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Where did you find those photos?

Thanks…slowly coming together. Here’s a pic of what the grass would look like. Now I need to tape off all finished areas with plastic to avoid getting the static grass fibers on everything. Especially when using layering spray.

I gave the castings a thin coat of acrylic gesso. This will aid in the painting process. Let dry overnight.

added the right nut and bolt detail to utility poles

Still practicing with the static grass as shown above. The layering technique is harder than it seems. Especially trying to make it look realistic.

Going to have grass in between rock formations. Removed stream portion.

Running tests on static grass using 2, 4, 6 and 12 mm. Think I will add 10 mm to next test.

Working on roadway. This diorama will have around 7 to 9 various vehicles and quite a few figures. The vehicles shown will not be used. Photo purposes only.

WW2 documentaries and books provide ample ideas especially when they depict war torn cities and battlefields. Take photos using your cell phone for reference. Or maybe take several different photos and combine them to make your own scene. For instance, I saw several WW2 German convoy videos/photos. Mostly depicting their surrender so I sketched out a scene.

I just poured some Hydrocal 30 cement. I made a very thin layer by spreading it with a large putty knife. Most roads in Germany were made with concrete. I drew the contraction joints. As for the scenery, I was going to use static grass but I might use these scenery mats I found in Italy. I will see when they arrive. As for the water, I will use Woodland Scenics Realistic Water with some dye. I redid the poles between the posts to make them all the same length. Thanks for looking and commenting.

Road mileage marker in red…just waiting on number stencil. Once it arrives, I will use the stencil to engrave the numbers in the plaster then use a fine brush to paint the indentation red.

going to get wooden dowels so I can make them longer between posts

Added some bolt/nut detail to the utility poles

I use the Proxon table foam cutter, hand held hot wire foam cutters and a sharp box knife.

Going to make a stream along the retaining wall