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Neuling
Very nice work!

Rui S
I agree 👍

Mathieu CACAULT Аутор
Salut , merci @Neuling et @Rui S pour vos commentaires 🙂

Rui S
Another well done vignette 👍

Mathieu CACAULT Аутор
Salut , merci 🙂

alessandro magrelli
Fantastic

Mathieu CACAULT Аутор
Salut , merci alessandro magrelli 🙂

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍 Great collection. Congratulations

Ronald Clanton
Really nice work!

Mathieu CACAULT Аутор
Salut , merci @ Rui S et @ Ronald Clanton pour vos commentaires 🙂

Rui S
Beautiful Dio. Great work 👍

Adam Gudynowski
Looks so great!

Adam Gudynowski
Lighting is key here. Do You mind sharing your photo studio setup?

Alex K
I like how things "escalated" into this Berlin Cold War dio! 👍

Major Oak
Great dio well done 👏

DuperScale
Awesome, nice idea

Dave
Nice work. Good looking diorama.

Mathieu CACAULT Аутор
Salut , merci 🙂

Rui S
Great work. A Beauty 👍

Mathieu CACAULT Аутор
Salut , merci 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Very nice 👍

Alex K
Lovely. 👍

Mathieu CACAULT Аутор
Salut ; merci @ Łukasz Glińskiet @Alex K pour vos commentaires 🙂

Alexander Perov
А просто модель собрать. нельзя. Обязательно ананизмом заниматься.

Rui S
mlike it, a lot. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💪✌️

Marc . Аутор
Thanks you Rui S.

Robert Podkoński
Great job!

Neuling
I agree!

Mark
Слава Україні! Героям слава!

Shar Dipree
Very nice M113, great diorama.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

Marc . Аутор
Thanks Robert Podkoński, Neuling, Mark and Shar Dipree.
Slava Ukraine!

Arnold Mertens
well done!!

gorby
Amazing job!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Marc . Аутор
Thanks Gorby and Villiers de Vos!

Neuling
Top work! Base wanted!

Mathias Decommere
Impressive!

Lukas Muller
Nice!!!

Marc . Аутор
Thank you Neuling, Mathias and Lukas!

Arnold Mertens
beautiful. sandsacks look real. Well done. How did you make them?

Bozzer
Here we go again!
You're gonna run out of kits, at this pace?

Bozzer
There's a couple more, for you to seek out 😉

Qwertzel Аутор
Thanks Boozer. But I think I will build my Unimog first before building this truck. So I won't run out of kits. I always wanted to buy the recovery truck and convert it to a German one, simply changing the cab to a Mercedes Benz Actros or MAN TGM.

Andre Louis
I also got that kit recently! Looking forward to your modifications. My one will be probably just out of the box

Esoteric Surgeon
I seem to remember KFS used to offer a off-road conversion kit for MAN trucks. I'm pretty sure it at least included the bumper which might be hard to scratch build if you can't print it. Can't find the kit anymore tho

Qwertzel Аутор
I searched on the internet for this kit but I couldn't find it either. We will see how this trick turns out

Esoteric Surgeon
Just realized the bumper out of the box is accurate for offroad already since it's a 4x4, and the same as in your pictures. I had started working on a similar project but with the older MAN TGA kit from Revell as a basis and that required heavy modifications all around. I'm glad you're moving towards more custom projects because they are a lot of fun to get into, and watch other people get into...

Goldman
Nice stocking up and scratch building... Should be a very interesting build.
Actually, I never saw this concept of fire truck with a rear lift and wheeled equipment carts. Can see the benefits of this when a lot of equipment needed to be moved fast (at least until hitting the first step...).

Qwertzel Аутор
Thanks Goldman. There is another reason why these trucks make sense: You can carry different stuff which is normally loaded by special vehicles. So you don't need different vehicles just this one and the equipment carts and you are ready for nearly everything

Goldman
The headlights guard looks very good to me. Did you use plastic or metal rods? I don't think you can get any thinner with plastic

Qwertzel Аутор
Thank you Goldman! I used cables. I bended them to the right shape. The outer and inner parts are from the same cable just with and without isolation

Goldman
The tires looks great. Much better than those in the kit. Well worth the investment

Esoteric Surgeon
I have had some success printing thin parts for the kind of headlight detail you are working on. They are very fragile and I've never tried painting them but I think there's a lot of potential for this kind of application. I uploaded a picture here: FDM 3D Printer experiments | Album by Ecko

Qwertzel Аутор
Currently I don't have a 3D printer but I think of buying a resin printer for such purposes. It would help me a lot with scratch building. Lets see wat the future brings

Andre Louis
Just make sure that you are aware of potential hazards that come along with resin printing.

Esoteric Surgeon
Yes handling resin and post processing it takes a lot of extra work to do properly. And space too. I can't do it at home because I live in a flat with my cat and I have found a filament 3d printer can unlock many possibilities to enhance scratch builds without the hassle and hazards of resin.

Rui S
Great work 👍

Brandon H Аутор
Thanks Rui!

Neuling
I like it! 👍

Nigel Chapman
Something different., like it. Are the Plymouth emblems 3d printed?

Brandon H Аутор
Thanks guys!

Yes, the badges, grille, headlights, and hood are all 3D resin printed.

Rui S
Excellent work 👍

Finn
Will follow for sure!!

Ben M
👁️👁️

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Count me in 👀 👍

Rui S Аутор
For future memory, since it will suffer weathering for the diorama.
Thx Danny_Aviation.

James C
Looks fantastic Rui. Will be a pity to dirty it up 👍

Mathias Decommere
You're brave Rui! Go for it

Alec K
Nice! So… you built this thing?? I am confused.

Michael Kohl
Nice. 4 pics are enough to sufficiently memorize it?! 😉

Rui S Аутор
@ James C, thank you for your kind comment. It was born for the Dio so it will end up in it. But I must confess that your words pass my mind 🙂

@ Mathias thx mate, yap I definitely go for it, not sure about the results but that comes with every project, so...

@ Alec K, thx. No need for that. Yap, I built it. You can see the "build log"? in my Mariupol album.

@ Michael, thx, well, this are the photos of the exhibition hall side. The other sides are already a bit damaged for the Dio, so 4 will have to do. If I had a bit more detail in the lower part on this side before weathering, I may change the side ones.

Neuling
"He always likes to keep his fire engine clean ... it´s a clean machine ...... " (Penny Lane - The Beatles) 👍

Dave
Looks great as is.

Guy Rump
very nice build. 👍

Rui S Аутор
Thank you mates. I Apreciate your comments. Glad you like it.

Alec K
Glorious. Dumb me found the build album 😉 👍

Mariupol 1941 | Album by MIG (1:35)

Victor I
Looks great👍

Benoit Rey
Fantastic build & paint. Thank you for the pictures.

Vagabond
Great build. Especially interesting as I'm a retired Firefighter

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Original and superbly done!

Robert Podkoński
Good work, Rui!

Neil
This is just lovely work Rui 👏 much admired 👍

Mark Sherwood
Very nice work and a nice subject. 🤟🥸👍

Sergio Ordonez
That wooden boxes are impressive, friend!

Kurt Shepard
I think it looks great!

gvizbi
Not my cup of tea, but looks fantastic! Top job!

Rui S Аутор
Hello mates. Sorry for the late reply. Didn't notice so many nice comments. Thank you all very much. Apreciated.
@ Alec K, np mate with so many great works in here it's easy to lose it. Thx for your appreciation anyways
@ Victor Ivlev, thx glad you like it, the saloon version it's finished. Can't show the left side because I've already shot the window 😉
@ Benoit, my pleasure mate, glad you stop by and comment. Thx.
@ Vagabond, glad you liked it. Coming from a professional it feels great. When I was a small boy I liked everything about firefighting trucks. I I remember opening a Christmas present Before Christmas, playing with the remotely controlled semi trailer truck until the truck's steering broke. wrap it up again and wait for better days crying my heart out 😄
@ Jean-Michel Tilquin, thx for your kind words and recognition. Coming from such a talented modeler feels even better.
@ Robert Podkoński, thank you. Really glad you liked it, and comment.
@ Neil, you are to kind mate thx a lot.
@ Mark Sherwood, thank you for stopping by and such nice comment on this different and unique subject indeed.
@ Sergio Ordonez, thx my friend I'm very glad you like the wood work, apreciated.
@ Kurt Shepard, thx I hope you are right.
@ gvizbi, I really admire your work too my friend. I'm glad you comment a different kind of tea 😄. Also not my comfort zone subject but I'm really happy that I've got the courage to embark on such endeavor. It was a great experience for me and enjoy it a lot.

MS K
I think this big project that required a lot of patience.
Congratulations on a great finish. 👏

Rui S Аутор
Hi MS K, Sorry for the late reply. Yap I enjoyed the lot of scratch to be done.
Thank you for your kind comment. Apreciated

Neuling
Very beautiful fire engine, very well presented!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Neuling, a comment from such talented modeler is always very welcome. Appreciated.
The Challenge now, is to weather it and take her to Mariupol 1941 😉
I take the opportunity to upload some photos of the real deal. I Hope the firefighters mates like them.

GuyW
Wow, looks great. The wood looks very real. Nice work.

Randy Kriegel
Beautifully done 👏

Mathieu CACAULT
Salut Rui S , c'est encore une fois du superbe travail , félicitation 🙂

Neuling
Very nice! Model and presentation! 👍

Rui S
Nice clean model 👍

Guy Rump
I agree with Neuling and Rui! 👍

Finn
Neat

Thomas K. Аутор
Thanks Guys 😉

Robert Podkoński
Good job indeed!

Thomas K. Аутор
Thanks Robert 🙂

Moreno Baruffini
I agree with the above: really a nice model and a good presentation!

Thomas K. Аутор
Thanks Moreno 🙂

Rui S Аутор
A new Brand for me...

Wim van der Luijt
good to see you got out of work mode! count me in for this project.....

Rui S Аутор
Hi My Friend, yes I'm out of it (unfortunately).
So Welcome aboard😉
I'm hopping to start this one now.

EnsignExpendabl
Yup, that definitely looks like a Mirage repack. Be careful, those track links can be really brittle.

Rui S Аутор
Hi EnsignExpendabl.
I know Mirage have a lot of T26 and Vickers models. I don't know if this are the same moulds.
Thank you for the Heads up.
Normally I use a new blade and a lot of careful for cutting those. I hope that they resist.

EnsignExpendabl
I have photos of a Mirage T-26 here, you can compare the sprues: earlesspierre.livejournal.com/27349.html

Rui S Аутор
Some sprues LIKE THE under hull and SIDES, FENDER, springs and road wheels, ETC seem the same, but other sprues look different

Bart Goesaert
Looks like a nice kit, and interesting to see it in Finnish colors. When looking for references I can recommend the movies Tali Ihantala and Talvisotta about the winter war

Rui S Аутор
Hello Bart.
Thank you for the advise. I will try to find those videos in the net.
I think its a nice kit a little bit of flash in some pieces, so some clean up to do.
I've been researching in my library and I see that I will have to do some alterations to the kits config.
The Plan is not to do it in finish colours but to depict what was the first part of the Winter war at the invasion (end of 1939).
And I thought the best way to interpreted that invasion is to do a destroyed/immobilized soviet tank because I don't have any figures to put with it.
I've upload some plates with the intended model. It will be the T26 - 1935.
So for example piece B2 will not be fitted because it existed only in later models.

Bart Goesaert
There 's a nice scene in which they stop a T-26 by putting a log between the track and the driving wheel... Maybe a bit of inspiration for the haphazard way of fighting in the beginning of that war in a war...

Rui S Аутор
Yap I've seen that seen in a History Chanel movie about that war. I've also a photo with a followed tree used as guerrilla warfare by the Fins. I'm posting it...

Rui S Аутор
Another image with a tactical interesting point...

Rui S Аутор
As usual, some more colour plates and external details.
I hope that you find them interesting😢
Next I will start the build😎

Rui S Аутор
First build progress and fit impressions😎
Bad engineered and lousy instructions 👎

Rui S Аутор
Some more progress in the lower hull😎

EnsignExpendabl
Wow, those gaps are enormous! I hope you are making a welded hull T-26 so you don't have to remake the rivets.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Great work,Mate 👍

Bart Goesaert
splendid work... need to make work of my Maquette Zis-30... it's somewhere in the same league....

Rui S Аутор
Hello, mates,
Thank you for stopping by and for your nice comments. Much Appreciated 🙂

@ EnsignExpendabl, again thank you for Yes, the gaps are gigantic if you don't sand and cut a lot, but I've deal with it and many of the photos are still just dry fittings. I think I'm not going to do it entirely welded, as in reality some T-26 had mixed versions of welded and riveted parts.
I've now done the turret and I was positively surprised with the fit. I was expecting again huge gaps but it was ok with the roof top. Nevertheless not the same with the gun mount, that needed a lot of study and precision cutting and sanding in small but important areas to achieve the correct spacing. I will post some photos later.
I'm now sure that the lower hull in this kit was for a Polish 7TP and not for a Russian T26.
@ Markus, coming for such a talented modeller as you are your comment is very important to me. Thanks again🙂
@ Bart, Thank you a lot for your nice compliment.
I have some Maquette kits in stash and I just hope that they will be a lot better than this one, both in the instructions and in the provided plastic pieces. 🤔
I can hardly believe in what TOM Modellbau did in this kit, for me its a no winning situation, and I will think thoroughly before buying another kit from them. 👍
What you really need in this leagues is to have a lot of reference material and study the info with attention.

EnsignExpendabl
Yeah, RPM shares sprues between their Vickers family kits. I built a few Maquette kits and have a few in my stash, don't expect miracles. It was the only way to get a Valentine for under $70 for me, though, so I will grit my teeth and deal with it though.

Urban Gardini
Nice progress with this bad kit, following with interest!

Rui S Аутор
@ EnsignExpendabl, That's the way to deal with this kind of kits. "Grab the bull by the horns" hehehe 😄
I'm not expecting nothing major, but long sessions of enhancing bad plastic with Maquette kits.😉
That's one way to deal with this hobby, buy cheap and expect a lot of work. I like it. I think $70 for a RPM/Maquette Valentine is way to expensive I bought a MiniArt one much cheaper.
@ Hi Urban, I'm glad to see you aboard following with interest. Thank you Mate.
At the moment I'm struggling with turret detailing. Very interesting...😎
Later on, I will upload some more progress photos, I hope you find the time to see and comment.
Cheers

EnsignExpendabl
My local store had the MiniArt and Bronco for $70+ and the Maquette for $35, so I had to settle. Later I bought the Bronco anyway, but I think I was too inexperienced to handle it. I recently bought a Bronco Cruiser Mk.III on the cheap, so let's see if my skills are up for it now.

C Marques de Sá
Interesting. I had similar problems. The photo-etch parts are very nice, do they come with the kit?

Rui S Аутор
OK, as said I've uploaded some more photos. Mainly the work in the turret.
I still have to cut and glue the antenna holders and a little piece of PE under the gun.
Then glue the hull accessories and put some weight to it.
To finish I must tackle the tracks😉

Rui S Аутор
@ C Marques de Sá, Olá Mate. Sim o frete PE, vem com o kit como podes ver na foto 6.
No entanto as peças G8 (puxadores PE - foto 4) estão mal dimensionadas para o fim a que se destinam (acabei por utilizar as peças de plástico), por isso utilizei as de PE, para outros fins.😉

Rui S Аутор
Now, while the glue is drying, just some more detail work.
Next steps, more accessories and the tracks😎

Ingo F
Looks good Rui. 👍

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your nice words, Mate. Much appreciated. 🙂
I'm "praying" not to have the same problems that you had with your Trumpeter tracks, on my tracks, and also that they can be cut without breaking (like the antenna holders). 🤔

Rui S Аутор
Ready for paint.
I closed it with some weight inside, tackled all the gaps, added some extra tools, the starter and chain - I had to make the hooks to fix it.
Also added some bullet chips on the turret and a penetration on the left side.
Still cleaning the 112 individual tracks links attached in 3 places to the sprues (it will take a while). Careful use of a new cutter blade here is mandatory😎

EnsignExpendabl
The turret looks a lot darker than in your previous photos, did you get a new one?

Rui S Аутор
Hi EnsignExpendabl,
Nop. it must be because of the contrasting white hull and light grey.
In the previous photos it was just the turret.

Bart Goesaert
how is this one coming along?

Rui S Аутор
Hello Bart,
Thank you for your interest. Very kind of you.
Currently I'm in Holidays in Sagres (Algarve) also gathering some nice natural stuff to bring back to Lisbon. and pick up my airbrush (finally). I have a lot of painting to do, in several unfinished projects. 🤔

Kerry COX
I just looked at the date this was posted and I must say, I missed a great build while you were happily putting it all together. As always. Great work mate. 👍

Rui S Аутор
Hi Mate,
Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated.
I've to pick my airbrush once for all... and finish this vignette and some other dios like the Marder II D one Marder II D_16 Inf Mot Div_Rasputitsa_Kalmykiya | Album by mig (1:35)

Kerry COX
The brand you have chosen is what.? I use an Iwata SP. Had it 5 years and the key to it being so good all the time is good but careful maintainance.

Rui S Аутор
My parents offered me a Badger 200 (single action) ages ago, and I've bought another Badger (2nd hand) 150 (double actin) not long ago, (I've just used it once or twice).
The 200 eats everything and spit it all hehehe without cleaning it all the time.
IMHO, It's a good airbrush but with a compressor without pressure regulator it limits a lot when you want to go soft.
I don't even know the pressure it is doing, but any way, with care you can make some thin lines also.
I've yet to study and practice with the (second hand) 150. I suspect that the Teflon ring or the needle point are wasted. But still have to confirm that 🙁

Rui S Аутор
Happy to say that I've finally put my Badger 150 to work.
Black "primer" done.😎

Wim van der Luijt
Hi Rui, is that 200 gravity fed or does it have a side cup? Looking for a simple unit to lay down primer coats.....my Harder & Steenbeck has a .20mm nozzle, better suited for fine work...need a workhorse too

Rui S Аутор
Hi Wim,
No Gravity feed. Both the 200 and the 150 have small bottle or cap that are fixed under, and both are reliable airbrush and easy to work with.

Rui S Аутор
I've done some Pré-shading using Tamiya XF-49.
I've never painted a 1/35 Russian tank, and I don't have any green acrylics to paint it, but I've a lot of Humbrol enamel greens.
I planed to use them as washes and filters to get a convincing Russian green. I hope I can achive it 🤔
First layer of Humbrol enamel (76 - Matt Uniform Green + a bit of synthetic diluent) layed...

Bart Goesaert
Looking good so far

Kim Branders
Paintjob 👍

Rui S Аутор
@ Bart, Kim, Thx for your support, much appreciated.
I'm going to add some more enamel green shades to it before I start detail painting and weathering.
I think the M76 is to bright??? So I will try next, a more darker greyish green??
I know I'm going to struggle with this, because when it gets to the oils application, the turpentine/white spirit will attack this green layers... 🤔
Anyway I'm hopping not to mess it to a point of no return...

Wim van der Luijt
seal the enamel with a acrylic gloss varnish and then apply oils....works for me...washes flow very smoothly on a gloss coat

Rui S Аутор
Hi Wim,
Yes you are right, Mate, That's what I intend to do, but I think I must go soft on the turpentine/white spirit, otherwise it also messes with the clear acrylic gloss.
It has happen to me before with the Elephant Outono / Autumn 1944 | Album by mig (1:35)
and the 1Ton Sd.Kfz.10/4 half-track Esci sdkfz 10/4. On Hold | Album by mig (1:35)
And I think in the latter I put a lot of it, to seal it conveniently, but...
Maybe the brand, is not the best for this kind of job?

Rui S Аутор
A splash & dash of a heavily thinned enamel Humbrol Matt 80 Grass Green applied.
followed by another one, but yes, this time a more darker greyish tone. Humbrol enamel Matt 114, applied.😎
I think it's ok now (the green it's not so vivid) to go back with a soft application of acrylic Tamiya XF-49, for high light again, and it will be ready for the clear seal coat of acrylic varnish, and starting weathering process, oils, etc.
At least, this is the plan hehehe 😄

C Marques de Sá
Que verniz acrilico utilizas? e como o utilizas? Onde arranjas humbrol 114? foi descontinuada, eu ainda tenho um pote antigo com um restinho mas nunca mais encontrei à venda. Aplicaste o enamel com aerografo? Obrigado

Rui S Аутор
Olá, C Marques de Sá.
Tenho usado um verniz brilhante da Winsor & Newton, com aérografo directamente do frasco, imediatamente antes de aplicar os decalques e os óleos para o envelhecimento.
Quanto à Humbrol tenho n guardadas algumas à milénios. A 114, não é mt antiga mas infelizmente não sei precisar onde a arranjei. Talvez no Clube do Colecionador perto do Zoo de Lisboa comprei lá muitas ,mas este também já fechou.
Normalmente vai tudo a aérografo, menos a pintura de alguns detalhes, a aplicação de óleos e pasteis e as técnicas de desgaste.

C Marques de Sá
Olá Rui S.,
Obrigado pela sua resposta. Desculpe ter disparado as perguntas, mas vernizes é uma das coisas que me traz alguma frustração. Eu tenho humbrol satin e gloss. Já consegui bons resultados mas também já tive verdadeiros desastres. Mais ou menos 50-50. O satin já apliquei com sucesso com aerografo uma ou duas vezes, mas das outras fica branco. O gloss só dá para brilho, e para verniz de brilho muitas vezes uso uma marca de produto de por no chão. Também tenho vallejo, mas ainda não usei muito. Parece um pouco melhor. Um dos problemas é aplicar com aerografo ou com pincel. Ambos os métodos têm desvantagens (para mim). Há muitos anos atrás experimentei vernizes para enamel da humbrol e da revell - não gostei de nenhum deles - não usei mais, tive péssimos resultados. Também tenho x-22 da tamiya, mas como li que não era propriamente um verniz tenho receio de utilizar, e além disso as tintas tamiya geralmente só funcionam bem com outras tintas tamiya e não misturam bem com outras. Vou experimentar Winsor & Newton quando tiver oportunidade. Recomenda? Qual o preço médio? Acho que a maior dificuldade é com vernizes mate. Humbrol 114 já foi descontinuada há mais de dez anos (assim como outras cores) e é uma pena porque não encontro na gama deles outra tinta igual (nem de nenhuma outra marca). Ás vezes usava para pintar tanques escala 1:72. É pena as lojas físicas fecharem porque não é a mesma coisa comprar na internet. Sou do Porto e não conheci esse Clube do colecionador. Embora geralmente use o aerografo, por vezes ainda gosto de voltar ao pincel, porque acho que tem mais controle.

Rui S Аутор
Olá C Marques de Sá,
Desde já não há por que pedir desculpa por fazer perguntas, o scalemates tb serve mesmo para isso.

Até hoje os únicos vernizes que me lembro ter utilizado foram: o enamel Matt da Humbrol e o referido acrílico gloss da Winsor & Newton. Posso recomendar ambos pois nunca tive o problema de esbranquiçarem e o Winsor & Newton nem é caro, custou-me 3,59€ (75ml) no corte ingles, mas há que o deixar secar bem, pois demora bastante mais que o excelente enamel Matt da Humbrol.

Qual é a marca do produto de por no chão que usa?
Tenho ainda enamal satin e gloss da Humbrol mas não me lembro se já os utilizei.
Há pouco tempo comprei o acrilico Matt quer da Winsor & Newton quer da Humbrol para testar, mas tb ainda não arrisquei usar. Só de olhar para a cor branca do da Winsor & Newton me faz recuar.

Quanto às tinta tamiya utilizo-as sempre em conjunto com as enamel da Humbrol sem problemas qd aplicadas a airbrush. Com pincel já a história é diferente. têm comportamentos destintos mediante a sequência da aplicação. Há que as deixar secar muito bem e mesmo assim...

A unica vantagem de comprar na internet é que normalmente conseguem-se melhores preços, sendo a oferta exponencial, há mais concorrência mas é preciso tempo para procurar ou esperar pelas melhores oportunidades.

Hoje em dia há aerografos que fazem linhas tão finas como um pincel. è preciso ter um bom aerografo com ponta fina e um regulador de pressão no compressor. Infelizmente não tenho nenhum dos dois 😄 mas estão muito mais baratos hoje do que antes.

C Marques de Sá
Moro no Brasil e o produto que uso chama-se brilho fácil. Deve haver similar da johnson ou outro aí em Portugal. É uma questão de procurar no supermercado. Na embalagem vai dizer cera (ou verniz) acrílica para chão, é isso que se quer. No fundo é quase o mesmo que o material para modelismo, apenas leva um componente extra para dar cheiro. Procure o que tenha composição mais simples e faça experiências. Uma garrafa grande custa o mesmo que uma garrafinha pequena de modelismo. O contra é que apenas vai encontrar verniz "gloss" brilhante, nunca satin ou matt. O brilho fácil é branco mas quando seca fica completamente transparente. Os ingleses e americanos usam produtos semelhantes chamados klear ou pledge (da johnson). Vou experimentar comprar o da winsor e newton quando for aí no natal. Já os vernizes satin e matt tanto os da humbrol como os da vallejo são esbranquiçados e se a aplicação for ligeiramente exagerada secam dando uma névoa (efeito horrível). A dificuldade do aerografo para mim não é o tamanho da linha, mas a pressão. O meu compressor é muito simples e não permite grande controlo, além do mais as condições climatéricas aqui tornam difícil obter a consistência correcta da tinta. E depois, como já disse a outro "mate" aqui, penso que algumas pessoas são mais artísticas que outras e têm mais naturalidade a manejar os instrumentos. A minha fase preferida é a construção. Neste momento estou a pintar dois a aerografo e um a pincel. Pincel é bom para enamel. Acho que hoje em dia há demasiado preconceito contra o pincel, a não ser que claro queiramos ser "profissionais" do modelismo, mas eu identifico-me mais com o rob basic modelling.
Já agora qual o melhor branco mate e qual o melhor branco gloss? Já experimentei tamiya, revell, humbrol, vallejo. Ainda não estou satisfeito...

Rui S Аутор
Olá C Marques de Sá,
Sim, por aqui há várias ceras acrilicas brilhantes de limpeza, mas nunca arrisquei utilizá-las. Axo porque têm todas um aspecto leitoso de várias cores, mt diferente da Future ou Pledge.
Os Winsor & Newton deverá encontrar por aí nas lojas de artigos para artistas e pintores.
Eu uso o branco matt enamel da humbrol e um acrilico de pintura tipo Robbialac ou Barbot normal das lojas de tintas que são bem mais baratos e com maior quantidade.

C Marques de Sá
Boa ideia robbialac... mas não danifica o plástico? Das ceras não se preocupe com a cor branca, veja se tem composiçao simples, depois experimente num pedaço de plástico transparente, ao secar o branco desaparece. A minha é branca e acontece isso, eu uso para dar brilho a canopies. Aqui não deve ter o winsor e se tiver é muito mais caro que em Portugal.

Holger Kranich
Hey Rui,

how the hell have i missed this superb build? Nice to see how much Patience and ellbow grease you invested. Even the kit does not seem to be bad! Hang in there, it will be a stunning model right from your bench!👍 😄

Rui S Аутор
@ C Marques de Sá, até hoje não tive problemas. Utilizei esmalte da Gama Advance 100% acrílicos, numa embalagem de 250ml.

@ Hi Holger. hehehe,😄
Thank you for stopping by, nice comment and support.
I've done a little more on it: some detail painting and a bit of dry brushing.
I will post some more photos later on.😉

Rui S Аутор
@ C Marques de Sá, Viva.

Verifiquei agora que no " OLX ", estão à venda várias latas Humbrol já descontinuadas, incluíndo a Humbrol 114.

Julgo mesmo, tratar-se do propriétario do ex Clube do Colecionador. Se está mesmo interessado em adquirir essa tinta será concerteza possivel encomendar.

Deixo o Link:

olx.pt/anuncio/tinta..DOka.html#5a28045059

C Marques de Sá
Olá Rui! Obrigado pelo link!

Rui S Аутор
👍

potez452
Fine paint job on your T26 ! I like how rich are the shades of green.

Michel Wingard
Nice looking forword to more.

David Thor
Excellent build and paintjob so far. And an excellent documentation of your project! Keep it up! 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Hello Michel and David,
Thank you for your nice comments, much appreciated.
I had to stop this project, when my Badger compressor started a rattling, horrible sound.
I had to buy a new one and lost the mojo, but I'm starting to recover it, and your messages sure helps.
So, thanks a lot again, mates.

Rui S Аутор
Finally I've restarted this one. Some progress in the base😉

Kim Branders
In for the finnish 🙂

Urban Gardini
Getting better and better mate!

Rui S Аутор
@ Kim, I hope so hehehe. Well come back, Mate. 🙂
@ Urban, Thank you for your encouraging words, Mate.
Much appreciated.

Rui S Аутор
Handling the single (n link 😛 )tracks.

Ingo F
Cleaning and assembling the single track links is the best work around. 😄
Keep fighting mate. 🙂

Dietmar Bogatzki
great Job again, Rui and the B/W Photo perfect 🙂

Rui S Аутор
@Ingo, thx for your support. That work it's so good that made me defenitly decide that the next kit Will be for sure with wheels or even a plane 😄
@ Dietmar, Thank you, I apreciate. I'm glad you like it, but there is still a lot of work to do on the tank and figure/s?. The black and white photo was an inspiration. I like it very much and I think it was taken at night with flash???🤔 IMHO it has a great definition for that time.

Rui S Аутор
After tackle 2x112 track links (puff ... 😠 ), This is now about, the all important adaptation to the terrain.

Archibaldd Haddock
Just...love it! 😄

Rui S Аутор
Thx a Lot My friend, Ainda falta muita coisa (e tenho de ganhar coragem para o cobrir com alguma neve). Mas o mais importante é que está a evoluir.
Tudo bem? Mantém-te em segurança😉

gorby
Fantastic work so far, on what looks like a really awkward kit.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your kind comment, gorbygould. Yes, this is some kind of reboxing with lousy instructions and some updates???
But the smal PE fret, alternative road wheels and individual track links where a very nice surprise😉

Kerry COX
I will be keeping an eye on your efforts here Rui. 😉
No doubt, you will make a silk purse out of a pig's ear mate. 😉

Ben M
Amazing work with a challenging kit. I agree the prototype pic is really cool

Rui S Аутор
@Kezza, thx for your encouraging words.(Nice expression, btw. I'm always learning) I'm Counting on you for some honest opinions, so please use your magnifying lens 😄
Ben, thx a lot for your Nice comments. I'm really glad you like what you see. Much appreciated.

Archibaldd Haddock
Concordo com a opinião de muitos, a tua evolução é fantástica! Que bom poder acompanhar-te neste nosso mui amado hobby. Cheers mate
Hope to see you soon

Rui S Аутор
Mate, obrigado por partilhares a tua opinião. Faz-se os possíveis e a experiencia vai ajudando 🙂
Espero que quando o caçula crescer, tenhas tempo para partilhar aqui alguns trabalhos😉
Esperemos que esta trampa de virus desapareça o mais depressa possível, para conheceres a cave.
Abraço

Archibaldd Haddock
Bem sobre o caçula crescer... outro vêm a caminho! 😄 Vou ter que arranjar tempo para tudo. Anseio por essa visita! 😄
Abraço mate
Fica bem

Rui S Аутор
Hehehe grande notícia, Mate. Família a crescer. Parabéns e Felicidades, aquele abraço 👍

Archibaldd Haddock
😄

Ben M
Hi Rui, I like the subtle streaking you did on the surface of the tank. How did you accomplish this?

gorby
That's a fantastic result!

Tim Heimer
Looking good as usual!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you mates, realy glad you like and comment it.
@Spanjaard, I sure hope so 😄
@ gorbygould, I apreciate your kind words. But I'm not done yet😎
@Tim, well I'm always trying to improve with new experiences 🙂

Tim Heimer
Rui, that's how we get better! Keep up the good work and keep on trying mate!

Pawel W
How do you make snow like this?

Rui S Аутор
@Ben M, Sorry for missing a reply on your comment. I apologise. Thank you for your kind words. I achieve the streaking with well diluted acrylic Paint. I Will upload some photos of the brand I used ASP.
@Tim,, thx again mate. I Will do my best, as usual.
@Pawel, I use sodium bicarbonate and two other specific produts. I Will post some photos ASP.
@ To others mates that liked the work, but I can't see who the are, I Thank you all.

Rui S Аутор
@ Ben and Pawel, as refered, I've uploaded the materials images.

Ben M
Thank you Rui! Your tank in the snow is great. You just thin your acrylics to a wash and paint streaks with a brush? The weathering work you did is so good.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Ben. Yes, I heavly dilute it with water (wash/filter) and aplied over the Humbrol enamel green with a fine brush with a small amount of paint for each stroke.
The problem I encounter was, once you aplied it, you have very litle time or almost none to correct anything. (If you apply water to soon, you take all the paint away if you take to long, you can't correct it).
This time I didn't use gloss varnish because for the first time I didn't apply any decals and also no oils.
I'm very glad you like it. Thx.

Ben M
Yes I normally weather with oil washes as you have a lot longer to work with them. When I've done acrylic panel line washes for instance over enamel paint I have observed that it is very hard to make a correction

Rui S Аутор
Yap, that's it. But this time I wanted to try something diferent. The last time I used my oils dots, it didn't work as usual, so acrilics it was 😄 and I was quite happy with the result, that I think I've over done it in some spots. But as they say, I can live with it 😉

Ben M
What I liked about it was that it was pretty subtle and realistic, not overdone at all!

Rui S Аутор
Well I think on the turret I could have stoped earlier, but it you like it, thx mate I'm happy.
I've also noted that the original tank has a Shine that I could'nt replicate. Normaly I like my tanks completly matte, but in this case... I don't know.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Nice work again, Rui ang good to see on the Photos how you build up the Dio 👍

Alexander Grivonev
Amazing project👍

Could you maybe go a little into detail how you combine the three products to make the snow? Looks very realistic!

Asking for a friend....😛

gorby
That looks amazing Rui - the snow looks very natural.
I wonder if the gloss shine in the original photo is from a flash when they took the photo?

Rui S Аутор
@ Dietmar, Thank you very much. I'm glad you like it Mate. for this build I had lot's of time and I wanted to share all the info & details about the kit.

@ Alexander, Your work is Exceptional, so I'm very flattered that you find this work worthy of those nice comments.
As to the snow aplication: The 2 specific snow products are water based and the bicarbonate can be mixed with white wood glue directly from the container or diluted.
However, I only mixed the materials during their application.
I spread white glue and baking soda by brush in certain areas where the snow is thicker. Where I wanted little accumulation I applied the white glue very diluted with a sprinkler / sparger and sprinkled the bicarbonate with a small bottle with a thin cone cap.
In other areas I applied by brush, the foam snow (it is a very thick paint, but easy to spread).
The kristall schnee paste, is a paste that I applied with a brush (not easy to spread convincingly), and that has a lot of very bright "dots". (if you do not add water it dry's white and shiny, but if you put water on top with a brush, it will have a more milky and dull finish).
Before it dries in places, I wet and sprinkle it again with baking soda to hide the excess of sparkles.
I hope I managed to explain in an understandable way.

@ gorbygould, Thank you for your supporting words Mate, much apreciated as you know. Yes, it might shine more because of the flash but my black and white photo was also taken with flash on my phone😉 😄

I also want to thank two new mattes that liked the album, but I can't find out who did it 👍

Time to start the figure😉

Alexander Grivonev
Thx a lot Rui, going to do a few test runs I guess to get the result I want

Rui S Аутор
Np. Glad that I could help... your friend?😄
I'm sure you will achieve the result you are looking for.

Jean-Michel Tilquin
I really like the atmosphere here, so dark and cold...

Alexander Grivonev
What I worry about using Sodium Bicarbonate is that it is prone to discoloration over the years and even attracting bugs! You want to have a lively diorama I suppose but not like that, lol. Heared and read that many times, even if you google it it comes up.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much Jean-Michel, I'm glad you like it. Apreciated.
I am sure that the Finnish figure, will be prepared for that temperature 😄😉

Rui S Аутор
@ Alexander, sorry for the late reply.
Yap, I've also heard that it can turn "yellowish"? That's why I bought one that says "Purissimo" (very pure), so I'm hoping that with the diluted white glue and that, may keep both problems away.😉
In my first base for the dio "My very first - project", I've used peper to simulate sand and in my dio "9 SS Panzerdivision" and again in the dio "Outono / Autumn 1944" I've used coffe grounds, without any problems to this day (except the respective smell that took some time to disappear 😄) so, I'm hopeful that this one will be ok too. 😄
But hey, thx for the heads up 👍

John Smith
Beautiful, beautiful work! A labor of love, to be sure. Anyone who can model snow convincingly as you have has my respect. Thanks for sharing your techniques with us.

Archibaldd Haddock
Top...! 😄

Rui S Аутор
@ John, those are very kind words, Thank you very much, and yes I always enjoy the modelling work. I Guess this time I was more lucky with the Snow. My first atempt in the panther dio wasn't so good.
@ Mate, obrigado, agora falta o figurino e mais um ou outro detalhe.

Ingo F
Turned out really great! 👍

James C
That's awesome and the snow looks very convincing 👍

Teeage
In real I hate snow. I love yours! Great job!

Jim J
Nice effect with the snow on the tank. Well done!

Archibaldd Haddock
Thank you mate, for share your talent! Love it 😄

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for your kind comments mates, I apreciate them.
@Ingo, not finished yet, I planing to start the figures and some more details this weekend.
@ James, I'm glad you like it, as you know I like your great work and collection too.
@ Tini, Well, In Portugal we seldom see snow, so I also like it real 😉 and I'm more glad that you like this imitation.
@ Jim, I was lucky this time 😉
@ Paulo, My pleasure Mate.

Rui S Аутор
My first ICM kit ever. Nice mould, very very thin seam lines almost nonexistent, nice fit. The plastic is for the soft side, like Italeri.

Bob Hall
Oh Look ! It's Aimo Koivvnen with out his head ! LOL ! Love the subject, a commonly forgotten bit of history !

Rui S Аутор
😄😄😄, Thank You Bob. I apreciate your ironic and true coment and I'm glad you like the subject.
It's the first time I'm using this technique to paint a face. Many medelers use it, so this time I'm going to try it.😎

Stefan Schacht
very nice so far, count me in

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Stefan. Welcome aboard.

Bart Goesaert
Very nice work so far.. a well fought kit to assemble, but looks like you've beat it into submission. Kuddo's for that

Rui S Аутор
Thnak you for your nice comment Bart, I apreciate it. Yap, not the best quality kit, but I've done my best to get a decent finish, and I'm happy.
Now I'm doing some work, in the final details of the dio.

Bart Goesaert
Simo Häyhä? the figure? What primer did you use?

Rui S Аутор
Could be Bart, but I've too find a scope to put in his rifle 😉
I don't use real primer, I use the paint in the photo 129. It was a bit pasty so unadvisedly I throw isopropanol alchool in it. Dumb 🙁
I'm also worried with the figure. I've to see how I'm going to solve this issue.

Urban Gardini
The figure is way too big for Simo as he was quite short. But if you want it to be Simo you won't need a scope for his rifle as Simo only used iron sights.

Rui S Аутор
Thx, Urban, ofcourse you are right.

Ben M
m91/30 scopes are dirt simple - you just need a bit of tubing, Rui: m9130.info/pu-sniper-scopes

Rui S Аутор
Thx Ben, but not doing it, this time. 🤔

Bart Goesaert
What is the problem with the figure?

Rui S Аутор
Not sure yet, but I've airbrush it with the some paint mixture, so it may be like the Maxim? 🤔

Rui S Аутор
FINALY DONE.
I'VE UPLOADED THE FINAL DIO PHOTOS IN COLOR; CLOSE-UPS AND B/W.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPORT 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your words, Spanjaard. As you said in your previous comment "lots of work, but it will pay off at the end", you where right, I guess, at least I'm quite happy with the outcome.

Ben M
The diorama is great - the skier came out great also

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much Ben, glad you like it. The problem with the "primer"/base paint I used, shows more on the figure than in the maxim, Machine gun, but I can live with it. Lesson learned, I hope.
Time to think about the next One.

James C
The snow effects look fantastic, very nicely done Rui 👍

Kerry COX
If your not hunted down by some war museum in Europe to replicate the history of these wars for the world to see, then shame on them, as you truly are the master of your 'hobby'. 👍
Sorry I failed to comment earlier Rui, but wow!. Just stunning from all angles. 🙂 🙂

Peppy
Makes my teeth chatter with the cold.
Rui, very excellent work. I've thumbed through this album a couple times. A new favorite.

Neuling
Darkness falls in Northern winters ......were it not for the white snow shining in the twilight. The photos reflect this atmosphere in a perfect way. Great little diorama! 👍

Rui S Аутор
woh, I'm radiant Mates.

Opening scalemates in expectation of matte analysis and receiving sympathetic comments is always good, but receiving them from masters and experts in this hobby, feels even better.

Your comments make up for all the work and effort put into this kit and small diorama.

Thank you all. I already won my day.

@ James, Thank you, one day you will try a dio ok? You should Mate. The litle ones don't need much space 😉

@ Kezza, As always, your kind comments melt me. You no I'm ages / centuries, from your skils and yet, you always succeed in using the nicest words. Thank you YODA 😄

@ Dave, Well that realy is a great comment. In this case I can say that I'm glad you feel like that 😉 It's a loonnngggg álbum I'm very happy to know that you managed to go through it in full. You've gain my respect too 😄

and last but sure not the least:

@ Neuling, The dio master that always surprises us with your excelente Dioramas is here and again with wise words. Thank you again. Yes Mate, the real Photo 2, that triggered this dio, was taken at night and I am pretty sure that much of the Winter War was practiced in the dead of night. This time, I also like the scenery photos.

Urban Gardini
Looking great mate but you forgot a small detail, the top part of the rifle sling over the shoulder.

David Taylor
Exellent

Lenny V
That's an awesome build! Congrats on finishing it Rui, it looks stunning!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your comments David and Lenny. I apreciate it and I'm really glad you like it.
@ Urban, Thank you. But no, I didn't forget it. The top part of the sling that you mention is over the backpack betwen it and the back of the figure. It cames Over the left shoulder looking from the back and ends up in the rifle. You can have a glance of it in photo 226; 227 or 230 🙂

Mathieu
Dare I say with a bit of shame I'm catching up late on this one. But after having enjoyed the 255 pictures I am happy to have found it at last.
I really liked your toothpick system to get the tracks looking so right.
The snowy environment made me feel cold watching them. That's terrific.
Winter war is not my area but I'd like to dig a bit more into it. Thanks for that.
With much respect.
Mathieu

Rui S Аутор
Hi Mathieu, Thank you for your interest and stamina to scroll all this long album. I Respect that and your kind words.
If you felt cold, I've achieved the goal 😉
Winter war is a very interesting period, and you will find some diferent planes to replicate with your excellent skills 😄

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Patience and application pay off, it seems! Nice work again Rui!

David Taylor
Black and white shots looks like you photo shopped real pics.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
That's some great diorama, Rui.
Love the small details and the snow 👍.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for your kind words mates. I'm really pleased that you like and comment my work.
@ Jean-Michel, judging by your excellent dios, I'm sure your wise words are aplied in their execution 🙂
@ David, you can't imagine how I would like that your words were true. I would LOOVVVEEEE to know how to work with Photoshop, but unfortunatly I don't 🙁
@ WhiteGlint, the details take their time, but I think they are always important in a dio. You can alaways had some more interest with them 😉

Vytautas
Everything looks very realistic. Really super job!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for your kind comment, Vytautas.
Very much apreciated, as you know how much I Respect your skill and work.

Phil M
superb

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your comment Phil, much apreciated.

Sebastian Spluszka
Inspiring work, very nice!!

Nelson Paulo
Awsome!

Simon Nagorsnik
looks cold 🥶 but good😁

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for stopping by and for the kind comments, mates. Apreciated a lot.
@ Simon, the Fin soldier has an almost white face, so it must be under 0° 😉

Olivier
It came out very nice.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Olivier, glad you comment and like it. Apreciated.

Viacheslav
realistic, super)

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Viacheslav, coming from such a talented modeler as you are, its a great praise.

Markus Yliaho
Very nice dio of the David vs Goliath war. The dio also speaks to me on a personal note since my granfather served on the finnish frontline. Thanks for sharing 🙂

Guy Rump
Great dio and modelling, very realistic 👍

Dominik Weitzer
Amazing. Excellent!

John Thomas
Man that look's cold

Andrew dyson
Very nice winter effects. It looks cold. Great job

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Very much, mates and Sorry for the late reply.
@Markus, Yap, a lesson to us all. I'm really glad to read your comment, it makes me fell happy, Thank you.
@Guy, I'm glad you like this One.
@Dominik, you are to kind mate.
@John, just like the season, yes? 😄
@Andrew, I always thought about a winter Dio, so I had to do it and I hope to do some more 😉 always trying and learning.

MS K
Very impressive snowy scene.
When I used the snow effect, it turned yellow after a few days of time.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you MS K, I'm glad you like it, stoped by and comment this one.
Mine is in the living room in a IKEA shelf and stay's pure white until now.
P.S. I explain above in this thread, what i've used to do it.
I also want to thank all the mates that liked this one. Much Apreciated, thank you all.

Richard Cheals
Definitely a masterpiece, Rui 👏👏

Also, plenty of good tips for my future dios!! 👍

Michael Kohl
Seen it the first time. Great dio in every aspect.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you my friends, your comments are sincerally apreciated.
@Richard, I'm glad you like it that much and that you can also see some use in my álbum. I'm always glad to share what I manage to do.
@Michael, Nice of you to stop by. There are so many great álbuns in scalemates newsfeed, that it's easy to miss some that we like. It also happens too me.

Finn
Excellent, a gem!

Holger Kranich
Hey Rui, outstanding as always!

Bruce Huxtable
Here, here! Calm after the storm... Superb in all respects, and inspiring too 🙂👍

Rui S Аутор
@ Finn, thank you for your comment, I'm very glad you like my David against golias.
@ Holger, I mate, long time no see. Hope your Ok. Thanks for your kind comment and for stoping by.
@ Bruce, your right mate. And storm is back, unfortunately. Thank you for your kind comment. Apreciated.

Phil M
look like real, superb photo

Rui S Аутор
Thank you a lot Phil, for stopping by and comment, apreciated.
Unfortunately I don't know how to work with Photoshop so I found an alternative way with a big monitor with selected images on the background 😉
Also thank you all mates for the new likes.

Kerry COX
I am waiting for the snow to melt. 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Hehehe. Hi my friend, hope everything is ok with you.
Well unfortunately, with the global warming, even there everything will melt sooner or later 🙁

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Tom Harris (MHBeergeek) for the 124 like in my album
Much Apreciated

René K
omg how beautiful is that! stunning skills!

Dominik Weitzer
wow, that is awesome! Great Dio!

John Thomas
Very nice work

Scott Dutton
Great work, you've got plenty of snow on the vehicle but it isn't hidden. Abundance with moderation, well done

Kyle DeHart
What an awesome soo. Very cool

Rui S Аутор
@ R K, Thank you for your kind comment and like. Apreciated.
@ Dominik, Thanks for stoping by and for the nice comment. Yap, I liked a lot doing it 😉
@John, Thank you, I'm glad you like it.
@ Scott, comming from a master, I realy apreciate you stoping by and comment. Thank´s a lot for your comment.
@ Kyle, Thank you for your words. Apreciated.
And also thx for all the new likes. I wish you Mates, a Great & Happy New Year 👍

Kerry COX
Happy new year big fella. ! 😉

Rui S Аутор
Thx Kezza, Happy 2023, to you and all my mates 👍

Mathias Decommere
Lovely project about a forgotten part of the WW2 conflict. Very well executed and nice atmosphere creation. Congratulations!
Hope you'll like my version when I finnish my project on this subject.

Rui S Аутор
@ Mathias Sorry for the late reply and thank you for your kind comment.
I'm following your album with great curiosity and see the great progress your getting.

Mr James
Amazing job with the snow effect, Its beautifully done. I'm going to use a winter dio for my Tiger I'm building. I have bought the precision ice and snow kit. I hope it looks have as a good as this.

Mathias Decommere
No problem Rui, thank you for your curiosity, I must admit I'm using your work as inspiration 😉. Thinking also to put a log between the wheels after seeiing the movie I mentioned in my album and your diorama.

Rui S Аутор
Hi Mr James, Thank you for your kind comment. I'm glad you like this one and I'm sure that with what I see from your albums and talent, you will make a better work than this.

@ Mathias, yah those brave Fins would do everything to stop the clay-footed giant 😉, a bit like the brave Ukrainians today.

Dominik Weitzer
Like it a lot! the winter in your black&white photography looks real. thats great!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for stopping by and comment this one Dominik. I'm really glad you like it, but I hope you noticed that one Black & white photo it's the reall deal that inspired this work 😄

Mathias Decommere
Haha I didn't 😁

Rui S Аутор
Naahhh you did. 😎 🤔

Thomas E.
Indeed very inspiring: the snow, the vegetation, the cold ... winter war! Very finnish 👍👍👍

Doubtingmango
Great work Rui! That is not an easy kit

J35J
Great work and dio! Congrats 👍🏻

Randy Kriegel
Beautiful work

Rui S Аутор
Sorry for the late reply mates, but as I have been away from the hobby, I preferred not to respond right away and wait until I returned.
@Thomas E. Thank you very much for yourkind comment. I'm really glad you find it inspiring. Makes me proud.
@ Doubtingmango, Thank you Mate, Apreciated and yes, it was and oldie all warped but as I like the T-26, it ended up being a pleasure to build it and learn a bit more.
@J35J Thank you, for Comment, i'm glad you like this one.
@ Randy, Thank you for stoping bye and comment, the feedback is really Apreciated.

MS K
The snow looks so real it must be cold.👍
I used Tamiya texture effects before but when it dried it turned ivory so I ended up having to paint it white and then put pearl on top. Does powder not change color?

Rui S Аутор
Hi MS K, thank you for your kind comment. Much appreciated.
I'm happy to say that the products I used, after almost 3 years, are still completely white.

Lebloge
Great work on the snow... 😲 and everything else obviously 😬

Andy
love it! I can feel the cold winter too 😄

Rui S Аутор
@ Lebloge, Thank you for stoping by and comment. Makes me very happy. The snow was made with the materials shown in photo 184 (@ MS K).
@ Andy. Thank you very much Mate. I´m glad you comment it & like this one. Appreciated.
Also, I take the opportunity for a big Thx to All mates for the new Likes.

Alec K
Good to see this one pop up! Very atmospheric, as usual 👍

Rui S Аутор
Thank you a lot for your words. Alec K. I'm glad you comment this one. Apreciated.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Good to see that older builds submerge from time to time. Well done dio!! 👍

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Juergen, I'm glad you think so and that you like this one.

Mr D
Very nice.... Definitely looks cold n wintery 👌👍 great job.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your kind comment Mr D. Very apreciated. I'm really glad you enjoy this one too. It felt great making it and the building log too.

Aleksander Kopec
Winter scenes are my favorite! There's something incredibly mesmerizing about them, and you've captured everything perfectly in this diorama.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for your nice comment. Apreciated a lot.
Yap, I also like snow scenes, but again, I also like desert scenes 🙂

Kerry COX
I have looked and looked for your build in all the recent comp videos on Etube, as I imagine you have attended one or two of them. ! GOLD. !!!

Urban Gardini
And here's me, living in northern Sweden at the latitude 64 (Yes the discgolf discs with the same name is made here in town). I'm more or less buried in snow at the moment, I hate showeling it, I hate the cold as my injured body aches more during autumn/winter. Well in short, I know it all about winter and my favourite modelling subjects is as far as possible from my life situation as I prefer desert subjects when I build...

Rui S Аутор
@ Kezza, sorry but I'm not in Etube. Thank you anyway Mate.
@ Urban, I'm hoping that you can manage your snowstorms without any damage. In autumn/winter, you should make vacations in Portugal, we had 22º in last few december days of 2024 😉
My first attempt (Giloy-Tikich album) wasn't so well done. I feel very tempted to go back and change it a bit, but usually I've the policy to don't touch my older Dios.

Urban Gardini
I'll manage but one or quite possibly many more words will be said that express my inner feelings for this white hell. It's only -16C at the moment so I'll manage but I promise that I won't like it when I must venture outside again tomorrow.
No, let old dioramas rest in pieces (pun intended) and strive to make each build better than the last one.

Desert Marlin
I'm getting here late, but this work is fantastic!!!

Rui S Аутор
@ Urban Gardini, Yap Mate. That's my policy too, and I will stick to it. I've so many other kits/dios to do that I must not wast time in older ones.
@Desert Marlin, never to late my friend and better late then ever 😄 Thank you a lote for your kind comment. It's most apreciatted.

Spitfire14
I love the idea! I can already feel the cold...

Finn
This truly is one of the most inspiring dioramas I've ever seen. A gem!

Rui S Аутор
@ Spitfire 14, Thank you for your nice comment. The idea come from that great photo and so it was my second winter Dio and the snow much got better on this one.
@ Finn, Thank you very much for your words. You are to kind but very much apreciated.

Jeremias H
Great attention to detail, if I come around building a T-26 I will come back here for reference material 😉

Neil
What a brilliantly detailed build album mate! Soooo much work in there. LIke others, I suddenly feel (very cold) the need to put the heating on! your dio is so realistic. Stunning work as always Rui. 👍

Ben
Nicely done

Kerry COX
You spent far too much time out in the snow and cold growing up mate. !
As always.
Superb in all aspects.
Now for a hot cup of coffee. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Mathieu CACAULT
Salut Rui S , superbe petite scénette , on aurait presque froid en regardant les photos tellement l'ambiance hivernale est bien rendue , félicitation 🙂

Rui S Аутор
To begin with, some reference stuff.😎

EnsignExpendabl
I built this kit, you're going to have one hell of a time getting it to conform to those drawings.

Fabian D.
Pic 10-12 are from the early Marder III (that 38(t) engine deck has a hard time renouncing it's origins.), but 15 is new to me. Well, it would make sense. Curious to see what you make of it.

Rui S Аутор
Hi EnsignExpendabl Thank you for your comments. As said in the Project, I'm not concerned about the interior deck. I'm not going to tackle it.
@Fabian, Yes I know, but I've posted them only because of the gun details.😉
I think Photo 15, is just another speculation about the interior. Just as the Bronco or the Alan ones. Its a pity that there isn't a walk around somewhere? Well I've not come across one until now but I'm still in the beginning of the research...😎

Fabian D.
Concerning the walk around: Less than 250 were build/converted from the D, E and F model. It seems they were mainly used in the Russia and also lost there... I haven't found any pics of one in a Russian museum, best result was this: [img1]
But judging by the missing pattern on the road wheels and the undersized sprocket wheel it seems to be either a well made replica or an pretty bad restoration. 😉

But some text from here: panzer-archiv.de/jag..arderii/marderii.htm
Translation of the important part:
"The turret and the remainder of the upper hull of the Panzer II were removed to create space for the [...] cannon." Sadly they don't name source for their claim.

Rui S Аутор
Hi Fabian,
Thank you for your research and help.
I've also seen this photo and I agree with you.
Yes they where manly deployed in Russia, but also in Poland France and Italy.
Interesting is that the early models didn't have muzzle brake.😎

Philipp Groß
Very interesting project - Good luck with that old thing! 😄

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Philipp.
Your incentive is most important to me 👍

Rui S Аутор
Some progress photos.
I'm hopping that some mates find them interesting.😎
Next the gun build...

gorby
Interesting reference photos Rui and excellent work so far. I also like finding holes that I can drill - it's amazing how much it can add to a model for not much effort.

Rui S Аутор
Hi gorbygould,
Thank you for your comments and nice words. Much appreciated. 👍
I fully agree with you about drilling. I'm doing the gun now and the optics and support, needed that treatment also.
I will post some new photos soon.

Rui S Аутор
Now, the work on the 76.2mm gun.
Some reference stuff in MT4: MT4 | Album by mig (1:35)

Holger Kranich
What the f is that?😢

Rui S Аутор
Hehehe it's a bathtub 😄.
Tank Hunter, Sd.kfz. 132. A Panzer II D1 or D2 E, chassis with a captured Russian 76,2mm gun, Pak 36 (r) on it.
201 examples built by Alkett, Wegmann.
It Appeared in 1942.

EnsignExpendabl
Easiest way to make a tank destroyer out of an old light tank: take off the turret, weld the turret ring shut, put up a big box around a big gun. Not the greatest from a usability perspective, but they had to do something with all those PzII D and E chassis.

Rui S Аутор
The problem with Pz II, by that time was that they where quite obsolete against the KV or T34 tanks, and with the large amount of 76,2mm Russians guns capture and available by that time it was the easiest and fast way to upgrade them. Nevertheless this Panzerjagers were very high (2,60m) and so an easy target.

Rui S Аутор
Some progress done.
Next, add some more missing shield fixings/supports.😎

EnsignExpendabl
You can buy PE bottoms of shell casings, throwing some on there would go a long way towards making those ammo racks more realistic.

Rui S Аутор
Hi mates,
@James, thank you for your nice words and encouragement, much appreciated. 🙂
@ EnsignExpendabl, I know what you mean.
Don't mind me saying but that will be the day that I spend my money in aftermarket PE, mate.
I normally do my kits OOB with personal scratch and improvement's. I'm counting on the paint job for that.😉

Wim van der Luijt
Making somehting nice out of an old kit! Count me in for the rest...

EnsignExpendabl
Hm, then maybe drill a tiny indentation for the primer hole just so it's not a featureless disk.

Rui S Аутор
Hi Wim,
Thank you for your Kind words and encouragement. much appreciated, Mate 👍
@ EnsignExpendabl I agree, something else should be done. If I find a leather punch for example. I have one but in the form of circular pliers so it does not work, or maybe Hm,,,Will see.

Rui S Аутор
Upper structure completed.
Next, the individual track links.😎

Rui S Аутор
The individual track links. Nice surprise.

EnsignExpendabl
Putting on tracks before painting? I see you like to live dangerously 😛

Rui S Аутор
Hi EnsignExpendabl,
hehehe, I didn't have a choice.
The idler and sprocket were to lose to get a nice positioning of the tracks and respective sag. The problem was amplified because once I've glued those it was almost impossible to put and take out the tracks without breaking the links apart.
I manage not to glue the road wheels so that I can paint the tires more easily.
As I'm planning a winter setup, I think I can do it this way. We will see.😎

Rui S Аутор
I have to add the exhaust PE, and is ready to prime.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your nice words James. Much appreciated.
I'm starting with the dio. layout😉

Rui S Аутор
The dio prep.
Maybee an ambush scene...

Martin Oostrom
Looking good

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your comment Martin.
Very welcome 🙂
Latest progress...

Gauge1TrainsDK
Nice model 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your words, Gauge1TrainsDK .
I'm very glad you like it. 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Some progress made in the Marder II D, Winter diorama base.

Patrick Hagelstein
Lovely! I like the use of natural materials, that always gives a better feel than plastic stuff.

Rui S Аутор
Hi Patrick,
Thank you for your kind words and comment, much appreciated.
I'm mixing natural materials and plastic, but yes, I also prefer the wood in the fences and barn than for ex. the telegraph pole that is in plastic, (they are also cheaper and easy to find at home).
I also intended not to be perfect in the way they are put together (like we can see in photos from Russia villages in WW II). They also look more natural like that, IMO😉

Moritz Fentzahn
How could I have missed this build? Good job on the Marder and Diorama so far 👍, especially the roof looks excellent. What material did you use for the straw?

Rui S Аутор
Hi mates, thank you for your nice words, Much appreciated.

@ Moritz, The project has been around for a wile, but with a different Teaser (photo nr. 3).
I used a large brush with synthetic hair that is used to apply lime. But for the next "Datcha" that I intend to do, I will use brushes with non-plastic hairs, that are thinner (and I will cut them with a shorter length. I think this ones are a bit to long, but anyway it's an old Russian barn, so... We know they weren't perfect).

@ Spanjaard, Nice to have you aboard 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Now, this one is also "primed" in black.😎

Andrea Morris
I somehow managed to miss this 🙁 You have gone to a lot of trouble but soooo worth it 🙂

Kim Branders
Following. Nice kit??

Rui S Аутор
Nice to have you both aboard, Mates.
@ Dave, Yes this kit takes a lot of time and work to improve it to a nice worthy level. Thx, for your nice words and comment, much appreciated.
@Kim, Yes I can say it was for me a nice surprise. It's not a Bronco, it has mistakes and a bit soft detail in some parts that I've tried to fix as you can see in the album.
The front upper hull inside the "bath tube" is completely different from the Bronco kit and the Bronco has it also completely different from a blue print I found in a Russian book (photo 15).
There is not a lot of information about this model so I don't know which one represent better the real thing😎
The instructions are just horrible with lot's of mistakes and miss leadings.

Holger Kranich
Uh, an Alan kit😎! Good luck and fun with it!😉

Rui S Аутор
Hi Holger,
Thx. Yap, had lot's of fun building such a strange WWII Alan model.
I like to make my best, improving old kits.
Now the second part of the fun begins. Painting the kit.😉

EnsignExpendabl
Looking great so far! How did you get the wheels to come off without snapping the tracks?

Rui S Аутор
Hi EnsignExpendabl,
The track in he right side is snapped just before the sprocket, the left track is snapped just ahead of the idler😉

Dave Flitton
This is going into my research folder - excellent work

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for your nice words, Dave.
Glad to know that it interested you in that way.
Much appreciated, believe me.

Rui S Аутор
After a long break, today I manage to weather the barn and fences.😎

Peter Hardy
Another modelling lesson from the master of WWII armour! Thank you Rui! Please look after yourself over there.

coporado
Superb built mate, your drilling addiction brings that model to life and excellent work on that base! Take care!

Xerxes
Great Build. Love the dio and the composition and overall look. Well done 👍

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Mates for your Nice words. Very much apreciated. Take all the care please.
@ Peter, I don't consider my self as a master, far from it, but Thanks again, your words sure motivate me.
@ coporado, I see that you took your time too read my coments. Thank you.
@ Xerxes, I still have a long way ahead. Paint and weathering the Marder II, choose the figures and Start working on them, you know I'm a slow modeler, so...(not near as fast as you have done your Hummel dio)

coporado
Just smiled when I read about your Drilling addiction as
it seems most of the modelers have some sort of addiction giving that models a kind of signature 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Hehe. So may i ask Whats yours?
I've another addiction. Total irradiction of all the seam lines 😄. But I'm in a process of self cure this One with the argument that some welding in metal pieces also get that lines.😉

coporado
To be honest there's more than one with me 🙂 I can't resist detailing parts of Kits which may not be visible in the final stage. Its just soothing to know its in place 😄 another one is trying to tell a Story in the dio, which mostly results in long lasting builds. Some mates created a synonym for such addictions, called AMS - Advanced Modeler Syndrome. As I see there's also more than one with you, so you may also got cought by AMS 🙂

Rui S Аутор
AMS is an addiction that we can live with. It helps many times to relax.😉 If it's lack of detail inside a closed hull in a old Tamiya kit for example i don't Waist time with that, I prefer to takle details that can be seen even If you have to manipulate/rotate the kit to see them.😎

coporado
You nailed it - relaxation and turning off daily life for some time is where all that addictions feed in 🙂 Particularly in that challenging times a soul feeding task 🙂 Take care mate!

Chris Greathouse
Very nice!!!!

Xerxes
Guess i am also infected with the AMS virus 🙂

Matthew Stec
Incredible!! You did a great job

Rui S Аутор
Thank you mates. I'm very glad you like the work. Much apreciated.
Now I've the mojo but also the responsability not to mess things up with the tank and figures. I look for perfection but that's not my levei, and I'm always worried not to desapoint my Mates. So lot's of pressure and wise decisions to take.
@ Xerxes, we all are in some degree😉

Rafael Lang
wow! estupendo! adorei

Rui S Аутор
Obrigado Rafael. Fico muito feliz por ter gostado.

Rui S Аутор
Ready for decals and washes😎

Tim Heimer
Beautiful work on this!

Rafael Lang
estupendo weathering, acho eu que esses kits da Allan são muito bons e têm bons preços!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you mates. Very glad to receive your coments.
@Rafael, Eu errei ao não utilizar a lupa quando fiz o chipping. Na minha opinião ficaram grandes de mais. Ainda preciso de praticar muito esta técnica, pois exagero sempre.
Se vir o album todo, vai ver que este kit não é muito bom. Tem n problemas. Falta de precisão, e intruções com erros e omissões, mas tudo se consegue com um pouco de mais empenho, o que faz parte do hobby😉

Rafael Lang
Chipping costumo deixar pra fazer antes do wash, faço com a esponja e depois de aplicado venho com um palito de dentes bem afiado e vou retirando algumas partes aleatoriamente, aí sim começo o wash!

quanto a qualidade do kit, realmente não são 100%, afinal o produtor tem que pensar em produção antes de precisão, mas digo que são bons pois tinham certa qualidade a mais em alguns detalhes do que os mesmos do mercado em sua época (era quase a dragon dos anos 80! hehehehe) manuais sempre são complicados quando se tem muitas peças!

Rafael Lang
mas mesmo assim não achei seus shippings grandes demais não! achei-os na medida certa! estão de meu agrado! mas quem têm que ficar feliz és tu! 😄

Rui S Аутор
Sim, também usei esponja e depois pincel 000, mas como utilizei tamiyas não consegui reduzir o tamanho com o palito pois arrancava-me tudo até ao plastico. (Também como não uso verdadeiro primário é o que dá).
Sim, também fiz o wash depois senão o chiping ainda era mais proeminente.
Mas Obrigado pelo seu apoio. 👍

Neuling
Good weathering and metalizing!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Neuling. I'm glad you like it and your comment is much appreciated.

Wim van der Luijt
Looking good Rui! The breech looks especially nice and I love the overal weathering you applied

Rui S Аутор
Hello Wim. Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you stop by and like it. I've chose to keep the gun breach and the interior almost clean, because it was the crew life insurance.
I'm still working on the dio. The tank is now almost ready, but I will do some more detailing and choose position for the figures.
Still lot of work but I'm enjoying a lot.

Eugene PanzerBabay
Excellent. You did a great job on Alan's kit.

Tim Heimer
Nice work as usual! I like it!

Rui S Аутор
Hi Eugene and Tim.
Thank you for your encoraging words. Very much apreciated.

coporado
Really like the painting and weathing of the Marder, coming along very nicely!

Rui S Аутор
Thank for the nice suport coment Coporado. Much apreciated

Rui S Аутор
Starting with figures. First 5. As usual lots of brands and pieces mixed to find the right poses.
One lying down for the roof, 2 or 3 on their knees for the Marder, and the officer for the ground. More to come.

Rafael Lang
essa é a etapa que corro longe! as figuras! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

Rui S Аутор
Pois Rafael, eu percebo. Limpá-las e montá-las é demorado mas facil. Pintar as faces é que é o busilis.😉

Rafael Lang
é exatamente onde me pegam! as faces! não tenho muita paciência (na verdade visão e mãos firmes) para coisas tão diminutas! 😄😄😄😄

Rui S Аутор
A quetão da visão é facil, basta uma boa lupa com luz forte e já dá.
As mãos firmes, é mais difícil, às vezes tenho de suster a respiração, como os snipers hehehe 😄

Rafael Lang
😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

Rafael Lang
as minhas (duas já feitas) costumo só pintar a cor base do rosto que me agrada, envernizo e depois passo um wash marrom da Vallejo

Rui S Аутор
Sei que usar bons óleos ajuda, mas é preciso uma boa base/primário e bons pinceis.
Tenho tido problemas com todos. a base a não aguenta. os óleos começam a ficar expessos e os pinceis não são os melhores. 🙁
Vamos lá ver como corre desta vez.

Rafael Lang
vais conseguir! estamos a torcer por ti!😉

Rui S Аутор
heehehe, obrigado pelo apoio Rafael, é muito bem vindo 👍

coporado
Wow Rui, those mini´s are bringing that scene to life! They suit perfectly into the dio telling a story. Even unpainted it looks great. Really looking forward to the paint job!

Rui S Аутор
Hi Mate. Thank you very much for your support. Much appreciated. I managed to call another lancer to secure the perimeter 😄 Positinig him remind my very young (6 to 8 yaers old) war games with Airfix 1/72 or 1/32. It bring back lots of memories and having a lot of fun😉

coporado
Also the additional Mini fits perfectly into the scene! And great that your project bringing back old memories, this is what makes it a very special one. The helmet is indeed a bit out of size for his head. This is another Nice detail from my point of view. I'm Sure there were lots of issues like the helmet, even this brings life into the scene.

Rui S Аутор
Thx Coporado, for your nice comment and sharing your thoughts . I think you are right, the hobby brings with it lot's of nice memories. I will see how the helmet gets when painted, and decide the way to go. added another lancer, and I think maybe a couple more and switch to the paint job.😉

coporado
Just flapped through the pics, didn´t found any of how you did that beautiful fence. Is it scratch built? The arrangement of the figures is great. Just saw you changed poses on almost any figure, really impressive work!

Rui S Аутор
Hello Mate.
They where scratch built. from tooth picks, sushi sticks and some ice cream holders.
You can see the photos I took from n.º 135 to 145. I also loaded one today from a part I didn't use in the dio.
Also loaded the runner with all the gear. They get "beautiful" like that. I think this one just had one arm switched.😉

Olivier
More and more impressive...

Rafael Lang
muito bons os detalhes da MG34, bem injetado! são de qual marca?

Rui S Аутор
@Olivier, Thank you very much for your encouraging comment. Much appreciated, and good for keeping the mojo, because all the alterations and cleaning seam lines on the equipment is time consuming.
@Rafael, a MG34 é da Tamiya: O detalhe em todas as peças é realmente muito bom neste kit. (mas ainda tenho de endireitar a boca e ver se consigo fazer o buraco...???
German Infantry Weapons Set (Tamiya 3611, 1:35)

Archibaldd Haddock
Boa mate, está a ficar bem catita! Cheers

Rui S Аутор
OLá Mate.
Folgo em saber que viste este album. Obrigado pelo teu comentário.
Agora tenho de começar a pintar esta malta toda..........😄

Archibaldd Haddock
Claro que vejo! Vejo tudo o que tens publicado, vou comentar mais vezes para saberes que estou aqui. Estou a gostar muito deste! Bem fixe

Rui S Аутор
Mate, agradeço sempre a tua opinião sincera.
Fico contente por estares a gostar deste. Está a andar devagar, mas também me está a dar gozo.

coporado
Great progress on those figures and hope you got few weeks of for the paint job 😄

Archibaldd Haddock
Se te está a dar gozo é para continuar! Porque está a ficar mesmo espectacular 😄

Rui S Аутор
@ Coporado, thank you. Yes you are completly right, I've be thinking about that. I think I need as few months of 😄 .
@Paulo, obrigado fico contente com o teu apoio e sim vou manter o hobby ao fim de semana, por isso ainda vai demorar.

Al
Impressive work with the rifle slings especially, you must have steady hands to do this.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you for your Nice words Al. But we have to wait a bit for the paintjob, to confirm that 😄

Rafael Lang
cada dia que passa o diorama fica mais impressionante!

Rui S Аутор
Obrigado, Mate, já comecei a pintar os figurinos, mas tenho estado um pouco parado ultimamente 🙁

Rafael Lang
mas com calma se chega ao longe! 😄

Stefan Fraundorfer
The soldiers' postures look absolutely convincing. Great work! I'm looking forward to see the painted figures

Rui S Аутор
Thank you mates for the encoraging words. Much apreciated.
@ Rafael você tem toda a razão.
@ JD, i'm not sure what you mean. I've primed the figures with tamiya acrlics and sprayed the base flesh color, to work Next with oils and enamels.
@Stefan, i've used several brands and boxes and canibalized some arms hands and heads to achive those results. I'm also anxious for the detail painting. The last figures i've finished are the ones in my 1ton desert halftrack álbum, a long time ago. But this time I'm going for new technics.🤔

Rui S Аутор
I see what you mean now. I don't know If i give it a try this time, because I would have to mask the the flesh zones and spray again a darker color and go from there 🤔

Rui S Аутор
Finaly another step paintting the figures. pictures with mobilphone…🤔🙁

Tim Heimer
Still looking good as usual!

Rui S Аутор
Thx a lot for your encouragement Tim. I'm now struggling with painting all the built in details in the figures, and thinking that maybe I should have paint before assemble them.
We will see in the end result 🤔

Tim Heimer
Live and learn Rui! That's what we all do.

Archibaldd Haddock
Top! 😄

Rui S Аутор
@Tim, Yes we have too, but I've this problem. I always like to see if everything is ok, so I endup glueing everything in place… 😄
@ Paulo, Obrigado Mate, mas Top é ser muito generoso hehehe.
Como está o meu amigo?

Archibaldd Haddock
Saudades tuas! ????

Rui S Аутор
Há 4meses e meio que não saio de casa.

Archibaldd Haddock
No comments

Rui S Аутор
A llitle progress like nice shine boots 😄 and bits. WIP😉

Tim Heimer
Looking good!

Bigglesof266
Good to see those Grenadiers keep their boots polished! Figure painting is definitely a slowly acquired art for most of us Rui S. Keep up the good work!

Olivier
Well it is the only way to keep their feet dry...

Rui S Аутор
Thx a lot for your suport mates, always very much apreciated.
@Bigglesof266, You are completly right. I know its a very very dificult and subtle & time consuming art, at least for me.
I'm trying new tecnics this time with acrilics, instead of oils, but I'm never satisfied. So dificult.
At least I'm satisfied I've given a "primer" base coat and a flesh with tamiya and let it dry for a week. Like so, I'm not having the problem that I use to have when painting whit oils, peeling the base paint up to the bare plastic.
Also this time to avoid that, I've washed all the figures with soap before base coat.
Now; they look like the SS securit guard on parade hehehe, but it will change…
@Olivier, Yes winter is coming😉

Rui S Аутор
Sh#$%& happens, but finally, I'm calling these three finished, or almost. 🙂

coporado
Nice progress on those figures, keep it up 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Thanks for the encouragement, Mate

Patrick Hagelstein
Good save with that varnish. Keep it up! 👍

Rui S Аутор
Thanks for your nice words and the encouragement Patrick.
Next I'm planing to do the officer, the medic and the guy who is going to the roof to deliver the Entfernungsmesser??? We will see...

Archibaldd Haddock
Don't be so hard on your self! You are on tracks... after all this is an hobby, have fun, keep doing it!
Cheers mate

Patrick Hagelstein
Well spoken Paulo! 👍

Archibaldd Haddock
Cheers Patrick! 😄

Rui S Аутор
@Paulo, obrigado pelas sábias palavras e apoio. Sabem sempre bem Mate.🙂
@Patrick, Indeed

Archibaldd Haddock
Cheers mate, Loving and watching your diorama taking form! 😄

Rui S Аутор
Obrigado meu amigo. Devagar se vai ao longe, mas estou determinado a concluí-lo,, mesmo com estes figurinos todos.

Archibaldd Haddock
Claro, mas isso é obvio! Nem me passou pela cabeça que irias desistir...

Rui S Аутор
Some progress in the officer (almost done), and the other two (Medic and the the Entfernungsmesser deliver ), but the photos are a bit to blur, so i will take new ones.

Tim Heimer
Looking good!

coporado
Great progress here, thumbs up

James C
Fabulous paintwork Rui👍

Olivier
Your eyes must be very sharp and your hand very steady to reach such a result... Looking forward to seeing more.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very Much mates for your encouraging Words:
@Tim, Glad you like it;
@Coporado, Slowly but steady, I will take this to a conclusion. I don't know when but I'm determined;
@James C, wellcome aboard. Coming from such a talented modeler, it's much apreciated;
@Oliver; I use 2.5 close-up glasses and a magnificent magnifying glass (with LED Lights) that my wife ofer me last Christmas. But Yes, when I started detailing the figures, I was glad to see that (if I hold my breath 😄) the lines came out prety good.
I hope to finish this 3, next weekhend and start on the next 3, I think they will be the 3 guys inside the Marder.
We will see😎

Rafael Lang
bela pintura nas figuras Rui!!!😎

Peter Hardy
You're a talented man Rui! I sit here eating breakfast wondering how you got so far up in the line getting talent handed out and I am still waiting for mine to arrive in the mail! Sensational mate, just sensational!

gorby
Outstanding work on the figures Rui!

Rui S Аутор
@Rafael, Obrigado pelas suas palavras, são sempre muito bem vindas. Como está o seu modelismo?

@Peter, Mate, you are too kind. Your words are much apreciated, but I've lot's to learn to achive for exemple, your gloss painting skills and others, so please don't understimate your work😉

@Gorbygould, Thank you for your very nice words, much apreciated, mainly, coming from a scratch master 😄

Rui S Аутор
Finished the this 3 guys and started working on the Marder crew.

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Impressive paintwork so far!

Rui S Аутор
Very good to read your kind words Jean-Michel. Thank you for stopping by, very encouraging, because I really like your excellent work and dios.

coporado
Excellent paintwork Rui! Are you going to add some wear and tear to the uniforms and helmets?

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Thank you too for that, Rui. Very pleasant to read!

Rui S Аутор
@Coporado, thank you for your nice coment. Much apreciated.
I know what you mean. I too am not yet super happy with the highlights and shadows I've done.
I'm using 6 diferent Humbrol enamels for the trousers and jackets, but I can't make washs without breaking the previous paint. I've to be very careful not to ruin the work done.
Painting figures as you know, isn't easy, mainly the faces, so for now I'm mostly concentrated in finishing the paint job on the 12 guys, only then, when i put them in the dio, I will see if I go further with the weathering on the figures uniforms.
I'm sure, now that you mention it, that I will act on the helmets, also because of the decals margins. WIP Mate😉
@ Jean-Michel, just being honest about it.

coporado
A wash with arcrylic paint may work as this won't affect the enamel paint. Another option is pigments, you Just need to be careful to not take them off when touching the figures afterwards.

Rui S Аутор
Yes Mate, you are obviously right. In my worries I had already thought about the pigments (but thought that they are a bit tricky to control). I like to use them to do fine dust..
I've just remember that I've some Tamiya grey paints that might do the thing in the trousers, the jackets will be a diferente thing because I don't have any tamiya green.
Thank you for your advice, always welcome.

Rui S Аутор
This guy goes inside the Marder, front right side. I think he is a radio operator with sniper skils 🤔

Rui S Аутор
The other Marder crew and one more infantry figure.

Hekafi1932
Woah, what a project!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you OttovonLindberg, coment much apreciated.
Thanks for noticing it. I think the project already has more photos than people can handle.😉

Rafael Lang
por aqui as coisas na bancada estão um pouco paradas ultimamente, voltei a trabalhar desde meados de setembro então não têm sobrado tempo para os kits! =/

Rui S Аутор
É aproveitar os fins de semana Rafael. É o que eu faço😉

Hekafi1932
Hey Rui, one simple way to quickly weather your figures would be a quick rust wash.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you OttovonLindberg. Yes I know, but I fear that would also make the all figure look more homogeneous, and I don't want that😎

Rui S Аутор
Made some progress on the last four lancers. Not quite finished but close.

Rafael Lang
estupendos! sem outras palavras!

Rui S Аутор
Muito obrigado pelas suas encorajadoras palavras Rafael. Vindas de um modelista tão talentoso, são sempre muito bem vindas.

Hekafi1932
Well then maybe you could have slightly different shades for each figure, or apply it only on certain parts of the figures?

coporado
Very nice progress mate. I like to see you enhancing your paint skills with each mini. Thumbs up, keep it coming

Rui S Аутор
@ OttovonLindberg, yes I found a tamiya darker green color that I Will use as a wash on the jackets and try a better color diferentiation.
@Coporado, Mate you are to kind. Thanks for your encouraging words. Much apreciated.

Rui S Аутор
I'm hoping to finish this tomorrow, Finally. Today Just an intro.😉

coporado
Fantastic Intro, more pics please 🙂

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Appealing intro indeed! Suggestion: another album?

Rui S Аутор
@ Coporado, Thank you for your comment. Tonight I will poblish the full report😉

@ Jean-Michel, Thank you for your comment.
To be honest, I have been thinking about it for some time now, and I've mixed feelings about it.

On the one hand this album is going too long, but the dio is part of the process and the mates who followed and comment it, deserve to be alerted?
On the other hand, a new album just for the final result is lighter, but it does lose the context, content and all the necessary work involved in its realization?

I would really like and appreciate to know the opinion of the various Mates, about this interesting issue in scalemates presentations and photoalbums? 🤔

Olivier
Well, this album contains already 344 images.

Rui S Аутор
Hi Olivier. So in are in favour to another álbum?

gorby
Quite overawed by your figure painting Rui and looking forward to the grand unveiling.
Perhaps you could do a new album and in the introduction/album description and the comments section, you could provide links to the other album.

Hekafi1932
Hey Rui, it's awesome that you've managed to get this massive project done!

I would suggest parsing through your current album and deleting any duplicates or anything redundant/unnecessary. That should free up about a dozen photos of your finished build that you can put on here to maintain continuity. You could add a new album for lots more photos if you need to, but I suggest you try to keep everything here first

James C
If you don't wish to create a second album, you could always add the completed pictures to the current, but make the first of the "new" images the starting point (Teaser) instead. This is what I usually do and gets around the problem of having to scroll through larger albums to view the latest updates etc. BTW fantastic work Rui👍

Rui S Аутор
@ gorbygould, and OttovonLindberg Thank you for your nice words and sugestions. Yes, finaly I can call this one done. 😄
@ James C, Thank you for your nice comment. I usually do as you say and so I've decided to keep doing the upload here with just an addon to the title😎

Paulo Costa
GreatJob!!!Very good details, amazing work!!!My congratulations Rui. 🙂

Rui S Аутор
@Paulo, Muito obrigado é com muito gosto que recebo o seu comentário.

FINALLY DONE AND COMPLETE, after all this years 😄 😄 😄.

I hope you like it, even if the photos were taken with mobile phone.

I certainly enjoyed the whole process and even with some flaws, I am satisfied with the experience and learning curve it gave me.

James C
Outstanding work Rui. What a fantastic looking battle scene, with every picture loaded with details... but not over done. The figures in particular look amazing. EPIC!!! 👍👍👍

Rui S Аутор
James, Mate you are very kind, your words make me humble and proud at the same time.
Thank you for your analysis, because a fear I always have is the choice of images to publish.
I'm glad I didn't overdo it and that you liked it.
I hope the album and the dio tell their own story.
Thank you very much.

Jim J
Wow! Superb Rui. Excellent work. Very nice details. I really like thought you put into the scene — cartridges, running troops, puddles, injured soldier. Congrats. 👍 👍 👍

coporado
Just wow! Briliant Model figures and base! I love the dynamic you brought into the scene. It makes you feel the action going on. Congrats mate!

gorby
WOW, WOW and a whole host more WOW's!
That's a bit of a stunner that is Rui. It's up there with the best dio's I've ever seen on Scalemates.
A definite ten out of ten (it would have been a nine and a half out of ten – but those fingernails clinched it for me😉 ).

Neuling
Every praise you got here is well deserved. You show a very dynamic scene with lots of appealing details and good composition. I like the close up photos (taken with cell phone: respect!). Top result in every aspect!

Olivier
Your obsession with details proved right. Superb result !

Jean-Michel Tilquin
I can only agree with all the above: lots of details, everything in the right place, full of life. A masterpiece! Congrats!

Guillaume Blanchet
That is a pretty amazing scenery!

Rui S Аутор
Dear friends, thank you very much for your compliments and nice words.
I think we all like to receive them and some of us also don't mind taking a moment to give them back.

I am indeed very happy with the final result and finally having finished this dio.
Not the initial winter idea (not courageous or confident enough for that, yet) but a raputitsa, it's ok for me now.

Of course, there are always things to improve, but in this specific case, at the moment, I don't feel that need and what matters is the dedication and the sense of accomplishment when it's finished, right?

I would also like to thank all the mates who passed through here and who undoubtedly helped me to keep my spirits up at times when I lost momentum or mojo.

I thank you all for the support you gave, because if it weren't for that support, it certainly wouldn't be over yet, so this one is for you too.

Now, I'm fuelled up to finish some more work, that I have "on hold"

Obrigado.

Guy Rump
Excellent dio, very impressive 🙂

Tim Heimer
Well put Rui! So true.

David Taylor
Brilliant

Archibaldd Haddock
No comments... all the above said it right! 😄 Grande abraço mate

Patrick Hagelstein
Really nice to read through your comments Rui. Glad we could be supportive to you and your efforts! 👍 🙂

Rui S Аутор
Thank you all for your nice words, Much apreciated.
@ Guy, Nice of you stopping by.
@Tim, I'm glad you agree and thx your continuous support.
@David, Nice of you stopping by.
@Paulo, aquele grande abraço, Mate.
@Patrick,I'm glad and thankful for your support.

Peter Hardy
Rui, I have been following this creation very closely for months and have enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for all of the technical knowledge you have put in the vehicle and equipment and also for the "life" you have injected into the cast! Wonderful work. Congratulations.

Tim Heimer
It just keeps looking better and better every time I look at it! Love it!

Rui S Аутор
@ Peter, Thank you Mate, for your nice words and for following this looonnnggg build. I always apreciated your suport and I'm Realy glad that you like the outcome.😉
@ Tim you are to kind. Thank you for your interest. Nice to know that.
I wish you all talented modelers the very best new year and a Great 2021 👍

Tim Heimer
Same to you and yours Rui!

DJ Fajardo
Amazing work Rui! 👍 The Marder, the figures & of course, the diorama 😮 I can't imagine the time it took. Awesome!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for your Nice coment, DJ. I'm glad you like my work. Much appreciated.
It took too long. I think the first photos are from... February 26, 2017 😮
Well, it stood some time on hold, and lot's of intervals, also 😉

Juskifo
Super travail
Le montage est impressionnant et le theme est très intéressant
BRAVO

Rui S Аутор
Merci pour vos aimables paroles, Juskifo. Très appréciée. Le premier commentaire français que je reçois (il y a toujours une première fois). Je suis content que tu l'aimes.

Guillaume Blanchet
Tu parles français? C'est bon a savoir 🙂

Cortex
Great reference pictures, awesome build. I love when old or simple kit is picked for a build and the result looks brilliant.

Rui S Аутор
@ Guillaume, gracieuseté du traducteur google. Malheureusement, on ne m'a jamais appris à parler français, c'est un écart qui me dérange et m'attriste beaucoup 🙁

@ Cortex, Thank you for your nice and interested comment. I see that you took the time to see the whole album, I feel honored and very appreciated. I'm glad you like the work.

tankbrusher
Impressive Work mate!

Chris Greathouse
Very neat!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much, tankbrusher and Chris. I apreciate you nice coments and I'm really glad you like it.

MarSeif
Impressiv dio-work. Especially the wet effects.

Sebastian Meyner
Very impressive work Rui S 👍

Rui S Аутор
Thank you MarSeif, and Sebastian Meyner, glad you comment and like it. Appreciated.
Thank you to all the other mates that liked it.

Dominik Weitzer
wow. a lot of action in that scene. impressive!

Artur Z.
Nice work. I see a lot time spent with this diorama.

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much mates. I apreciate very much your comments.
@ Mona, Sorry for the late reply. No problem I understand, my albuns tend to be big. 😉
No, all the figures are plastic, cannibalized and mixed together several brands, some very old Italeri, Tamiya.
@ Dominik, I'm very Glad you Like it.
@ Artur, Yes I'm a slow modeller, and sometimes, in this case I lose my mojo, and had other things to do, but all the encoregement words from all the mates here help me finish it. Thank you all.

Rafael Lang
parabéns pela conclusão meu caro! resultado ficou maravilhoso!

Phil M
wow...

Slavo Hazucha
Epic build - 401 pictures, but worth watching - great effort on the whole scene - one can almost smell the hay and the other "rural flavors" 😉

Great show, tons of little details to discover 👍

Rui S Аутор
@Rafael, muito obrigado pelo seu comentário e apoio.
@Phill, I'm glad you like it.
@Slavo, I know your Great work, so I'm honored that you stop by and commented on my album with such kind and encourging words. Very important to me. Thank You mate.
And yes 401 photos are way too many but nowadays we don't have to pay for them right?... I got Carried away with the joy of beeing working on this project and wanted to Share all the Steps on it with my mates.

C. B.
Oi Rui,
as tuas maquetes estão um espectaculo. Principalmente as pinturas das figuras.👍👍👍 Cumprimentos

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much C. B. Nice of you to write your kind comment in Português 😄 Much apreciated.
I enjoyed a lot this longo project. It had some very Nice learning curves and surprises.

Simon Nagorsnik
Hi rui
Looks like a lot of work
I like the muddy road and the roof seems really good
The weatherinh on the marder is fantastic 👌👌

Rui S Аутор
Hi Simon, Thank you very much for your Nice comment. Apreciated.
Yap, it took a lot of work, but also a lot of Joy and Nice new experiences.
I've seen your weathering and Dio techniques and they are excellent, so I'm really glad you like this.

Brian Eberle
Excellent

matt
nice, 401 pictures! gotta be a record

Ben M
The wet mud is a great effect

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much for stopping by and your nice comments, mates. I apreciate it.

@ Brian, glad you like it that much.

@ Matt, it's Record for me, yes, and it's more a diorama with lots of pieces build log and of course, it was also a consequence of my pride in this work.
But not a Record for scalemates. I've seen álbuns with 500 plus photos for just one model, and 600 plus photoalbuns and even a 1000 plus photoalbuns.

@ Ben, I was interested in such a russian terrain for a long time, it should have more height, to represent rasputitsa, but the glass base didn't help.

Andy Heim
Excellent work! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Markus Yliaho
Nice piece of art!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much Mates.
@Andy, Glad you like it that much.
@ Markus , that's a very Nice and kind compliment, it makes me honored and also very humble. much appreciated.

Samweis Spade
Awesome diorama

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Samweis. I'm glad you stoped by and apreciated it.

Bobby Thumbs
Incredible job rui

Rui S Аутор
Thank you bobby, glad you like this one

Villiers de Vos
Pure eye candy.

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Hi Rui, it seems you have here a winning item. Look at the likes! Well deserved, for sure!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Mates.
@Villiers de Vos, I'm really glad you stop by and enjoy it. Very important for me to achieve the attention of such tallented mates as you.

Hello Jean-Michel Tilquin,

This album has Images (401): full thread has (243 Comments) and 120 or 118 likes not sure about this? becouse I received a message saying: "Juergen Klinglhuber and 119 others liked your album".

I am not a competition guy. I have never submitted my works to the scrutiny of a jury, or even taken them to an exhibition. That's why I love Scalemates and I was against the implementation of the likes system that in my opinion, replaces the the desired comments, and now this??? How...

I also considered this to be my best work when I finished it, so it is simply the winner among my works, not in scalemates? no way.

There are "n" mates here (like you), with better dioramas or experience, but of course, I'm very satisfied about this one, mainly with all the comments, but also, with the likes I received (obviously). In fact I feel truly honored and humble with so many likes from many modelers much better than me and with skills far superior to mine, and this is not false modesty, believe me.

So I take your comment, to thank all the mates, your recognition that gives me strength and enormous pride.

I hope to be able to continue to progress as I have enormous scope for that and not defraud the vote of confidence you all gave me.

Thank you very much Mates

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Right mentality Rui!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Jean-Michel 😄

Alan G
Stunning Rui. Excellent work. Your builds give me inspiration to try and better my techniques.

Mathias Decommere
This is a very stunning dio! I like the critcal situation. Very inspirational... I was planning my next dio to be a situation likr this... Good environmental specifics: the building, the mud, the ditch, very nice, I can feel the bullits fly... Congratulations!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you very much Alan and Mathias. I really apreciate your kind comments.

Saad Zia
This is amazing!! Love that detail!

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Saad, I'm glad you like it and stop by to comment. I really like your work too.

Neil
Awesome work as always Rui. Highly impressive and always a pleasure to see your work in the feed 👏👏👏

Rui S Аутор
Thank you Neil. Your comment is so much apreciated.
I'm also very glad that this work pops up in the newsfeed once in a wile. It makes me very proud.
As said before this work was motivated and resulted from all the encouragement comments, I've received during the duration of this long album. Thank you to all mates.

Николай Романов
👍

Rui S Аутор
Thank you NIK666, glad you like this one, and also, thank you to all the new mates that also liked this album.

Kerry COX
Rui. I did miss this build and I do apologize mate. But now I have started going through what you started with and only up to the fifth image of your detailing. I am not at all amazed by the detail, just stunned.
(I love the seat cushions being deformed to give them the used/ abused look of horse hair stuffed canvas bags. !)
See you when I reach the 400 th image. (late next year. hahahahaha

Rui S Аутор
Hi Kezza, Thank you for stoping by and your kind comment. Most apreciated.
No arm done Mate, but hey, don't forget the image 401, it's important 😄 So talk to you again 2nd day next year? 😄
Also thank the new mates, that pressed the like. Apreciated.

Kerry COX
401 You say. !
You mean the wood pole tin clad shed that hasn't got any bullet holes or shattered poles from grenades or bodies of Russian soldiers. ?
Yes, I did look for all kinds of things in the image, but you know me. Just a smart arse. hehehehe 😉 👍

Mathias Decommere
One of my favourites! Really amazing diorama.

Alexander Grivonev
Simply gorgeous, so much detail in every single picture 👍

Björn Groen
Superb stunning looking dio... I salute you!

Rui S Аутор
@ Kezza, I can't to believe you didn't saw the running enemies? They didn't even had the time to shoot a single bullet or throw grenades, they just run away 😄
@ Mathias, thank you very much. I'm really happy that you choose this one. It's also very special to me.
@ Alexander, really appreciate your comment. Glad you like it.
@ Björn, Thank you for your kind comment, means a lot o me.
And also Thx, to all the new mates that pressed the like.

Kerry COX
Rui. They must have had the speed of a Gazell mate. NO, I didn't see them mate, and now I I say well done. 👍 😉

Rui S Аутор
Yap, they where fast fleeing certain death 😄 Thank you for your support Mate, apreciated.

Murtaza Ismail
Wow! Stunning

coporado
Always a pleasure seeing this again and flipping through. Absolutely stunning dio, great crafting, atmosphere and dynamic are superbly captured in that scene!

Pietro De Angelis
Seen and re-seen several times, i really enjoyed it, immense and astounding work, especially on Alan's old kit and the figures, i too have had in my stash the kit with Eduard's photoetched parts and a metal barrel of Jordi Rubio,
lately with an incredible offer I also got the one from Bronco, one of my dreams is to put them together in a winter dio, i shiver thinking about making them just look alike!
My respects and congratulations Rui!

Rui S Аутор
@ Murtaza, ainda bem que você assim achou. Obrigado
@ Corporado, Thank you very much for your kind words, coming from a high-level modeler friend, they taste even better. Apreciated. I consider this a millstone project for me.
@ Pietro It is with added pleasure that I read your nice comment, it's good that this project awakens that kind of feeling in a talented modeler, it fills me with pride. I look forward to see Your Marders winter Dio. I'm sure it will be a beautiful work to follow. Thanks again

Noël Bossaert
great job superbly done 👍
I adore

John
Love how dynamic the action in this dio is! 👍

Christian Lehmann
👍

Mark Sherwood
Brilliant outcome to a superb diorama.

AmazingCake
Look amazing - hopefully I'll get to do something like this one day.

Rui S Аутор
@ Noël, thank you so much. Coming from a high talented modeler, makes my day. Glad you coment it.
@ John, thank you very much for stoping by and comment, I think That's Also one reason that this album have so many Nice comments. Apreciated
@ Christian, glad you like it.
@ Mark, your comment is realy apreciated and makes me humble.
@ AmazingCake, thx for your comment. All it takes it's work some experiences and dedication.
I'm sure that for some older mates the fact that this album still appears several times in the feed it's boring. For me, it makes me feel a bit embarrassed for beeing over appreciated, but at the same time humble and Extremely proud of a job to which I dedicated myself completely, to repay all the affection that mates gave me throughout the project.
So again, thank you all for your comments and likes. Not sure if completly deserved but... it is what it is.

Guy Wilde
That is outstanding work on every level. I especially like the figures. I see you were able to utilize a couple classic Tamiya figures like the guy in the street furthest from the vehicle. The terrain, the mud, everything just fits together purposefully, great visual story telling.

Mr James
I thought I'd left a comment on this beauty Rui. This and your Finland winter dio are my favourites of your builds. What more can be said that 's not been mentioned before. I think its the dynamism of the figures that draws attention into the scene. Then you add the quality of modelling to finish with a superb diorama.

Laliscale
Very nice details on the diorama and great weathering.I love the house!

Kerry COX
There is not any part of this diorama that can be faulted, as the extensive amount of research says he has represented perfectly, a moment in time. Totally engrossing and a treat for the eye.

Ironman1
Very nice so fantastic work!

Danesha Marasinghe
Amazing !

Recce 4-6
A lot of action. I like the guy on the rooftop, nice idea.

Kerry COX
No matter how many times I look at your work Rui. There is always something I missed. That a lot of fun. 😉

Mike Siemers
Your dioramas are always amazing and dynamic, I can almost smell the gunpowder. The wounded soldier and the one helping him is a nice touch.

Rui S Аутор
The day to remember the dead... 😉

@ Guy Wilde, your words are so very much apreciated. Thx a lot and yap, the figures where some classic and some canibalized from diferent brands. For me it was a lot of work because painting figures faces it's not easy.
@ Mr James, Thank you for stoping by and comment. I agree, The kind of emergency seen in some of the figures got a good efect on the overal result of this dio. Also very glad you like my Winter War dio.
@ Laliscale, Thank you, glad you liked it and commented.
@ Kezza, you are always to kind and suportive my friend, Thank you again for your kind words. Looking forward to see more photos of your new dio 'The Red Ball Express'. | Album by RedRoo
@ Ironman1, Thx for your words mate. I'm glad you like this one.
@ Danesha Marasinghe, Thank you for your kind comment.
@ Recce 4-6, Thx. I got that idea as many others, always from WWII photos. Glad you like it.
@ Mike Siemers, Yap I think they help to tell the tale, right? Thank you also for your kind words.

Its always so good to feel the praise of such talented modelers, that I obviously had to thank you all for that. God bless you all.

Martin Maj
excelent miniature painting and the overal detail quality, scenery and the tale it all say is incredible. Every soldier really doing something, they are all in believeable positions, gestures, comunication between then just appearing in my head. Perfect diorama. Inspirational. Thank you for sharing that.

Dominik Weitzer
dropped in - again. and it is so well made. i like the dynamic in this diorama on every angle.
superb.

John E
Rui, your modelling is great as always. What I love most in this one is the sense of urgency you've created with the figures. It feels palpable. Excellent dio!

Rui S Аутор
@Martin, I Thank you very much, for your kind and very plesant comment. Very much apreciated.
@ Dominik, thank you for stopping by again and another nice comment. I'm glad this motivated it.
@ John I'm very very pleased to read your words. Glad You like it and took the time to comment.

Villiers de Vos
A fantastic tutorial. Very inspiring.

Dom S.
Fantastic work !!

Villiers de Vos
The number of times people keep on returning to your work is equal to your masterful work.

Peter Hardy
Final comment allowed on this thread. Bloody awesome work Rui!

MS K
Your scene is fun to look at, with detailed characters and natural poses. Not to mention your high level texturing and painting skills. 👍

Findus
Sehr akkurat und gekonnt in Scene gesetzt!

Brad Draper
Amazing Job Rui !

CaptGPF
In the eternal words of my mentor - "Impressive! very Impressive! Obi Wan has taught you well". All kidding aside, I love your work - it takes a lot of skill to build and properly weather kits, but creating a diorama to bring them together is an art form in itself.

Jennifer Franklin
This is incredible, Rui, absolutely awe-inspiring.

Anthony lfk
wow, great dioramas here! Your brush painting skill is very impressive !

Mr James
I love seeing this dio come up in the feed. It's one of my favourites 🙂

Randy Kriegel
Excellent

CaptGPF
Unbelievable - down to the wood grained rifle!

Rui S Аутор
Corresponding to what was mentioned some time ago, I would like to respond and thank all the last comments that have been posted here (better late than never), thus intending to recognize the great appreciation I have for them and in always responding to everyone:

@ Villiers de Vos, Thank you. The pleasure is mine because, I really enjoy sharing my adventures with all mates. I am very honored that people comment on my work, but I do not consider it to be a masterpiece;
@ Dom S., Thanks for your comment, appreciated. I'm really glad you like my work;
@ Peter Hardy, thanks for your final comment and glad you liked it;
@ MS K, it's always a pleasure to receive kind comments from such talented modelers. Always learning mate. Thanks;
@ Findus, thanks for stopping by and commenting;
@ Brad Draper, I'm delighted you're considering this. Thanks;
@ CaptGPF, as always I really enjoy reading your comments. fill me with joy and pride. Thank you so much for your kind words and endless support;
@ Jennifer Franklin, what is also very inspiring, is this wonderful community that has given me all the support and encouraged me to always improve my dedication and work presented. Thank you very much;
@ Anthony lfk, thank you so much. I'm glad you like my dioramas. We are always progressing when we put effort and dedicate ourselves heart and soul to this hobby;
@ Mr. James, thank you again for your support. I'm glad to know that you really like this dio. Appreciated and thus corresponding;
@ Randy Kriegel, Glad you think so, thx for stopping by and commenting on this one.

CaptGPF
Love the funny comments you added to your final shots! 😂

Fritz01
Outstanding composition and execution. Very inspiring dio.

Ricardo Duarte
Nice work!

Peter Hardy
My dear Rui, just looking at the avalanche of responses above, I am forced to ask if you have some avenue to display this and many other of your works of art publicly? When you boil it all down what you have here is another dio that would not be out of place in a war museum. I would love to see your work displayed and then I could say, "Yeah, I know him, brilliant eh"?

Mathieu CACAULT
Salut , superbe diorama avec du travail soigné , félicitation et merci pour le partage 🙂

Rui S
An eye catcher 👍

Alex K
Wow.

Guy Rump
Interesting project, following. 👍

Finn
I'm in too

Simon SW Аутор
Thanks for your interest Guy and Finn

Simon SW Аутор
Finally finding some time to get back on to this...

Tibor Szilvai
👀

Jan Janssen
#me too

DerMattes
Following 👍

Zsolt Czegle
I take a seat! Following!

Cristian A
👀 I'm in

Łukasz Gliński
Following of course 👍

Prieur Gaël
Chouette tu nous refais un bel hélico !

Harry Eder
Following of course!

Łukasz Gliński
Very neat 👍 Inspires to start mine

Vassilis Chronopoulos Аутор
Thank you very much!
It's a Revell kit so it can be a bit frustrating at some points 🙂. The final result tho is definitely rewarding. Pay attention when you will have to glue the wings on. Be sure that you got a solid fit with the fuselage cause the fitting design it's not that good.

gorby
Very nice work!
I recommend changing the 'teaser' photo to one of the completed model, then more people are likely to notice your build.

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍 I agree with Gorby 🤔

Choppa Nutta
superb ! 🙂

Tim Heimer
Awesome!

Bernhard Schrock
Excellent result! Very realistic wetheed look especially the rust! Chapeau Dmitri!! I supose that you have the original in your garden...🙂

Igor Zdorovyak
Шикарная работа.

Alexander Grivonev
amazing

Bastian Bäuerle
Looks very good. Especially the tree and the greaseleakings on the "cat".

Rui S
Great paint job and Dio.
Congratulations Dmitri 👍

Dmitri Kouterguine Аутор
Thank you for your kindness, mates!
Bernhard Schrock, unfortunately Stalinets-65 is a real rare and valuable find today. As far as I know there is only one left in the world restored to original condition the rest are "Frankenstein monsters" so to speak.

Spanjaard
excellent result in the model and great little dioarama!

gorby
Amazing model and diorama!

Eric Rains
Outstanding job…beautifully finished and excellent composition of the display!!

Dmitri Kouterguine Аутор
Thank you, friends! Glad you liked it.

Michael Kraft
Absolutely astonishing work, congratulations! Thanks for sharing!

Taarna Eckart
Very nice work kind sir, much kudos! 👍 👍

Tom
I am bulldozed! Flat! This is really галактический!

Dmitri Kouterguine Аутор
Thank you very much, mates!

Simon Nagorsnik
Fantastic work!! So awesome!

Pepe
A 10...... 😍😍

Charles Sanchez
Amazing Build, thanx for sharing.

Rewop
Fabulous job.

Dmitri Kouterguine Аутор
Thank you for your kind words my friends.

Tim Hofstetter
Very good rust, wear, and leakage detail. I can nearly smell that rust.

Pepe
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Alex K
Fantastic work... respects!

Rui S
I'm in 😎

J K
Watching love how you describe how you made the dio, will have to give it a try.

Lochsa River
very very cool

Rui S
I like it 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Only the antenna mast tells me it's not 1/72 👍
Love that camo too 👍

Rui S
1/144??? Unbelievable 👍

Jan Peters
Is this the same train that runs between Apeldoorn and Dieren?
I never knew it was a Kriegslok.😲

Mark van Alphen Аутор
Hi Jan, we were there in august 2024 at museum station Beekbergen to make a trip with a Baureihe 23. Don't know if they also offer trips with the BR52..

Jan Peters
I live in Arnhem, quite near Beekbergen, so I might have a look at the museum, I do like these old engines, now I see these are wartime locomotives I'm more keen on going.
For those of you who don't know what we're writing about:
stoomtrein.org/ the site is in Dutch, but Google will gladly translate for your convenience.

Mark van Alphen Аутор
Impressive these steam trains and the visit to the museum inspired me to build the BR52. I bought the BR52 second-hand for 65 euros, so a good deal!

Rui S
Beautiful machines, indeed 👍

Rui S
Nice progress. Keep it comming 👍

Mark van Alphen Аутор
Finished the coaltender

gorby
Looking seriously impressive so far.

Neuling
As I said: great work from your bench as usual!

coporado Аутор
Thanks again, mate!

gorby
Remarkable! 😮

DJ Fajardo
Fantastic work!

Spanjaard
absolutely fantastic, hope to see it in Veldhoven 😉

coporado Аутор
Thank you, mates! Glad you like it 🙂
@spanjaard: Got our invitation, looking forward seeing you there 🙂

Spanjaard
great!

Rui S
Of course, much better here. Beautiful dio Great execution 👍.
It was a pleasure to follow it for the 5 years 😉
Congratulations.

Desert Marlin
Nice work!!!

Pietro De Angelis
Now I can repeat myself,
what a spectacular workshop!
Congrats!

bughunter
Great amount of details 👍

Robert Podkoński
Following with interest.

Arseny K.
Very interested to see more

Tianyi Аутор
Thank you guys! Updated with some more modifications on cockpit details.

gorby
WOW, excellent work so far.

Tianyi Аутор
Thank you gorby!