Tamiya Willys Jeep

[bfrd]

A little late in the game, but here are some in progress shots...

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh cool!!!
Your rifle, tools and jerry can look awesome...I am a sucker for those little details that MAKE a model
Will you do a little diorama base for it???

[DrSprue]

I like it!!

[bfrd]

Put on the decals and last few bits last night...

















Did some work on the figure, but he seems out of scale to me.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looks awesome!!
Dio, dio, dio.... Like chanting for a stripper

[bfrd]

Not sure if I have the required skills for a dio.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Not sure if I have the required skills for a dio.

Sooo easy Matthew it is not even funny and you collect stuff from around the house rather than spending a fortune on modelling specific products.
Think about the Jeep maybe at an angle in the forefront with grass and a muddy track in behind.
Find a square or rectangle of plywood or any other wood as a base
Hobby shops, especially train ones, have ready made flats of fake grass...glue that to plywood
Make some mud and a track...lots of ways for e.g. drywall compound shaped into a muddy track with cheap clear silicone as puddles formed with a plastic spoon and then painted browns and tans. You can throw some real pebbles/rocks to look like boulders in there as well.
If you are into in, PM me and we can figure stuff out
Judging by the awesome detail you put on the jeep, I have no doubt you can be a diorama rockstar!!!
S

[bfrd]

Sooo easy Matthew it is not even funny and you collect stuff from around the house rather than spending a fortune on modelling specific products.
Think about the Jeep maybe at an angle in the forefront with grass and a muddy track in behind.
Find a square or rectangle of plywood or any other wood as a base
Hobby shops, especially train ones, have ready made flats of fake grass...glue that to plywood
Make some mud and a track...lots of ways for e.g. drywall compound shaped into a muddy track with cheap clear silicone as puddles formed with a plastic spoon and then painted browns and tans. You can throw some real pebbles/rocks to look like boulders in there as well.
If you are into in, PM me and we can figure stuff out
Judging by the awesome detail you put on the jeep, I have no doubt you can be a diorama rockstar!!!
S

The only way this would end is with a meme saying "It will be easy they said"...

[Twokidsnosleep]

[DrSprue]

Not sure if I have the required skills for a dio.

Sooo easy Matthew it is not even funny and you collect stuff from around the house rather than spending a fortune on modelling specific products.
Think about the Jeep maybe at an angle in the forefront with grass and a muddy track in behind.
Find a square or rectangle of plywood or any other wood as a base
Hobby shops, especially train ones, have ready made flats of fake grass...glue that to plywood
Make some mud and a track...lots of ways for e.g. drywall compound shaped into a muddy track with cheap clear silicone as puddles formed with a plastic spoon and then painted browns and tans. You can throw some real pebbles/rocks to look like boulders in there as well.
If you are into in, PM me and we can figure stuff out
Judging by the awesome detail you put on the jeep, I have no doubt you can be a diorama rockstar!!!
S

[qwatch2000]

The Jeep looks great! If you did a diorama, hypothetically speaking, where you would set it? North Africa? France? It would make a neat Dio, I have to concur. And I also agree it’s little the details that make a model stand out and look unique.

I’ve had the most fun building my little diorama for a Sherman, I would love to trade tips and “around the house” substitutes for expensive products. Either in PM or the appropriate forum. I’m new here but I’ve seen some of your work, and it’s very impressive.