A few weeks ago I was finally able to declare the Pakwagen project complete. The scope of this project continuously kept increasing and increasing and in the end I was left with a fully completed diorama. I’m considering this build my best work so far so I’m hardly complaining.
I also decided to make a significant investment in the form of a new camera, a Canon EOS R50. Since starting this blog I’ve largely been taking photos with my phones, a iPhone 8 before and more recently a iPhone 12. The quality was passable at best but this new camera is amazing at being able to capture detail on the model. I’ve also been able to start incorporating a new technique, Focus stacking! Being able to see the entire model clearly in focus is such a huge improvement and I love the shots I’ve been able to take and share.
Also new is the base that the model is sitting on. I first tried out a workflow for building diorama bases with my work on Miniart’s T-55 and I’ve honed that process here as well. It’s comprised of insulation foam with styrene sheet on the edges. I used AK terrain paste along with foliage from green stuff world. Believe it or not, the base was in limbo for a while, I was convinced that it was going to look terrible and that I should just cut my losses and move on to the next project. Despite the rocky start I stuck with it and I’m so glad I did. It’s still got some shortcomings but I’m happy with the result, especially considering that this was my first swing at a base with heavy foliage.
I utilized a set of Tamiya late war German figures which were fantastic, the best figure set I’ve ever used. Amazing surface detail and plenty of spares were par for the course here. It had been years and years since I hade done any kind of figure painting and this set was perfect for getting the rust off. I love the way these turned out, especially the splinter camo.
That’s it for this project! Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the gallery below!
Nomad Models 