1/35 Scale Bastogne Diorama Tutorial / Winter and snow diorama base guide

In this video we will take a detailed look at how I created this winter themed diorama base. Themed around the defense of Bastogne by the 101st Airborne and 10th Armored Division during the Battle of the Bulge.
Useful Links:
Vehicle Winter Weathering Tutorial:
• 1/35 Armor Weathering ...
US Winter Tanker Painting Tutorial:
• How to Paint 1/35 Worl...
The fantastic work of CW Modelling was a key inspiration for this project:
www.youtube.com/@CWModelling/...

[@d4h1online]

Awesome job Shane looking forward to seeing your 101st project. Battered B........ of Bastogne......................

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate! I've got the kits and figures ready for that project in wings. I'm just finishing up my next Bastogne dio project for the end of the year. Which will be Cobra King

[@APlaneGuylol]

this is very nice it looms just like the real thing

[@perrylamb6286]

Just stumbled across your channel looking for a kit. I'm waiting for your second installment on the M3 half track and watched this diorama build. Looks perfectly dreadful. Cold, snowy, wet, yucky, I think I'll stay home in my warm house next winter!! But, given the heat we have now, maybe your snow isn't so bad. In any event, your diorama is very cool. The ground is perfect!

[@longlance67]

Thanks Perry! Welcome to the channel and glad you enjoyed the video! Winter scenes are something I've wanted to do for a long time. And with my great interest in the Ardennes Offensive it seemed it was time I gave it a try lol. The M3 Halftrack is on its way, it will be part of a much larger diorama and had be in the right headspace to undertake that project. However my mojo has returned for it so we should be seeing videos on it in the next few weeks.

[@brucethemodelnoob]

Beautiful diorama Shane! I haven’t seen those ice sparkles used before and they really did the trick. I 100% agree that Ian’s scratchbuilt dioramas are inspirational.

[@longlance67]

Hey Bruce! Ian's work is nothing less than amazing and quite inspirational! Also thanks for the Pz.IV recommendation too mate!

[@davidarmstrong7549]

Wow! That is a brilliant tutorial video. The wet and snow effects look fantastic. What is more, you explain everything so clearly. If I ever do a diorama with snow effects then I now know exactly where to look to find out how to do it! The building and vehicles are brilliant too. We'll done ✔️ 😊

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate, really glad you found it helpful and hope it helps in your diorama projects

[@lmmodellismomilitare]

Nice and good tutorial! Thank you for sharing

[@longlance67]

Glad you liked it!

[@CWModelling]

Top work Shane 👍

[@longlance67]

That is high praise coming from you good sir! Thanks Ian, your work was main inspiration for my humble little project

[@johnblessing2642]

Looks great! Enjoyed the video.

[@longlance67]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DIORAMUS-]

Looks wonderful Shane. Superb wintertime atmosphere.

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate! It was a real enjoyable journey for me

[@murphs-fk5pv]

finally i've found an irish scale modeller, how are ya

[@longlance67]

Ahoy hoy, I'm doing grand and you ? Ya there isn't many Irish modelers here on KZbin at the moment

[@Gtx-im3ko]

cool man cool

[@longlance67]

thanks man

[@manningjackson2723]

Great stuff mate! Got some great tips from your tutorial. Can’t wait to see more dioramas from you! Cheers and keep up the great work 👍👍

[@mikesnow5890]

Great work. Greetings from the USA.

[@longlance67]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jamesmcansh6393]

Amazing dio build thanks so much for all the tips . also appreciate the safety advisory you mentioned. ✌Canada✌

[@longlance67]

Glad you liked it! And stayed tuned for my as we are returning to Bastogne again soon

[@bastelbude4100]

Wow 🤘🏻👏🏻Great Job and good Tutorial Amazing Dio 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@longlance67]

Glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@michaeldean1289]

Brilliant piece of work mate! Thanks for sharing your great video presentation once again ❤😊

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate! It was lot of fun creating this project. And I'm currently working on the follow up diorama of this little series

[@OzzysScaleModelerSecret]

Nice paint job and weathering Shane . Interesting tutorial mate , nice to see the different methodes you use. Dio dump has some good stuff to work with Keep on the good work and model on buddy . Have a nice week and bench time there my friend . Regards Ozzy

[@longlance67]

thanks mate! I really like DioDump stuff. Lovely detail and character and I got a few more sets in the stash for later projects

[@bobtaylor8697]

Good evening from UK

[@longlance67]

Evening! :)

[@goforitpainting]

Looks cool.

[@longlance67]

cheers mate!

[@adamheffer]

Lovely stuff

[@longlance67]

thanks mate!

[@cerisekappes580]

Looks amazing 😊

[@longlance67]

thanks!

[@johntreloar8203]

Looks good Shane, snow is a hard effect to get right, but I think you got it.

[@longlance67]

thanks John! glad you enjoyed it mate!

[@edhorst7212]

Excellent diorama with ice crystals, ice around, under foot of muddy areas.. few years back now, Ian of CW, used clear silicone representing ice hanging from roof edge and ladder during a winter scene..explained very well as you applied steps along the way..

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate! I remember that video Ian did! Was an amazing effect. I really want to try doing hanging icicles in a future project

[@marekkacperek6266]

Love this. 10/10

[@longlance67]

thanks mate!

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

Stunning work all around, you nailed it mate! Its great to hear that more dios are coming in :) You certainly have a lot of talent for this.

[@longlance67]

Thanks Michi! That is very high praise indeed coming from a Diorama veteran such as yourself! The next two dio's will have pretty busy seen on a roadway so nothing complex groundwork wise. But the other dio will be a forest scene with the 101st and a M18 tank destroyer. Which will be a lot more involved as I intend to add tall pine trees, fox holes and size of artillery strikes into the base!

[@ljscalemodels526]

Looks fantastic Shame - hi from Saudi cheers Liam

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate! Greetings from Galway

[@Mr.OctopusModels]

good job !

[@longlance67]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MikeUSA67]

Dia dhuit, Shane! I have to say you did a mighty fine job with this build -very impressive snow effects! And again, I will definitively *steal* some of your techniques 😁And I also like your way of fabricating buildings - by buying them!!! What Ian does in that respect is absolute mastery and I definitively do not have that level of skill (or that kind of patience for that matter) to even try to attempt to copy him. He is insane(ly good). All in all, your diorama is awesome, my friend! Please keep on building. Oíche mhaith, Mike

[@longlance67]

Dia, Muire agus Pádraig dhuit, thanks Mike very glad you enjoyed it. Ya I even don't begin to have the skill to scratch my own buildings. So cheating it is lol But yes Ian is a master diorama builder no doubt about it! slán, Shane

[@MikeUSA67]

@@longlance67 LOL This could be the secret modelers greeting "So cheating it is!" - "Cheatings to you too, brother!" 🤣

[@laurentfranco8075]

This is damn good. Many people often have the buildings wrong in Ardennes diorama's.

[@longlance67]

I've noticed this too, seems a lot of people use German Gothic style buildings for this region which really isn't appropriate for the Ardennes

[@laurentfranco8075]

@@longlance67 True. The overall building style is difficult to define really. It doesn't differ that much from the rest of the houses and buildings you see in France or Belgium. But the stones they use makes it typically a building you find all over the Ardennes. They're usually produced in local quarry's. People who have never been to the Ardennes often think it has indeed that fairytale atmosphere with towering mountains, forests and German style architecture. Which isn't the case at all. It's actually a very varried looking landscape and region.

[@paulmcwilliams1709]

There are plenty of tank models for sale, but not many WWII trucks. They are like hens teeth to find.

[@longlance67]

For allied trucks your best bet is Miniart, italeri and Tamiya

[@stevie65able]

Really enjoyed this tutorial Shane. The figures look cold and miserable, just like the real thing. Really like the snow effects and how it ties in with the vehicles weathering. My only question would be is the contrast on the brickwork a bit too strong? Not sure. However I know what often appears on video doesn’t really match the colour in reality. Love the effort you put in.

[@longlance67]

Thanks mate, the brickwork seems a little more stark on camera, but in reality its not as stark in contrast. However its all down to taste as you can mix your own colours to match the hue or tone you wish and still look realistic and suit your ascetic vision

[@stevie65able]

@@longlance67 I know what you mean about the colours being affected by the camera. Recently completed an aircraft model and the exhaust staining along the fuselage which looks really obvious all but disappears when photographed. Go figure!

[@the-creech4790]

👍👍👍

[@longlance67]

thanks

[@gary6300]

Hi Shane, fantastic, Diorama. You can feel the cold; it must have been bloody awful fighting in the ardennes in 1944, and you have done an amazing job with the snow and ice. It's just awesome. where did you buy the building from hope you don't mind me asking. Cheers Gary 🇬🇧

[@longlance67]

Thanks Gary! I was really hoping to try and capture the cold and wet of the battle. So happy to hear it translated well. The building is by a company called DioDump. I have a few of their buildings and scenic pieces and they are great and very reasonably priced too

[@sickfarce6275]

Great demonstration of these snow products. Question, is there a video of you painting this tanker figure thats standing on the jerry cans?

[@longlance67]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it! As for the figure I don't have a video for that particular figure, however if you check out in the link in description I have a video of similar figure using the same colors

[@joebloggs8636]

I love this stuff, I'm going to attempt my very first Diorama, small winter scene with a German Tigar....I admit I'm nervous,but will try my best. I'm going to use KnC figures also .. should I "glue" them down?

[@longlance67]

That is awesome! Don't worry about it too much as you will have a blast once you get into creating your diorama. Though the best bit of advice I could give when working with these different effects is use small amounts of product at a time. Work in manageable sections so not put yourself under pressure. And let each layer fully dry before adding a new effect on top of it. As for the figures, I tending to drill a small hole into the foot of each my figures and superglue a section of paperclip into said hole, then I drill a guide holes into the base where I want to add the figures and woodglue the clips before placing them in their respective guide holes. Hope this helps, if you need any more advice or run into any problems let us know shane.

[@joebloggs8636]

@@longlance67 Shane, thanks for your long in depth reply, I,of course will take your advice ,I feel like I'm embarking on a whole new journey....thanks for the encouragement and hope to see more from a true artist....

[@longlance67]

@@joebloggs8636 thanks mate! trust me it will be a great journey too, as creating stories with our models is so much fun, as you really engage with the project. haha I don't know about being an artist though lol

[@stuartdudley9186]

Good evening all love from gibraltar