IDF On Patrol – A 1/72 scale Diorama
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About the Project
This is a IDF diorama in 1/72 scale. I have had these models for years, and this year I want to try and focus more on older models than on newly bought miniatures. My goal is to wither away at my mighty stash and try to start saving up for my pensioner years!
Related Genre: Historical
This Project is Completed
Oil Rendering and Pigment Details
Hi everyone,
I am nearly finished with this project, and hopefully, when I get the chance I will put it all together. The next step was to add a bit of life to the model by adding a bit of wear and tear to it. This sounds like an oxymoron, but in fact it makes perfect sense from the hobbyist’s perspective.
For the oil rendering, I first place the colours I need on a piece of card to absorb a good part of the oil.
My oil palette.Basically, the process is to add slight streaks or dots of oil with a brush and remove most of it with a q-tip or sponge. How much to remove and how to steak it isn’t difficult but a little practice makes perfect.
When the oil dried after a day, I took out the pigments. I used them to stimulate soot near the exhaust vents, and dust all over the tank.
I also painted up all the details on the turrets, but I forgot to take pictures of the work-in-progress.
A taste of what will be!Hopefully, by Sunday this project will be ready, and I will either start a knew diorama project or continue to work on my 10mm Elf army (that only has a few more units to go) or start up painting my Silver Bayonet miniatures. It all depend on my mood.
Until then farewell and stay safe.
NR
The Project is Finished!
Hi everyone,
The project is finally finished. I really enjoyed putting this diorama together, because I hardly had to build or convert anything, besides the tank. 80% of the work is just painting and this is the part I enjoy the most. It is a big difference taking time to paint something to the best of your ability and painting in mass production mode.
In any case here are a few photos for your perusal. As always my photography is not the best and some shading nuances are lost unfortunately, but the photos are serviceable.
That’s it! Another project finished quite quickly to boot. I am really hyped with these dioramas and to be honest I just want to keep doing this and let my army projects burn in the limbo of ‘Unfinished Plastic Hell‘.
I have three dioramas on my mind at the moment. One involves a werewolf and another from the wonderful world of Tolkien (both inspired by thedace‘s last diorama). The last one a smaller Warmachine project. Then again I do love playing The Silver Bayonet with painted figures……decisions, maddening decisions!
I will have to think about it. Until then farewell and stay safe.
NR
