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The diorama base is a wooden plaque type lightly covered in wood glue to adhere the scenery material

The ground scenery consists of sifted dirt mixed with baking soda for the mixed muddy effect while the icy effects were created by pouring Polycrylic wood sealer over the area. This is the best water effect ever as it is one-step, water cleanup and does not have any odor.

The sandbags are built up with florist clay, florist tape and paint, (ref: my article in FineScale Modeler 12/2010, p.53)

The tree is a simple root from my yard. Additional crates, trash and other incidentals are made from balsa wood, cardboard or left over kits.

The Italeri 105mm Howitzer is the re-issue I believe from the 70's and was painted and weathered using all craft acrylic paints in various shades and degrees of weathering.

The figures are a mix of the DML 101st Airborne at Bastogne as the ammunition loaders and the Advance to the Rhine selected figures to show the gun crew and battery commander with a radio operator close at hand.

All of my kits, dioramas and other hobby applications are built using all water-based material, paints and other products that all blend together to form dioramas.


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About John Staehle (johncpo)
FROM: NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

My twenty four year Navy background is in leadership and professional development of personnel through education and experience. Additionally I have completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Information Technology and Marketing as the main courses. I have extensive knowledge of...


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whenI click on link to Item Im told Im not Autherised to view item? do I not have AAA clearence
AUG 05, 2011 - 12:39 AM
try again, should be ok now
AUG 05, 2011 - 12:47 AM
nice work!!
AUG 07, 2011 - 08:25 AM
Thanks very much, I have many more models posted on Amazon as they provide a huge amount of space for photos, and reviews. Check it out johncpo
AUG 08, 2011 - 04:45 AM