Hi guys,
As I write this in January 2021, this is still a WIP project. I started building this in April 2020, a few other projects have been on the work bench as well since that.
But as I still is learning and improving my skills time is no problem. I have noticed that sometimes it’s better to put a build on hold and do some other stuff and then after some weeks or months start working again with a better result.
For me it’s typical to not have a 100% layout completed when I start working on a diorama.
The scene and ideas start coming in my head along the work. Sometimes that good and sometimes a bit irritating.
Anyway, this build (of course) started as another scenario but soon turned into this:
My starting point was the Hetzer that I built a year before but still haven’t painted. So, I wanted a tank, a house, some terrain, a fence, some trees and bushes and a bunch of soldiers.
After buying a big box with different Warrior soldiers in 1/35 I had a lot of choices.
The first figure to pick was the one scratching something off his boot. That’s a quite odd figure and that suits me.
So this guy is called Fritz, Fritz is an German SS-soldier fighting in Estonia late summer of 1944.
Fritz problem right now is that he has walked in a dog poop. This shit smells so he have to remove it, the other wounded soldiers sitting around the motorcycle is having a good time laughing at him.
Fritz:
The soldiers to the left is discussing the best way of defending the hill that they are ordered to defend.
So, that’s the idea/scenario of this scratch build diorama in 1/35 called “Watch your step Fritz”.
I found a house in the country side of Sweden that works great as a reference:
This is the last update I have. I am working on the windows which is not ready yet. I hope to continue the work this spring.
Concerning the figures:
The figures from Warriors are both SS and Wehrmacht. I have removed the Wehrmacht badges on the collars and will replace them with SS badges. I hope this will be enough to make them look like the belong to the same unit?
I know of course that this is not 100% correct, but I do my best and those figures are the one I have to use.
Over and out
I was hooked as soon as read the back story. Brilliant idea and faultlessly executed so far. It all looks superb. The way you structured the house and walls is brilliant. More please
