Vignette for RTW Russians - tutorial - part 2

Some progress.... The rock is painted with acrylics and weathered with highly diluted oil colours. Now I´m working on the tree.

Diorama Clervaux - book

You can buy it here: Diorama Clervaux

BT - 5 with cylindrical turret

After a very long time I´m back to AFV modelling. Kit is from Ukrainian producer UM. Wonderful kit !!!

 

 

Vignette for RTW Russians - tutorial - part 1

Hello,

here is a 1st part of tutorial about building of vignette for RTW Russian infantrymen.
Pictures tell you more....

The basic "box" is made from balsa wood (thickness 4 mm). The plate at the bottom are two boards glued together to reach the desired thickness.

The basic shape of rock is made from styrodur. It´s fixed with pins at this stage.

Now, it´s fixed with glue-gun. 

Does it fit together.....???

Now it´s time to apply a thick "stone coat". I used mixture of gypsum, PVA glue, fine sand (IKEA) and saw-dust and water, of course. The mixture must be dense. Yes I know, it looks terrible at this stage :-)

Now, it´s "carved" with various chisels, files, sandpapers.... This is not the end. Some places must be carved again and some places must be repaired (blue marked areas). Be careful when using chisels. I hurt my finger with it. It´s infernal pain !!!!! 

Lethal tools :-))

 

Russian infantry in winter dress (1877)

Here are some nice "dwarves " from Strelets.

What´s behind the wall

Yes, I know, the composition is very similar to the previous vignette, but I could not resist :-)

Rubble added

I added a rubble from the collapsed wall. I used pigments fixed with "pigment fixer" to simulate mortar.