it. Its a 4x4 inch 1/72 scene of a knocked out StuG III ausf. G being passed by US troops.









A lot of time went into weathering the StuG, including rust, dirt, and damage. Unfortunately may not do it justice.

Thanks,
Nick

EDIT: Added all the photos I could

 

Nice! And the 1/72 scale makes it even more impressive. Good job.

 

Well done

 

This is great!

 

Very well done. 1/72 scale is difficult to get to look good for vehicles. Continue the good work

 

Thanks for the feedback guys. It limited the amount of images I could post so here's the rest. Also the StuG III ausf. G was made by Trumpeter and five soldiers from Millicast.








Thanks again for all the feedback

 

The only nitpick thing I can say is that the Stug looks to new to be disabled. No weathering or combat damage. But you did a very good job on it for your first one

 

What was the kit cost, total cost and man hours?

Also, what happened between post #1 pic 1 - looks like an empty shell casing laying on the deck.
Pic #6- casing is gone and replaced by flat pack . rain man- i notice this stuff. weird

 

Like I said unfortunately the images don't show all the weathering that was done to the tank. I did some rust, a bunch of chipping, and plenty of dirt

The StuG kit cost around $13 and the soldiers were around $8. They were pretty expensive for just five figures, but they were really well made. The other little pieces didn't cost too much, I think the gravel, soil, and vegetation costs about $4-5 a bag, and it should last you a long, long time. As for man hours, I am not really sure to be honest with you. It took some time to paint and them weather the StuG, and the details on the soldiers took some time as well. However, the actual diorama from start to finish only took me about one day.

 

Like the mud.

 

Thanks eh.
Nick, was it a spent shell casing on the deck in post 1 pic #1, then replaced by (is that a fuel pack?) in post 1 pic #6

 

Hi Poppy, I'm not seeing what you are referring to as a spent shell casing, but I assure you that was never on the model and nothing changed on the model in between pictures.

Thanks,
Nick

 

Doh...lousy monitor/eyes- see now -what i thought was an empty casing is actually the bottom of the fuel pack.
Nice bit Nicky. Well done.

 

Nick

May I add my congrats on a brilliant job.

A very impressed Brit !

Ron

 

I concur with Ron. 1/72 is an abstract number to my thinking though I know what it is. What impresses me is the 4" square for the entire diorama. That is patients and dedication.

As for the Stug when I blow it up it shows incredible detail. Also a relatively fresh AFV could be knocked out in it's first time in combat. I think you captured it well.

Job well done.

Gaines

 

Thanks for all the feedback guys, I really appreciate it!

 

Nick, what is your next project?