Crossing a bridge or 1/144 Tigers on the move

This is a small diorama for my 1/144 tanks. The idea was to try several different ways to build the bridge. Finally I decided to build a wooden frame and to fill it up with Gypsum. Once the Gypsum was hard, I opened the form and started to engrave the stone structure in the surface. Besides the fact, that it broke on the weakest position, I was very satisfied with the result.

the bridge after the engraving

after the coloring with water colors

Oil drum trailer for German Wehrmacht in 1/144

At the beginning of the war, the Germans used some small trailers to support the tanks when travelling longer distances. These trailers have been a very simple and cheap design with one or two oil drums on it.

Here is my new print, a German trailer with two Oil drums on the trailer.

more old dioramas

Here some more of my old dioramas:

some promotion for myself :-)

In the last days I have decided that I will share a lot of my 3D designs, which  I have uploaded at Shapeways, with everybody who wants.

At the moment I can offer you 23 of my models. The good point is, I offer only models which I have tested before, so at least with my delivery they looked good.
If there is something you would like, so please send me your comments.
I hope you like my models and if everything runs well, I will be a Millionaire in around 10.000 years.

Here is the link to my shop:

http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Panzerfabrik_144?s=12#more-products

new old Dioramas

While all my stuff is still on its way to Europe, I will present you some of my very first dioramas I built many years ago.
For all dioramas I used empty food packages, which I filled up with Gypsum.
Then I scratched the surface and painted everything.
I hope you like them, even they are very old.

Panther turret in Italy

As all my stuff is still on its way to me, I will present in the next weeks some of my older work.
Let us start with my Panther turret on a small display.
The basement is a Gypsum part where I engraved the trench and the entrance to my tank turret. 

Back to work

It took a bit time, but now I´m back to work. Since January the first we live again in Switzerland. So at Christmas we had to say Goodbye to California, where we spent three beautiful years.
Switzerland welcomes me with a lot of rain, cold wind and maybe very soon with the first snow for this year.
As soon as my tanks and all tools arrive I will start publishing again my work. In the time inbetween I will present you some of my older work.