This is my small tribute to the men who fought during the 'Great War'. A small diorama from Masterbox includes 5 figures and a section of trench.
I scratch-built a few pieces such as crates, barbed wire and stakes and some tiny tin cups!
The mud is mixed up using earth from the garden and carefully added to the model.
I raided the spares box for a few pieces like the petrol/water tins.
An enamel poppy lapel badge was added to the front of the diorama.
All the painting was realised with acrylics, a medium which I am not to comfortable with, but using this piece as an experiment I am now happier using - especially on figures!
Barbed wire was made from very thin electrical wire twisted up like the real thing. Beware of it though as it snags fingers just like the real-thing!
The finished diorama was fixed to a suitable frame....
....which was cut down to fit the footprint of the base....
....and a custom-made case was knocked up from wood strip and perspex to protect the finished project.
