Siege of Vienna 1683 (1 Viewer)

[Seneca]

I developed the idea to create a little diorama showing the top of a bastion and its defenders during the siege of Vienna by the Ottomans 1683. The finished dio should then work also fine for showcasing 30-years-war figures, architecture is pretty much the same. I started with some research of drawings from that time and present-day remains of bastions in Vienna.

 

[Seneca]

Next step is creating the base from XPS foam board.

 

[Seneca]

Followed by cutting and shaping the parapet and the canon embrasures. I decided to build a top corner of a bastion. Also the stone floor was carved into the XPS and the brick wall.

 

[Seneca]

Some aging added to the wall as well as some hostile canon hits. More progress to follow.

 

[villagehorse]

A big project, but you are certainly nailing it. Robin.

 

[Horus]

You're showing a lot of dedication in building this, having done similar in past, I can appreciate the time spent to achieve such detail

 

[Seneca]

A big project, but you are certainly nailing it. Robin.

Thx, Robin! It will be a smaller Dio, but I am trying my best

 

[Seneca]

You're showing a lot of dedication in building this, having done similar in past, I can appreciate the time spent to achieve such detail

Many thanks, I will provide updates!

 

[Seneca]

I added some modeling clay to the wall and the top to give it a repaired and aged look. Also two sides of the base were covered wird modeling clay to give it a proper look in the end.