by Fernando Gasca
(Everman, Texas, US)
Land-based diorama provides room for detail
I plan on making a diorama or my LVT-4 Water Buffalo and it just got its treads blown off by artillary and its stuck on a beach head and I want to know how you would weather it and how would you create the diorama because i am new to this.
SMH Responds: All good dioramas begin with solid research, planning, and attention to detail.
There are a few "must-knows" about your subject you must have.
Scale is one of the more important along with the dimensions of your model.
Next, decide whether your model will be in water or on land? Are their buildings involved? What about other vehicles? Personnel in the form of scale figures?
Knowledge of history, events and geography also play a roll in the development of subjects and themes.
Complexity ranges from the simple assembly and painting of a model kit out of the box to the complete scratch building of a vehicle, aircraft or ship from materials such wood, plastic, metal or resin.
There were over 8,000 LVT-4s built, so there is no excuse for not making an individual vehicle rather than sticking with the kit markings. Just remember that the LVT's working environment was tough. They spent a lot of time in water and a lot of time on wet ground and mud. In
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