The Victors

“THE VICTORS”, IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST DIORAMA THAT I HAVE MADE TO THIS TIME. THE KITS USED ARE AS FOLLOWS. THE 232 IS FROM TAMIYA WITH THE ABER PE SET, VERLINDEN AND TISSUE BAGS, THE TOW CABLE IS MADE FROM WIRE. THE OPEL BLITS IS THE VERY OLD ITALERI/TESTORS KIT, WITH THE ABER PE SET AND TANK WORKSHOP RESIN TIRES. THE FLAK 38 IS FROM ITALERI WITH A COUPLE OF EXTRA PE PARTS FROM MY SPARE BOX, THE TARP IS MADE FROM TISSUE. THE BUILDINGS ARE FROM VERLINDEN’S RUINED STREET DIO, I ADDED A COUPLE OF EXTRA WALLS, NOT TO TRY AND RECREATE A COMPLETE INERIOR, BUT JUST TO GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE LIFE AN NOT SO HOLLOW. THE FIGURES ARE A MIXTURE OF WARRIORS, VERLINDEN, TAMIYA, SOL, CMK, AND A RESIN CAST FROM ME. THE TREE IS MADE USING THE STEEL WOOL METHOD, WHICH WORKS VERY WELL. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE OIL PAINTED FIGURES. THIS IS A NEW ART TO ME, AND I HOPE WITH TIME I WILL GET AS GOOD AS THE GUY THAT SHOWED ME. THE SHIELD IS MY OWN CREATION, I USED ONE OF THE SHIELDS FROM START OVER AND MADE A RESIN CAST AND THEN CUT SHEET SYRINE IN THE SHAPE OF THE 1ST PANZER DIV. SYMBOL. THIS DIORAMA REPRESENTS A RECON UNIT THAT IS PART OF THE 1st PANZER DIVISION IN FRANCE UNDER GENERAL GUDERIAN.