My BIGGEST Diorama - France 1940

This was still in the days of dry brushing! No chips, no pigments etc...

Still looks extremely well planned and executed Noel.

Keep them coming.

Ray

Looks great in my humble opinion.

Have to say I miss this technique...maybe we were too enthusiastic about it in the past but I believe a hint of Drybrush would do good nowadays!

Dottore

Dottore wrote:Have to say I miss this technique...maybe we were too enthusiastic about it in the past but I believe a hint of Drybrush would do good nowadays!

Dottore

What???? Resorting to the old technique???? I am an AFV IGNORANT by all means, but to go back on an obsolete technique does not make sense IMHO

I stand up for correction my AFV Nut Brothers and ignore my post, since I'm at work and am killing the time infront of my netbook

Ray

still looks good


as for drybrushing
i beleive in a combination of techniques, great modellers still use selective drybrushing

AMAZING!!!! Full of stories everywhere!!!!

PS...The "girl" is super!!

Trust you to go for the Girl Alex, you naughty person!!

Ray wrote:

Dottore wrote:Have to say I miss this technique...maybe we were too enthusiastic about it in the past but I believe a hint of Drybrush would do good nowadays!

Dottore

What???? Resorting to the old technique???? I am an AFV IGNORANT by all means, but to go back on an obsolete technique does not make sense IMHO

I stand up for correction my AFV Nut Brothers and ignore my post, since I'm at work and am killing the time infront of my netbook

Ray

Though drybrushing to 'highlight' detail is out of fashion by today standards, it is still of use to create aweathering effect of discoloured edges prior to chipping. But you have to be very cautious how to use it, you cannot go to 'white' immediately ala Verlinden, that surely is bad. It can still be used as a demarcation to create some interest especially in white or desert camo, using the opposite way of it's logic to reveal what is underneath the desrt or white camo.

Still a good tool per se but you have to be very very cautious how to be used ... it is more a weathering tool then how it was used in the old days IMO! Gone are the days that you see something in the darkest spot, ie. a hidden wheel and have the nuts so highlighted as if having a spotlight on, just to show the detail ... it makes more sense to pay attention what the overhead lighting, effects the area then just rush to conventional drybrush ...

Per se this is a kind of subject to be discussed in the Critic Corner ...

Ivan

Love that Diorama Noel...I agree with Alex.....though I 'm not into AFV I still use a combination of oils and drybrushing.....pastels one has to be careful on ship models...
lovely diorama that's all I can say anmd well executed as usual...
In nannu pec

Very nice job on this one too Noel Hope we will see something British or American like this one