Airfix Waterloo " British Horse Artillery" 1:72 Diorama

 

Hello everyone! My best wishes for a Happy Healthy and Creative 2022!!

   Last post for this year and I would like to end up 2021 with a project I did this summer and never posted here. This is another 1:72 diorama but with the figures on it this time.

 

   The figures are from the Airfix 1:72 " Waterloo British Artillery" set. This set comes to me with some missing poses and bits but the final outcome was quite good. The box is stated as HO/OO scale but the figures are close to 1:72 scale. Later issues were corected as 1:72.

  

Here are some references for the uniform and equipment that I used for this project.

 

      Some pictures during the procedure will follow, though I missed some parts...

     At first the base making . I've used some expanding foam spray for that covered with wood plaster 

 

 

 

 ....unfortunately I didn't take pictures of the rest of the flocking and basing  ..

...and here are some from the finished figures and horses

testing the set up....

.....and finaly the result finished flocked , glued and varnished..

One year a go , I wasn't much of a small scale fan. I cannot tell that right now...

I have worked on some 1:72 projects these last year and I have concluded that this scale is quite addictive and great to work with...Also very handy for collectors as it takes way less space than my favorite 1:32. I have already started to keep some sets for my collection...When I will find the time to paint them is another big story.....

That's all for this year. One more year that I stay behind my goal for this blog regarding to posting frequency...Wishing to correct this in 2022!!

Happy Health and Creative New Year!!!!

'till next time...

Keep Up The Brushes!!!

Blog's Ressurection for 2021 - Back on track!!

       Being very busy all these months I have left blogging in second ( maybe way lower) place in my priorities and I have just realised that it's been more than 6 months without a post here...

      Shame on me! ..I was thinking...

     Thanks to my good friend Curt and it's annual competition ( Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge),    in which I will happily take part, I 'v been motivated to start uploading some posts trying to catch up for 2021 and some of my work that has been done all this time. 

    In this post I will present some of the projects for which I wont make a full post. I hope I will cover some of the rest till the end of the year..( very optimistic...hahaha)

 

   So , let's start with a bunch of the classic WW2 Airfix US Infantry  1:32 scale. 

 

Painted in my simple High Standard for a commission. Here is one one the painting table.

Some more WW2 figures that I have done this time will follow.

Here is Rommel from Matchbox Afrika Korps 1:32 set.

and also the classic Airfix German Infantry officer....

 

...and some German mountain troops 1:32 . Some of them are from the Afrika Korps set painted as Mountain trooper. No big difference on the uniform or equipment.

Also some mountain Troops painted as Austrian WW1 Infantry.

An interesting and matching conversion I would say..

 

 

 Then we have some "A Call To Arms" 1:32 British Grenadiers..

I will stop here at the moment, but there are a lot more figures and projects to be displayed here. 

So, renewing my date for the next week with some more or a complete post for a project..

'Till next time...

Keep Up The Brushes!!

WW1 1:72 Diorama Display Base - Step by Step

         It's been almost three months since my last post on my blog...Very busy months but at least I've  manage to keep posting on AHPC for the fist time this year. You will see some of my entries there the forthcoming months.

        For now I will present another challenge I had this time. This is my first official try for a Diorama of this scale. This a WW1 Diorama requested from a client to display his WW1 1:72 figures. 

                         

      The total size is 50X25cm and that's why the trench lines are quite close, but as stated before this is a display base and my task was to try to realistic place the figures on it. Here you can see some German and British Infantry figures and also the classic Airfix British WW1 Artillery set. 

      I tried to take pictures of all the stages but (as always) some got lost in fever of creation......

     The basic material is expanding foam spray and it was used to form the body of the diorama.

     This , then got sculpted and covered in kitchen tiles glue. I found out that this hardens more when dries out  then classic stuko.

            I've also used classic plastic paint in the mix so the painting later will need less hands.

       Then woodwork applied. Not 100% realistic but good for the purpose. Matchsticks have been used for this and proven really good.

       The sand bags are made out of plaster but I missed this procedure.... 

So next, placing sandbags sand and mud and then paint the whole thing in a dark brown tone.

Then spray the whole thing with PVA white glue.

Testing with the figures to see how it looks before the last painting touches..

            Now the body gets glued and then screwed on the wooden base for extra strength.

                                               And here is the final product in some close ups.

                                            ....and some with the soldiers on it.

 

At the end I've added this wire fence but not 100% happy with it. I should have a thinner wire..

 

That's all for now... Hope you like it and enjoy the many many pictures :)

I'll be glad if this will be at help for someone out there or an inspiration for a creation! 

Till next time....

Keep Up The Brushes!!