Hidden Bases without the Sand (1 Viewer)

[WesternOutlaw]

Hi all,

I'm sure there are a few tricks to hide figure bases within one's diorama. After seeing a few pictures of Enricoquinto's awesome Afrikakorps collection, it got me thinking, I need a small truck of sand. Unfortunately, I currently own just a small spice-sized jar of Plastic Sand by JGMiniatures. It may work for a small scene, but certainly not enough for an entire village. Plus, it's a bit messy unless one has a little fenced-in zen garden to rake through.

I revisited my latest Desert Village attempting to "strategically place" all of the figures in order to hide their bases. The result looks like this (not too bad IMO):

I am certainly no where near the level of diorama expertise like TomNT and wwiibuff (to name a few), but this method can certainly be utilized by beginners and those who do not have mats, foliage, and other ground cover to create a more realistic scene with "hidden bases". I thought I'd share this one in color:


DAK Desert Compound by Western Outlaw, on Flickr

 

[villagehorse]

Works well Rob. Only because you pointed out what you were doing, alerted me to notice how you hid each one. Robin.

 

[Guy]

I like it , certainly the way to go forward for many collectors. You know that visible bases in a dio can spoil the whole scene.
There is another trick which I have learned from my photographer . You can put your camera in such an angle , when taking a picture, that bases are not visible at all .
guy

 

[enricoquinto]

Hi all,

I'm sure there are a few tricks to hide figure bases within one's diorama. After seeing a few pictures of Enricoquinto's awesome Afrikakorps collection, it got me thinking, I need a small truck of sand. Unfortunately, I currently own just a small spice-sized jar of Plastic Sand by JGMiniatures. It may work for a small scene, but certainly not enough for an entire village. Plus, it's a bit messy unless one has a little fenced-in zen garden to rake through.

I revisited my latest Desert Village attempting to "strategically place" all of the figures in order to hide their bases. The result looks like this (not too bad IMO):

I am certainly no where near the level of diorama expertise like TomNT and wwiibuff (to name a few), but this method can certainly be utilized by beginners and those who do not have mats, foliage, and other ground cover to create a more realistic scene with "hidden bases". I thought I'd share this one in color:


DAK Desert Compound by Western Outlaw, on Flickr

Good idea!!! I've appreciated your last picture. As can you see below, I've been using other little tricks to hide figure bases. May I ask you your opinion? :smile2:

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Rob, You have been a K&C picture taking machine ! Enjoy your work ! :salute::

Wayne

 

[Guy]

very nicely done enricoquinto
guy