Jennys Build : Dragon Marder II ALL FINISHED SEPTEMBER 6th !!!!!!

Just beautifull Jenny! The interiour look very nicewith all the stuff in it it look like man live in that vehicle. And positioning that stuff and make it look confincing is very hard! And you aced it! Those stencelings on the ammo boxes and first aid kits are decals I presumme? What brand are they? They add a lot of realisme to the interior to!

Cheers Erik

Thank you again for all your beautiful comments , it really gives me great motivation to finish this the best I can .

Well I am almost finished the base , with just some more weathering on the Marder & placement of the figures and a few accessories , if I get a good run I will be finished tomorrow , It is always a bit sad as you almost live the diorama through construction but still , when finished it is onto the next adventure !






Well the telegraph pole is an Aber one , the arabic stop sign is from Monroe Perdu and comes with the building as do the other signs on the diorama .

The back of the sign was painted Neutral grey .

the piece of paper caught on the barbed wire is from Plus models , all the scenics are from Treemendus ,the grass is unpainted & the forest litter was airbrushed a darker brown & then drybrushed with various lighter browns I wanted the corner to look like a slum but have enough detail to hold some visual interest .

I used fine solder for the cables from the telegraph pole to the .......

building mount which is from Custom Dioramics , the power box is from the old tamiya matilda with some evergreen strip & rod added .

The crow (who was going to be Cheyenne the crow until I realised it would be a hen ) is Rosy the Raven who has left her nest to see what the ruckus is in the street below

Oooooh two eggs



The paling fence was given my version of the Chuck Doan treatment ( just not as good as Chuck does it )

The tussocky grass is from Treemendus.

The goat poop had me thinking for a while ....... Then I started thinking of something close in shape only , This product is from Treemendus , I think it is called forest fruit , I am going to use it on a future project as blackberries in a Hedgerow diorama , but proved ideal for my planned use .

So with a coat of Dark olive drab (Tamiya) the goat poop was made , now anyone who has followed a herd of goats knows they leave a constant trail as they go , so not all of this poop was from Geraldine !

More soon !

Jenny

goat poop! i see goat poop!

this is another way cool scenery you have created jenny! your attention to details really is legendary!

That is just awsome work. I still am amazed at the level of detail that you continue to manage. It is just flawless.

Gary

Wow Jenny!!

Amazing work, realy well done! And thanks for the SBS on goat poop

Erik

Bob Letterman wrote:All those little details make them keep coming back for more!

Great job Jenny!

Roberto! I having volpolicella tonight and feeling my Italian side! Actually, I don't have an Italian side, but I am feeling it anyway!

I'm happy to hear it from you, Bob..I hope you enjoed your Valpolicella..Then, welcome to the italian side

Massimo

Bravissima Jenny !!
I'm going to be speechless

Massimo

Superb work Jenny

All those little details truly enhance the overall picture.

Excellent, Jenny! Just super!

You've got lot's of little details and the work and painting are just fantastic! Well done!

Regards
Noel

Jenny,
One can only marvel at the way you design and build those bases of yours. So full of details!

Now, if I can suggest something...

The border of the sign is too white and looks too new compared with the rest. (Maybe that's on purpose I don't know.) What I do is paint the border with a brown marker, that way it looks like wood and doesn't draw so much attention.

But anyways, it is a great base so don't pay too much attention to my nitpicking.

Ruben

another excellent base by Jenny again so much details to look around, wow

Well thank you everyone for the kind and friendly advice you gave me , I really appreciate the excellent photos Cheyenne posted of real buildings , tremendous reference . Thank you Gary for the advice about the travel lock , the real pitfall of the kit , to Bob Letterman who walked me through the Bob sponge square paint method for the balcony & for everyone else for encouragement & also for the inspiration in your own works .







The finished vehicle , note how I masked the area void of dust where the travel cover has been fitted to keep the vehicle relatively dust free . I used Lifecolor dust I & II and some pigments to finish. Well with the Marder finished it is time to finish the diorama so ............................

I proudly present for you ........................

THE OTHER , OTHER WHITE MILK !





The crew of the marder are just waiting for the water to boil for the coffee , one of the men enquires if they have any milk , the officer points out the alternate milk supply , innocently walking by , much to the amusement of the crew


Unsuspecting are they that Gary the goatherd is following the herd


Note I painted the white off the edge of the sign !





From this angle you can see that Gary the Goatherd is out of sight of Gertrude the goats potential assailant


Gary has a big stick too


It sure would be nice to have some milk in my coffee




But what is this ? What a small world ! Our dear friend Fritzi has her Beau serving in the DAK !!! He laughs at his friend the goat molester but his heart is with his Fritzi . Writing her name on the dust on the back of the Marder




This one is for Gary , Crow poop for you .



Well I hope you have enjoyed the build as much as I have . I really think the Monro Perdu backdrop is full of character , they are marvelous .

Jenny

oh wonderful! this is so awesome jenny! i love the dio so much with all the phantastic details! it's brilliant and would win a gold medal if not 'best of show' in a competition!

goat poop, raven poop ... a love heart for fritzi! all the other tiny bits that make a real good diorama!

I LOVE IT!!!

Jenny,

That is a super effort .

Excellent layout and composition.

Pretty good ,OK I'M FIRED UP now

Michael

This is a great diorama in that it necessarily isn't about a gun crew. It could easily have been a race rally crew in place of the tank. The story, details, setting, look very good and work wonderfully to tell the tale.

Great job!

all Im going to say is BRAVOOO!!!

Abdin

Another excellent work Jenny. Very good composition and the work on the vehicle and the figures is flawless!
You deserve an A++++ for this one.

Ruben

Fantastic diorama!

Everything is just so well done, good composition - many interesting details - the buildings give more character to the scene - excellent weathered vehicle and excellent painted figures!

Regards
Noel

Some people have it....

Some people don't....
Da Boss, she's got it!

Yeah babe!

Love looking at this soooo much. Great idea for the goat poo . Your eye for detail rules once again, fantastic.

I like everything about this dio. Quality of the workwomanship, composition, Humour - everything.

Big pat on the back (not goat pat). Here's to the next one.

Ant

As old Monty Burns would say eeeeexcelent.

I think it is just perfect. But boy does that guy have something coming if he thinks he can get anything from Gertude without a serious whoopin from Gary.

And now we are lucky. We have Laura to go to for expert advice on early war German anything . And now we have Jenny who we can all go to for " the straight poop " on everything else .

Gary

Excellent build Jenny.

I like the attention to detail and the little "extras" (bird) .

Well done.

Marvelous work Jenny Great modeling, great composition, great painting, great story, great... You get my point

Beautiful, Jenny

After reading all the superlatives, I can't think of any that hasn't been said! The Marder is great! The buildings turned out really nice, the figures super, the layout and composition is flawless, and all those little details......... I'm lost for words.

Congratulations Boss!

Bob

Outstanding build and finish Jenny.

Best get off my bum and get my halftrack done, although I don't think it will be as good as this.

Pete