Siege of Vienna 1683 (2 Viewers)

[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.

 

[Seneca]

Finetuning of the bastion continued, I added some jointing sand I had at home (for my outside patio tiles), fixed with a mix of wood glue and water. This should give it a more realistic and weathered look.

 

[Seneca]

 

[Seneca]

Finally I used some more modelling clay to show some vegatation, which grew over time, on top of the parapet and on the canon embrasures.

 

[Seneca]

 

[Seneca]

The crafting of the model is pretty much done, so now I can start the painting. This starts with a black primer of the whole base. I am using acrylic paint for the job. More to follow soon hopefully

 

[Seneca]

 

[Dragoon]

Great craftsmanship. - What scale are you working in?

 

[Seneca]

Great craftsmanship. - What scale are you working in?

Many thanks! It will be for 1/32 - 1/30 figures. I am planning to use the First Legion Thirty Years War artillery set in this Dio, since I mainly collect FL.