Stuck in the mud!
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Testing the setup. Base made from blue foam
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cutting out the gras mat
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gras is on, tracks of the tanks finished. Right side still bare plaster
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scratch building somme reed from copper wire, styrene rood and lead foil.
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Vergetation and mud added. Tanks are still clean. That will change later.
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Close up of the stuck Hetzer
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And the mud without tank
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view from above
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close up of the plants. I have to add a lot more!
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Test of a fourth figure inspecting the gun tube to see if it was damaged. It's kind of right but not yet spot on I think.
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Comments
2 23 November 2014, 12:27
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I'm in, Ingmar. Nice to see that the Wangeroogers find a "nice" place...😉
23 November 2014, 12:33
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Hi Ingmar, nice work on the diorama and vehicles. Look forward to seeing the finished product.
23 November 2014, 13:11
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u need more a hetzer like mine in that mud 🙂
Nice Dio u have here topnotch!!
23 November 2014, 22:00
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Thank you all! Your comments are very motivating. Next I have to do some more vegetation. I'm well aware, that the tanks are much to clean. But this will be the last thing I address. The first Hetzer will be sunken 10-20cm in the mud and then I won't be able to remove it to work on the rest on the dio. So this step has to wait till the end.
24 November 2014, 05:38
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Love that setup!! Very cool! 👍 Looking forward to the next phases! 👍
24 November 2014, 08:26
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Damn, thats looking good, Ingmar! You both did a great job with this Hetzer´s! I love it!
Und ich finde es ganz besonders schön, die beiden zu sehen und gesehen zu haben wie sie entstanden sind!
24 November 2014, 09:12
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Nice dio, Ingmar. Can you tell me from what figure set the one inspecting the gun is? Or is it self made?
24 November 2014, 13:53
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Thank's!
@Holger: I have nightmares when I think that I have to apply mud to Mikes Hetzer 😉
@Ulf: I wish I could sculpt figures like that! Actually I wish I could sculpt any figure 😉 The figure is from Stalingrad. I also added a second guy. It looks more convincing know. Have to take new pictures....
Panzer Crewman, Kursk 1943 (Stalingrad S-3082, 1:35)
24 November 2014, 17:01
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Thanks! 🙂
By the way: "Self made" to me meant "composed from different parts", not self sculpted.
24 November 2014, 18:05
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Immer drauf mit dem Matsch! Der Mike verkraftet das. Da hätte er die Lackscharte ja gar nicht beheben müssen - Dreck druff! 😉 😛
25 November 2014, 08:10
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@acki I use a mix of pigments, acrylic resin, plaster and sand. Works we'll for me. You can easily adjust thickness and it dries absolutely flat.
26 November 2014, 05:48
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It's exactly what MIG shows on his pigment DVD and in his FAQ. At the moment I'm waiting for some more plants from Fredericus Rex. Then I can take some pictures when I apply the next layer of mud. But don't hold your breath!
27 November 2014, 06:01
Album info
Work in progress on the little diorama with one Hetzter stuck in the mud and second one helping out. One tank build by Mike (tigermike) and the other one by me at 2014 Scalemates Meeting, Wangerooge.