WWI trenches diorama feedback

ninetitle

I've began a personal project for my portfolio, a diorama of a WWI italian trenches with a machine gun position.

Will post here for feedback.

Here my blockout shots:









A very rough blockout, tell me what you think

3dReaper

Can you post your references?

ninetitle

They are really many ( Diorama, actual photos, props) but I will post some of the most important :













There are many more, I'll post them with the models of the props when they are finished.

3dReaper

Looks like a good start.

Keep at it.

ninetitle

Working on main props, crates, machine guns and granades.
The WWI was the theatre for the development of numerous innovation, including the first extensive use of granades, here the WiP of an interesting one, the "carbone" granade, used by italian derived by the austrian Zeitzunderhandgranate.

ninetitle

I'm been very busy for the past months and I'm really close to completion, unfortunately for some of my chosen props I had various troubles finding good reference, despite that I almost finished the main prop, an m1915 Hotchikiss heavy machine gun.

I did some other models in the mean time with one that could fit the diorama very well a "Villar Perosa" light machine gun, a really strange and interesting gun ( some say it's the first light machine gun) here the WIP:

John Baxter

Did you just watch that Forgotten Weapons video, too? :P

ninetitle

I found the weapon before, but I am using the frames of that video for reference it's pretty awesome.