How to build a Large Normandy Dio in 1/72 scale. Finnished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi all, ive been wanting to do a large Dio in this scale for ages.Ive been collecting imfo and models and material over the last few years. My intentions is to build it in sections that will join together as to make it easier to manouver about. Most of my inspiration on this comes from Railway modeling.So i got up this morning and thought right im taking the day off and im starting this dio and ive done quite well in one day. First off ive cut and braced a piece of thin plywood and sanded the edges,next up ivestarted to sculpt some polystyrene into the desired shape im looking for. ive got an idea in my mind as to what im after and its essential to plan or scetch your dio before you start. Im wanting a road over astone bridge and the land to taiper down to a town or farm with a chuch set back with a graveyard.
Check your dimentions of buildings and vehicles, ive used some that ive built previously.
Then ive covered the road and bridge section in polyfiller mixed with pva to stop it cracking. Next up came the covering of the banks with a hanging basket liner. This was glued down with pva and then teased to make the grass stick up. I then added areas of fine foliage and brambles made out of horsehaire and scenic fine turf glued on for foliage.
Then i scribed out the stones on the bridge with a toothpick.
Then added some more foliage.
This will need spraying to bring all the landscape together with shades of green. Thats all ive done but thats in one day so not so bad. More very soon![Thumbs Up [tup]](/emoticons/icon_smile_thumbsup.gif)
Today i have painted river bed in shades of dark brown/green at edges and lighter green in middle. I then painted stonework on bridge and painted the road which will need weathering more at a later date.Ive blended some of the grass area,s and poured my first layer of resin for the river.
The hbuildings ive made out of cerial boxes covered with brick paper then cornerstones and individual tile strips cut out of paper, then painted and weathered with a hole in the base for grain of wheat lightbulbs to be added later. I might render the buildings with filler and pva (glue) to more reprecent the French type of buildings.
IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE FUN WHEN YOU MAKE EVERYTHING RATHER THAN BUY!