Mixvs Minimax Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Salve! 4 years ago I finished my 10 years old scratch built projekt of an E-10. The tank is scratch built with a little use of kit bashing and has a complete interior, scratch of course. The leaves ar printed on transparent paper and scissored piece by piece. It took me severeal month to cut the at least 3000 lefs out but the result is too cool. The interior: The canon: Completed Interior: The roof: Details outside: Painting: The finished tank: The Figures The turtle is a stud, the fishes and bird are scratch built. El Commandante Diorama Acer platanoides (left) and Acer pseudoplatanus (right). in summary around 3000 leaves and around 50000 times shnipshnap with the scissor.... It took me 3 months. In that time I watched 200 episodes of a broadcast where a german astrophysic-professor explains the universe very cleary. Effekt of single cutted and assembled transparent leaves Salve! Edited April 9, 2015 by Mixvs Minimax 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Amazing work! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDMAN0198 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wow love the weathering and ground work excellent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiex2 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Excellent work and miles beyond what most of us can (and would) do. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 This is fantastic, your attention to detail is amazing, the whole thing looks very real. Thanks Ozzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 That is very impressive! The model itself is fantastic, the diorama is just awesome!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Impressive stuff - especially the trees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixvs Minimax Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks, but I won't cut so many leaves again. Only max. 200-300. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 That is STUNNING no other words come close! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G 29 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Absolutely amazing, I love the details you've put in and the overall effect you've created is fantastic. What a great piece of work. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gajman Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 This looks really amazing. Is it possible to post some pics of the entire diorama, from above for example so that we can get an idea of how it all hangs together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Stunning work sir. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Fantastic work, looks great.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmodels Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Brillliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixvs Minimax Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys. @Gajman: Here are some pics, showing the whole ensemble. Its not under sunlight, but it looks pretty damn like that. Edited May 4, 2015 by Mixvs Minimax 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Incredible modelling. The leaves, the scenery, the interior - it's all there. I am also very impressed with the splinter camo pattern, very realistic indeed. A real work of art, thank you for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixvs Minimax Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Its a pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Those leaves are fantastic!! You've captured the fact that leaves are transparent. I reckon with some veins added they'd look even better. Have you considered using a vinyl cutter to cut the leaves out? These would make an excellent product. Everything else is top notch as well, but the leaves and vegetation really stand out for me.. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixvs Minimax Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Veins? That would be an idea to give the picture of the leaf a bit more contrast, bevor printing it. I took a photo of a leaf to print it in 2 different sizes. Instead of veins I painted on a couple of leaves a typical "insect attack" mark. A yellow dot with a black in the middle. A vinyl cutter? Never heard about it. I took scissors, because the cutter made white, downwards pointed edges. Scissors left a even cut. It also depends on the thickness of the paper. You would need something like a transparent punch and die-Set in leaf-format to have both: A perfect cutted leaf and a good looking leaf. So you can place the leaf exactly in the punching hole. For that the leaf must be a bit bigger the the hole. I should order a patent for this. ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder52 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Wohou ! great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Mental. Just mental! And amazing. Cutting and gluing 3000 leaves. But I'd worry the twigs will all decompose and snap off over time. Brilliant with the background photo. How about you build an entire forest and do away with the background? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixvs Minimax Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Entire Forrest. Hohohoho.. Comedian! Only when I lift the glass housing it can happen, that some leaves loose contact. Thats why I take this diorama very seldom to exhibitions. Those two dioramas are more often seen on exhibitions. They continously loose leaves, which are collected and glued again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I've been using natural materials for my leaves. I found a site where someone used the 'catkins' from Silver Birch trees. You pull the catkins apart and get a pile of seeds and 'seed separators'. The seeds are tiny pips surrounded by a very fine and transparent 'halo' wing. They'd look a lot like fried eggs if painted white and yellow, and okay for leaves if painted correctly. The seed separators are the real prize... shaped very much like real leaves. They have 3 lobes and look a bit like ivy leaves, although they are a bit too big for ivy in 1/35th scale. They still make good leaves for climbing plants though, as well as trees/bushes etc and being natural, I find that they stick WELL individually with CA, or in clumps with PVA. I've had none fall off yet. You can see the results in either my Somewhere near Villers Bocage diorama, or my WIP for Lost in France diorama. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1973 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just read this..... And ive now decided to sell everything i have relating to modelling! I will never ever have the talent, artistic flair, ability and patience to do anything like this! Some of the pictures make you look twice such realism! The trees really do cut the mustard, make a world of difference. The tank, interior exterior details, im struggling to type as im aghast at the effort you have inputted! If there were medals for most dedicated work, you win hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Gotta be a for that one.....Outstanding in every regard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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