General Blasto's Diorama. Pictures now added !!!!!!
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General Blasto's Diorama. Pictures now added !!!!!!
Getting closer to actually building the start to my diorama.
I got the dog houses painted and am waiting for the 2nd guard tower to dry from it's 2nd coat. I am working on the water tower and cutting the bed and black stripes for the guard hut. Soon I hope to be placing the buildings, laying the road down and starting the fences !!! It's a slow process, but moving along for sure. I still need to build the guard house type building that's on legs above the main gate(see Kelly's Hero's) and I am looking for the parts for the legs. I've also been buying and modifying more German troops for the camp too.
Well, that's it for now, just a quick progress report because I know many of you are awaiting the camp constuction I'll post more with pictures as I start the final assembly process The General
I got the dog houses painted and am waiting for the 2nd guard tower to dry from it's 2nd coat. I am working on the water tower and cutting the bed and black stripes for the guard hut. Soon I hope to be placing the buildings, laying the road down and starting the fences !!! It's a slow process, but moving along for sure. I still need to build the guard house type building that's on legs above the main gate(see Kelly's Hero's) and I am looking for the parts for the legs. I've also been buying and modifying more German troops for the camp too.
Well, that's it for now, just a quick progress report because I know many of you are awaiting the camp constuction I'll post more with pictures as I start the final assembly process The General
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Progress !!!
Not alot of progress, but the towers are painted and the dog houses too. Late tonight I spent a couple hours putting the stripes on the guard hut. So I quickly threw together a quick scene and shot a couple pix.
I'm still working on the fence posts and have deceided to look for some other road material to use for the road. But at least I can say the buildings and structures are now taking shape The General
I'm still working on the fence posts and have deceided to look for some other road material to use for the road. But at least I can say the buildings and structures are now taking shape The General
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Thanks !!!
Well thanks for the nice comments I should have more pic.s late tonight of today's progress, if all goes well
I just laid down part of the dirt road to the camp and am starting to place some trees on one side of the road. I have just a few Euro telephone poles to place tonight and I may get a start on the fences too, maybe. I picked up some nice overhead lights this morning that are close to those in the German camps, but they will need to be raised up a bit because they were O scale. Also I'd like to drill the posts(fence) for the wire and start on the gates too tonight as well. But I'd better find out what the Kommandant wants to do, she may not take a likin' to my playin' on the toys all night Hehehehe Da General
I just laid down part of the dirt road to the camp and am starting to place some trees on one side of the road. I have just a few Euro telephone poles to place tonight and I may get a start on the fences too, maybe. I picked up some nice overhead lights this morning that are close to those in the German camps, but they will need to be raised up a bit because they were O scale. Also I'd like to drill the posts(fence) for the wire and start on the gates too tonight as well. But I'd better find out what the Kommandant wants to do, she may not take a likin' to my playin' on the toys all night Hehehehe Da General
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Not much added yet, but a road to completion !!!
A day late and less to show than I wanted to get done, but here is 2 shots on the road into camp I have started mounting fence posts(still need to be drilled for the barb wire, wire strung and need staining/painted) and I got a handful of hedge hogs made.
More progress later by the weekend
Here is what I have to show on my progress. Da General
More progress later by the weekend
Here is what I have to show on my progress. Da General
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Yep, Wally World trees and a few from Michaels too. Have to say on a budget for scenery, more money for armour that way
Yep, not too bad a size for room. about 6 foot by 21 inch wide in that shot, then 13 foot by 36 inch wide on the other side of the "L" shape. But it's too small for a large scale set up, but I'll have to make do with it. More to come later The General
Yep, not too bad a size for room. about 6 foot by 21 inch wide in that shot, then 13 foot by 36 inch wide on the other side of the "L" shape. But it's too small for a large scale set up, but I'll have to make do with it. More to come later The General
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Hey zt,
Fancy Feast boxes are great for storing small parts and soldiers too
As for the G scale trains, they are all in boxes stored in the extra bedroom. BTW, they take up(stacked floor to ceiling) over 75% of that 11x12 foot room. Also there is full shipping crates full of trains in 2 of the 7x9x3 foot closets too So the trains take up alot of room to store
As for the Diorama, I found a small piece of simulated barbed wire in my spare pieces and it's made out of 2 pieces of a 26 gauge wire intertwined together and crimped, so I'm re-thinking my way of doing the fences. Good thing I came across this before I started stringing the other wire Well, it's time to start getting ready for tonight's game and road trip to Tampa. I have slotted tomorrow night for working on the diorama As said, more to come The General
Fancy Feast boxes are great for storing small parts and soldiers too
As for the G scale trains, they are all in boxes stored in the extra bedroom. BTW, they take up(stacked floor to ceiling) over 75% of that 11x12 foot room. Also there is full shipping crates full of trains in 2 of the 7x9x3 foot closets too So the trains take up alot of room to store
As for the Diorama, I found a small piece of simulated barbed wire in my spare pieces and it's made out of 2 pieces of a 26 gauge wire intertwined together and crimped, so I'm re-thinking my way of doing the fences. Good thing I came across this before I started stringing the other wire Well, it's time to start getting ready for tonight's game and road trip to Tampa. I have slotted tomorrow night for working on the diorama As said, more to come The General