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Hi to all, it´s my again!

Long time ago I read a W40K novel, "Warriors of Ultramar" (Graham McNeill). The Ultramarines fight against tyranids in Tarsis Ultra planet. A lot of tyranids were defeated by the power of the Ultamarines... and I need to put it into a diorama.

In that book the battle was in a snow field, but I decided to represent it into an urban environment. An ultramarine rhino was surrounded by hordes of tyranids while an epic ultramarine captain, Uriel Ventris, defend the vehicle with his life.

I couldn't wait anymore and I paint the RHINO, the main character of the diorama.

I have realized such important damages in the small tank: breaks in the lateral doors and back and, in addition, I have added it a few small details, as a kit of spades (extracted of a tank on 1:35 scale) and a series of antennas and cables that I have had to remove for the process of painted.

I have used a method of painting based in applying the paints in blows of paintbrush to give it an effect of real spoiled metal, with spots of color.

The "recipe" for the Rhino's blue is the following one (all the paints are from Vallejo, Model Color, with spanish names):

- Azul Prusia (ref 70965, Vallejo): applied to airbrush,
- Azul Oxford (ref 807, Vallejo): strong wash,
- Azul Americano (ref 903, Vallejo): first blows of paintbrush marking the first lights,
- Blanco Calcio (ref 73006, Train Color, Vallejo): mixed with the color base and the colors of the first lights,
- Turquesa (ref 966, Vallejo): blows of paintbrush to give variety to the sheet,
- Pátina Verdín (ref 832, Vallejo): blows of paintbrush to give texture to the sheet,

I added Oxide (ref 73001, Train Color, Vallejo) to made rusted areas but it isn't finished yet.



FIRST STEP

I want to do a very real scene, as a IIWW diorama. That's why I do a street with buildings of brick walls, not as the usual metal buildings.
I made the walls and the floor with a modelling material that is made with paper (in Spain was called DAS putty). All the bricks were handmade (about 3000!).



SECOND STEP

The fachade of the building was finished, and I began with the indoor area. I used many accesories extracted of a 1:35 scale kit; you can see a lot of tools, boxes...
It was time to put some rubbles in the street, like the building was falled down and I added a little area with grass too.





Here you can see my own idea of the scene... (the Imperial Fist marine isn't the marine of the scene).

Looks great to me and seeing what you did with that tank I know that the rest of the painting will be just as good.

THIRD STEP

I began with the paint work; I tried to do a real brick scheme on the wall, and it was very difficult!
I painted indoor area and the street too, always trying to make it so real.



FOURTH STEP

In that moment I paited some details and tried rust effects, like the imperial eagle on the wall, the street lines... and I put any tools: cans, wires...



FIFTH STEP

I decided to added a new building in the diorama, because it needed urbanity. I made another building as you can see... with modelling putty again.



DIORAMA TODAY...

Well... I paint the "new" building and I take some pictures to the terrain (with the rhino).

I hope you like it!

This is absolutely incredible. How long has this taken you?

Thanks for your comments!

Rryann, the work is still in progress and I don't know exactly time... but I think it takes me about one month and a half.

Regards!

Great weathering and damage on that Rhino.

The only thing I'm not too sure on is the buildings. They are a bit too antiquated for a 40K universe maybe?

They are fantastically made and painted for sure, but the seem a little too 20th Century?

That said you could always use the isolated planet low tech arguement.

That's fantastic. Will it be making an appearance at golden deamon?

This is amazing, i wish my terrain was nearly as good

I really like the real world subtlely 41st millenium look to the building. I looked at it and could almost swear blind I'd seen that building. Can't wait to see the nids and the ultramarines on the diorama. How many of each are you planning to use?

Excellent work. Nice masonary skills on the buildings.

The space marine on the rhino is screwed. I was wondering earlier in post what all that damage on rhino was about til I saw bugs enter picture. Very scenic. Brings a whole new meaning to "And They shall know no Fear".

I like it how are you going to make Uriel?

More great rust? wow.

I love those ruins, I wish I could make terrain with that level of detail. I like your choice of minatures too, complete with guardsman going through the "I am not a space marine" phase. When can we expect to see more?

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Lookin good I cant wait to see this finished. I dont play Ultramarines but I have read the books and I always look forward to seeing custom Ventris models.

Really beautiful so far, keep up the good work.

Love the ww2 feeling on the building and adding tank details to the rhino.

This looks just as amazing as all your other stuff. I only see one thing wrong we need updates.

Really great work with this scenery. Keep up the good work.

More, more, more...... We need more.

Thank you very much about your comments and sorry about my absence (I've got internet problems!!)

Gundam-Mecha, you are right about the 20th century appareance, but I want to do a mix between historical and fantasy dioramas. GW says that in the W40K you can find techpalnets or prehistoric planets. This is fantasy! But you're right,

Covenant84, maybe, but I don't know when! I want to go to a Golden Demon contest,

Dfanny, thanks a lot!

Llamahead, you've ot the blind in the new building! I'll use about one ultramarine (Captin Uriel Ventris) anda about... 50 tyranids!!

Old Man Ultramarine, you're right! That´s it!

Model collector... I don't know how I'll do Uriel conversion yet...

Paul Atreides... thanks! And you've got new updates!

Captain Shrike, Goon3423, Grimvaril, Ghost in the Darkness, Defcon56... thanks!

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Yes, I have a lot of work with the tyranids and the other stuff, but I'm in the right way I think.
Today I show you my latest news:

1.- I do another window glasses, because I want a realistic effect, broken by a bomb impact. I used plastic painted with the airbrush. It seems better aren´t it?



2.- I continue with the new building details. I do the floor and the windows with wood (it's fantasy, all you want to do becomes real!) and added new details, like the blind. I'm working a lot on this small house!

I hope you like it!

This is jaw droppingly insane.
Hurry up and finish it please!

Alex Kolodotschko wrote:Hurry up and finish it please!

No please take your time and give us a lot more of these excellent updates

Ooo... Unbelievably good modeling and painting! Do you just build dioramas or is your gaming terrain as detailed too? Great work so far! I am impressed.

Wow. I am subscribed to this thread.

Hey Connann, its really coming along well.

Actually it looks like something right out of Xtreme Modelling magazine, has a real high quality Scale Modeling quality to it. I was expecting to see a Tiger 1 or a KV-2 next to those ruins!

At first I hadn't realsied that the buildings were a scratch build. I'd assumed it was a set. Astonising work I must say, and the windows are also fantastic work.

If you ever want ideas for dioramas I'd reccommend Xtreme Modelling, it has some fantastic work in it. It is also a Spanish mag. Actually on that note there is some amazing modelling talent in Spain, as your work rightly proves!

Would love to see some of your historical models also!

A truely inspiring Plog. Very well executed on all fronts. I can't wait to see the models added to this.

Brilliant work good sir!! Anyone who hand makes 3000 bricks for his project deserves a special reward of some sort!!

Thanks for sharing this and I'm very eager to see more of your projects.

gobsmaked lol good work
and thats not a bad book either

That looks like you went 38,000 years into the future and took a photo, very realistic!

really excellent work m8 , nicely done

Excellent work, this is one to follow!

Connann wish I had half your skill in painting and converting.I really like your work,now more much,much more so work harder before those nids eat you!!!