Sdkfz 222... in a pickle

[locomotive]

No progress photos, but i think I'm done with this one.
Im 90% happy. Not convinced with the water but it's ok?

 

[Jakko]

I agree about the water, and I think the problem is that you made much of it blue, when real water rarely is.

 

[mjensen939]

AWESOME! That collapsed bridge is next level.

 

[locomotive]

I agree about the water, and I think the problem is that you made much of it blue, when real water rarely is.

Yes. I was struggling for colour and tone. Kept going too far one way then the other!

 

[mjensen939]

I agree about the water, and I think the problem is that you made much of it blue, when real water rarely is.

I agree with that assessment. I visualize it as more greenish and maybe somewhat muddied now after the collapse.

 

[locomotive]

AWESOME! That collapsed bridge is next level.

Thanks very much. Im proud of that bit!

 

[locomotive]

Im happy with the texture and shape. Just the colour is off.

 

[BarleyBop]

Very dynamic staging!
The guy standing with hands on hips is brilliant!
I also like the vehicle colour variations.

 

[locomotive]

Very dynamic staging!
The guy standing with hands on hips is brilliant!
I also like the vehicle colour variations.

Thanks. Appreciate it.

 

[KowboyKaleb]

Great dio! And you can always go back and modify the waters tone later on if you're truly unhappy with it

 

[BarleyBop]

I wouldn't sweat it too much... it's all good.

Some thoughts for next time: one way to include blue is to break it up with distorted reflections of other things, the shore, clouds, rocks, vegetation, bubbles... that can also add movement to the water.

Your dio isn't that dissimilar to the above, is it? The blue is the reflection of the sky, so there might not be any under the vehicle.

It also comes down to what kind of modeler you want to be, and how you want to represent the image in your head: do you simulate water like it is actually there, in the room, reflecting the lighting in the room, or do you fashion it like it would be in that meadow, reflecting the sky above it?

Anyhow, great dio, challenging design problems, interesting discussion; I learned something from your work!

 

[locomotive]

As a modeller im not into absolute accuracy and engineering standards. I want to evoke a feeling, atmosphere or tell a very small story.
The water is literally the first I've ever attempted in 50 years of this hobby.
I agree about the colours and shadows. I never gave a thought about the shadows UNDER the vehicle!
DOH !

 

[Jakko]

The best way to learn, IMHO, is to do it and then see what you could have done better — and take that lesson along for next time