Civil War Diorama

This is an excellent table top diorama depicting a civil war scene. The diorama was made by Tony and my thanks go to him for submitting the pictures and information.

There are a couple of interesting things to note about how he made this diorama. It shows some terrific resources in using common materials successfully when it comes to diorama making. Here is what he has to say about how he made this diorama.

The soldiers are Civil War era and are 54 mm plastic, they were all painted by hand. After painting them I sprayed them with hair spray which put a light coating on them to help prevent peeling paint. The trees are lead and are old as I had them on a train layout about 35 years ago unknown brand. The rock wall is from small rocks glued one at a time onto a base of balsa wood and then glued to the diorama base. Like I told you the base was covered with wall spackle and left to dry prior to painting. The base was painted several cover colors before I textured it with different colored ground cover.

Resources and More

WWII Dioramas (Modelling Manuals)

Still the most popular subject for dioramas at any military modelling show, WWII gives the modeller the opportunity to try out his repertoire from burnt out buildings to weathered machines and men. This book explores the many facets of the subject and shows how composition is all.
A perfect combination of easy-to-follow text combined with comprehensive step-by-step photography make Osprey Modelling Manuals indispensable reference guides for modellers of all standards and abilities.

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Resources, kits, models and more

Union-Confederate Infantry Set Civil War Figures by Imex

Union-Confederate Artillery Set Civil War Figures by Imex

British Redcoats American History Figures Set by Imex

More Civil War Models and Miniature Kits on Amazon.com

Lots of Military models in the 1/35 scale made by Tamiya

Revell Model Kits The leader in plastic models since 1945