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My first diorama ever

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  • Member since
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  • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
My first diorama ever
Posted by Yann Solo on Friday, May 26, 2006 7:19 AM

Here is my first dio.  It is supposed to represent a German unit stopped on a French mountain road to make sure they are on the right location for an embush.  I used polyfilla to shape the road sides and road bed.  Then I put some rocks and I used broom braids to simulate the grass.  The road was painted dark yellow and flath earth, then I sprayed black pepper to simulate gsmall rocks.  Finally, I made the road look like if there were some trafic by rubbing pastels on the surface.  The leaves in the border of the road is oregano.  Even if the result is not what I expected, it was fun to build.  What I like is I used only material found around the house.

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Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, May 26, 2006 9:10 AM
Looks pretty good.  You need to get some molding or something to finish the edge of the base though.  Other than that, good job on your first one.

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  • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Posted by Yann Solo on Friday, May 26, 2006 9:50 AM
Yeah! I know I gotta frame it.
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  • From: CANADA
Posted by Kelly_Zak on Friday, May 26, 2006 10:06 AM
Yann, very nice dio for a first one! Black pepper for teeny rocks, what an idea! Nice looking groundwork, and nice going on the Demag and trailer. As stated already, just a quick frame, and you're good to go!
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  • From: Northern KY
Posted by mucker on Friday, May 26, 2006 11:04 AM

Yann:

That's pretty awesome. Not just the model work, but the overall "performance" of the diorama. From the size, to the positioning of objects to the capturing of the moment...you've pulled off the first one masterfully, and I now look forward to the next. Actually work like yours is inspiring, and I hope to attempt a diorama some day.

 

 

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  • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Posted by Yann Solo on Friday, May 26, 2006 12:12 PM

Thank you!  Much appreciated.  My next one will be a winter diorama for my flak 36.  Again, I'll try to take products around the house instead of buying stuff at my LHS.

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  • From: Portugal
Posted by madspaniard on Friday, May 26, 2006 1:35 PM

Solo,

Fantastic job on the dio is great.Good weathering job

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Posted by Kelly_Zak on Friday, May 26, 2006 3:34 PM

Yann, sometimes stuff around the yard makes the best stuff to use. I used to use sifted soil for groundwork, but have since switched to sanded tile grout. Soil works great, and once secure with white glue/water, I haven't had a single problem with bacteria/bugs growing on my dios. Branches make excellent "logs", and roots make pretty good starting points for trees. Looking forward to your next project.

Kelly

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  • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Posted by Yann Solo on Friday, May 26, 2006 8:20 PM
 Kelly_Zak wrote:

... and roots make pretty good starting points for trees. ...

Registered!

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 27, 2006 7:21 AM

i think it looks great!,one of these days i'll get up enough nerve to do a scene other than the FSM tarmac that i did for my SNJ,,,i do have a ground crew with all the carts ,just need the right jet to make it into something that won't get me laughed at

again,great work ,i can only hope my first one looks that good

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