Global Scale Modeller

Firstly - A Happy New Year to you all

Secondly - To those concerned, many thanks for the comments

and
Thirdly - I've finished the King Tiger at last .......well apart from the tracks need that some more work and I also need to add some mud and pigments but I'll be leaving that until I have the diorama base finished......FYI - the camo scheme changed again










I'm hopefully going to be able to start on the dio at the weekend and with a bit of luck this one pick up some speed. There are some more pics on my FB page if you're interested https://www.facebook.com/Ian-White-1806 ... 4907088974 and I'l post a video slide show on my YouTube page sometime over the weekend https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUlYm2 ... VZRAIDmRhw


As always, say it how you see it
Cheers
Chalky

Looks great, chalky! Nice camo pattern. A good one to settle on

WOW, mate I am impressed!

the Tiger looks amazing, the camo is very very realistic. Great job
What I like, is that the wheels are not camouflaged, very nice datail. And I appreciate the chioce of number, not very common Tiger II from the s.SS.Pz.Abt.501
Congratulations on the great work so far


A little historical background /for those maybe interested/ - Tiger 204 from schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 501, commanded by SS-Unterscharführer Eduard Stadler /second in command, 2nd Company/. Was left after heavy fights in La Gleize. After the battle, the tank was back on track by the help of 463. Ordnance Evacuation Company, 1. US Army, but for a technical failure left again on the way to Spa.

great job

spock1701 wrote:Looks great, chalky! Nice camo pattern. A good one to settle on

Cheers Spock

Tiger213 wrote:WOW, mate I am impressed!
the Tiger looks amazing, the camo is very very realistic. Great job
What I like, is that the wheels are not camouflaged, very nice datail. And I appreciate the chioce of number, not very common Tiger II from the s.SS.Pz.Abt.501
Congratulations on the great work so far

Thanks Tiger, glad you like it and thanks again for providing such great info .....lol, 204 just came with the kit

Nice job Chalky! Ace job on the weathering!

Watched your YT earlier, glad you finally made your mind up regarding the camo, and a good choice too.

digger303 wrote:great job

Thanks Digger

AridTalons wrote:Nice job Chalky! Ace job on the weathering!

Cheers AT

Augustus wrote:Watched your YT earlier, glad you finally made your mind up regarding the camo, and a good choice too.

Thanks matey

UPDATE #10:

I made a start on the dio base the other night so thought I'd show you a few pics of the start of things. I've started by roughing out the basic ground contours using polystyrene foam blocks in 3 tiers, with the middle one forming a road/track and I will smooth out the transitions in the next stage. I made the pine trunks by sanding wooden dowel to shape and coating them with a textured plaster mix coloured with acyrlic paint and I will add green branches using Plumosa Fern which I am preserving using Glycerine. I roughed out the scene using the vehicles involved and some of the figures (still on their painting sticks) but this may change as I go along as I've got a few more figures to add yet.





I'll post some more pics as I progress and in case I'm asked, the tallest trees are about 12" in old money, 300mm for you metric types

Amazing job on that Tiger! The diorama looks very promising. Can't wait to see more!

Sergiotron wrote:Amazing job on that Tiger! The diorama looks very promising. Can't wait to see more!

Completely agree. That tank is a thing of beauty. If the dio turns out as good, it could be a masterpiece.

Wonderful progress on the dio mate. It will be a cold day in hell before I can build and paint models like that.

Sergiotron wrote:Amazing job on that Tiger! The diorama looks very promising. Can't wait to see more!

Thanks Sergio

Stokesy44 wrote:

Sergiotron wrote:Amazing job on that Tiger! The diorama looks very promising. Can't wait to see more!

Completely agree. That tank is a thing of beauty. If the dio turns out as good, it could be a masterpiece.

Cheers Stokesy, no pressure then

Bissyboat wrote:Wonderful progress on the dio mate. It will be a cold day in hell before I can build and paint models like that.

Cheers Bissy, give it time mate and you will

You should be proud of that Tiger, it looks fantastic and I look forward to seeing the diorama too.

Bissyboat wrote:
Wonderful progress on the dio mate. It will be a cold day in hell before I can build and paint models like that.

Cheers Bissy, give it time mate and you will

Hahaha. I don't know if I will be around that long.

magnificent work - that king is superb - can't wait to see the completed diorama

The trunks came out well, I had a thought in mind they'd be 'arrer straight when you said about dowels.

Ok, preserving with glycerine. Not even sure what it is cepting prefixed with Nitro it goes bang! Are you just using it as the wood is green, as in not seasoned or dried? If you used the ole 'air spray woodn't that seal it?

OneSmallStep1966 wrote:You should be proud of that Tiger, it looks fantastic and I look forward to seeing the diorama too.

Thanks

RichardT wrote:magnificent work - that king is superb - can't wait to see the completed diorama

Cheers

Augustus wrote:The trunks came out well, I had a thought in mind they'd be 'arrer straight when you said about dowels.
Ok, preserving with glycerine. Not even sure what it is cepting prefixed with Nitro it goes bang! Are you just using it as the wood is green, as in not seasoned or dried? If you used the ole 'air spray woodn't that seal it?

No mate, not the trunks but the branches are preserved to stop them disintegrating, Glycerine is used by florists to preserve flowers for display. You can learn all about it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4T3dZfvIcs
I'll be posting an update shortly so you can see how it turns out
Cheers

Hi chalky glad to see you haven't been to ambitious with the dio can't wait for your next up date, good luck with the dio

privatepete wrote:Hi chalky glad to see you haven't been to ambitious with the dio can't wait for your next up date, good luck with the dio

Cheers Pete, its coming along nicely mate

UPDATE #11:

Howdy Folks,

I made some big progress last weekend on the diorama base as can be seen in the picture below



If you're interested in seeing what I did then rather than me uploading loads of pictures there's a short video on my YouTube page which gives a run through of all the different steps involved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRwwewf1Vc

Or there are pictures on my Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/18062767362984 ... 3036881161

If you're not on Facebook you can still look at the album by clicking the link, wait for the Pop Up asking you to log on and at the bottom is a 'Not Now' option, click on that and the pop up will go to the bottom of your screen, then just click on one of the pictures behind and then you should be able to scroll through the Ardennes Album ....this will work for any album on anyone's page ......That's just for you Privatepete

I'm not to far away from the end now, I just have a few odds and ends to tidy up and then to bring it all together.....I'll post more pics here and in the Land Gallery when I've finished.

Anyway, I hope you like what I've done so far and let me know what you think
Cheers
Chalky

Just watched your youtube up date stunning , those trees

You use plaster cloth, where do you get it from please ?

privatepete wrote:Just watched your youtube up date stunning , those trees

You use plaster cloth, where do you get it from please ?

Hobbycraft, about £1 a roll I think

Nice looking set. I like the foliage and the tree. It adds realism to the dio.

UPDATE #11:

Howdy Folks, Just thought I'd update you on this build as its nearing the end now. I've finished the dio base and have mocked up the finished scene with all the figures and vehicles I've posted previously, so here's a sneak peak



I've heard that snow is forecast in the Ardennes at the weekend, so watch this space.
Cheers
Chalky

chalkyw wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:31 pm

privatepete wrote:Just watched your youtube up date stunning , those trees

You use plaster cloth, where do you get it from please ?

Hobbycraft, about £1 a roll I think

What make is that plaster cloth. There's a new LHS in the city and they stock Woodland Scenic stuff, they had this type of thing and though I can't remember exactly 'twas a lot more than a couple of sovs.

Wow, coming along nicely! Superb job

Augustus wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:44 am

chalkyw wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:31 pm

privatepete wrote:Just watched your youtube up date stunning , those trees

You use plaster cloth, where do you get it from please ?

Hobbycraft, about £1 a roll I think

What make is that plaster cloth. There's a new LHS in the city and they stock Woodland Scenic stuff, they had this type of thing and though I can't remember exactly 'twas a lot more than a couple of sovs.

Hey Johnny, there's no brand name as its Hobbycraft's own brand (craft store in UK), they call it Plaster moulding roll, sells for a quid

Thanks for the spoilers. Looks finished, but I´m sure that you will go deeper into the rabbit hole with this dio.

All I can say is : Perfect

I saw some in a craft shop, works out to 3 quid. Dearer than what you paid but a lot cheaper than Woodland Scenics here.

Those pine trees are great, look far better than shop bought ones. When you gonna update YouTube?

Augustus wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2017 1:25 am I saw some in a craft shop, works out to 3 quid. Dearer than what you paid but a lot cheaper than Woodland Scenics here.

Those pine trees are great, look far better than shop bought ones. When you gonna update YouTube?

soon matey, soon

Top work yet again chalky can't wait to see the finished masterpiece

privatepete wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:46 pm Top work yet again chalky can't wait to see the finished masterpiece

Cheers Pete .....see below

FINISHED......YAY

Here's a couple of pictures of the finished dio which I hope you like




More pics on my Facebook page, ignore the log in pop up and just click on one of the photos to view if you're not on FB
https://www.facebook.com/18062767362984 ... 3551728776

Or there's a short compilation video on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkBK_1cCzQE

Well, thanks for watching and I hope you've enjoyed this build as much as I have, let me know
Cheers
Chalky

Hmmm, now what to do next!!??

Well done, Chalky. Well done!

Already one of my dear favourites. Well done!

Very well done
I like the idea, the figures, atmosphere - I have to say it is one complex work, with fantastic details.