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Post by marknz1 on Dec 4, 2021 10:15:17 GMT
Evening/morning all As hoped, I managed to get a couple of hours in the workroom this afternoon allowing me to do another couple of steps. First up was using two mud tones (Enamel based) on the bare ground areas on the base. I put the lighter colour down first with a brush and while It was still wet i added the darker tone and blended it in. The darker tone was used mainly as a shadow effect.     Once that was just about dried I used a combo of acrylic colours (old wood, new wood, light wood, medium grey, light grey and Iraqi sand) to paint the larger stones. Using the same combos i also picked out medium and smaller stones / pebbles. It was quite relaxing picking them out while listening to some sounds.      The light is not the best on the workroom for taking pics, but I hope you can see the changes over the last couple of steps. As usual it looks much better to the human eye......honest guv! Well, there's still 2-3 steps left and hopefully i can knock 1 or 2 of them out tomorrow. Until next time Cheers Mark |
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Post by Paul B on Dec 4, 2021 11:54:23 GMT
Mark, your work on this is just outstanding my friend   |
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 4, 2021 12:28:58 GMT
It's like watching a Night shift video. Plus, I get to say "I told you so." It's a lot of fun isn't it?
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Post by Boots on Dec 4, 2021 13:35:12 GMT
Inspiring groundwork i have to say Mark........fabulous!!  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 4, 2021 13:43:16 GMT
Yes indeed very good work.
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Post by Si B on Dec 4, 2021 20:14:53 GMT
Looking very nice Mark  |
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Post by marknz1 on Dec 4, 2021 21:26:35 GMT
Mark, your work on this is just outstanding my friend Thanks Paul, it's been a lot of fun and surprisingly trouble free once you've got your head around spraying everything black  |
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Post by marknz1 on Dec 4, 2021 21:33:20 GMT
It's like watching a Night shift video. Plus, I get to say "I told you so." It's a lot of fun isn't it? Yep you were right, it's a great process and the outcome so far makes it look far more realistic and provides a lot more depth. Plus the grass looks far better when you lose the bright colours. Got to love Night Shift and his weekly updates of modelling joy! |
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Post by marknz1 on Dec 4, 2021 21:35:21 GMT
Inspiring groundwork i have to say Mark........fabulous!! Thanks Boots, it's a great technique / process and not as daunting as you think when you're watching it for the first time. |
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Post by marknz1 on Dec 4, 2021 21:39:10 GMT
Yes indeed very good work. Cheers, it's a great process, you should give it a go |
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Post by marknz1 on Dec 4, 2021 21:40:51 GMT
Looking very nice Mark Thanks Si, appreciate your feedback |
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Post by dukemaddog on Dec 4, 2021 23:38:21 GMT
Magnificent work on that base. I might have to try that technique on some 1/72 scale bases to see if it works just as well.
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 5, 2021 1:36:20 GMT
Great looking base, Mark, and very realistic how you depicted the track impressions through the terrain.
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Post by marknz1 on Dec 8, 2021 7:03:00 GMT
Evening / Morning All Over the last few evening I have been working on the next steps for the base. As the title of the dio is "Winter is Coming:" let it snow let it snow let it snow. I had a few practice runs to find the best method and I landed on the following. Step 1: cover a small section of the base with a good soaking of VMS sand/ballast fixer. Step 2: Sprinkle snow effect product (Purchased from Dio Dump - other brands are available ) over the soaked area. For the little bushes drop some on top to make it look like snow has settled on them. Step 3: Sprinkle Deluxe Materials Icy Sprinkles over the snow powder. Step 4: Finish off with a light sprinkling of autumn leaf scatter. As the scatter leaches a little it creates a bit of muddy slushy colour. Here's the work to date. I'm leaving it for a couple of days and may do a little more, or may just leave it as is.     Then I just couldn't resist putting the Kitty on to see how it looks so far.     Until next time. Cheers Mark |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 8, 2021 9:30:26 GMT
Now that is excellent!!
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Post by Boots on Dec 8, 2021 20:00:33 GMT
Oh wow thats nice |
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Post by bwilt on Dec 8, 2021 22:08:29 GMT
Looking very very very good!!
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 8, 2021 22:47:33 GMT
That looks so realistic! Great work with the snow application.
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Post by Paul B on Dec 9, 2021 4:50:58 GMT
Excellent indeed Mark  Are you going to add a dusting of snow on the Tiger? |
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Post by marknz1 on Dec 9, 2021 7:45:32 GMT
Excellent indeed Mark Are you going to add a dusting of snow on the Tiger? Hi Paul, Yes the Tiger will get a suitable dusting, but there's a little twist coming to finish off the dio off, so standby. |
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