Flex Foam and Other New Products (1 Viewer)

[Dave@Traverse]

Hi all,
I wanted to post a follow up on my "How To" thread on making flex foam boulders (see the "How To" section of the forum under "Dioramas") to say that we now have raw flex foam material available on our website for scratch-building and will have the flex foam sealer up soon.

We've also added a couple of other new product categories, including "One-of-a-Kind" items and "Closeouts." Stop by and check them out: www.traversedioramics.com

Below is a set of flex mats featuring built-in boulders, made using the same process outlined in the tutorial. This set is now available as a One-of-a-Kind item.

P.S. I would window-shade the photos for you, but I've been so far unsuccessful in figuring out how to do that (if anyone knows, I'd much appreciate the secret).




Happy Holidays,
Dave

 

[PJDeluhery]

Hi Dave,

We spent time talking in Chicago.

FWIW, I think you have something here that is unique and a big improvement for those of us building dioramas.

My display venue is not available right now; but when it is, I plan to experiment with your products and have a go at creating an entire dio with these materials.

BTW, the trees Walt and I bought from you are great, and we have found a number of uses for them. The continue to generate interest from our fellow enthusiasts.

Keep up the good work!

 

[Dave@Traverse]

PJ,
Thanks for your avid support, and I look forward to seeing your handiwork when it's completed.

Also, if you're interested in getting more foliage, just let me know. I do have some, both painted (dyed) and raw.

Best,
Dave

 

[PJDeluhery]

Thanks, Dave. I will be in touch as things roll along. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family!!

 

[Fraxinus]

Traverse Dioramics is offering a very appealing rock formation, Devils Den. I understand it is suppose to be an accurate representation of a segment of the Gettysburg Battlefield.

Does anyone know what scale the representation actually is? The dimensions of the piece are given on the web-site, but there is no mention of scale. Any of the civil war buffs have any opinions?

The link below scrolls down, showing more views and information on the model.

http://traversedioramics.com/page18/page18.html

Will probably wait until I get a chance to view this in person before buying, but it looks like a very nice piece. It looked like a beautiful piece for displaying the K&C Crusader/Saracen line.


Thanks

 

[Dave@Traverse]

Traverse Dioramics is offering a very appealing rock formation, Devils Den. I understand it is suppose to be an accurate representation of a segment of the Gettysburg Battlefield.

Does anyone know what scale the representation actually is? The dimensions of the piece are given on the web-site, but there is no mention of scale. Any of the civil war buffs have any opinions?

The link below scrolls down, showing more views and information on the model.

http://traversedioramics.com/page18/page18.html

Will probably wait until I get a chance to view this in person before buying, but it looks like a very nice piece. It looked like a beautiful piece for displaying the K&C Crusader/Saracen line.


Thanks

Fraxinus,
Thanks for your interest in our Devil's Den terrain. As far as the scale of the set goes, there are a couple factors at play. One is the global scale, or in other words, the overall size of the rock formation in relation to a human figure. As a representation of the actual Devil's Den sitting in Pennsylvania, the global scale of our model is probably around 1:64, although it's difficult to be exact with such irregular forms. This was not an accident; we compacted the global dimensions for reasons of practicality: a true 1:32 or 1:30 global scale would make for a piece too large for the space most collectors have at their disposal.

So the global scale is one factor, coming into play only if you're trying to represent the actual Devil's Den (but not if you're displaying Crusaders and Saracens). But the detail scale is the most important. Here I'm referring to the scale of details such as grass or a hasty works of stone (coming in part C of the set). I made sure these details were compatible with 1:32 and 1:30 scale figures.

The benefit of representing a purely natural feature is that as a sculptor, I can exploit the inherent variability in nature to make a piece that is truly multi-scale. 1:32 and 1:30 scale figures may look best with this set, but I've also had 28 mm figures standing on it that appeared perfectly plausible.

Hope that helps,
Dave

 

[whdamon]

Dave
Photo below is what I did with the foam tree top I picked up from you at Chicago. Trunk is a resin casting I think it worked out well.

Are you coming to MFCA in Valley Forge end of this month??? Hope to see you, and of course a couple more tree top sponges to bait me with would be most appropriate.

Walt Damon

 

[Dave@Traverse]

Dave
Photo below is what I did with the foam tree top I picked up from you at Chicago. Trunk is a resin casting I think it worked out well.

Are you coming to MFCA in Valley Forge end of this month??? Hope to see you, and of course a couple more tree top sponges to bait me with would be most appropriate.

Walt Damon

Walt,

The tree and base look great! The resin-cast trunk serves it well. Nice work. (I also dig the fiddler.)

I'd love to make it to the Valley Forge show this year, but unfortunately it's not in the cards. Maybe 2012. As far as baiting you with sponge foliage, it may have to be from afar...unless you can wait until Chicago?

Best,
Dave