Excellent work there mate. Some great action and movement going on.

Some areas for improvement are the palm trees. The trunks look quite good, but the fronds need to be cut a lot finer. Some more branch/twig structure in the trees would also look better.

The figures are quite good, and I like the sweat patches, but make sure you clean up all the seam/mould lines.

Well done with the muddy river, that looks spot on.

Very well done for a second diorama!

Chas

That just looks so good and catches the movement so well. When you change these to black and white they look so like real WW2 footage.

That says a lot when you can fool people with a photo. Would be good to see the photo montage in black and white.

Fantastic

Nige

One area where I'm still struggling is painting figures. For me it's very difficult to paint those little guys. And I don't even try to paint details on the faces. I just do a little shadowing to give as realistic an impression as I can.

Hi G, I am so happy when i see this. Its very rare to see people do a scene about Japanese invasion in Malaya. Im from Malaysia btw (Malaya was changed to Malaysia when it achieved its independence from the British). Great to see this. I hope for more to come.

Thanks.

-Invest in a quality, fine brush (and make an effort to keep it clean and in good condition).

-What type of paint are you using? I highly recommend Vallejo or Lifecolour. I spent 2 determined years painting figures with Humbrol and Tamiya colours... when I finally made the switch, my results were immediately a huge improvement. Artist oils are also very good... but I have no experience with them.

-Keep learning from the masters (there are plenty over at Historicus Forma).

The faces in this Tamiya kit are very poor quality, so it is hard to get good results no matter how hard you try. However, if you are planning on doing another diorama involving Japanese figures, hang on to the Tamiay's Japanese infantry kit! Some of the equipment and weaponry is far superior to Dragon's Japanese inf. kit.

Master Box has also just released a Japanese infantry kit... but I have not seen it yet.

Chas

Hi
Nice little diorama. Interesting choice of subject.
Well done.

again, this is a good looking dio. I'm gonna try the clear caulk method for my water but I'm curious as to what colours you use for mud? I know it will be browns but what..

I have tamiya's earth and a couple of browns but not sure as to how to use them.

Wow, you killed the groundwork - very awesome. The tank I think could improve next time by making sure the mud stays in the deep recesses of the track (stuff your mud on there and wipe off the outer tread with your finger or something). The colors on the tank seem bright and maybe just add a little dry Mig pigment would tone it down. That water is the best!!!!! Congrats