I already weathered them for their originally intended roles, so the trailer is weathered as overturned and rusty, while the gun is just dusty.
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We Dioramacists are such an annoying bunch, we just canât help ourselves making âhelpfulâ suggestions & Iâm right up there with the most guilty. SoâŚ(as I said we canât help ourselves)âŚin addition to what youâre planning how about three wooden crosses, and call the scene âPremonitionâ? OK now you can ignore that, I just had to get that out of my system â apologies 
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âPremonitionâ , as in foreshadowing the deaths of the three guys? I guess Iâll flesh out the name when I am working on the vignette properly. Then iâll see the direction it is going.
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Next step is building the fence.
I plan on doing something like this:
I would like to incorporate some story into the diorama, so I would appreciate suggestions as to how I can incorporate it into the story. Maybe something to do with the flipped-over cart?
Have the cart leaning/breaking the fence when it came loose.
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I was thinking of something like that. Youâd be left wondering what caused the cart to be left there at a broken fence rail.
A busted hitch or not hooked up correctly will cause you to lose your trailer/cart.
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Indeed. I also may want to make something quickly for the field proper. Perhaps a cross, as someone suggested earlier?
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Working on my diorama. Iâve made the holes for the bushes and the posts.
I have also bent the hitch on the flipped-over trailer. A little detail that could clue into why the cart was flipped over and left there.
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I have gathered some pebbles and dirt for the ground, once Itâs done, but first, I need to put down some clay to smooth out the ground work and add some initial ruts for the tracks and wheels. Than means that if I am to add something substantial to the field side, it must be done now. @Dioramartin or @Tank_1812 , do you have suggestions?
Personally less is more. I might leave it open or only add one small tree.
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I think Iâll leave it be, then. It will make trying to make static grass stand up without an applicator easier.The cart and broken fence will probably be enough, too.
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General groundwork is done! I have created (perhaps dramatized) ruts in the road for the Kettenkrad. There are holes for the bushes and fence posts too.
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I agree with Ryan. That said, Iâd make the cart before any more of the base, & also the fence. Itâs usually easier to make the base fit the components rather than vice versa. Test-fit, test-place. If it all looks OK you wonât need anything else. But if it doesnât, you wonât have wasted time/effort perfecting the base.
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Iâve made sure that the posts fit and line up. I will integrate the cart better with the mud/ground texture I will use. Youâre right, however, since I could have pressed the cart into the clay to make sure it has a spot.
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Fence is complete! Now I will go over the sides of the base with spackle, probably, then I will give the whole thing a coat of black spray paint. That way, the sides are covered, and on the ground, if I miss a spot, it wonât be too easy to notice.
Should I prime the fence, or will I be fine painting it as it is?
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I would prime everything. The wood could soak up any other paint you use and the primer would help prevent that.
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Okay, got it. Iâll prime the fence with proper primer, while the base will get simple black paint. I hope the wood texture somewhat shows through, though.
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If I am painting wood that will be âwood,â I usually donât prime it, so as to keep the grain and âwoodâ look to it. But it depends on the wood. Balsa, for example, really needs to be primed, and usually sanded. The open grain just sucks too much of the paint in, and it gets the âfuzzies!â Dowels, popsicle sticks, and stirring sticks, are usually OK as they are.
Ken
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Alright. The wood used is balsa, so Iâll give it a light run of sandpaper and primer afterward.