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Thanks Coen, I like the boy with bike and dog, more to see what I can get.

Geoff

Unbelievable work

Terrific diorama idea. Quite unique and interesting!

Very nice Idea for the dio, has a nice flow to it, as for the children or for adding any other Civies to the dio I would recommend giving the Civilian sets by Miniart a look see, might find them useful


Shane

This is great work Geoff love the idea for the dio.

loving the work so far Geof, the diorama will be some show piece when done, looking forward to more

Tom

Thank you so much Guys, I have used one of the MiniArt Civvy sets in my "Somewhere in England" dio which I posted in the next section, I liked them but thought I would like to add something different in this one, there are some good ones on the MK35 site.

http://www.mk35.com/index.php?option=co ... =1&lang=en

Geoff

The tank is finally finished, exhaust fitted and painted, Value Gear stowage in place, and all given a dusting of MiG pigments, tow cable made up from spares box.









Now to start the dio base.

Geoff

Base started, polystyrene to add the banking glued onto the MDF base using No-Nails, then covered with wall filler, the roadway is DAS air-drying clay into which I scribed the random cobble sections, this will now be left to dry 24/48 hours, then it will be given a coat of grey primer.



The old Verlinden wall and pillar has been distressed with bullet holes.



With the Locust placed in position.



Geoff

Geoff, those tarps are the best that I've ever seen!
Especially that one on the engine deck.
I also love how yore doing the cobblestone street. That I'm taking notes on buddy .

Thanks Coen, I do like Value Gear stowage, it is the best and cheapest I have seen, and Steve has moved back to your side of the pond.

Here is his link. http://www.valuegeardetails.com/

Geoff

WOW !
Excellent work on the tank Geoff ... it looks very nice especially the extra stowage you've added on it enhance the whole kit!
I also like your paintjob on the figures and the work you've already started on the dio base is very inspiring for me ... very well done

Nicely done Geoff sir, Mike was right, those Tarpaulin covers and blanket rolls are fantastic.
Very well done indeed sir..
Thanks for sharing with us.
How are the extra figure choices going??? Have you chosen the finishing touches yet?
Good luck my friend..

Thanks Markus and Andy.

I have the Bronco War Correspondence set in stock Andy, so I might make up one of those taking a pic, early days yet.

Geoff

Thats a lovely build Geoff.
Never done a Bronco kit, whats your opinion of them?

Thanks Dave, this was my first Bronco build and was impressed, quite a fiddly build in places, instuctions not the best BUT then again not the worst I have used, but quality of the moulding, first class, will definitely buy another Bronco kit.

Geoff

lovely work mate,

this build just goes from strength to strength my friend


Shane

Top-notch work, the dio's going to be a stunner!

Brilliant Geoff, makes my day browsing your work log the build is jut awesome.

Tom

What a lovely kit, backed by an amazing diorama and its not even finished! Thank you so much for sharing, I might buy myself a locust now!

Regards

Duck

Thanks Guys, appreciate your nice comments

Geoff

Base primed



the two figures to go with the tank, the seated one, sorry about the picture quality, is for the turret top with his feet in through the open hatch, and the other leaning against the wall.









I was amazed when I put the Locust in my storage cabinet for safe keeping and realised just how small it was. I have pictured it against a Vickers MkVIB which is quite a small tank.







Geoff

Im probably very wrong, but didn't it have the similar chassis to the m5 Stuart? It looks very a-like.

Regards

Duck

Similar but smaller, the Vickers is smaller than the Stuart if that helps, I have a Stuart/Honey, I will take a pic of both Stuart and Locust together, but that will be tomorrow.

Geoff

Hanger2 wrote:Similar but smaller, the Vickers is smaller than the Stuart if that helps, I have a Stuart/Honey, I will take a pic of both Stuart and Locust together, but that will be tomorrow.

Geoff

Thank you, also I love the crew with the brew!

regards

Duck

Geoff.. Did you hand paint those insignia?

Brilliant work Geoff
really nice work on the tank, and a great dio in progress!
KUTGW buddy

those figures. ........ Wow there beautiful

Stunning work Geoff !
Those figures are amazing !

Thanks Guys yet again, yes I did paint the insignia Coen.

Geoff

I was right Geoff . The model is SUPER like real tank - two words : global level . Complete Dio will be awesome.

Here you are Duck, as promised, the running gear comparison between the Locust and the Stuart/Honey, as you can see similar layout but smaller.



Geoff

Thank you AP, I hope you are right

Geoff.

Awesome work Geoff, love the guy with the bottle, and those tanks look superb mate

Thanks very much! They both look very nice! And in model

Regards

Duck

I wasn't happy with the first attempt of the base surface so I gave it another skim of wall filler and the road another layer of DAS, I also made a tool for impressing the cobbles from an old brush.
The base and wall given an initial coat of paint.



The wall given a first wash of Dilute Artist's Oils to dull the brickwork. Roadway given a good rub of MiG pigments and then an indirect spray of matt hairspray. Cobbles picked out with individual washes of acrylic.



Gate made from balsa, hinges made from the PE sets edging.



Placed the Locust and a couple of figures to see how it looked.



I have ordered some various grass tuft sets from FoG to glue to the earth areas, I have used these on my "Somewhere in England" dio and pleased with the end result, so now waiting for Mr Postman.

Geoff

That brickwork and gate looks damn good Geoff, excellent work mate

Thanks Paul, I think I might give the wall another oil wash, still a bit bright.

Geoff

wow great work on the base mate, the gate really looks nice


great stuff


Shane

Thanks Shane

Superb! I particulay like the weathering on the wall and gate wall and gate

decided to use up the Greenline grass tufts I had left over.



Stuck now until postie delivers my order so figure painting here I come.

Geoff

Thanks Rob

WOW this is stunning work mate totally blown away at how life like those figures are mat amazing buddy

Thanks Nige and everyone else, I'm so pleased you all like it.

Geoff

You sir are just amazing.....
This diorama is gonna be simply fanbloodytastic!!!
Hurry up postie and deliver Geoff's Grass tufts...
I adore the tiny Tank, and the diorama is excellent..
Will be so good with the figures in place..
Well done indeed sir.

Thanks Andy, you are too kind, I expect Wed/Thurs for the post, if FoG get it off tomorrow, they are usually pretty good dispatching stuff.
Still I have loads of figures to do in the meantime.

Geoff

Awk!!! My eyes again.
I love that cobblestone work. I wouldn't mind seeing the brush that you modified to do that Geoff.
One of the other guys... Chief I think that it was, I'm not sure, used a piece of copper pipe to do almost the same thing.
It turned out very differently but just as wonderfully.
I love that gate door too... That came out perfectly. I love the algae on the bottom.

Wow wow wow! Awesome work!! Love everything about it. Nice attention to detail!!

Thanks Coen and John, I will take a pic of the brush Coen later for you.

Here are a few pics of a couple of figs for the dio. the War Correspondence will be taking a photograph of the escorted German POW's walking past the Locust.







Geoff