Hi, everyone,
I have already finished a few cars for my diorama and started work at the base. Just a few words about my plan:
This part, 240x45 cm size, will contain one track - spur track - with BR 86 locomotive and 5 cars, ruined service building with a crane and coal supply for steam locomotives, water crane, some other small buildings and adds, workers loading up a car, service staff etc. Whole diorama, about 240x 200 cm, will have about 6 or 7 tracks, second and third track will be for transit, with trolley wire, because I have 1 electric locomotive already. Suppose some small train drifting or something else(have a few more cars, others are coming and might be use for my Leopold gun or Morser Karl on carriers). Forth and fifth track ending in steam locomotives service building (have BR 64, BR 86 from Trumpeter coming next year, have armoured BR 52 with wannen tender, planned in three-coloured camo, another BR 52 with Vanderbilt tender, planned in grey and yellow strip camo). There will be also fully armoured train. Trumpeter has announced 5 armoured cars for next two years and armoured BR 57 steam locomotive as well. And the Dora at the back. Some other small buildings, all that stuff and mess you just can imagine in busy German military railway depot, some small vegicles, figures (really pain for me to paint) - that is incomplete description of my idea.
I started with kits last year and this is my very first diorama ever, so I am not sure about upcoming results - however, you were warned
I will sort out my stuff and bring some news soon.
Cheers
Libor

Sounds good and very involved. I like seeing the RR dioramas. It forces a lot fo work and creativity.

Looking forward to it.

Involved is an understatement. Where in the heck is this stored at while you work on it?

Thanks, guys,
some news will appear tonight hopefuly. Yes, Scott, thats what I like, to be creative and try something new. This kind of things does not have limits, which always come sooner or later, if you build the other military vehicles.
Well, Brian, basically it is stored everywhere and my wife goes mad sometimes, so I just move things from here to there and back...
Cheers
Libor

Hey grave_digger, Cant wait for those railcars in a Dio setting. bring it on ! milvehfan

So here I am so far. Got a base and did basic drawing, something can change by the time



Started job on ruined building, once glued, I painted the roof with base primer color and using the hair spray technique I got appearance as below. The same for the doors. Then I airbrushed red walls, applied pigment mixed with alcohol, and finally washed down.





Hair spray technique also used for the crane. Bricks and stones painted with pigments, then wheels oiled with Mig grease mixture and their metal pigment added for shining metal appearance.




Next I will try to finish the building and its interior (office and small store planned) and get brick base for the crane. I will cast brick sheets in resin and then scratch build needed walls.
More pictures and details can be seen at my website:

diorama

Thanks for looking, any comments are welcome.
Cheers
Libor

Please try to rotate the whole scene about 5 degrees counterclockwise on the base.
The overall composition is good and strong. What draws it down a bit for me is the way the track is parallel to the front edge of the base and the building is nicely 90degrees to the back corner.

Great work on the elements so far.

Libor,

Great start. Looking forward to following this thread.

Regards,
Pascal

Thank you, Hut and Scott for kind words.
To Scott: I agree with you, the exact position of the building will be set up later. This base is actually first one and the second base will be added to the front edge of this, there where track and switch are. The second base should have two transit tracks. I have mentioned 6 or 7 tracks, it is gonna be some train station layout alike, so I think its appearance will be better, once the other parts are added...
Cheers
Libor

Good deal on the base - looking forward to it.

Thanks, Scott,
I have not been here for a while, so very small update today. I made a couple resing castings some time ago for stone and brick walls, today I cut off pieces needed and glued together simple base. Evergreen stick used for wood, texture added with help of file. There will be some ladder to allow people to get up and operate the crane. I want it looks like that was built lately, quickly and messily, just to get it working, and suppose that paint and weathering will give it a good appearance.




Cheers
Libor

Back after a while. My progress should be faster in the future. I have started cork base for ruined building, the crane base just needs more weathering, once the wood and metal parts are painted.





Thanks for looking
Libor

Libor great work mate.

Yes, Great work Libor!

Thank you for nice comments, Jaymes and Martyn.
Libor

Hi Libor,

Excellent stuff, great worki so far.

AL

Hi Libor
I wish I had the balls to do something like this Awesome,I will follow this with great interest.
Keep going mate
Andy

Thank you, Alan and Andy, for kind words.
I have finished another car for my diorama, Trumpeter´s Railway Gondola with detailed scratchbuilt Kunz-Knorr brake. More pictures available in my gallery: gallery




Finally I painted the woods on base for the coal crane, some weathering later. I also started some furniture for the office inside the building.




Thanks for looking.

Libor great work on the table and shelving unit I so cannot wait to see this finished!

Great stuff

Thank, Jaymes,
actually I have planned a few nice details for this interior, and I am thinking about some working light inside the office, so the result should be seen well through the windows.
Cheers
Libor

Libor,

What an exciting looking project , I really like the work you have done on the crane it looks fantastic keep up the good work

Regards,

jerry

Thanks, Jerry, your comment is much appreciated. I have done another progress and update will show up soon.
Cheers
Libor

Window frames waiting for glass and door for handle. Another equipment finished and ready for painting. I still have to do some lamp or light, a few files to be put on the shelves, and a couple of small details to finish the interior. More pictures at my website, some here:






Cheers
Libor

This is all great but I especially like the kamina and the chair of the latest stuff you are working on

Thank you, Rob.
I should get them painted soon.
Libor

Most paint work done, I will continue with rest of the interior and finishing touch at the end.





Thanks for looking
Libor

I have windows on, even glassed in. Also lamp and working hang light finished. Now I will focus on the walls and floor. Pigments and washes will be done later, when the interior is completed. Weathering from outside much later, when everything is set up, glued, painted - still too far from now.







Cheers
Libor

Hi, all,
I have made another progress, but not pictures yet. Currently I am getting ready drawings for next scratch build, warehouse with ramp, located in the centre of my diorama. The final result should be close to this, with different roof and some adds. More pictures soon.



Cheers
Libor

A few more adds for the interior, the walls painted. Bricks inside do not look good, I will check their appearance through windows, and kind of plaster might be applied, if necessary.




Cheers
Libor

Building glued together, the interior looks good and some pictures will come, when the light inside works.Upper window frames will be added soon, with some broken glass, sheet metal will be used to close damaged roof, and the remaining parts, edges and floors, will be painted. The picture taken in German museum will be a lead for water crane scratchbuilding. Base for coal supply done, I will cut it to required appearance and cover it with coal.




Thanks for looking
Libor