Retreat from Moscow....la deuxième fois (1 Viewer)

[EPGallagher]

Just finished this 5' x 2' diorama of the retreat from Moscow for a client and good friend to display his 100+ retreating Napoleonics (from another manufacturer) but thought I would flash ahead 130 years to another retreat using my own K&C collection before I shipped. To highlight the freezing cold, I made multiple camp fires using Evan Designs great camp fire kits, which when easily put together give a very neat facsimile of a crackling fire. Best part, the lights in the kit will burn for 1500 hours, which should get the German troops and rest of us through this looming winter starting next month...... Using the ice laden stream in my minnesota back yard as a model, the rivers ice was made from dyed resin poured on crinkled plastic food wrap laid on the river bed and then broken up and laid over the later poured resin river while still drying. Bridge was made with coffee stirrers, the base with snow and flex white paste from Woodland scenics

Fires kits were wired to a control and battery box hidden in the Burnt out farm house. Burnt ashes were dried coffee grounds. Dio build into 3 interlocking sections for ease of shipment

Covering the retreat

 

[Horus]

Very well done Pat ! :salute::
Your customer is going to enjoy displaying his Napoleonic troops on your diorama base immensely I reckon, and those replica fires look great too ! {bravo}}

Steve

 

[villagehorse]

Terrific how you have used basic things around the house to produce this brilliant scene. The fires are very interesting especially the time aspect. Such a versatile terrain board which can cover decades of history. All round fantastic effort. Robin.

 

[Mike97]

Great dio and I really like what you did to build the fires ! :salute::

 

[bridport]

Superb!

Makes me feel cold just looking at it!

 

[29 Let's Go]

Beautifully done and very realistic. Love the ice and water.

Steve

 

[Guy]

FANTASTIC , FANTASTIQUE, WUNDERBAR,FANTSTICO , ETC...…..
Guy

 

[WesternOutlaw]

This is so cool. What a fantastic scene. Not many dioramas have "light-up" features. Great idea in fact. Certainly a lot of work went into this and the outcome is awesome.

{bravo}}

 

[EPGallagher]

This is so cool. What a fantastic scene. Not many dioramas have "light-up" features. Great idea in fact. Certainly a lot of work went into this and the outcome is awesome.

{bravo}}

Thanks-it was actually pretty easy-Evan Designs makes it simple and easy to do.Their website has multiple short videos for modelers with a lot of ideas. My next dio project, the Battle for New Orleans, I plan on Using the flashing fire kits to simulate musket fire. I love your stuff too by the way so thanks for the compliment
Pat

 

[EPGallagher]

This is so cool. What a fantastic scene. Not many dioramas have "light-up" features. Great idea in fact. Certainly a lot of work went into this and the outcome is awesome.

{bravo}}

Thanks Rob- I love your stuff too so appreciate the feedback-I'll post pictures when I get them with the Napoleonics, which should also look cool.

 

[EPGallagher]

FANTASTIC , FANTASTIQUE, WUNDERBAR,FANTSTICO , ETC...…..
Guy[/QUOTE]

Merci Guy- Always appreciate your comments-Living in Minnesota it doesn't take much imagination to put together a really cold winter scene.
Pat

 

[REVWARBUFF]

That is one fantastic work of art Pat!!! It looks good in every respect and very life-like too!

Mark

 

[Poppo]

Great ground work: the fire, the bridge, the river...{bravo}}


But some of the figures are more suitable for winter 44, than winter 41 ( retreat from Moscow).

 

[EPGallagher]

Great ground work: the fire, the bridge, the river...{bravo}}


But some of the figures are more suitable for winter 44, than winter 41 ( retreat from Moscow).

Yes I know but as I only had those figures in my collection, I gave them a choce.....be in the diorama and be cold with inappropriate clothes or not be in the diorama and stay in your little boxes......they all chose to be in the diorama because as one said to me....."Ve es wehrmacht soldaten Her Oberst !!"
P

 

[wayne556517]

Superb work mate your usual high standards.