On The Move

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Road mileage marker in red…just waiting on number stencil. Once it arrives, I will use the stencil to engrave the numbers in the plaster then use a fine brush to paint the indentation red.  

[GusMac]

Looks great. The concrete effect looks really spot on.

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[CANicoll]

Nice work!  What do you use to replicate the road, stream, etc?  Also very interested in how you lay down the static grass.

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10 hours ago, CANicoll said:

Nice work!  What do you use to replicate the road, stream, etc?  Also very interested in how you lay down the static grass.

I just poured some Hydrocal 30 cement. I made a very thin layer by spreading it with a large putty knife. Most roads in Germany were made with concrete. I drew the contraction joints. As for the scenery, I was going to use static grass but I might use these scenery mats I found in Italy. I will see when they arrive. As for the water, I will use Woodland Scenics Realistic Water with some dye. I redid the poles between the posts to make them all the same length. Thanks for looking and commenting. 

[CANicoll]

Your diorama work is terrific, I have no clue where to even start. Thanks for sharing your work.

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WW2 documentaries and books provide ample ideas especially when they depict war torn cities and battlefields. Take photos using your cell phone for reference. Or maybe take several different photos and combine them to make your own scene. For instance, I saw several WW2 German convoy videos/photos. Mostly depicting their surrender so I sketched out a scene. 

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Working on roadway. This diorama will have around 7 to 9 various vehicles and quite a few figures. The vehicles shown will not be used. Photo purposes only. 

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Running tests on static grass using 2, 4, 6 and 12 mm. Think I will add 10 mm to next test.

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Going to have grass in between rock formations. Removed stream portion. 

[CANicoll]

Very interesting and the models help add scale.  Still watching the static grass....

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1 hour ago, CANicoll said:

Very interesting and the models help add scale.  Still watching the static grass....

Still practicing with the static grass as shown above. The layering technique is harder than it seems. Especially trying to make it look realistic. 

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added the right nut and bolt detail to utility poles 

[CANicoll]

3 hours ago, CP1 said:

Still practicing with the static grass as shown above. The layering technique is harder than it seems. Especially trying to make it look realistic. 

That is what I find interesting, is trying to layer it.  Thanks for sharing!

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I gave the castings a thin coat of acrylic gesso. This will aid in the painting process. Let dry overnight. 

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[GusMac]

Wow, those rock outcrops look amazing. Your paintwork is stellar. 👍

[CP1]

Thanks…slowly coming together.  Here’s a pic of what the grass would look like. Now I need to tape off all finished areas with plastic to avoid getting the static grass fibers on everything. Especially when using layering spray. 

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[Martinnfb]

Looking great. Some motivational pictures.

 

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8 minutes ago, Martinnfb said:

Looking great. Some motivational pictures.

 

Where did you find those photos? 

[Martinnfb]

Google "opel blitz on autobahn"