World War II, Bombed City Crossing Checkpoint
Hello, my friends, thank you for accepting me. I present you my last humble work, which in all required almost three months of work. I hope you enjoy. Thanks to everyone, the comments are always welcome. A big hug from Italy. Roberto
"On March 4, 1943, the forces of the Bomber Command, the RAF unit in charge of the bombing operations, decided to launch a new offensive against the Ruhr. The objectives were Essen, Duisburg and Bochum. Just Essen was the starting point of the offensive. On the evening of March 5, 1943, Essen saw 1.051 tons of bombs raining down from the sky, which for the first time since the beginning of the war struck it in full and flew back to Essen, further hammering inhabited areas and Krupp. After many nights of peace, Essen was not severely hit, but her flak crashed 22 planes. Finally the night from 25 to 26 July 1943, 604 bombers attacked Essen causing great damage to Krupp and the city itself"
Miniart Kit art. 36013 Cross-road diorama base ,
Miniart 35584 East European Home Stuff
Masterbox MB3527 Checkpoint
Great looking diorama.
Are the photo backdrops added post process or have you printed them out?
Thank you Geir, the photo in the backdrop was printed in A3 format and positioned on a wood panel in the rear of the diorama at approx 10/15cm (5 inches).
Very nice diorama with a great attention to detail, and an extremely interesting story to go with it.
Well done Roberto, and welcome to iModeler.
thank you very much Julian, I hope you also like the upcoming works that I will post shortly on this site
Very nice Roberto. The interior damage looks very convincing. And welcome to the forum.
Thank you Gary, the interior kitchen floor is made with Italian pasta 😉
4 attached images. Click to enlarge.
Outstanding work, sir...welcome aboard.
thank you Craig...
Very nicely done dio. I like the detail of the bombed out building, pasta? Great idea, and it looks like it would work well as cobblestone.
Thank you Robert the pasta pavement ? is a cheap trick for no waste lo of money 30eurocent.
Love it! Very creative photography with the background. Welcome aboard!
Thank you sir for your comment.
Welcome home Roberto, outstanding work!
Thank you Michel nice to meet you
Very nice. Enjoy your use of everyday items to help pull off the build. Great work.
Thank you Matt, I am very honored to be part of this community of people who love modeling
Nicely done Roberto, and welcome to iModeler. And the pasta idea for tile? Brilliant idea. ,
thank you Tom, take a look to
https://imodeler.com/groups/experiments/forum/topic/floor-tiles-with-italian-pasta/
well done...most interesting...i'd hate to be a German soldier in an occupied country at that time
Thank you Bob, very appreciate comment.
Nice! and the working lamposts are a must! how do you did it?
The 'night' shots are amazing!
Thank you Manuel, the street lamps I used are those for Christmas dioramas, they have an internal LED that is quite bright with a yellow light that gives a beautiful antique effect. I am attaching a link, I found them in Christmas decorations stores here in Italy. I have pull off the garlands and substitute it with nazi propaganda poster. hello, a big hug.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enIT815IT815&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=BpptXL_IHM3XkwXX56iQAQ&q=lampioni+miniatura+natalizi+con&oq=lampioni+miniatura+natalizi+con&gs_l=img.3..35i39.37959.38080..38621...0.0..0.131.259.0j2...1...1..gws-wiz-img.y52HBVOsh_E#imgrc=bG0tw7ikfk2GRM:
1 attached image. Click to enlarge.
Very nice work, a full story as a diorama should be.
hello Tom, it's always what I'm trying to do. The history of the dioramas that I build always starts from a historical research to insert creation into the historical context. behind every single detail, such as the poster of the film, the Nazi propaganda posters, the set table and the wallpaper, there is always a study to make everything as close as possible to the reality of the time. thank you for your compliments
Great work! You can almost here 'show me your papers!' photo 4,&5.
hi Robert, you're right, the set of the checkpoint masterbox gives the feeling of the fear of the city's inhabitants to be arrested by the feldgendarmerie, and I tried to convey this in the diorama. Thank you for your visit and your appreciated comment. Hello.