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Post by marknz1 on Nov 8, 2021 6:58:37 GMT
Hi All Well I finally pulled my finger out and started on the diorama for the Tiger Tank. It was also my first opportunity to test drive my hot wire cutter and luckily I had a heap of closed cell packaging polystyrene. After a bit of measuring, cutting and gluing the main base was created.  Then I tried out the kitty to get a feel for the composition.   The idea is that the season has chnaged and the first snowfalls have happened. The ground is getting wet so the heavy kitty has been parked up to get it's winter coat. Being so heavy I want to give the impression that the Kitty has sunk down.  Then I grabbed the figures and played around with some composition.     I have cut basswood pieces to create a tidy frame around the poly block. Not sure yet if I will stain it or paint it black, jury is still out. That's all for now, have a great day / evening whereever you are. Cheers Mark |
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Post by andyclaesens on Nov 8, 2021 9:30:10 GMT
Looks great so far!
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Post by Robbo on Nov 8, 2021 10:11:58 GMT
Nice looking Tiger
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Post by Paul B on Nov 8, 2021 11:28:13 GMT
This is going to get dirty  |
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Post by Marco on Nov 8, 2021 12:03:47 GMT
Nice work Mark!
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Post by bwilt on Nov 8, 2021 18:14:10 GMT
This is going to get dirty I hope so.... |
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Post by redzebra on Nov 8, 2021 18:39:03 GMT
Looking good mate
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Post by tommygunn on Nov 9, 2021 2:07:51 GMT
That's a grand idea.
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Post by marknz1 on Nov 9, 2021 8:33:38 GMT
Hi Guys, thanks for the amazing feedback on progress so far. Paul, Bwilt.....dirty? You betcha, I don't do pristine  |
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Post by marknz1 on Nov 9, 2021 8:41:47 GMT
So after almost taking a break this evening, I decided that calling from the workshop was too strong, so I left SWMBO watching Strictly rerun and nipped out. Yesterday i'd glued the basswood frame on so the first job was to remove the clamps. There's a little bit of filling and sanding to be done to fix up the corners, but on the whole it looks good. Next job was out with the air dried clay. I'd previously put on a basing coat of PVA glue onto the poly surface to give the clay something to bite onto. I like to roll out the clay as thin as possible and then add it to the base. I find that keeping it thin reduces the amount of potential cracking. But with the ground cover and mud that will be going on it won't be too much of a deal if i do get some. So enough words here's some pics of the finished result. It's now tucked up in the shed to dry overnight.     That's me for tonight, until next time. Happy modelling Cheers Mark |
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Post by tommygunn on Nov 9, 2021 9:04:18 GMT
Grand work. Do you need to do anything to prevent shrinkage so the tracks still fit neatly in the ruts?
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Post by Paul B on Nov 9, 2021 11:50:38 GMT
Grand start indeed Mark  |
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Post by Armorguy on Nov 9, 2021 12:30:23 GMT
The footsteps look great however perdonally I would do more of them. The Tiger looks just uber awesome.
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Post by Robbo on Nov 9, 2021 17:23:58 GMT
Nice work mate
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Post by andyclaesens on Nov 9, 2021 20:00:01 GMT
Base looks great!
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Post by marknz1 on Nov 9, 2021 20:53:26 GMT
Grand work. Do you need to do anything to prevent shrinkage so the tracks still fit neatly in the ruts? I probably wont rely on those ruts as I'm planning to make up some VMS mud and make a lake in each rut, then push the Kitty in and let it all ooze out. Theory being that as it dries it locks in the tracks (fingers crossed) |
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Post by marknz1 on Nov 9, 2021 21:03:48 GMT
The footsteps look great however perdonally I would do more of them. The Tiger looks just uber awesome. Yep, the plan is to have more footprints. The ones put in are for the potential figure positions. I always like to have the figures imbedded so it doesn't look like they're floating on the surface. My thinking is the first dustings of snow have arrived so there's the opportunity to create lots of footprints |
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Post by Boots on Nov 9, 2021 22:16:05 GMT
Another cracker in the making Mark.....love it so far  |
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Post by marknz1 on Nov 10, 2021 19:26:24 GMT
Hi All
Well I'm pleased to report that the clay has dried and with the thin layers there's minimal cracking. Will probably use a bit of fine filler on one and it will be ready for the pretty stuff.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Nov 10, 2021 20:36:10 GMT
Great looking base already!
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