Helping Hand

category Diorama
scale 1/35
modifications Figures from Evolution Miniatures
eraWW 2
brand Scratchbuilt
finished in 2023

I had a vague idea about this diorama when I started building the Lend-Lease Valentine tank because I already had figures of the two soldiers with the machine gun. But that was about it. The rest of the diorama was decided once the tank was all painted up and weathered. The light brown base color of the tank helped me pick an autumn setting where the brown and orange colors would complement the model. The tree is made from dried thyme bushes, sea foam twigs, and laser-cut leaves from AK.

For some reason, everything in this diorama clicked together perfectly, and it’s my personal favorite of all time!

I’m calling it “Helping Hand” because the comrade soldiers are helping each other, but it also references the Lend-Lease program when Western countries decided to give a helping hand to the USSR.

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