these 4 figures were my 3rd modelling project i was so happy with the way they turned out i wanted to give them a home and this was the result i wanted to try use water but the results werent as great as i wanted but im still happy with the whole thing, pics arnt great im still trying to figure that out, comments are welcome good or bad
dang! its pretty hard to believe that is your first try at a dio. If you do more in the future, they are going to be incredible!!! That looks really good, especially for your first time! The figs and that tree are great!
about the water, looks like you used woodland scenics stuff? I have trouble with it too so dont feel bad.
great dio!
Wow, that is pretty amazing for a first diorama.
Very nice job thanks for the pics…
Stunning work Ron,been taking in everything that you have done on this dio and I love it!
I`m not the greatest at using water myself ,yours is perfect for a creek,very nicely done and executed!
thanks guys that means a lot coming from you all, i enjoyed building this dio as much as the models ive built the hardest thing we calling it finished i kept wanting to add more, seeing all the wonderful dios in this forum amazed me i had to try one.
Hmmmmm, First dio you say…Hmmmm. Please forgive me if I sound suspicious. It’s just that your ground working techniques are excellent.[tup] This looks like the 1/35th scale Tamaya figure set, but from the detail and size they really look to be 1/12th scale…Great build.
I plan to do a small water scene similar to this. I have the same woodlands water stuff. Is that what you used for the water, and if so it looks good, what do you not like about it?
thank you for the kind compliment about the ground work just about all the methods used ive found in and around this forum, i just did a little trial and error to see which i liked best, yes this is the tamiya german front-line infantryman set,
as for the water i a began with a few coats of polyurephane (sp) then seeing that would take 10yrs to do i got some woodlands water effects and used it to create ripples then another light coat of poly the woodlands worked good but i couldnt do with my hands to do what my mind wanted it to look like heh still i was happy satisfied with the way lt looked was good experience woodlands is good stuff but creating the way real water looks and moves is something that will take practice for me, ty
That’s a sharp little dio you’ve got there. Nice sense of action/movement with the figures and I like the bridge, was it scratchbuilt? Your water looks good, too, in my opinion. Thanks for sharing the photos with us.
Please take the statement “I don’t believe this is your first diorama” as a compliment!
Looks great!
You obviously put a great deal of thought into it before you executed it.
Nice dio. Looks great for your first time. Ground work looks realistic.
Looks great, everything flows nicely
Thad
Ron, this kicks ass! Recognised the figs right off the bat, I used the same set in my Marder dio…great action poses! Everything about this dio I love, and if this is your first, we’re in for some serious competition! [:D] I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to steal your idea, I have a foot bridge at home to do, and this has given me some ideas!
Excellent work. Very nice Diorama.
Regards, Rick
That’s a very interesting looking model, I like how the bridge runs through the middle of it! The creek looks great to!
again guys thanks for the great response, yes the bridge was scratch as was everything else just stuff from around the house, bridge and shed were made from balsa i got a huge bundle of odd lengths and broken bits from the local craft shop for 2 bucks heh the tree was a dried flower from the dinning room vase the grass was grass rope plugged in and trimmed to length, the mud and ground were baking soda, white glue, and brown paint mixed and spread all over, the figures really dictated the way the dio went, they are really good action poses for this kinda thing, and kelly im really glad to have helped you out with the foot bridge it feels good to give a little back ,
again i thank you all
(edit) p.s. the whole thing is about 4 inches by 11 and i worked on it for about 3 weeks the key for me is covering very small areas at a time heh
Nice composition and use of stock figures. Very good ground work. I’d like to see more close ups of the figures. As you practice, you’ll surely tighten up on your camo patterns, they seem just a bit simplified for German camo. Still, it gets the poit across.
I like the water, another layer might be a bit better. The only thing that seems out of place is/are the rocks in the gully. I’m not sure if it’s the size, color or smoothness, but they look just a bit off.
What I’ve seen done by the French master dioramist, Christian Petit, to increase the play of sunlight in water is to paint lighter squiggles on the bottom of the creek. This require something of a wide area and you may have had enough area to do this. (I just tried on the Michael Roberts “Moment in Time” vignette (Pictures will be up soon) but the bottom surface was just not receptive due to the narrow space and texture.)
Excellent diorama–there is a real sense of “action” in the figures–something not easy to achieve in a diorama. Particularly great for a first try. I might suggest a bit better lighting for the photos–the details look great but are a bit hard to fully appreciate. The diorama itself is outstanding, though. Great job!
Rory
wow, dude as others have said for a 1st time dio you should be pretty chuffed. Great work. I only wish mine would turn out half as well.[8D]
thanks again for the encouraging words here are some better pics of the figures went outside in the sun , much better results, about the rocks i originally wanted the water to cover them but as time went on i realised this was not meant to be so i agree they are a tad off but still the best i could come up with anyway heres some better closeups of the figures,
