Ogres

Well just another practice one. These two small ones I knocked up as I had the bases done and I found the figures left over from when I was into the beer can mode some years back. Rather than leave them mouldering in the shed I thought I would put these guys up on a […]

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Vietnam War.

Well folks I never thought I would be doing a diorama of the Vietnam War but after seeing some figures on the Plastic Soldier Review, I thought why not! I selected what I considered the best two sets and decided to do them both at the same time to see the difference in how the […]

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Ancient Desert Patrol

Hello again, I am pleased to present another project that I completed recently. I had the base for this figure for some time, but I only recently found the figures I had painted up early last year. The base is simple. I applied a coat of my favourite wall filler, a softer version of ordinary […]

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The Elves meet the Minotaurs

Strangely enough, I made this base a couple of years ago as an experiment. At the time, I was delving into the world of fantasy and messing with a few concepts. This came about from crafting some Styrofoam and then filling it with plaster. Well, it sat around until I saw one of lad’s posts […]

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American War Of Independence

I was talking to a long-term friend about my dioramas, and he asked how I decided the subject for one. I replied it was generally seeing a painting or a photo or even someone else’s interesting work. Then it came to me that nostalgia played a bigger part than I thought. I started making simple […]

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WWII Italians

Well, this little Italian tank is if I recall is a M13, I can’t remember who the model manufacture was but I’m sure some of you keen eyed modellers would know.  The figures I do remember, they are Hat WWII Italian infantry, a little on the small size but well sculptured for this maker.  Well […]

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British Light Dragoons

Hello folks,  Life was a bit hectic leading up to Xmas.  We had the big extended family reunion again in early December and then the family Christmas at our place which threw everything into a state of chaos.  Jill and I are starting to get back into a routine now as our various house guests have all […]

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