I have recently felt the urge to take up modelling in 1:35 scale again. It has been several years since I built anything in that huge scale, preferring HO or O scale.
One of my joys of building a model is photographing it when it is complete, sharing the photo on the web and being able to look at it whenever I want. Therefore, my first priority returning to 1:35 scale was to build a simple diorama or scenic base to serve as a place to photograph my models on.
Now that the first piece of terrain for the WWII miniature game Flames of War has been completed, namely a tower from an old medieval town wall, construction could begin on the building the houses in the town behind the walls.
I have always enjoyed playing miniature wargames, from Epic Space Marine over Warhammer 40K to Warhammer Panzer Battles. So, ever since Flames of War came out, I wanted to try it. A friend and I have been planning on playing for some years now, and most of the miniatures are now bought.
But while we wait for our armies to be completed, I began to build the first piece of terrain for our games. Continue reading »
Some time ago I experimented with weathering a locomotive for the first time. The locomotive, as seen above, was needed on my Castle Diorama to pull a short train of passenger carriages with tourists coming to visit the old castle.
Continued from Castle Diorama VII – Grass, Moss and Ballast…
One of the last major remaining parts to be completed in my Castle Diorama was the half-timbered house in the courtyard.
It was the largest scratch-built house I’ve ever build and it took quite a while to complete from balsa wood, cork, plaster and various wooden strips, but today I finally finished it. 
Finding good models of old vehicles in 1:43 can be rather difficult. Once in a while I take a tour of eBay to see what people have on sale and search for vehicles from between the two World Wars.
Recently, I felt lucky to find a model of the Laurin & Klement 110, made by the Czech company Abrex.
I’ve always preferred building common vehicles rather than rare experimental vehicles. With that in mind, the US M4 Sherman tank seemed like a logical choice for my first attempt at building an Allied tank from WWII.
Continued from Castle Diorama VI – Reaching the Top…
After looking at white plaster and white styrofoam for a long time, it is quite a pleasure to add colour and texture to the castle diorama.
Model kits of European buildings in O scale are unfortunately rather rare. But it seems like there is light in the horizon as more and more manufacturers begin to produce models for this scale.
The small railroad depot above is a brand new model kit from the German company Busch. I bought the kit for the halt on my Castle Diorama instead of scratchbuilding a building of some sort.
Continued from Castle Diorama V: Cliffs and Arrow Slits…
Finally! No more casting and filing Hirst Arts blocks to build the wall of the castle. A couple of days ago, I reached the top of the tower so I could proceed from constructing to painting the whole thing.
But first a few building notes.
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