Refurbishing a native diorama (1 Viewer)

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I've never posted this before. This piece was made about 30 years back and I've decided that it is timely to redo it on a smaller footprint. As can be seen, it occupies a large footprint for just a couple of figures. It represents the Penan natives of Borneo.
So this is what is looks like now.

 

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So this is the proposed smaller footprint as requested by the enduser. As can be seen, The tree trunk length has to be cut down to fit. About 6 cm was cut off.

I decided to redo the tree bark to give it more character.

 

[CanesBart]

Great! Love the trees! What figures are those?

 

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These figures were made from epoxy putty sculpted over a wire armature with some commercial parts added.

They represent a small nomadic tribe in Borneo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penan_people

 

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I've covered the tree with putty and sculpted some bark all over to create surface interest. Added a still healthy branch - so this tree has just keeled over.

 

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I placed the tree and figures on the smaller base. Then decided to add a height to the stump of the tree for the final composition.

 

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I added putty to cover the base and stained it a dark brown.

 

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Finally completed the piece to this stage.