Before The Bulge and one of my earliest

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Hi,

Before "Hold Until Relieved" there was this built in 1986. One of my first times for fir trees and snow...not easy for a guy living in the tropics and never experiencing winter and snow.

The Panther Ausf A is from Tamiya stock standard...I think you can see the tracks through the drivers hatch. White was sprayed on over the camo...didn't even know how to do streaking effects then. There are two figures that were my first in creating winter smocks with two part putty (Milliput but I now use Bondite which is locally manufactured and cost a fraction). I got the pot from Historex...my first after market accessory.

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The decaling is terrible with silvering...didn't apply any varnish prior to putting them on. Tamiya decals were also known to be quite thick at the time.

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Thanks for taking the time to look in.

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Thanks Guy, it's so old you can see the flaws and my early venture into dio making. Glad you like it.

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Great work Richard for one of your first dioramas, Id be well pleased with it now never mind being the first. Seeing some of your newer ones, you have certainly learned from it.
 

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Thanks Ian...I do have a few dios pre-dating this and some just after. So basically you can see the steady progression of the learning curve.

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WELL Richard im not a tanky but your first dio looks good to me an if i did that id be very pleased with the result
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Good looking dio there I know that I'd be in trouble trying to do a tropical one, so for someone who hasn't experienced snow, very well done :thumb2:
 

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Looks good to me Richard. Trees and figures are particularly nice, especially as this was your first dio!
 

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Richard .
Just looking made me think of the cold weather, you certainly captured the snow and pines very well . Nice touch with the meandering stream.
 

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Brilliant Richard, very evocative!

ATB

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Missed this one first time around. Are the pictures taken in 2018 or 1986?? I would be interested to know how the diorama/model/paint have withstood the test of time. Also has there been a large build up of dust on the model? Thanks in advance
 

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Hi Richard
That's very nice. I also like the stream. You have certainly captured the cold look. Even way back then you were already good at this modelling lark.
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Thank you gentlemen...observation is key to mimicking what you see.;) These were taken in 2018 where the whites are still white. No dust as it is covered in its own glass case as do the other dioramas. One or two figures have popped out of their moorings from the many travels to events easily reattached. Dust may have settled in the stream when the cover was removed at displays.

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The icy road is brilliant - very life-like, just how snow compacts down on untreated roads:thumb2: - you sure that you've never seen snow?;):smiling5:
 

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Pretty sure Gerry, only in pictures and on the telly. National Geographic mags also helped. They have some wonderful images that seldom people capture of nature.
Have you tried the plaster of paris yet? You will need to test out the consistency of the amount of water per powder content for the best results before working on the dio.

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Pretty sure Gerry, only in pictures and on the telly. National Geographic mags also helped. They have some wonderful images that seldom people capture of nature.
Have you tried the plaster of paris yet? You will need to test out the consistency of the amount of water per powder content for the best results before working on the dio.

Cheers,
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No, not tried it yet - the 'snow' dio is the next on the agenda, after the 'Somewhere in Europe/Mountain Pass' which is the one I'm working on at the moment, just like to get things sorted out before starting - usually things go easier if I'm not trying to figure out how to do something halfway through! :thumb2:
 

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Hi Richard, I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (7th coldest major city in the world with an average temp lower than Moscow - true!). I know cold and snow when I see it, and you NAILED it!. It gave me nightmares of Winnipeg winters (I now live on the 'balmy' West Coast).

May I ask what the snow was made of?
 
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