Red Beach 1 (3 Viewers)

[Horus]

Will the sea salt damage the paint or the metal of the figures?

How is going to damage the metal if the figure is painted?

Are you going to bury the entire figure in the sand or just cover the base?

Depends where you get the sand from; if you scoop up a bucket of sand when you are up to your knees in sea water, then that sand would have a lot of sea salt in it.

If you go to the FAR end of the beach (you know, the OPPOSITE end of where the ocean is) and dig down say a foot or two, the sand you scoop up will have a low concentration of sea salt in it.

You could always wash your sand too there Larry, try running it through your dishwasher a couple of dozen times, that should do the trick.

Honestly, I wouldn't lie awake at night worrying that the paint on your figures is getting eaten away by sea salt.

IF that were to happen, but the time it does, you'll be sitting at a table dressed in white shooting the **** with my Dad......................:wink2:

Not having a dishwasher, I have to ask the question. Wouldn't the sand get washed away in a dishwasher ? If you wanted, you could just rinse it outside in a bucket with a hose or under the tap or faucet to you.

Steve

 

[Warrior]

Not having a dishwasher, I have to ask the question. Wouldn't the sand get washed away in a dishwasher ? If you wanted, you could just rinse it outside in a bucket with a hose or under the tap or faucet to you.

Steve

Steve,
Check your sarcasm meter, I think it's broken.....................:wink2:

 

[Horus]

Steve,
Check your sarcasm meter, I think it's broken.....................:wink2:

Not being sarcastic. If it sounds sarcastic to you it wasn't meant to be. Just an honest question !

Steve

 

[Warrior]

Not being sarcastic. If it sounds sarcastic to you it wasn't meant to be. Just an honest question !

Steve

Steve,
My comment about the dishwasher was sarcastic, not your question.

 

[jazzeum]

Larry,

All I can say is go pound sand! ^&grin

 

[uksubs]

Thanks Steve,
I have a "TON" of different sources of sand at my choosing, but they makes me a bit nervous to use.

** I live right on the ocean so the beach sand is obviously available. It comes in many various textures depending on the beach or cove I go to. However, my fear is ... will the sea salt damage the paint or the metal of the figures.

** The same with the road salt. With the harsh winters here, the road crews use tons and tons of sand to cover the roads after and ice or snow storm. Right now, there must be enough in front of my house to fill a Olympic swimming pool. However, same issue. They mix salt with the sand.

** Child's play box sand is safe, but it looks to pure. (I suppose :rolleyes2: I could buy that and dirty it up)

** I know you can buy "Hobby sand" but the cost for a large diorama might be an issue. I have a "Pacific Island" diorama under way but it is about 7 feet long and 24 - 30 inches wide (at the moment)

Any suggestions from the Desert Diorama folks?

--- LaRRy

I would use kid play sand and had a bit of sharp sand to make it look a bit more coarse

 

[Horus]

Larry,

All I can say is go pound sand! ^&grin

Ignore them Larry and any similar comments like Cat litter or Budgie tray grit ! ^&grin

Steve

 

[Larry Allen]

Will the sea salt damage the paint or the metal of the figures?

Honestly, I wouldn't lie awake at night worrying that the paint on your figures is getting eaten away by sea salt.

................:wink2:

If you have ever seen a car that has been positioned by the ocean for a year or two you would understand my paranoia ..{sm2}
Here is my neighbor's car he purchased last month ... {eek3} ... I'm thinking a little paint here, a buffing there and it might be okay?



--- LaRRy

 

[Larry Allen]

I would use kid play sand and had a bit of sharp sand to make it look a bit more coarse

Ya' ... I think that option is the safest. Can't take any chances with Andy's USMC sets.

You know he was a Special Forces kinda' guy, so he just might take me OUT with a soda straw! .... {sm2}

--- LaRRy

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Steve, Your Pacific scene is excellent ! There was mention of using sand from the beach. I personally would avoid
using it due to the salt, and what sea salt does to metal over time. There is imitation sand that you can get in any
Hobby shop.....Worth their Salt..... {sm4}

Wayne

 

[Warrior]

If you have ever seen a car that has been positioned by the ocean for a year or two you would understand my paranoia ..{sm2}
Here is my neighbor's car he purchased last month ... {eek3} ... I'm thinking a little paint here, a buffing there and it might be okay?

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--- LaRRy

There's a big difference between burying the figure base in sand and parking your jalopy on the beach; the air is heavy in sea salt, as are the waves crashing into the car.

I've got about 100 US Army Rangers in my 20mm collection that were painted by a professional figure painter in the UK, he used sand from Omaha Beach on the bases. I bought them 10 years ago and at last check, they are still standing upright, they haven't been eaten away by salt.

If you don't think it's a good idea to use sand from the beach, then my advice is don't and do as others have said; either buy kids sand for sand boxes or buy containers of sand sold by model companies made specifically for diorama builders...............it's your call.

 

[Warrior]

Sorry to take your thread off the rails Steve with this babbling about sand, salt and such; back on track, you did a great job on this one, hope to see more such work from you in this category.......................

 

[Horus]

Sorry to take your thread off the rails Steve with this babbling about sand, salt and such; back on track, you did a great job on this one, hope to see more such work from you in this category.......................

No worries George, you never know what tips we might glean in these threads for making dioramas.

Steve

 

[Terp152]

Wonderful scene Steve. Your Pacific series are all great. Looking fwd to future chapters. :salute:: Chris

 

[lav25vc]

Fantastic!