Tank factory Diorama update #2, Complete layout with the office.
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I really like the idea of a rail car unloading parts or loading a tank, I think that would be really cool
Just amazing Andy.....so enjoy your videos please keep them coming and here to help get your videos out to everyone to enjoy!!!!!
Even if it takes twice as long I think this project deserves a full interior. A resin printer would be ideal for that😋
Dang...posting madness by Andy. You are really loving this diorama and this kit. Please get them in stock ASAP. Loving this and already planning where I will have to display all the dioramas I will have to build and the lectures I will be giving to bored out of their mind guests!!! Love it.
Andy you could add rail tracks from the right into the small factory level with the concrete, so you could add a flatbed, and other rail wagons.
During the war, many vehicles returned to the factory for upgrades. Maybe a tank having skirts added, extra armor added or main gun upgrades. That will allow for smaller supply items to scattered about
The daily uploads are so nice
Hi Andy, really, really nice work. So many possibilities!
Love your channel, Andy, and i really like the ceramic buildings. Here's an idea: Move building 1 and the office to the right side, inside the fence. Add on more ground squares on the back, and put the chimney with piping in the back right corner, by building 1. Keep building 2 as is, and add the freight warehouse on the back side, with rails and rail stock as wanted. Leaves courtyard room and street room, also allowing for interiors in main buildings. Don't forget giant 3 foot turntable...
In case you didn't see in the other video, a Ferdinand coming back to the factory to be converted to an Elefant would be excellent. Pose a civilian factory worker's car near it for contrast. Something shiny in blue or red.
Nice Idea, but the Ferdinand's have been build and converted to Elefant's in the Nibelungen Factory in St. Valentin, Steiermark/ Austria. The Buildings there are looking very different to those on Andy's Dio. Sorry for my bad English.
Loving this Andy. Hmmm... a bit of ivy growing up the brick walls would give the building instant age. Plus... what self respecting tank factory wouldn't have a Kettenkrad or two around for hauling supplies, etc.
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Add that das werk rso in the mix
brickwork looks really good
Looking good..can't wait for future builds.😀😀😀😀
One more row of tiles on the side with the office would be awesome. It would give a little more eye space allowing you to decompress everything. Then it wouldn't look too busy . Great job so far really enjoy this.
It's looking great so far.
Loving this so far! One suggestion though: the mortar looks a little too white, perhaps cover it with a grey/brown tile grout would soften it up a bit? keep up the good work, I am really enjoying living vicariously through you!
Looking great already. Really interested to see how this develops. I'm enjoying the regular updates too :)
Looking great, keep sharing Andy. It's good inspiration to model item's myself 👍👍
Nice Work👍. I like it. Greetings from Germany!
Please, some kind of railway thing. And interior to some degree. Looks awesome.
Andy, just a quick note about the column trusses in the tall building... those would be oriented with a skinny side against the wall, in order for the web of the truss to better resist side forces, such as wind loads.
Keep thinking, and playing with the layout of the subassemblies, and you'll get somewhere really special with this build!
Brickwork look amazing already. I have to live vicariously through you on something like this, no way I could find room to display something that size. Maybe one building someday.
I think the layout is great. Love it idea of making it wider to show a rail yard With maybe a cargo truck unloading in the courtyard as well. The tank repair shop could be awesome to. I think you’re making great choices
Looking good can’t wait till it’s done
Wow Andy! This one is so fantastic! Big and impressive! Ciao e bravo! Saluti da Roma
Looks great Andy. Can’t wait to see it in the store
Looks great. You could also think about having a captured vehicle being disassembled in one of the buildings, maybe a T34 turret on a crane...
I love how excited everyone is for this and everyone's suggestions, this is going to look awesome.
Windows are that of a church. Great project
Looking good love what you are doing
its coming along great..looking forward to progress videos.
Looks great. Maybe a bit of green stuff would be nice... A tree maybe... Also would love to see the background of the factory building giving it dept.
Looks great 👍
Looks awesome and cannot wait to see more. I think you should have some ivy or moss on one of the sections of brick to show even more of the age.
Like many others I really like the new layout. The added room to the yard will be ideal for more display options.
I'm really hoping you take up the task of making those doors workable. Shouldn't be too difficult. I'd probably use some Evergreen or brass tubing with metal pins made from staples.
Andy, doing great job. Its extremely interesting and exciting. The rail tracks will bring more life. It would be even better if possible to add the tank loading ramp or platform
Nice
Raimundo
It looks great
We are bit stuck on German factory but the buildings looks universal enough to fit in any place, you can build shermans there :)
I'm really enjoying this diorama build. RT Diorama have just announced a gantry crane this would be an ideal extra for your project.
thanks for the update Andy, the work is going very very well. compliments. the more I see the space available in the buildings, especially in height, the more I am convinced that the takom kit with crane and panther can fit in there (maybe not everything). think about it! best, Alessandro
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This is amazing Andy
Such a diorama is a dream
Wow!!!
Have I decided on vehicles ?
Truly amazing Andy !!
Andy, awesome project! I think it would be relatively easy, with the posts you have, to make a gantry crane in the taller building. You could then have something heavy like a turret or hull hang within view just inside the door! I think that would look awesome! Just take some regular railway rail and support from those industrial posts and support also with the industrial joist that you show. These are not complicated to build. What do you think? I love this project.
You could put a range of office furniture in the office and add a secretary to make it more realistic
Just an idea, try to find some pictures of a factory interior and stick them in the rear interior of the buildings to add depth to the diorama. loving this build keep up the good work.
Thanks for the update
Absolutely amazing work. That smokestack is beautiful. Can’t wait to see more!
If you don't want to get more base plates you can do a mold of a few you have and cast some extras to extend the base.
Finally getting caught up on the series (getting a head cold was a big "help"). Going to watch the others and see where he's at before adding too much more.
I take it back. The smokestack needs a birdnest or two..
Hi Andy, the diorama is looking great, I was thinking it would look interesting if it was set in World War 1, the factory has that look.
THAT SMALL OFFICE WORK VERY WELL
Anti aircraft gun and sandbag defensive position might look good off to the side.
I hope you plan on adding some figures (we all know how you love to paint figures, ha). I can also see some weeds along the base of the buildings and ivy growing up the sides for some detail. Anyway, it's just a thought. Loving this build with the multitude of possibilities.
You could just use the back three base tiles for the train yard. You’ve got most of the buildings covering the back 3 and could just use something else for them to mount on - looks ace though so far
This is one hell of a project and kudos to you Andy for diving right into this - absolutely love it! All the best from London UK :)
Chimney could do with dark sooty effect at base of 1st section. Looks great
Something I saw in one was using green moss along the edges and really helped sell the age. Maybe some ivy vines growing up the pipe iron and sides of the buildings too.
Since you said you wanted it to be in the early 40's I would make it as a German captured Renault tank Factory that is set in Dunkirk or Dieppe, just an idea. Love the vids
Doing well on a geat kit. A rail siding does not need to be ON a concrete surface. So you could end the hard surface and have the rail siding on a dirt/gravel surface. Just an idea!!!
If it becomes a repair factory, maybe throw in some captured tanks being converted either pre or post conversation. Or maybe some tanks in the process of being converted into some of their prototype counterparts to throw in some flair and promote some of the more obscure models out there.
Also if it’s a repair factory it would be relatively close to the frontline and possibly damaged. Maybe one of the smaller buildings could be in the process of being repaired after a bomb hit it! We could see trains hauling broken down tanks and materials in and being unloaded.
Use your tank transporter with the early panzer
cool Andy
Two like fourteen year old apprentices hiding in some corner to smoke in secret would be a nice detail. Then you only need their instructor who is about to catch them and you have a little story that is only seen at second glance 😄
Loving what your doing.
I think both the larger factory doors may still be too narrow to have tanks passing thru them. I believe a truck would be the largest thing using doors of that width, height etc, so components manufactured would be a practical alternative. With the chimney close by it would be providing the heat required to manufacture parts.
Alternatively RSO or Kettenkrad manufacture? Whatever you do keep it up. Cheers
Another quick note:
First off, pipes and electrical conduit would be either supported above the ground from racks supported by those columns, or buried in trenches under the paving.
A scenic thought is to have a plumber's crew hand digging a hole to get at a leaky "water" (sewer) pipe that's sprung a leak...
Those pipes (ducts really) provided by RT Dioramas are *HUGE* for stem pipes... they're more like exhaust ducts bringing air from the buildings to the boiler.
Real world steam pipes for something like this would be about 8" OD, with a couple of inches of lagging under a sheet metal sheath...
A scale foot in 1:35 is essentially 11/32" (~9mm) - 3/8" works well enough for scenery.
Lots of compressed air and water lines would also be in overhead pipe racks, so even 1/16" or 1.5mm or 2mm wire / plastic rod cab be useful.
Electrical conduits in the 2" / 50mm size would be 1.5mm in scale.
Just some tools for you to play with as you develop your ideas.
Loving following this build it's awesome one idea I think would look cool is to add a smoke cloud coming out the stack with some LED lighting to act as fire which I think would set it off
During the war in the UK a lot of factories and hangers were camouflaged. Maybe a little waethered camouflage to the rooftops might make it look more period. What about a roof top air raid lookout post? I think it looks great and is coming on really well!
This would seem to be a smaller area of a large complex, maybe where experimental/developmental panzer design would happen, blueprints on the tables and walls, different parts and armament coming together, some being transported for testing elsewhere, also with high security around, guardshack, guard's at the gate and so on. looks like fun 😊!, I was also thinking maybe a mock-up smaller scale wooden model in the background/window sill....
Looking great Andy, but in my opinion you need to cut out the lower section of the brick work on the side wall next to the office section, leave the support.
How about moving to chimney stack to the front right of the base,
Really looking forward to seeing this finished! I think you should put some crates and boxes in the attic of the office. Just a suggestion. 👍
Leave it manageable size and do separate rail yard diorama.
you can make it a czech factory making hetzers, they are small tanks and can have a couple in the garages getting their final outfitting and checkout before being accepted by the army.
With all of the detail on the internals, you might want to consider swapping it to a more table of its own where you can walk around it. The design seems like something intended for an island display rather than up against something.
Make the factory a Maybach engine facility. You could use almost any half-track,panther or tiger/sturmtiger. They all had Maybach engines...
Hello Andy, you are doing a fantastic job with that diorama! The idea of a tank repair/refurbish facility is great. Maybe instead the factory could be making track or engine assemblies? Please put the rail section in,that would really cool 😎. Take care!
When you do columns in factory they don’t go flat against wall they are a support item they go edge onto support roof trusses
Andy - the columns should not be flat against the wall, they should be into the space. Great videos
Great job Andy! Your rate of production is equally impressive! I think the dio will greatly benefit from at least 5-ish figures. Maybe you can “sub-contract” that out to local figure painters? Boy have we come a long way from Verlinden and Custom Dioramics building sets. Every delivered set came as “ruins!” 😂
I would like to see your workbench in one of the first floors as a little eater egg.
Maybe some non-armor vehicles in the street/courtyard? A motorcycle or staff car?
Andy, how about a little battle damage.
Stud 3s. Yes
A 1/35 locomotive should be included. It would be the star. That would be perfect. After adding the locomotive you can do whatever you want. The locomotive and buildings would steal the show. The rest would be noise, important, but that locomotive....
Some ideas: Halftrack (Tamiya 35147), Tropedo factory, Small tank factory, AA-gun factory (Vierlings or 88mm), Engine factory (for jets), V1 or V2 factory, just a big workshop, ...
Me personally, I'd make those into a brewery.
PLEASE add some nice lighting to this build I am loving these buildings, also don't forget oil stains on the ground, you know those German tanks leaked a bit.
You know, if you wanted to expand that setup it wouldn't be all that hard to make silicone molds of the pieces and cast more out of plaster. The wood bits could be cobbled together from balsa.
It may be my OCD but how is that furnace fueled? Those doors may be for shoveling coal in or if it's oil-fueled they could just be cleanout access, and that standing tank would be for its fuel. Either way there needs to be a little room in front of the doors for access.
I can see a kubelwagen staff car in front of the office and a military officer or three showing up for an inspection, with the plant manager standing in front of the office door, hat in hands. Hey, the plant could be building kubelwagens!
There are lots of in-scale tool and workbench sets out there that would adapt perfectly. Those would be on the ground floor, the second floor mostly for storage and maybe a toolroom. Is there a traveling overhead crane that would attach to the first floor roof beams for moving heavy castings and such?
You can use these buildings individually and get 2 dioramas for the price of that one kit. Dio size will be more compact and you can spend more time on the interiors.
Rail spur parallel to the road railroad car with a tank on it and perhaps a truck with tank parts going into the factory.
Just an idea, instead of placing track above the ground place it within the ground and have the track going into one off the buildings
may just be the lens but the "smoke Stack" appears to lean a bit. Looks really nicely finished.
You could use a "matte" as background, showing the other buildings of the factory. As they do in the movies.
I would not align the front of the little side office with that of the white building, I would move it backward to the end of the sidewall of the white building.
You need pigeons on the roof! Maybe a dog walking around too.
Hey Andy - fantastic progress. One Idea watching This given that you want to incorporate the RR tracks is perhaps to place the tracks where the cobblestone road is and move the wall to the very front of the dio (or not use them). Unless you make it larger it may be too cramped otherwise? Another Idea - how about placing the buildings in line as opposed to an L shape? Might free up some room for a nice courtyard/Loading area? Thanks for sharing - Regards Fredrik
Really enjoying this Andy, such a great and novel project.
I've been pondering on how to treat the back edges of the diorama, how are you going to cap the back end of the center building for example if the door is to remain open and you would see the factory floor. Wouldn't a photo or mural at the back end of a factory floor in perspective be great. Give you the illusion of a "mile long factory" beyond the confines of the diorama. Not sure how to get the image, but think of some of the industrial age videos produced in the 30's showing factory and manufacturing facilities (automobiles, etc). Just a partially developed thought that perhaps some of your readers that are smarter than I am can think of a solution.
Also, I have worked in older factories that use the blocked wooden floors. These literally look like butcher blocks for the floor. They gave great wear and were repairable. But they could add some huge character and interest to the diorama inside the factory. Could probably make these just scribing some thin balsa wood and staining.
Just a couple of random thoughts. Keep up the great work.
Have you considered having your factory be a barrel turning mill? By barrel I'm thinking artillery or tank gun barrels. That way you could include a flatcar or some such used as transport etc.
Why tanks or ground war cases? Many aircraft such as the Me262 were made in small factories. For example your EF126/EF127 Elli/Walli jet from Das Werk. Damaged fighterplanes from the Luftwaffe were always sent to the factory, not like the RAF (they were usually repaired at the airfield itself). Perhaps you should think about the Air Force and the Naval Forces. The possibilities are great. Great job so far, Andy
I gotta tell you Andy, an ICM Mercedes G4 parked out front with some staff officers doing an inspection would be pretty neat.....Just saying...
Some pigeons, maybe a cat.
You could even do different stages of the war,early on with the new equipment coming out,some bad equipment coming back for repair and the end of the war with the flags and german signs on the ground with allied forces poking around outside,with a holdout sniper inside in the rafters