''Summer Ambush'' Dragon 1/35 Nashorn Diorama

[garywintin]

Good day to you Gents.

I would like to show you my second finished kit in the year 2014 and my second diorama in life.

This is a Dragon 3-in-1 I bought from a fellow member in a forum and and as I have seen to build it quite nicely, according to my friends, I wanted to make a diorama for it.

I painted the vehicle all in Tamiya; Dark Yellow, Olive Green and Red Brown ( I can't be bothered to mix my own shade ).

I thought of putting on mud but I decided to put on just dirt, dust and dry soil as I want to depict this vehicle in a summer condition. The pigments on the side of the chassis were applied dry and fixed with Tamiya thinner. The dusty appearance on the front glacis was applied first with two layer of oil wash and brushing pigments on top after that.

The Diorama is build on a pre-made base which I bought from Telford last year. The ground work is a glue on mat with grass already on it. I didn't want the ground work to be flat so before gluing down the grass-mat, I applied various patches of plaster for irregularities in the terrain to make it more natural. The long grasses are from Woodland Scenic. I also put on some of the dried out grass patch from Game workshop to give the ground work a bit more visual interest. The bush was made by gluing lichen on brass rods that is worked into a plaster base for easier applications and for stability.



















Well, that's about as much I can sum up about the build. More informations and more photos ( many more) can be found on my blog -
http://modeller-innovation.blogspot.co. ... orama.html
Please do have a look and thank you so much in advance for any feedback you guys may have.

Until the next launch .

[DC87]

Stunner Gary, it's a great piece with all the elements together.

You should be a proud modeller.

[T3hGuppy]

Loving the dusty finish on this one.

Great job.

[Coen]

That's freaking beautiful Gary!!! Top Drawer all the way buddy.
In fact... I think that this is my favourite piece of yours.
Well done my friend!!!!

[Rob]

what Coen said...freaking beautiful!

[NAMBiohazard]

That is just amazing....
Beautiful build, just gorgeous

[Panzerwolf]

Fascinating work on this one, I really like the camo pattern!

[Paul]

Great work Gary, you should be proud of both the model and the dio

[ForbesHutton]

Fantastic!

[JayCub]

fabulous build and weathering Gary, and add to that an awesome diorama, just brilliant, I liked the build and the final result.

Tom

[HamilkarBarkas]

epic!

[garywintin]

Stunner Gary, it's a great piece with all the elements together.

You should be a proud modeller.

Thank you so much buddy. Even with all the drawbacks and the hiccups, I love this and very proud of it

Loving the dusty finish on this one.

Great job.

Thank you sir

That's freaking beautiful Gary!!! Top Drawer all the way buddy.
In fact... I think that this is my favourite piece of yours.
Well done my friend!!!!

Thank you Mike. This baby is definitely better the other gals I have done so far.... just a stoke of luck I guss. and Thank you for your help with the diorama

what Coen said...freaking beautiful!

Thank you sir

That is just amazing....
Beautiful build, just gorgeous

Thank you very much indeed

Fascinating work on this one, I really like the camo pattern!

Thank you buddy. The pattern was touch and go for me. Glad it came out nice.

Great work Gary, you should be proud of both the model and the dio

Thanks Paul. I AM proud of this baby.... first time doing foliage and it came out quite feasible

Fantastic!

thank you sir

fabulous build and weathering Gary, and add to that an awesome diorama, just brilliant, I liked the build and the final result.

Tom

Thank you so much Tom. Greatly appreciated.

epic!

Herr Barkas, this really means alot to me to hear such words from you. Thank you kindly.

[Tiger131]

quality work the weathering is spot on

[Paips]

Looks Great.

[garywintin]

quality work the weathering is spot on

Thank you sir

Looks Great.

Thank you kindly

[localjedi]

Great work! I like the look of the tank model and especially the foliage on the diorama.

[HWGuderian23]

Stunning result Gary ! It's a real eye catcher !

[digger303]

Pretty nice build.