Tamiya 1/35th SAS Jeep

Tamiya 1/35th SAS Jeep
Tamiya 1/35th SAS Jeep

Sunday 11 December 2016

Going over the top

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.