Railway Diorama Construction

AndrewR · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 2:49 am

I'm using the diorama base from the Revell-Matchbox M-16 Half-track as the basis for a larger diorama. An Academy Jeep will also be in the diorama, as will a dozen or so figures, mostly Italeri US Paratroops. The original diorama base was on of my all-time favourite ones from the Matchbox AFV series. We can rebuild it. Bigger than before, bigger, faster, stronger...

cheers

Andrew

Dirkpitt289 · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 3:41 am

Great demo Andrew. Well done

Beowulf Shaeffer · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 6:55 am

i like how that is taking shape!

ShaunW · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 8:28 am

That's a really great step by step Andrew. You make it look like even I could do it :grin:

AndrewR · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 11:14 am

ShaunW wrote:

That's a really great step by step Andrew. You make it look like even I could do it :grin:

If I can do it, you can do it... :grin:

AndrewR · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 11:14 am

Thanks chaps. I like doing dioramas for vehicles. That's why I like the Matchbox AFV series.

jRatz · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 1:53 pm

Very interesting; it's fun to watch it come together step by step. Those Matchbox mini-dioramas just beg for a treatment like this.

jssel · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 2:09 pm

Nice Tutorial, Andrew. Very nice work. Good to see I am not the only one who "rips off" the lcoal coffee shops for modeling needs.

AndrewR · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2012, 8:50 pm

jssel wrote:

Nice Tutorial, Andrew. Very nice work. Good to see I am not the only one who "rips off" the lcoal coffee shops for modeling needs.

Actually I bought a huge bundle for $1 from the dollar store. It saves me having to go into coffee shops too much :-D