Leibstandarte to the front

[Kapernakis]

This time I have made a dio showing soldiers of the Leibstandarte marching to the front.
It is late June, early July as the troops start to move to the front to get in position for the start of operation "Citadel". The division was rebuilt following the heavy loses from the Kharkov fighting. After receiving new recruits (many only 17 or 18 years old) and intensive training they moved forward ready for the battle.

Here a few indoor shots

And here are some outdoor shots

The majority of the uniforms, weapons and figures are Dragon. The gear is mostly Soldier Story. The ammo cans are Yellow Submarine.
If there are any mistakes please let me know so I can fix them.

 

[panzeriv]

Fantastic, love the outdoor shots, so what did you use for the perfect tall grass?

 

[LizardKing1968]

great dio bro. yeah i have the same ?..what was used for the tall grass.

namaste
Miguel

 

[JOSH51st]

Really nice set up. I really like how each guy is wearing his uniform or carrying his gear a bit different too, it adds that touch of realism. As stated, the tall grass is great too.

Thanks for sharing.

-JOSH

 

[Hammer's Africaners]

Fantastic work and figures

 

[viaad]

Awesome! The dio is just amazing especially in the natural light! The figures look great. Nice use of palm camo. The grass is really cool! I really like the look of the figures moving through the grass!

 

[thetoysurgeon]

Awesome diorama !

 

[T.H.A.W.]

excellent pics, poseing, light, and "scale grass"...
Everything looks so natural...thumbs-up!

 

[muzzer]

Great dio very nice indeed.

 

[Kev Longino]

Beautiful work, I love how natural the figures look, and the way they interact with each other. Very well done indeed!

 

[ActionMan]

Stunning dio - bravo!

My only comment would be about the guy looking to the right - the one talking to his comrade. His head is at 90 degrees to his body, looking directly down the line of his shoulder. That's actually very difficult to do - try it!

That's the only thing that very slightly detracts from the overall realism of an excellent dio.

 

[Kapernakis]

Thanks for the comments.

Actionman thank you for pointing that out, I did not notice it and you are 100% correct, now my neck hurts from trying it. I have fixed it.

The grass that I used is from save on crafts.com and is called 10" Mexican Grass Mat - color Dark Tan/Green. It is 6" tall and comes in a 10" X 10" square, but it is a little pricey at $40.00 a square. It was the only thing I could find that was that tall and I wanted something that could pass for a Russian field.

 

[fernando]

Very original the diorama. The grass looks real. All vegetation is scale. Very good! I love dioramas. Congratulations!

 

[granatwerfer]

Fantastic dio!! Man , those outdoor shots are amazing. I'll echo the others.. that tall grass is superb.

Phil

 

[egonzinc]

Very nice figures but the grass adds the WOW factor to the dio!
Great job!

 

[egonzinc]

Could not find this product in the Save-on Ceafts.com website. If anyone out there finds it, please post a link here...
TIA
E

 

[MadDogCPL]

Nice dio!
I like how you made the base for the dio on the indoor shots.

 

[Kapernakis]

Thanks appreciate the comments.
egonzinc I looked and could not find it there at all, but if you go to google and search for 10" mexican grass mat you will see a couple of places that sell it. It is more than what I paid for mine and you can see the other colors it comes in.

 

[pangaloss]

I'll echo all that's been said. The out door shots are really nice. The posing etc all look very natural. Really nice job. Also good picks on the sculpts. TheNCO with his pipe looks older than his troops. Their faces look quite youthful.

Tim