Dioramas

bobwright wrote:

I am looking for information on how to 'suspend' an object in "water". A diorama with a Mercury, or Gemini, space capsule was shown in FSM some time ago.  The diorama is contained in a clear plastic box with the spacecraft suspended in "water".  The capsule can be viewed from underneath as well as from above.   The article included information on how the opening was created.  I am interested in how the opening was created.  I would greatly appreciate your opinion and information.

Bob:

The article you are looking for is in the March 2004 issue pages 24 - 27 written by Bob Santos you can order a copy of the article from FSM through customer services.

Cheers;

Gregory

There are two ways to do this...

Follow Zokissima's direction for the water and cut a hole in the waterthe size and shape of the item to be displayed and carefully glue it into the hole.

The other way is to leave the "water surface" intact and cut a channel through the subject with a space the thickness of the "water surface" and attach the lower and upper sections to the water. Doing this, you'd want to add the texture after you've glued the model in place.

Hmm, I seem to recall reading something about this. You could take a piece of plexiglass or thicker clear plastic sheet. Use a het-gun to soften the plastic in sections, and warp it over a sculpt resembling waves. When it is to your sattisfaction, cut it to fit the sides of your cese. At this time, you can mark and cut out a section that will support your kit. Then, you can use acrylic gloss medium to add texture, and clearcoat it with resin or some other top coat to get a nice glossy and wet effect. I've seen a couple of dios made in this way, where the part was sitting on the 'water' surface, or was suspended from it in some fashion.