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                        WIP: Latest Diorama - "Last Full Shoe"

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        WIP: Latest Diorama - "Last Full Shoe"
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:14 AM

                        I am in the process of making my latest diorama about a scene from the eastern front. While I have already completed the figures and vehicles, I am still working on the base. Here are some progress pics.


                        The base material is compressed foamboard. The other materials used are balsa wood, stryrene sheets, popsicle stick and pushpin handle.

                        I will post updates as I make progress on this build.

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                        SteveM
                        • Member since
                          June 2006
                        • From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World
                        Posted by SteveM on Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:05 PM

                        Great work so far, Dwight. I like the staircase and banisters. Very cool. Looking forward to more progress.

                        Steve

                         

                        Steve M.

                        On the workbench: ginormous Kharkov dio

                         

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                        Hans von Hammer
                        • Member since
                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:50 PM
                        Still tryin' to figure out the title...Question [?]

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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Saturday, September 13, 2008 1:46 PM
                        Excellent stsrt Dwight!

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 14, 2008 12:23 AM

                         Hans von Hammer wrote:
                        Still tryin' to figure out the title...Question [?]

                        You will understand when it is completed.Big Smile [:D]

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                        smeagol the vile
                        • Member since
                          April 2008
                        • From: Philadelphia PA
                        Posted by smeagol the vile on Sunday, September 14, 2008 2:08 AM

                        I GOT IT.  This dio is like one of those M. Night Shamalamalamanom movies.  Itl turn out the whole scene is taking place in a giant boot!

                         

                        (cant take credit for the joke on his name, got that from Dale on king of the hill)

                         

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:24 AM
                         smeagol the vile wrote:

                        I GOT IT.  This dio is like one of those M. Night Shamalamalamanom movies.  Itl turn out the whole scene is taking place in a giant boot!

                         

                        (cant take credit for the joke on his name, got that from Dale on king of the hill)

                        Big Smile [:D]

                        Actually this dio is inspired by the movie "Enemy at the Gates".

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                        smeagol the vile
                        • Member since
                          April 2008
                        • From: Philadelphia PA
                        Posted by smeagol the vile on Sunday, September 14, 2008 9:31 AM
                        well it looks good so far.  Did you build those buildings out of styro?

                         

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 14, 2008 6:49 PM

                         smeagol the vile wrote:
                        well it looks good so far.  Did you build those buildings out of styro?

                        No, I used compressed foamboard. It is almost similar as styro but denser and comes with a layer of paper as cover on both sides.

                         

                         

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                        Hans von Hammer
                        • Member since
                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:38 PM
                        Dunno if you have it planned or not, but those floorboards and joists upstairs would look a lot better splintered insead of looking like someone used a Sawzall...  Another thing, if you feel like it that is, for the interior walls and floors, I use dollhouse wallpaper patterns and various floor tiles that I get off the 'net and print out.  There's a quite a number out there in a Google image search...

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:11 PM

                        Thanks for the note. As it is there are still a lot of rough edges which will be refined as I go along. Right now I have not yet decided on the interior finishes as I have still a lot of things to do such as roof trusses and roof, etc.

                         

                        Thnaks for the tip.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 15, 2008 2:10 PM
                        Nice work so far...Von Hammer, I think those neat edges depict where the dio ends on the base, not actual ends of damaged flooring (notice they are in-line with the dio border edges)---I use that technique a lot in my dios...
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