Scale Model Diorama - Mischievous Sabotage Part 1

[@51WCDodge]

The dark side Mon V, as you know from local history, a little mischevous, you could end up imprisoned, if you were lucky. Always the odd quirk with your work. that's whay I admire it.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Ahhh Mon V….😁🇯🇪 Thank you, yes indeed…. some of our recent(ish) visitors haven’t been the most desirable😡😠 In fact planning on going up & doing a War Tunnels visit video perhaps next month - it’s changed a bit since I’ve last been so be interesting! Thanks as always for commenting 🙂👍

[@51WCDodge]

@@Barbarossamodels That place gives me the creeps! Always has. Your diorama of it is so like it was back in the 1960's it shook me.

[@Barbarossamodels]

@@51WCDodge cheers bud, so maybe turn notifications off next month, just if I get chance to do a tour there then…😕😁👍

[@BrailleScale]

Great build! haha how funny that Tamiya and two of the Sovereign figures all had nearly identical poses. But you really made all these figures your own, what a great story and a well-executed scene 👍

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you so much. Yeah it was a pity the 2 Soverign guys were literally posing the same way. I picked them up at Telford & wanted to try & revolve the diorama around Soverign figures as I’d never used them before. They had a decent selection on display & these 4 were the most relevant. Really nice figures though. Thanks for the feedback 🙂👍

[@CWModelling]

Superb as always Simon......the perfect accompaniment to an early Saturday night beer 👍

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thanks Ian, appreciated as always bud! Enjoy 😁🍻

[@robbo1068]

Fantastic start and an amazing subject.....a little bit of cheekiness happening in the scene brings another element to war rather than the dark aspects which are mostly illustrated in dioramas. So much going on within this scene....the next episode will be something to look forward to most certainly!

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hi Robbo, thanks for the feedback👍Yeah it was fun looking through figures online & trying to tie them all together with a story. The boy from Mantis Miniatures was particularly nice. Thanks again!

[@alanmoffat4454]

WELL DONE SOMETHING IN REVERSE A GREAT DEAL OF DETAIL AND SOME MISCHIEF.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Cheers Alan 🙂👍

[@GregReilly135ScaleModels]

Another little masterpiece in progress love how you have it all set out it certainly tells a little story will look forward to the next part of the build

[@Barbarossamodels]

Cheers Greg, appreciate that bud! It’s nice to try & incorporate a scenario into the dio if possible, just trying to find some suitable figures. Thanks for the comment👍

[@joramamodellbau3987]

A work in the High End area. Great to see this very impressive work, Simon. A great scene which will look wonderful with all these nice details. Best wishes and a nice weekend. Joachim

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thanks as always Joachim, very kind! It’s a nice little scene to plan & put together, & these great Miniart kits are perfect for detailing it up. Cheers 🙂👍

[@neilmackay7475]

Brilliant progress mate I'm loving it work take care my friend big love to you all 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🍺😂🤣🐑

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hey Neil, cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed 🙂👍

[@christopherk7920]

the diorama composition is really good ! 👍👍👍

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thanks Christopher, it was nice to try & come with a ‘story’ centred around the Möbelwagen & the farm…. Pleased you like it☺️

[@Armorguy69]

I watch all those channels,Plasmo,minibricks,Luke Towen,and Laser

[@marksimkiw7181]

Nice build so far Simon,can't wait to see pt 2.Keep up the great job

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you Mark🙂👍

[@wafflyfox7550]

Fabulous work mate! Loving the foundations of the building and the character of the children!

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you, really liked incorporating the 2 boys into the scene, so the adults aren’t just staring aimlessly at the table😁👍

[@wafflyfox7550]

@@Barbarossamodelsyeah 😂😂

[@maverick1013]

Excellent composition and story ,,always enjoy watching your videos and your ideas for dioramas are inspiring 👏

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you so much, happy you enjoy them 🙂👍

[@matthewhall5193]

Brilliant video, really well explained. Looking forward to the next instalment.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you Matthew, glad you enjoyed🙂

[@panzer-meister]

Nice work. There are many techniques what I'd like to learn. Thank you for sharing. Cheers, NOB

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you, always nice to pick up new techniques & try & improve on them - always learning😁. Thanks for commenting👍

[@chris-creativeguypl]

Great dio. Interesting details and composition of the scene. Good work !

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thanks Chris🙏

[@BrushQuill]

This is looking amazing. A true master at work!

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you, appreciated 🙂🙏

[@jerryvolpini7987]

This one has so much character! A lot going on, just so many details and love the storyline. Not sure if the Germans would let civilians get this close but such an interesting scene. Well done and looking forward to seeing it finished. 👍

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hi Jerry, thanks for that. Yeah you could be right about the German & civilian positions, but perhaps a couple of old men & young boys are no real threat to the German war machine…..or so they think!😁😄

[@markedwards4616]

Outstanding Simon, this was such a pleasure to watch a modeler at the top of his game. Love the MiniArt tractor and the little boy peeping though the fence, so much is happening. You pack so much interest in your dioramas, well done. Take care and all the best.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thanks Mark, really glad you enjoyed! Yeah as usual things can snowball with these things, the tractor I always intended using but the workshop kit threw a few more ideas into it….🤔😀 The boy(s) really cemented the story, the ‘peeking’ boy is great (although pretty expensive🫣). Thanks for the feedback👍

[@mentalneil]

The owner of Sovereign 2000 is actually a personal friend of mine, so I know his figures quite well

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hi Neil. I picked the Sovereign 2000 figures up whilst at Telford last year, & spoke to him about his figures! Had a chat about them, & that it was the first time using them. Looking forward to painting them now😊👍

[@emilnord]

Great work so far. Looks really good. Looking forward to seeing the next part. Always a pleasure watching your videos.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Always a pleasure making them Emil…. Cheers bud🙂👍

[@Bryan-cs9to]

Nice work

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you 👍

[@mikemodels928]

Awesome idea.I just laid my hands on resin figure of Michael Wittmann, and since i have a Tiger with full interior i decided to make a small diorama. But here comes the hard part. I have no idea what putty i could use for resin figure (just in case it's needed) and another problem is with historical accuracy. Wittmann is known to fight in his zimnerit coated tank. Have u heard maybe about him using a machine without zimmerit? I've never done it before and since it's an expensive kit i wanna go the easy way.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hi, thanks! I recently got some ‘green stuff’ putty to use to convert a figure and really liked it. Clean to use, great for filling gaps, would definitely recommend it. Regarding the zimmerit, unfortunately I don’t really know🤷‍♂️. I’ve never added any before to a vehicle, not sure about the historical accuracy either. I appreciate you don’t want to risk spoiling the Tiger. Perhaps try an online forum or Facebook page for some info? I’m sure you’ll get some help there…🙂👍

[@mikemodels928]

@@Barbarossamodels appreciate the answer since your video made me really into this hobby. I found out that his Tiger on the eastern front didn't have zimmerit on. Easier work yet accurate!

[@Barbarossamodels]

No worries, good luck with the build!🙂👍

[@Armorguy69]

I live state side, so do you mind me telling were you picked up the miniature figures?

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hi, the Sovereign figures were bought at the IPMS show in England last year, the little boy came from Poland from ‘Mantis Miniatures’ & the Verlinden set was from an excellent UK website historexagents.com/. I’ve never had to buy any figures from the States, but a bit closer to you I’ve used BNA in Australia which are really good www.bnamodelworld.com/ Hope that’s of some help 🙂👍

[@Armorguy69]

This are hard to get here in the United States......freaking covid has slowed the process. Thank you for the great info,hopefully I can get a few sent here.

[@Armorguy69]

I'm still learning the actual scale to build my own buildings

[@Armorguy69]

IPMS?

[@Armorguy69]

Do they ship to the US,probably got to do the exchange rate with them

[@comradebusman3]

Well, looks like I have another diorama KZbin channel to follow! This is really interesting, I love the composition! Although, if it’s a French farm, why are they using a German tractor? Traitors to the nation!

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you for the sub & glad you liked the model👍 That’s why I placed the scene in Eastern France, close to the German border…. I think the tractor box dated 1937 so the farmer acquired it in quieter times…😁

[@comradebusman3]

@@Barbarossamodels ah, that makes sense. I look forward to seeing what tools those rambunctious boys will steal in an effort to sabotage the nazi war effort!

[@ОДИНПРОТИВВСЕХ-р1г]

cool video. Appreciate May video!🚌🚐🚑🚒🚓🚕🚗🚙🛻🚚🚛🚜🏎🏍🛵🛺🚲

[@Barbarossamodels]

Thank you👍

[@keithsmodelsandrcs6593]

hey just found ur channel im from Ireland and I wanted to go to model shows here if any or the UK I was wondering if there's a Date when it's on and how long and ware it is exactly i got into building cars mainly since picking up hobby and learning 3 years ago so still loads to Learn and would love to go to the next show is it IPMS imps I don't know but eatherway I'd love to know Dates and ware here in Ireland or over in the UK THANK you so much in advance if ye can help and your figures look cool the dio should be great iv alot resin kits i baught figures bikes and stuff aldo 3D printed some things too anyway thanks again i sent you a sub to follow up on your work and to see if any reminders of shows are shown..thank you.👍,Keith

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hi Keith, firstly thanks for the sub, glad you found the channel😃👍 The next IPMS show in the Uk is at Telford on 12 & 13th November 2022. Here’s a link to the website:- ipmsuk.org Noticed they do have an Irish site too - ipmsuk.org/directory/ipms-ireland/ I went to the Telford UK show last November for the first time and it was excellent, really recommend a visit👌 This is the video I made of it:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5SUZoqXqsSdoZY Hope that helps Keith👍

[@troyhand7296]

great work, great video and was able to pick up some great tips, and possibly some kits...thank you, cheers

[@Barbarossamodels]

Hi Troy, thanks for that. Glad you enjoyed the video & got some ideas from it! Currently working now on part 3, it’s getting there slowly but surely. Never expected when starting military modelling I’d be researching pigs & French bread 🐷🥖😁. Thanks for commenting 👍