Gathering all the items (1 Viewer)

[Guy]

Hi guys,
I am gathering all the pieces to start assembling my next TG dio. Still a bit of painting, assembling and weathering to do, but you can already see what I will incorporate in the scene. ( Tree is still in the making)
The scene will be set in a medieval part of a French/German town in the Vosges region during operation Nordwind.The house and the shrine ( Verlinden) are finished and so is the AFV. Still to do: lamppost (plus model), a tree, the pavement and the cobbled street ( own creation) and a repaint of the two gebirgsjäger.( not sure I will use the wall section from H&A)
hope to finish the dio before the end of the month
guy:smile2:

 

[Bayern]

Hi guys,
I am gathering all the pieces to start assembling my next TG dio. Still a bit of painting, assembling and weathering to do, but you can already see what I will incorporate in the scene. ( Tree is still in the making)
The scene will be set in a medieval part of a French/German town in the Vosges region during operation Nordwind.The house and the shrine ( Verlinden) are finished and so is the AFV. Still to do: lamppost (plus model), a tree, the pavement and the cobbled street ( own creation) and a repaint of the two gebirgsjäger.( not sure I will use the wall section from H&A)
hope to finish the dio before the end of the month
guy:smile2:
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Very Cool Guy showing your pieces and start of what will be another awesome dio!

Keep us posted with progress pics! It is guy's like you (no pun intended) that have really motivated me to start doing more with my displays.

Ludwig

 

[Mitch]

Look forward to seeing it
Mitch

 

[Sentaapua]

Guy, can't wait to see this one ready! I'm sure it will be another masterpiece! BTW, why don't you consider posting "the making of" so we may all witness a little of your fantastic work in progress?

 

[Guy]

Guy, can't wait to see this one ready! I'm sure it will be another masterpiece! BTW, why don't you consider posting "the making of" so we may all witness a little of your fantastic work in progress?

If you and other forum members would like that , I will do it of course. Will make a simple one with the captured Hetzer and a couple of K&C's Russian sloggers right after I finish this one . OK ?????? Will also do it with the Normandy village I have in mind where the 4th US inf meets 82nd airborne. This last one will be 100% K&C
guy

 

[Guy]

Some detailed pics of the slightly modified Verlinden building : details of the wooden gate and the window shutters.
Description of how to make them look realistic:
Old gate : take separate wooden sticks ( easier to work) paint a base coat of dark brown acrylic paint (here and there mixed with white to create some colour differences) Let the paint dry for at least 24h. Next, soak the painted stick with White Spirit so that the next layers of paint find it difficult to affix themselves to the brown colour. I used two shades of green acrylic paint mixed with white.Let it dry for 5 to 10 minutes. When dry, take a shap knife and make some- not too deep- cuts in the same direction of the woodgrain.Now comes the trick : Roll some sticky tape around your fingers and press it on the painted stick. The pressure will determine how much paint you take away . Repeat this as long as you are not satisfied with the result.
When you work with resin : the technics are the same, but let the base layer of brown colour dry for at least 48h.
some pics to show you the result
guy:smile2:

 

[Sentaapua]

Guy,

Thanks for this first lesson; I really learnt a lot from your tips, the results look fantastic!

 

[Panzer Meyer]

Great start look foward to seeing the finished dio

 

[PanzerAce1944]

I like it..Behind the scenes Guys dio workshop ....:wink2:

 

[AIDMAN]

Great tip Guy...That door is really effective!!.

Steve

 

[Mike97]

Great tip Guy (and thanks), always looking forward to your artistry.
mike

 

[Firebat]

Looking forward to the completed scene.

 

[Guy]

A new modelling tip for those who are interested.
Quick and efficient way to paint wood
1.Wooden crates.
paint your crate in matt yellow enamel paint and let it dry. When dry paint it over again with Van Dyke brown oil paint. Let it set for a while.After an hour or so rub the excess brown paint away with a soft cloth or a soft paint brush. The result is astonishing
( see picture of 1st crate in trailer)
2. Wooden beams an panels
paint your panel or beam in matt PINK enamel paint and let it dry. When dry paint it over again with burnt umber or raw sienna oil paint. ( will give a different end colour result of course) After a while, rub the excess brown paint away with a soft cloth or brush( see two different colours on the medieval house I've painted using pink enamle paint as a base and both the oil paints - raw sienna on the side wall and burnt umber on the facade)
But I will not give all my modelling secrets away of course. If you like these tips , more to follow
guy