Polish Shermans dio

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By: michal grzelak

Manufacturer(s): Dragon, Matchbox, Revell, Milicast

Modifications: some extra details on Shermans (masking, boxes etc), a little more rework on Matchbox Dingo.

After-market parts: Jadar decals

Description: Small dio represents Polish Shermans Vc Firefly from 1st Armoured Division in France 1944. All were painted with Humbrols, Model Masters enamels. Weathering with oil enamels and pigments from Agama. Excellent decals from JADAR/Techmod. figures from Milicast.

Judge 1: Well done with nice use of secondary equipment. Placement of vehicles is good. Need some more figures at varying heights to break-up the 2 dimensional composition. I always think however that every diorama should tell an interesting story. I think you might want to try that next time. Your work is really stunning though and jsut need a bit more integration between the road and grassy areas (the separation between them is very abrupt). Could also use some more track marks on the road, with some of the road dust color on the vehicles themselves. The photo you have of the diorama in progress is also really a nice touch! A really fine piece!
Judge 2: Very good little scene & realistic dusty road, I like the little details (camo roll on first Firefly & crate on the second Firefly). the dust would settle on the grass edges & in the Sherman suspension also the Dingo tyres was well. The Olive Green looks very light a dark pinwash on the Shermans & Dingo would help darken the OD & bring out more details helping the flat tone of the vehicles. The broken wheel on the limber does not look very realistic but the tree does & the powerpole too. The interact between the sodiers & the Dingo works well the other soldiers marching would look better walking along the roadside.
Judge 3: This diorama is small, but filled with vehicles. You placed them well enough and avoided the “overcrowded” effect. You’ve added extra level of terrain with a small ridge and visually raised the work adding a tree and a telegraph-pole. Terrain looks more or less good from height. Close-up photos show that the grass is made of strange material, the road lacks visible traces of tracks and leaves of the tree are made of foam. The fence looks like it’s made of plastic. The best part of your work is two Shermans with their dusty finish and nice coloration. Dingo is painted a little rough. The soldiers are painted flat, use stronger shades to emphasize their visual depth.