Hirst Arts Castle and diorama done in 60mm. (1 Viewer)
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A few more Del Prados
Thanks Randy, thanks for the tips so much, I really think you made a big difference. I'll get better.
I still have not gotten the photo paper yet, yesterday was golf, then chicken wings and beer at Hooters. Got home real late. Oooooh, it's the Hooter's girls fault!!!
Still struggling with super-imposing on backdrops too. I may call you again if you have time. I'll wait for the paper Monday before I try again.
The castle door and the portcullis make a pretty good backdrop, just awfully repititious.
Michael
Thanks Randy, thanks for the tips so much, I really think you made a big difference. I'll get better.
I still have not gotten the photo paper yet, yesterday was golf, then chicken wings and beer at Hooters. Got home real late. Oooooh, it's the Hooter's girls fault!!!
Still struggling with super-imposing on backdrops too. I may call you again if you have time. I'll wait for the paper Monday before I try again.
The castle door and the portcullis make a pretty good backdrop, just awfully repititious.
Michael
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Del Prado Crusaders 60mm:
$9.95 apiece for foot soldiers before you work your discout.
A pretty good bargain, just not that many in fighting poses, mostly standing poses.
Hard to work that duck carrying crossbow man into a battle scene.
$9.95 apiece for foot soldiers before you work your discout.
A pretty good bargain, just not that many in fighting poses, mostly standing poses.
Hard to work that duck carrying crossbow man into a battle scene.
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Kogu,
I have a place for him.
I have a place for him.
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Kogu,
I have a place for him.
Mike
This deserves an Oscar for cinematography
Where did you get the food and furniture?
Randy
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Mike
This deserves an Oscar for cinematography
Where did you get the food and furniture?
Randy
It's Oscar night, thanks, how appropriate.
The hangman's gallows, oven, I made (HirstArts) and the table and benches (I made out of wood).
The goblets, pot, bread loaves and cheese was from Hobby Lobby Crafts Store Doll House (not Hobby Bunker) section.
Google "doll house accessories".
The small table, ale keg, ladders, chairs, oasis well, grind stone and apple wheelbarrel are K&C.
The rug, Hudson Allen.
Old photos from earlier in this thread:
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I've seen that you've master the art of creating a photo diorama using your castle for a backdrop and cropping your photos. The figures are nicely posed and photograph...The Lt.
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Very nice!
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You are still going strong Michael. I also enjoyed our conversation last night. Time always goes by quickly when we chat. Your excitement on making your dioramas is contagious to say the least. I am also glad you found some floral foam to use for your terrain and that you have found it very easy to use.
Mike
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Hey mike! Check out this link for some more inspiration to make some more scratch built stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oKBYapQlG8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oKBYapQlG8&feature=related
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Hey mike! Check out this link for some more inspiration to make some more scratch built stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oKBYapQlG8&feature=related
Ooooh Tim,
That was of epic proportions.
The music even got me fired up. Was that you on the kettle drum or the fiddle in the Irish tune?
The dio in the beginning with the long bridge, that was the biggest river I have ever seen on a diorama.
The castles huge. I'm going to need a bigger castle.
Don't underestimate those 25-28mm wargaming guys.
They may be small, but theres lots of them.
Thanks, that is worth a second and third watch,
Michael
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Haha,
They knocked their blocks off.
Was that the theme from Rocky XXXII?
You got too much time on your hands KV, take up a hobby, ooooops
Michael
They knocked their blocks off.
Was that the theme from Rocky XXXII?
You got too much time on your hands KV, take up a hobby, ooooops
Michael
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I know I have not contributed much to this site lately. Just riding the coat tails of all you guys and enjoying your work.
I have so many little projects going on that I can't seem to focus and finish anything. A little overwhelmed right now.
I just received my JJ's Snow Shoes and they are awesome, but right now they are delegated to shelf duty until I get caught up.
I hope to finish the re-do on my castle terrain in the next few days. A few setbacks with the Celluclay.
I painted my 60 dead Zulus, made another small Hirst house (also got 2 molds for different roofing) and re-did the Sculpey bases on my Frontline Crusaders. The bases came out much better than my first attempt.
Here's a couple of photos and I'll try more to pull my own weight on here.
Michael
I have so many little projects going on that I can't seem to focus and finish anything. A little overwhelmed right now.
I just received my JJ's Snow Shoes and they are awesome, but right now they are delegated to shelf duty until I get caught up.
I hope to finish the re-do on my castle terrain in the next few days. A few setbacks with the Celluclay.
I painted my 60 dead Zulus, made another small Hirst house (also got 2 molds for different roofing) and re-did the Sculpey bases on my Frontline Crusaders. The bases came out much better than my first attempt.
Here's a couple of photos and I'll try more to pull my own weight on here.
Michael
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I tried to make my Frontline Sculpey bases match my Del Prado bases.
That's a Del Prado in the middle that I tried to match.
Not perfect, but much better (much smaller) than my first attempts.
That's a Del Prado in the middle that I tried to match.
Not perfect, but much better (much smaller) than my first attempts.
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Earlier in this thread, I mentioned and showed photos that I had used Celluclay for my terrain. I had applied it to a styroprene base.
My first attempt with the Celluclay looked beautiful and dried fine, but it seemed to shrink when drying and I noticed that it had popped up on all four of the corners of my diorama. I had put a lot of work into it and was really upset when it happened.
I called Mike (Mestell) and he gave me directions on how to mix and spread the second batch attempt.
Mike had taken a class on terrains and the preferred base to use with Celluclay was styrofoam, not styroprene. Styrofoam is an open porous material that would allow the Celluclay to seep into its pours and adhere better.
I peeled all my styroprene/Celluclay terrain up (cut it into small sections for small dioramas) and did it again, this time with styrofoam/Celluclay.
It took about two days to dry and looked beautiful. I was getting ready to paint it that evening.
I was talking to Joe (The Lt.) that day on the phone in my office, while the sun was shining on my dried styrofaom/Celluclay terrain, when I heard a pop. I noticed the Celluclay had again shrunk and popped up on one of the corners. I flipped out, threw a tantrum and started cussing, while Joe tried to calm me down on the phone.
For the second time, my Celluclay terrain had shrunk and literally peeled off like a layer of skin. After I peeled it off by hand, I had a perfect 3x5 foot thin Celluclay terrain laying on my floor.
After I peeled it off the Celluclay from the styrofaom base and still disgusted again called Mike. Together we could come up with no explanation why it didn't work for me. Mike uses this all the time and has had great success with it. He suggested the climate (humidity), I had no answers.
Anyway, I went to the golf course, got some really nice sand from one of the bunkers (sand trap on hole #1, which knows me and my golf balls pretty well) and took a bag of sand.
I mixed it with paint and applied it directly to the styrofoam. It turned out pretty nice, but I also had to re-do my river (a pain in the rear), which turned out really nice.
Okay, the tantrum is over and I'm okay now. Everything on the table is solid and holding very tight.
Michael
I'm finished now, here are some photos:
My first attempt with the Celluclay looked beautiful and dried fine, but it seemed to shrink when drying and I noticed that it had popped up on all four of the corners of my diorama. I had put a lot of work into it and was really upset when it happened.
I called Mike (Mestell) and he gave me directions on how to mix and spread the second batch attempt.
Mike had taken a class on terrains and the preferred base to use with Celluclay was styrofoam, not styroprene. Styrofoam is an open porous material that would allow the Celluclay to seep into its pours and adhere better.
I peeled all my styroprene/Celluclay terrain up (cut it into small sections for small dioramas) and did it again, this time with styrofoam/Celluclay.
It took about two days to dry and looked beautiful. I was getting ready to paint it that evening.
I was talking to Joe (The Lt.) that day on the phone in my office, while the sun was shining on my dried styrofaom/Celluclay terrain, when I heard a pop. I noticed the Celluclay had again shrunk and popped up on one of the corners. I flipped out, threw a tantrum and started cussing, while Joe tried to calm me down on the phone.
For the second time, my Celluclay terrain had shrunk and literally peeled off like a layer of skin. After I peeled it off by hand, I had a perfect 3x5 foot thin Celluclay terrain laying on my floor.
After I peeled it off the Celluclay from the styrofaom base and still disgusted again called Mike. Together we could come up with no explanation why it didn't work for me. Mike uses this all the time and has had great success with it. He suggested the climate (humidity), I had no answers.
Anyway, I went to the golf course, got some really nice sand from one of the bunkers (sand trap on hole #1, which knows me and my golf balls pretty well
) and took a bag of sand.I mixed it with paint and applied it directly to the styrofoam. It turned out pretty nice, but I also had to re-do my river (a pain in the rear), which turned out really nice.
Okay, the tantrum is over and I'm okay now. Everything on the table is solid and holding very tight.
Michael
I'm finished now, here are some photos:
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This diorama is way too cool!!
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