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Kazuya san  is one of the most talented diorama modellers in the world, no doubt. He masters the vehicles, figures and nature to recreate impressive scenes with an amazing attention to detail. But beyond the incredible technical skills, he also uses the colours and composition to get an immersive atmosphere that captures the viewer´s attention  at the first sight.
This diorama is the best example of Kazuya´s work. Incredible figures, amazing tanks, wonderful composition and the crude atmosphere of a sorrowful and bitter spring awakening.
If you want to discover Kazuya Yoshioka´s secrets don´t miss his book "The diorama perfection" with an extensive step by step of this diorama.

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Rick is one of those few modelers that need no introduction, but what you maybe didn´t know is that he is perfectly capable of making one of his masterpieces not only with tanks and figures but also with flying machines. As usual Rick uses a high level of inspiration to create his works: 

One evening while surfing the web I stumbled upon a gallery of photos showing abandoned Russian helicopters; parked and left to the elements in what appears to be inner-city parking lots.  The thought of all of that high-tech hardware simply "put out to pasture" is quite mind-boggling if you think about it.  Cold war weapons reduced to discarded carcasses of aluminum and fading paint.  And there is the key, the faded paint!!  The colors and patina exhibited on these forgotten beasts is amazing – yes, in my case irresistible.

In my opinion, this is one of the best weathered models I´ve  ever seen, no doubt. And you?

If you want to see the step by step article along with the rest of Rick´s masterpieces please don´t miss his site: 
Rick Lawler´s Propaganda

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This is a Panther  Ausf. G early production, a nice kit from Dragon. Assembled almost from the box, I only added the metallic towing wires (and the field camouflage). I applied a soft modulation on the base paint, a medium weathering and a lot of splashes. The idea was to place it in a diorama next to a wet road with other vehicles passing by. A project too huge for such a lazy modeller...
Maybe someday.

Diego Quijano.

This model is a perfect example of the use of painting effects to turn a plastic model into an amazing representation of a real vehicle. Jose Luis Lopez uses the light effects to enhance the volumes of the models, he also apply a wide range of weathering and dirt effects to get an awesome and realistic contrast.
JL is one of those modellers who love to experiment and try new techniques. He uses a black and white pre-painting to check if the effects work well together before applying the colour with transparent layers. As you can see, the result is impressive.
You can see a complete step by step guide of Jose Luis B&W technique in the Articles section:
The Black&White Technique by Jose Luis Lopez
Jose Luis Lopez facebook 

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