"Heroes of Leningrad" 1/48 Winter Diorama

[@The_White_House]

Take as long of a break you need, moving and modeling is a lot to do. Your videos are infinitely rewatchable anyway.

[@hansvandermeer7635]

BTW that chimney is awesome.

[@The_White_House]

@@hansvandermeer7635 I agree!

[@garyparker2969]

YEAH What He Said n GBA 🤗👍 Gary.

[@matthayward7889]

Absolutely this

[@SixPieceNoNuggets]

Re watched so many of his vids a small break just means more time to revisit the old catalog.

[@daspanzer135]

Night Shift never disappoints. These videos are very fun and informative.

[@НиколайЖесткий-ю2л]

12:25 Dear nightshift, it is absolutely not a mistake! The climate in Leningrad is rather wet and not so cold. The snow is half-melted during the whole winter. It is even possible to see rain in January. So your snow is much more natural that you think!))) P.s. Source: I live in Saint-Petersburg (was named Leningrad those times)

[@daniel_charms]

A good thing that he chose 1943 as his date, as the winter of 1943 was mild compared to 1941/42. The tankers should be way more emasculated from starvation, though...

[@exoticbreadstick8661]

@@daniel_charms you just cant tell because the winter uniforms are fluffy

[@Hellsong89]

@@exoticbreadstick8661 Faces... faces tell the tale of malnutrition. Check next time you see really thin/anorectic guy or chick though chicks tend to put half a pound of make up, but they cannot hide the shape that well. For the snow yes area is wet and muddy. Warm days heat up the snow from the things like bricks pretty efficiently and water runs under the snow creating soggy mess underneat that is protected from the frost days pretty efficiently, specially early spring and late autumn, after first snowfalls. Areas with less trees get soggiest since less trees to suck up the moisture from the ground and combine that that heavy equipment, well as numbers of equipment gets water mixed in the surface soil producing mud. I recall even military doctrine where forces get split up to smaller formations moving parallels to others so soil dont get manipulated much, otherwise you end up with mudpits that ruin the last guys day, well as hinder your logistics, that try to keep up with you bringing enough material to keep army running.

[@MeasAgun]

@@daniel_charms I think you meant 'emaciated', not 'emasculated' which is a complete different thing 🤣😉 Although... cold water can almost do that too. 😊

[@shonemumy]

adding the wet effect to and around engine deck would look awesome.

[@Modkits131]

The death fridge is a very stronk ruski tonk. Perfect for Soviet winter defense.

[@kenjimeulendijk7797]

Good tip for you if you need mud mix’s brown acrylic paint with black oil paint and dirt from a garden until thiccccc

[@LowNSlowIII]

It's Friday! That means it's time to watch Night Shift!

[@certifiedidiot9625]

Absolutely phenomenal! I’m not nearly as good as you, but I have learned so much from your channel. I hope your house remodeling goes well and I can’t wait to see your next video!

[@ariochiv]

It's amazing that you never really did dioramas until recently, because these are super fun.

[@andrewnevermind4902]

Just looking at this makes me chilly.

[@mikemcculloch7118]

Your garden must be starting to look like the Somme by now, your missus must be very understanding. Awesome build, cheers.

[@ModeliteDiorama]

it's similar for me. i've also tried to work faster and faster and to finish by certain deadlines, but the fun and the overall quality have suffered a lot. At some point I didn't even keep up with the drying times to be as productive as possible. Now I'm taking a step back and going back through my previous projects and trying to bring them up to the level they deserve. As you say, rushing isn't worth it and doesn't do the models justice!

[@kuartz.]

I’ve been sick all week so this is definitely a blessing, thank you Mr. Night Shift!

[@caiden1347]

Others: using quick tricks to get quick results Nightshift: test new methods, master old ones; compare results For this guy it just seems like the process is what is important. I want him to try new things just to see how he approaches new problems.

[@willthorson4543]

Life is always above everything else and it's always a bonus when you put out a video, but taking a week or weeks off for yourself shouldn't be an issue for anyone, especially you. You have literally no one to apologize too. Watching your videos is a fantastic bonus for us as fans of our wonderful hobby. Recharge your batteries, we will patiently wait...ok... not really patient. Lol

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

❄Another GREAT video!❄

[@kaferrat]

The work on the chimney was excellent. Great diorama. 😎

[@huangroot3791]

1:25 "I even managed to pull a night shift because of them" haha, nice one,very funny 🤣

[@brucemenard]

Thanks for sharing your modeling and your life with us. Please take care of yourself and your family because we all need you doing what you do. maybe giving us a tour of your house project in progress in place of a model project could give you a break as well.

[@patrik-4163]

When i look at it now, maybe snowy/ dirt-y footsteps over tank's hull and melted snow on engine bay would improve over all impression.

[@toddgraves6994]

I'm not sure which I enjoy more...just sitting back and watching your craftsmanship unfold or taking meticulous mental notes of all the tips you include in the videos. Both speak volumes to your commitment to your craft sir! Very well done!

[@davidcole333]

Yeah that was awesome! What you can do with a block of foam is mind blowing.

[@thatotherguy7596]

Beautiful work, but trade marking garden dirt was an absolute stroke of genius 😁 Thanks again Uncle Night Shift 💕

[@andrewkistler3630]

Sometime in the future you should try building a scenic base that has super deep snow and have a trail behind the tank that shows how deep it is

[@justinchipman1925]

Sometimes I forget that it is Friday and then I get the reminder that Mr. Night Shift posted a video..... thanks for that.

[@bluebooooo7165]

Yaaay! A new video on my sick day!

[@earthad1000]

golden's light molding paste is excellent for thicker amounts of snow.

[@daniellejones5981]

Don't burn yourself out! I did that some years ago and took a while to get my Mojo back. Uncle Night Shift finally relit the Fire! Thank You, and if you want to make short Vids... Just Do It! 😉

[@jonhking5570]

Well done again we'll at the moment I'm doing a king tiger since I have been watching your videos I have learned so much

[@jaanikaapa6925]

Latex paint primer. Doesn't mess with foam, usually. Leaves you a latex surface and so you can use thinners.

[@barneyfyfe8313]

Beautiful work on that brick structure!!!!

[@dogforeyals]

someday I'll try that brick thing...:)

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Uncle Martin . 🐺

[@kamilhattoum5556]

Watching a master at work. Every time I see your work, I learn something new. Thank you for what you do.

[@ivanvolosyn]

i like how one og the canisters still has US on it :D it's like easter egg for everyone who will spot it :D nice work!!!

[@alisteraitken2149]

Take it easy my friend. Life is a balancing act after all! Great work as always.

[@hanssmidt12]

Its really awesome

[@Swigester]

I’m doing a 1/35 tamiya easy eight Sherman right now. And I recently realized About 90% of the techniques I’m using have come from your videos.

[@jasonbecker4974]

Best model building channel every. So good. Thank you for the entertainment...and for all the tips. Most of what I have bought recently is due to your suggestions.

[@leonweber5244]

Dont worry about taking more time and putting less content in one video. I don't have the most time so I can't build models fast and sometimes lose touch of what weathering to do and in what order to do them. So to help me with that I always go back to your Jagdtiger video series, it explains perfectly what to do and when to do it. That video series is a step by step guide for me and it helps me not getting overwhelmed😄

[@MrPapamaci88]

Industrial building idea: Workshop where the first Sherman Firelfy was built with an inside scene. Would be fun!

[@tonyp8229]

I just have to say it Martin, this is my favorite KZbin channel.

[@esesel7831]

id love a spring diorama where only the tank (and maybe other metal objects) still have snow on them... maybe to suggest that the tank was parked in the shadow and the snow melted in the morning hours... that would be a really interesting contrast

[@Andrew-se4tg]

Absolutely amazing my friend!👍🍻

[@Ccccccccccsssssssssss]

looks great to me! Thanks uncle night shift!

[@tylerczarnecki783]

MYYYY Friend! I just joined the patron pumped to see the shout out and enjoying the benefits that come along with it! Cheers from Michigan!

[@styrenehelp]

Simply fantastic, my friend.

[@nickbutler7935]

Superb work on the Chimney.

[@jacobakana5649]

I love the snow! Great work, the figures and chimney look great with the tall tank. Take as long as you need, we will always be here!

[@geri375]

I also make dioramas and it's so relaxing to sit back and watch these videos and how damn good they look.

[@SmallSoldier]

That chimney was fantastic! I really need to try some foam sculpting in a diorama soon. Great as usual Martin. 😉

[@kidnamedfinger99]

Always a good day when nightshift uploads love your vids they help me relax afer school keep it up man :)

[@BombshellCreations]

I really like this concept and how the project looks and turned out. only criticism I would have and seems to be the case with your figures is too much contrast and shadowing in the recesses of the exposed skin areas, such as face and hands. Your structure work is really coming along and you can really tell you enjoy that part. Nicely done as always, Martin.

[@ScottKenny1978]

The extra contrast makes the figures look good at arms reach or across the room.

[@lilypondgarage2968]

Concrete footing is what we say in the USA. Thanks for your hard work

[@timothyapplegate2881]

I really like your diorama vids. While I'm not a modeler or a dio builder, I get ideas for backdrops and accent pieces for my action figure displays. Thank you.

[@omermete4181]

You should try a frozen in time explosion on one of your models. I see ship builders use cotton and LEDs to make the effect look really cool and it might even make a good night light!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

From start to finish, I thought it came out great. The snow looks good , the Tank looks awesome on the diorama. Tanks a lot for sharing . How about desert storm , it was a fast war ! Mike .😊

[@warroomscale]

Great work like allways uncle nightShift

[@j0hnn13K]

I got a challenge for you that you might enjoy (and it would be different for you too), but.. only for after your well deserved break and at a time you have the time and headspace to tackle it. How about a bombed out submarine base where the roof and sidewall are blown away and inside you can see damaged submarines, one in a dock and one hanging from the remains of a collapsed crane. Yes i realize that would be a massively big diorama and job to build/do, but with the detail work you do, such a diorama would look absolutely amazing i think. Ofc it's just an idea suggestion, you do whatever you like my friend :)

[@JedenSiedemDwa]

Great result - from diorama parts chimney is the best. And You are very brave using that huge can of black paint in the workshop. I event dont't want to try to imagine the spilovert from that.. ;) All the best for You! ;)

[@captainhurricane5705]

I look forward to your Stalingrad factory diorama!

[@patfilice]

Come out spectacularly

[@larserikolofosterling2338]

Very nice diorama. I am currently doing a winter- cammo on a Heng Long 1/16 scale KV 2 remote controlled battle tank. And as a coincidence, I also choose the 528 from Leningrad. So I was very happy when I found your diorama. I have the number 528 on the right side ( in forward direction) and wrote "Leningrad front will hold" on the left side, with the Russian star. Google translate helped me...ЛЕНИГРАДСКИЙ ФРОНТ БУДЕТЬ ДЕРЖАТЬ ! The tracks, metall, got a sprayed with matt black and will get the shiney bits, when I driving it. I will put on applique armor as the original had. And do some more white wash on the body. I enjoy your KZbin channel very much. Keep up the good work!

[@monophthalmus3254]

Thank you for these few videos. I learnt a lot.

[@Сергей-ь3о8т]

Великолепная работа! Мотивирует на рост.

[@michafraszczak120]

I don't know what are You talking about uncle. The snow looks great to me.

[@garythegoblin6177]

if you want to do a smaller kit, I recommend the Tamiya Pak 40 because it is easy to build, it is cheap (around $11) and it isn't a tank which would be a new video idea (sort of)

[@lesthiele4921]

Greetings Night Shift, you sir are a true artist, this diorama is absolutely outstanding, that snow actually made the scene look cold, pace yourself at your own speed so you really enjoy what you are modelling, good luck with the new house, best regards from Australia.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video and presentation.

[@janzajicek9246]

I vote for some tank with iterior as a new project and find out how to present hideen interior parts (eg lifting turret with the crane etc)

[@comradechekist6190]

Как приятно видеть наши танки на таких красивых диорамах, кв2 просто бесподобен!

[@kastorviking538]

Hey nightshift, do you come to the euroscale moddeling show??? Would be cool if you would be there ;)

[@kastorviking538]

other name for it : IPMS, some call it the biggest moddeling show in the world

[@steels96]

Last man stand. Literally.

[@gunnarsoderhielm3425]

I definetely get you're difficulties with snow. I recently finished my CV90-40 going through snow covered woods and wanted to use AK snow sprinkles and AK Snow, since it looked real neat in your T38 vignette. But when I tried to do a covering layer with snow sprinkles, rather than dotting it like you've done for your videos, it didn't look right and as if someone had been spreading it around. So I tried to cover it with Snow to really get that opaque and white layer and it looked even worse. Wether spreading it with a brush, a spatula or even my fingers, it looked like someone had covered the landscape with cake frosting and it felt awful. I figured out that the way to partially improve it, was to wet my finger with tap water and smoot out the surface, removing most of the folds and creases which it got while I was spreading it. The end result isn't great and it does look artificial up close, but from a slight distance it's fine. It sort of has the look as if the temperature is just around 0° celsius and the snow is just beginning to melt, and I don't mind it to much. But you're always learning in this hobby and if I try to do another snow covered landscape I'll look into other products. Perhaps the kind which are a powder that you're supposed to "drop" over pva glue. Regarding your diorama and the snow specifically, I really like it. I can't quite say that it's an effect I remember seeing in real life, but it doesn't look implausible. And more importantly (at least in my opinion) it looks real nice and gives a lovely colour to the scene, especially when it's right on top of and partially covering the other colours. Even if you don't love it, I think it's really nice as a winter scene. But either way, I hope you have more fun with the next project. I am certainly intrigued by the teaser. Can't wait to see what you will do with a desert since last time.

[@m1a1hm]

Outstanding work!! My friend.

[@WhiskyLima]

love that chimney dude! really nice work!!

[@unofficial_computer]

what a cool diorama.

[@parzywas6728]

Will you ever make a diorama where it is mostle figuers e.g 10 soilders marching?

[@professor4903]

That would be cool

[@digitalspacestudio3956]

super cool work!😀

[@colm9419]

Really want a full industrial scene ❤️

[@YUNOBF3]

I personally think this diorama looks really good. I'm sure it's probably easy for you to point out the flaws with it but I personally really enjoyed the process and I think the end product is very satisfying. Good job!

[@ChanceKearns]

I think a more infantry focused diorama would be nice, like a soviet and german squad fighting in an industrial sector

[@mikemodels928]

The chimney paintjob is mindblowing :o i don't like artificial shading but the variety of colors looks amazing in this case.

[@dave499]

I look forward to your videos! Always entertaining and educational. I'll be here for the next one, whenever it drops!!!

[@chrispiazza7487]

Looks great to me!

[@deweyg5377]

As always, great job my friend. 👍🏻

[@owenschulz9504]

He said it! He said the thing!

[@KramGnilrad]

Brilliant! Your video content never disappoints. Thanks

[@bloodgulchpatrick]

I think skin tones could use some more reddish hue. There's this peculiar thing where yellowish hues, when darkened, turn almost greenish. Anyways, great diorama. Chimney is quite authentic looking.

[@AI.art.Tiz001]

Great video👍Good job man

[@AllanGildea]

Stunning artistry. Thank you.

[@TheRealSethDowning]

dude the whole model looked so good!!! (the bricks look perfect) keep up the good work

[@АндрейЮрченко-я6р]

Absolutely amazing job, mate!

[@endgovernmentextremism]

2:10 Fred Dibnah would have loved this too.

[@paulpat8180]

The brickwork is amazing

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Lovely result, Martin.

[@Sasha-jk6wo]

Amazing! That chimney is so great! You really are a master at creating industrial ruins scenery. Great work as usual! 🍻

[@cerisekappes580]

I think it looks amazing! Love your work!!!

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Martin another awesome video!!!!!

[@georgesiere161]

I really want to see this display case with all the finished dioramas...