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(This work is a repost, and I will be reposting the rest of my work that was deleted.)

August 31, 2026. I’ve been working away on my diorama, and it’s almost there! To achieve a more natural look, I adjusted two of the trees and shifted their positions. I primed the base and trees with Tamiya LP-60 NATO Black and experimented with 0.2mm lead wire on two trunks to represent small branches.

The scene features Scots pine and Silver birch, two of the most common and ecologically vital trees in the Polish landscape. For the Scots pines, I built up the colours using Vallejo USAF Olive Drab (71.016), Black Brown (70.822), and Saddle Brown (70.940), followed by Tamiya Black Panel Line Accent Colour and a dab of Buff oil paint left over from my tank build. The tree vines and lead wire branches were painted with Saddle Brown.

​For the Silver birches, I used Vallejo White (70.951), USAF Olive Drab, Sand Yellow (69.033), and black panel liner. I picked up some fake moss from my local art store—extremely handy for both the birch trunks and the forest floor—and darkened it slightly with Vallejo Black Brown, which I also used for the dirt base.

​For the ground textures, I applied AMMO MIG-1403 Earth across the main terrain and road, and used AMMO MIG-1406 Damp Earth along the raised embankments where the tracks run.

It took some experimenting to nail down the tree colours, but for my first-ever diorama, I’m really happy with how it’s coming together. I’ve had a blast making this. It’s still a work in progress, but we are very close to the finish line!