1/35 DAK Artillery Ranging Sd.Kfz.254, Sd.Kfz.11, leFH18

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What an awesome diorama. The level of detail is a feast for the eyes.

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Artillery crew all doneā€¦

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Nice mix of uniform tones Jeremy :+1:

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Working on 3 palm trees from small to large. The trunks I bought, which are from Reality in Scale and Joefix, are tu use and also as references to make my own in future. Iā€™m using palms from Kamizukuri. These are the best ones I have used so far. Easy to paint and shape with better detains than other materials. Here are a few picsā€¦

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Just started first palm treeā€¦
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After reading Landscapes of War, I chose the following colors for live and dead palms. Brush painted. Sharing as it can be a bit difficult to choose colors.
Live

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Dead
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Nice! With fronds like that, who needsā€¦anything else?

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Just somewhat curious about the 2 figures each with binocular and periscope. When observing enemyā€™s movement in a distant range, is it usual that 2 officers have their eye with similar viewing device onto same point? IMO it may be better to make second officer (standing on the ground with periscope) a little askew to another direction different from the another one standing on the vehicleā€™s roof. Iā€™m not too sure also, but itā€™s no problem at all. Itā€™s up to you for the fun of your build.

Other than that, bookmarking your post for my learning about DAK is a must! Well done job and amazing scenery, especially the figures and groundworks, still looking forward for your next update!

Best regards from Indonesia,

Garry

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Hi Garry,
Thanks for your comment and thoughts.

Actually, this diorama is about an artillery ranging scene and not about engaging the enemy (hence no helmets on, too).

The Sd.Kfz.254 crew are portrayed as observing fall of shot and recording, reporting and adjusting ranging accordingly from the associated gun position recently taken up. I havenā€™t added the ranging pole yet. The scene is too casual for an engagement as other elements I havenā€™t added yet will reflect.

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The diorama looks impressive.

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Your reply affirms the real idea of the diorama build, keep moving ahead and donā€™t forget to post every single step of your brilliant touch, man.

Kind regards,

Garry

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