The Al Dschaghbub Raid or: Waiting for the Kiwis

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July 19, 2024
Changing a tire - waiting to start.
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July 19, 2024
Three old kits: 1 x Italeri and 2 x Tamiya.
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July 19, 2024
Buildings and base are made of foam. Most is homebrewed, exceptions: doors, grid (Miniart). The spires are litter: The cap of a spray can in halfes and putty. The bay windows are made of cardstock.
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July 19, 2024
The base is 370 x 380 mm. Building time (without the vehicles) almost half a year. Costs: low - fun: high.
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July 19, 2024
The kilt. OMG. Painting skills are asked. Not my cup of tea. But there was a piece of tartan on the packaging. I had cut it out, soaked the cardboard in water, rubbed up the backside of the cardstock carefully. Result: perfect tartan! A little white glue and matt varnish had done it. The backside of the Scotchman? Nobody will see.
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July 19, 2024
Desert dust is made of "Löss", a relict of the iceages. As healing earth available in drugstores.
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July 19, 2024
A very static scene, but nearly all are looking at someone else or are communicating with another person.

Kommentarer

16 19 July, 04:09

Neuling
Very appealing diorama, good layout and composition!

19 July, 07:40

Guy Rump
Impressive dio! 👍

19 July, 14:37

Robert Podkoński
Cool!

19 July, 15:09

Thomas E.
Thank you for all comments and likes. Maybe I'll testing the dio with DAK tanks. Or a new one ...

21 July, 04:23

J35J
Great work! 👍🏻

21 July, 09:18

gorby
Excellent work, brilliantly inventive and creative. Great idea with the tartan.

21 July, 09:44

Thomas E.
Thank you all! Very kind. I use the tartan technique also for maps, flags and so on.

21 July, 16:04

Bruce Huxtable
Very nice overall, but the neatly painted tartan is the high-light for me. Can you elaborate on how you did this, please?

21 July, 16:12

Thomas E.
@ Bruce - Cf. the instructions of Miniart 35165 "British Officers", here on Scalemates. On the backside of the packaging there is a piece of tartan as an template. I have cut it out and soaked it in lukewarn water. After a few minutes I have rubbed the wet cardstock away from the backside carefully. So I have got a thin printed foil with the tartan on it. I have glued the foil with white glue on the front of the figure (not water soluble!) and used a clothespin to get the round form. After drying: Matt varnish took away the shine. The backside of the kilt is only blue and green colour - nobody will see.
One problem: the cutting edges will appear white, so you have to colour them with a blue or green pencil.
I hope this description is helpful. Greatings TT

21 July, 16:46

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A fictitious scene - an oasis in the Libyan Desert - it brings together some of my favorite vehicles: the Chevy and two rebuilt jeeps. Also two famous units: LRDG and SAS. The oasis is the base of the operation.

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