Christmas WW1 Diorama
tidying up the scenery
Next I have:
– added fake barbed wire to give a better “no mans land” effect
– bought new models which have a passiveness about them, eg: carrying boxes, shouting, walking etc. I want to create a scene where people are bringing rations to the ‘salute’ miniatures eg: joining in the celebrations and a man on the trench top shouting down to others to join in. Ive got french german and english people to add.
– I added vallejo crackle wash to the top of the resin, i will probably dry brush light blue and white to give an icing effect – however unsure as the middle keeps sinking in the puddles
– I have pva glued some areas, sprinkled some citadel snow basing i had left over from a woodelves/eldar eskimo project. and brushed it down so it stuck.
– lastly i modelled some sandbags out of milliput glued them down and painted them grey to give a loose ‘top’ of the trench.
the miniatures will not get painted until the weekend probably.
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Epic work and great idea for a Christmas project @skiptotheend !
Nice work so far. I’ve got a few tips on your painting, if you don’t mind.
Your minis look too glossy, so I would recommend Army Painter Anti Shine matte varnish to dull them down. For your sandbags I would recommend using the colour you used for the ground (dark brown), thinned down, wash it over them, then put some snow on top. They are looking too clean right now. You can remove excess paint with a paper towel.
Looking forward to your progress, mate!