I’ve been kicking this one around on my workbench for a while. I believe it needs more snow to really depict the frozen atmosphere I was originally trying for. I was going for desolation, cold, hopelessness. I don’t think it’s quite there yet which is why I more or less stopped and went on to other things
What do you think? Any opinions or advice on how to achieve the original objective?
I’m digging it! Looks really good! The frozen water is exceptional. I could go either way with the snow.
The ground could be covered by 2 to 4 inches (scaled down of course) with branches and stuff sticking out. The ice covered water could have long narrow windblown streaks of snow.
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There is, IMHO, nothing that looks and feels so cold as snow being blown over flat surfaces, roads or frozen water. The fluffy big snowflakes are cute, small grains of snow, almost ice, being blown into your face by the wind, stinging and scouring the skin almost like sandblasting isn’t cute at all …
That looks absolutely amazing! The frozen water is outstanding! I wouldn’t get too carried away with snow — not the heavy kind anyway. However, I could see the possibility of maybe a subtle… very restrained… very careful… light frosting on some of the inside corners of the tank — less than what’s on the branches. Drifts are a possibility as well — dependent on the timeline you wish to depict. 
—mike
I’d go with some snow. Lightly dust the branches etc.
Looks great. Sometimes an intense freeze results in very little snow. I think you’ve achieved a sense of desolation perfectly already. I don’t think it needs any changes, but if you’re intent on it, just a very light (really subtle) dusting of built up snow - where the wind would put it.
Well done! If you want to suggest a bit of time having passed, I would add small accumulations of snow to inside corners of the tank where the wind would deposit but not blow the snow away.
That is fantastic! Great paint job on the tank and the frozen pond looks awesome! Figure came great too.
Another excellent dio-vignette Charles, it looks great. Agree about some powdery snow streaks whipping across the ice, the wheels could be frostedly muddier, maybe open the turret hatches & stretch some clear sprue to make a few small icicles to glue (white/PVA) onto the lowest-hanging components eg the turret rail ? 
It looks amazing
EXCELLENT work, Charles!..I agree that some snow or frost in the nooks and
maybe on the flat surfaces would really give it that extra snap.
How did you achieve that crackled effect in the ice?
Cheers,
Wow really nice!! I like the “cold feeling”, very real 
Looks great as it is. I love the cracks in the ice, very nice touch. If you are going to do anything I would of said a very light dusting of snow in the areas/tank corners wind would of blown it… Very neat job.
Wow! That ice looks good!
Ken
Hi Joe,
The ice is made with paraffin (candle wax) approximately 3/8" deep. The area is prepared so there won’t be any leakage then the hot, liquid paraffin is poured in. After a few minutes to let the wax solidify, the dio is put into the refrigerator. The rapid cooling of the wax causes it to fracture and become semi-opaque (colors painted underneath on the base are hinted through the paraffin - I use lighter shades of blues to keep the color tones ‘cold’)
Paraffin is surprisingly sturdy although you can scratch it with sharp tools or fingernails. You can wave a lit match over most scratches and eliminate the marks.
Cheers,
C.
That is a very clever technique and it works brilliantly looking at the pics again and understanding what it is now 
Thanks Charles…I will have to try it at some point.
Cheers,
Full agreement with all the other posted kudos! Outstanding vignette,
J
Excellent idea! One of the most creative I’ve seen in diorama construction! Gotta try it
