Jack
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As people may have noticed in our two other threads, a group of Brisbane collectors are collaborating on a number of large dioramas as part of a Christian Brothers College's commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. This is the second of the larger dioramas and measures 2.4 by 2 metres. It represents a trench attack by Empire forces which we will characterise as Australian but they are, of course, not produced by Britains within a distinctly Australian range.
We are currently working on the Allied trench which is composed of three sections - one quite organised, the other destroyed and the other less geometric and more reminiscent of an early war trench system. The Britains range is, as WB collectors would know, quite extensive and is particularly useful in a diorama such as this given that we are depicting an attack, an aid post and scenes of trench life, plus a German outpost seeking to repel the attack.
We are very happy with the results so far. It is a very different looking diorama than the ALH cavalry attack and it is going to raise a few interesting questions for the team as we discuss which one is our favourite. Bob, Wayne, Phil, Brett and newcomer Glenn have weaved their magic and made quite a chilling looking scene which will be better communicated once Barneywomble takes photos of the finished product.
We are currently working on the Allied trench which is composed of three sections - one quite organised, the other destroyed and the other less geometric and more reminiscent of an early war trench system. The Britains range is, as WB collectors would know, quite extensive and is particularly useful in a diorama such as this given that we are depicting an attack, an aid post and scenes of trench life, plus a German outpost seeking to repel the attack.
We are very happy with the results so far. It is a very different looking diorama than the ALH cavalry attack and it is going to raise a few interesting questions for the team as we discuss which one is our favourite. Bob, Wayne, Phil, Brett and newcomer Glenn have weaved their magic and made quite a chilling looking scene which will be better communicated once Barneywomble takes photos of the finished product.
. When you dig your hands into the sloppy ground mix, there is the added reward of a flashback to childhood 'mudpies' so I'm guessing that dio making is just a longer name for adult mudpies. But it's every bit as much fun and that's a flashback 'devoutly to be wished'. I recall that mudpie making was a 'tad meaningless without someone to serve (they didn't really eat them...really! 
