"Hitze und Staub" Diorama (Revell Panzer II in 1:76 scale)

[localjedi]

Hi there, fellow modellers!

I'd like to present my very first diorama to you. I built it about a year ago and it shows the DAK in the Libyan Desert.

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My idea was to take the (almost inevitable) Matchbox/Revell Panzer II kit and use it in a bigger diorama.

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I've also used the Airfix Opel Blitz and Pak 40. While painting the figures of the Revell kit I broke off the grenade of the soldier so I decided to use him as the truckdriver who just opens (or closes) the door. It kinda works, I think.

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[localjedi]

I added some blankets and stuff to give the tank a more individual look. After one year of modelling I can see that the tank kit probably isn't the best, but for a newbie like me it was a good thing to start with.

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I printed out the road sign and added some more Revell DAK figures.

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I also printed out an old commercial sign for a hotel in Tripolis and made a few boxes from a broken model railway house I had lying around. The sunshade is actually a piece from a real palm tree. I got that on my honeymoon. Cool, huh?

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[localjedi]

My sister-in-law was interested in helping me with this dio, so we worked on it together. She made the well, the stone wall and even a little snake and some eggs. The Pak 40... well, again I'd say ok for a beginner. I'm not even sure if the Pak 40 was around at that time (mid 1942) but who cares? I just had it, so I used it on the dio.

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Here you can see the layout of the diorama. It's... how can I put it? It has a lot of straight angles, if you know what I mean... If I could do it again, I would arrange the items in a different way. Oh well, that's 20-20 hindsight I guess. Happens a lot to me when I build models.

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And just in case you forgot how small 1/76 scale models are...

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[localjedi]

I almost forgot: Here's the slide show on youtube...

[youtube]BY00U6FADUI[/youtube]

[HamilkarBarkas]

Lovely diorama, you depicted the sand and dust very well! i´m also impressed by the detail of those tiny models.

[Switcher]

Well done The lighter sure brings things back into perpestive. I would never had guessed.

[Rob]

Very nice diorama, I like it a lot

[localjedi]

Thank you guys! I appreciate your feedback a lot.

[AchtungPanzer]

Wow - I like this Dio - Many work , many details - but it was warthwhile Well done !

[wappynutter]

Very, very, very nicely done there good sir....
I like it very much indeed, and if AchtungPanzer likes it as well then its gotta be special!!
You have made my attempt at the Revell Panzer II and the included dio base and figures
Look terrible!!! Lol....

Haha... Well done matey, you have done an incredible job at such a small scale!!
Keep up the good work...

[HWGuderian23]

Great work on the dio mate ! Nicely done !

[Panzerwolf]

Looks great!
Very good job in such small scale.
Detailed and many components, I like it!

[localjedi]

Thanks to everyone of you, guys! I really appreciate your friendly feedback. It makes me even more proud of my diorama.

[Coen]

I've just found your piece today Jedi!
Wow... this is amazing dude! I had forgotten the scale until I saw the lighter in the last shot.
Wonderful work, looks like it's 1/48 at least.
Well done!!!!!

[Paips]

That's a great Dio ,love it