Fall Back to Bobruysk - Panzer 4 Diorama Build

Video featuring the building of WW2 winter diorama featuring the Monogram 1/35 scale Panzer 4 tank kit and figures from Alpine and Evolution Miniatures.

[@johnvoss7103]

They hardly come much better than this, in a word ‘superb’.

[@markedwards5106]

Excellent diorama!

[@baer1204]

Der Hammer SUUUUUPER !!!!! Klasse 👍👍👍👍😎 schöne Grüße aus Hamburg 🏴‍☠️

[@michaelvalenzuela2528]

Really nice work!

[@daniellejones5981]

The Monogram PzIV was the first model I built back in 1970. It had the Shep Paine Diorama Guide with it, and that got me hooked! WOW, 50 years ago...

[@mat-you7445]

Excellent 👍👍👍

[@alanmoffat4454]

SOME OF THE BEST DETAIL IN FIGURE AND PAINTING I HAVE SEEN THAT FUR LOOKS REAL V WELL DONE .

[@michaelweiss7880]

Beautiful work !!! Damn!!!!

[@zabonVanDam]

Great job keep up

[@albertogomeztoral361]

Sooo beatiful!!! God job!!

[@danmeehan1390]

I built that kit years ago. Outstanding job

[@mikecapizzi5062]

Awesome 👍

[@chrispacer4231]

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS...GREAT JOB THE FINISHED PICTURES AT THE END DID BRING IT TO LIFE

[@41sniper]

Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed it!

[@britishneko3906]

cool.. I like the pz IV H look

[@bert2530]

Its said before here, but man, this is really a piece of art!

[@Peter-ri9ie]

Puir art, mate. Really impressed...

[@Barbarossamodels]

Inspiring work, particularly the detail in the scratch building & weathering! Terrific base for an economical price, well worth the time & effort..... Final scene with the panzer is great - well done 👏🙂

[@41sniper]

Thank you so much!

[@Smoggy6681]

Great work, especially the bringing it to life section at the end.

[@41sniper]

Thanks Paul!!

[@SinOfAugust]

wish the winter weathering was broken down a bit - white to brown/black transitions on the shürtzen were lovely!

[@ironseabeelost1140]

That was an excellently finished model!

[@41sniper]

Thank you!!

[@okrajoe]

Nice build!

[@p-BlackWidowp-BlackWidow]

I have found the best channel, on how to make a diorama. THANK YOU GOD " you do great work I love your work and you make it look easy too. Please keep it up and GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY....

[@41sniper]

Thank you so much!!! :-)

[@markjones3778]

Excellent work thankyou for sharing the video hope to see more of your ww 2 dioramas

[@41sniper]

Thanks Mark!

[@clouddog2393]

An excellent diorama . Very impressive . Wish they'd reissue the Monogram 1/32 AFV's as l built them years ago and they still stand the test of time .

[@41sniper]

Thank you!

[@MrNaKillshots]

A work of art.

[@41sniper]

Thank you! 😀

[@matosas5334]

GREAT JOB!!!!

[@davidebonfatti5784]

Stupendo!!!!!!!

[@paulvanappeven3340]

Super. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-ii5nr5fc8m]

Бомба...очень круто сделано

[@paulofreire7520]

Very cool! 👍🏻

[@41sniper]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@arsmithx]

Outstanding work! Great job in scratch-building the base and stonework. You've just got a new subscriber!

[@41sniper]

Thanks Andrew, welcome aboard!

[@user-to6jv2sd2n]

Masterpiece!

[@manningjackson2723]

Awesome mate! 10/10 big fella 👍🇦🇺👍

[@41sniper]

Thank you so much! 🙂

[@philRminiatures]

This is a masterpiece, excellent and inspired job!

[@goldenfredii5775]

I would like to say that this work of art is very beautiful, continue to engage in this business, I will wait for new videos. I say hello from Russia (apologize for the description)

[@41sniper]

Thank your very much!

[@jaimebruno7595]

Me encanta!!!!!!!!!! Un diez!!!👌👌👌👌☺️☺️😍

[@Showa_man]

Nice!!

[@mikecapizzi5062]

U do Dam nice work 👍

[@41sniper]

Thanks Mike!

[@SteveJonesScaleModellingSite]

Just discovered your channel and subscribed. Luvin your work

[@41sniper]

Welcome aboard!

[@jeanmarcgalzy7747]

Bonjour mon ami 👍hello my friend Awesome work 💪I enjoy watching your diorama 😎the figures alpine very beautiful 👍I am subscribed of France 🇫🇷and I would be proud to have you as subscriber too 😉thank you very much my friend

[@jacquesdavid2726]

Joli diorama, superbe travail. Juste une petite remarque personnelle, je trouve tes impacts sur les shurzen, trop gros. Pareil impact, avec un aussi gros calibre, aurait inexorablement fait "sauter" les plaques de blindages. Mais c'est un détail qui n'enlève rien globalement à ton travail.

[@rrl4245]

Looks great, but that very old Monogram kit is 1/32, not 1/35. But it seems to work all right with those excellent figures. And, the diorama base is very well done. Thanks

[@41sniper]

Yeah, careless typo :-P

[@lanceschaerer6875]

Good job boss. Surprised to see that old plain jane monogram kit next to all those sweet alpine figures tho

[@jaimebruno7595]

Yo también he hecho un diorama del frente ruso, con un Panzer IV y un Sturmgesutz IV. De Tamiya 1/35☺️, y camuflaje invernal

[@marekkowalowski2442]

How long did it take to build it? Btw. absolute masterpiece.

[@41sniper]

Thank you Marek, good question. I rarely keep track of how much time I spend, makes me feel like I have to justify it LOL. Overall, it was probably about 4 months. Putting in a few 2-6 hour sessions per week.

[@ryanyoung8245]

absolutely amazing. Only criticism, are the holes in the skirt look way too big.

[@41sniper]

Thanks Ryan, I've heard the "big holes" comment a hundred times but the model comes that way... not my call. It is after all a cheap Monogram kit I used to get started back in the hobby after 30 years idle.

[@user-zl9hh4my9z]

Bluetooth headphones))) Nice)))

[@CharlieGza]

What are the basic paints and materials needed to start a project like this? I have no experience. only read books or watch movies about WW2. :)

[@41sniper]

Hi Carlos, let's see if I can help... MUST HAVE: Bare bones basics are a decent selection of Acrylic paints, I primarily use Valejo paints but occasionally use paints from AK or MIG... even Model Masters in a pinch. But Valejo are readily available at Hobby Lobby and they're great. I always prime everything with Tamiya Enamel Surface Primer before painting. You'll also need some good plastic model cement (not that stinky model glue we used as a kid). You want to use something like Tamiya Thin Model Cement. It only works on styrene plastic so it's nice to have some super glue and epoxy glue handy for other materials. Obviously, a nice X-Acto hobby knife, and assorted putty knives. Touch up model putty like Tamiya makes is nice to have handy as well. Hobby Lobby has a good assortment of small disposable sanding files that are important too. The big ticket item is a good quality airbrush and compressor. Not necessary for painting the figures but a must have for vehicles. I use the Iwata Eclipse HP-CS which is awesome and very popular. You'll need some sort of air compressor for air supply. GOOD TO HAVE: A good pair of sprue snips is a great tool for modelling (kinda like small snip scissors for cutting model parts off of the plastic sprue). For working on such a base, you'll need a supply of blue styrofoam from Lowes or Home Depot... as well as a small tub of spackling compound and/or bag of plaster mix. If you want to get into a lot of custom scratch-built details it's good to have an assortment of stock styrene sheets and tubes (also available at Hobby Lobby). I use Krycel products to make the snow and occasionally use AK or MIG products to produce mud, grime etc effects. EVENTUALLY NICE TO GET: Build up an assortment of putties and effects materials from AK or MIG. I just got a styrofoam cutter/machine for Christmas and look forward to using that. I'm sure I've probably forgotten something here but I hope this helps, it takes years to accumulate all the stuff you really will need for a variety of projects. I still don't have all of what I need after decades. :-) Regards, Tom

[@CharlieGza]

@@41sniper 😮 thanks

[@sjuttt320]

Beautifully done but the damage on the side skirts look like killing shots that went right through the plate.

[@leger205]

I agree the size of those holes that tank should be dead in the water so to speak but great job otherwise.

[@Darknor93]

Agreed - that skirts were quite loose mounted at the tank so they would rather fly off than get this big holes in them. But the rest of the tank is made really well. Especially the diorama is outstandig work. The crater in the street and all the handmade bricks are so great details - defintely one of the best dioramas ive seen so far.

[@chrisvanderwielen1530]

Yeah, I was kind of curious on the reference photos for those, along with the one on the turret skirting... any links?

[@41sniper]

The holes were molded into the kit, hence the oversize issue... nothing I could do about it. The ones in the turret skirt were just me making it look the way I wanted it to :-)

[@arminiusschild5260]

The officer looks just like "Panzer" Meyer.

[@AlexeySuVa]

Такие диаметры отверстий в таком масштабе тянут на 122-152 мм, а так же форма отверстий круглая, а не овальная - это значит попадание было под прямым углом. Такие попадания для pz 4 смертельны с любого расстояния.

[@karencopp5130]

Are you on TikTok?

[@waffencamo]

Damn, with those holes the tank should be a pile of charred metal!

[@41sniper]

Yeah, I've heard this a hundred times... the model comes that way

[@waffencamo]

@@41sniper in that case you had two options, paint it as a ko'd tank or fix those holes, pretty simple imho.

[@arsmithx]

Another possibility: the pierced armour plates could have been salvaged from another tank that HAD been ko'd by the blast.

[@emptyforrest]

i just cant get over the size of the holes in the sideskirt, it looks like it has been hit by a naval gun multiple times. that tank should be completely destroyed.

[@Stormshadow11114]

Absolutely Great diorama, but have to agree with you on the size of the holes in the side skirts.

[@DJJAW11]

Brill 🇬🇧🇩🇪

[@craighughes516]

Can you take up another hobby please , you're making the rest of us look rubbish 😁

[@41sniper]

LOL, thanks Craig!

[@ericmerlin7341]

Masterpiece !

[@41sniper]

Thank you Eric!

[@ericmerlin7341]

@@41sniper You really deserve it ! Bravo !