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| Trumpeter B4 Howitzer & Chelyabinsk tractor 1:35 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 24 2013, 09:19 AM (1,173 Views) | |
| Daz Greenwood | Nov 12 2013, 02:20 PM Post #16 |
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The voices told me to do it!
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Love it! Fantastic job. |
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| DLG Dave | Nov 25 2013, 01:34 PM Post #17 |
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Lt Dave 'Wraith' Carter
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Progressing the diorama base slowly but surely. This is the MiniArt Farmyard base with wall and gate in 1:35 http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MT36033 modified to sit on the long, narrow Trumpeter base here. The wall damage has been suppressed and the 'cobbles' painted to represent a decorative garden path in eastern Poland. ![]() Splotch a generous blob of burnt umber oil paint on the base and work it into all the nooks and crannies.... ![]() ...and then with a plentiful supply of soft cloth, wipe away the excess.... ![]() The oil paint will take a few days to cure, but I've got plenty to be getting on with for now elsewhere. |
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| Olde Farte | Nov 25 2013, 02:02 PM Post #18 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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That looks to be a real work of art. |
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| DLG Dave | Nov 25 2013, 03:09 PM Post #19 |
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Lt Dave 'Wraith' Carter
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Thanks for that. :D As it happens I really like these MiniArt diorama settings. A lot of thought seems to go into not necessarily the parts themselves, but the sort of setting a modeller would wish to depict to best advantage. Their earlier settings lean a bit too much towards ruins and damaged buildings but later models are depicting fairly undamaged structures and accessories. To be honest I'm glad I'm not dogmatically attached to 1:35 since I just wouldn't have the space (let alone time) to build the sort of collection I'd like. Just one or two is fine. |
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| Mark M | Nov 25 2013, 04:29 PM Post #20 |
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Hawk T1
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| DLG Dave | Dec 3 2013, 03:53 PM Post #21 |
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Lt Dave 'Wraith' Carter
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![]() Just some diorama parts ready to set into the grounds. They're representing garden statues, and stand half an inch or so larger than figures in 1:35. From an 'Alphonse Mucha' figure set released by the Chinese\Japanese candy toy collections a few years back. |
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| Olde Farte | Dec 4 2013, 09:37 AM Post #22 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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That Medusa sculpture looks to be a pig to decorate. |
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| Mosquito | Dec 4 2013, 01:26 PM Post #23 |
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Kit reviewer
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Superb work sir.
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| DLG Dave | Dec 11 2013, 03:32 PM Post #24 |
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Lt Dave 'Wraith' Carter
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Diorama has a lot of detail to add yet but essentially the setting is complete. Good chance of completion at the weekend. Near on five months work since I started assembling the tractor tracks.![]() ![]() ![]()
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| Olde Farte | Dec 11 2013, 03:35 PM Post #25 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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Superb.
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| tc2324 | Dec 11 2013, 09:12 PM Post #26 |
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
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I think we have a Dio GB winner already...... Stunning work.
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| DLG Dave | Dec 14 2013, 10:28 AM Post #27 |
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Lt Dave 'Wraith' Carter
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Nearly done. I've yet to add a single figure and a small number of additional details but essentially the diorama is now just about complete. The extra bits'n'bobs - just finishing touches really - won't necessarily change the appearance from this point. But this will be the final entry for the WiP. Finished article will be up in a couple of days.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| Olde Farte | Dec 14 2013, 02:24 PM Post #28 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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Absolutely amazing detail work, highly commended. |
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| Blue_2 | Dec 16 2013, 10:02 AM Post #29 |
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Builder of aircraft, any scale from 1:1 to 1:144!
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Amazing work! That rust is most impressive. At first I thought you were building a diorama of this: http://englishrussia.com/2012/10/17/saving-the-tank-from-the-swamp/ |
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| DevilFish | Dec 16 2013, 10:24 AM Post #30 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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STUNNING!!!!! |
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