Lee Chambers Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) Hi guys, I've been struggling to get any modelling time over the last few weeks, but for a good reason, I have been building a new man cave! I have it almost finished, in the meantime I have finished the winter diorama using the MiniArt SU-85. This is only my second tank build, it's not a bad little kit apart from the rubbish plastic tracks that were a fiddle to build. It was an experiment in modelling ice and snow, I used 5 minute epoxy for the icicles and tried a product called Krycell for the snow from a company called Precision Ice and Snow. Anyway it dragged on far too long and I am glad it's finished, overall I am happy with how it came out. Wear your winter woolies before looking at the pictures, I won't be held responsible for any frostbite claims LOL! Edited July 20, 2017 by Lee Chambers 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 That is very.........cool!...........sorry.... Seriously though - you have created a really believable winter scene and your photography shows it off very well. Most impressive! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Nice job, I'm getting a chill just looking at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadman Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hi Lee, That's a really effective scenario. I'll be having my first play with PI&S products over the next few days, so I hope my efforts end up looking as good as yours. Cheers H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I like the idea and the craftsmanship. Don't worry about the tracks, they're not really in sight. It never occurred to me to make icicles with glue - I'd have used clear sprue! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWC1968 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Liking that, cracking build, icicles are so real. loving all the small details. Cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Now that has made me feel frozen to the bone be they your Allie or Enemy - these were heroes. This diorama has left me thinking how lucky we are to live in the world as we now know it; how did mankind learn to adapt to such appalling conditions of suffering and decimation. A beautiful model - This diorama tells a very sad story 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Great winter scene. I like that a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thanks Carius ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 With the recent deluge of snow in the UK, I've taken some new shots of the MiniArt SU-85 diorama I built last winter. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) That low winter sun makes a big difference,great job Lee..... Edited December 13, 2017 by Vince1159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 That looks awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I saw this back in February but didn't have time to comment, so I'm grateful for the opportunity to comment now, especially with the new photos. Your snow drifts, coverings and accumulations are all perfect. I especially love how the snow has 'grown' around the barbed wire on the fence, how it 'mushrooms' on the tops of the fence posts. It does make me shiver too.. I've just been feeding and watering horses in ankle deep mud and the remains of snow and that's not a patch on the sub-zero temperatures you have depicted. Your diorama is very evocative. Forget jungle or desert warfare, fighting in the Russian winter is my idea of hell. My only criticism, if I may be so bold, concerns the icicles. While some are great, there are a few that let the rest down... not just in their shape, or how they 'hang', but also where they have been placed. I'm wondering if it is somehow possible to make 'precision' plasticine moulds for icicles, pouring the glue into them? Rearguards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Badder said: I saw this back in February but didn't have time to comment, so I'm grateful for the opportunity to comment now, especially with the new photos. Your snow drifts, coverings and accumulations are all perfect. I especially love how the snow has 'grown' around the barbed wire on the fence, how it 'mushrooms' on the tops of the fence posts. It does make me shiver too.. I've just been feeding and watering horses in ankle deep mud and the remains of snow and that's not a patch on the sub-zero temperatures you have depicted. Your diorama is very evocative. Forget jungle or desert warfare, fighting in the Russian winter is my idea of hell. My only criticism, if I may be so bold, concerns the icicles. While some are great, there are a few that let the rest down... not just in their shape, or how they 'hang', but also where they have been placed. I'm wondering if it is somehow possible to make 'precision' plasticine moulds for icicles, pouring the glue into them? Rearguards, Badder Thanks for the your interest,i respect your concern regarding the icicles,it was my first attempt at them,and i think i over did them a bit,but i wanted to depict old icicles that had been melting and refreezing and melting and refreezing over a period of a week or so and factor in a bitter gale all make some of the classic shapes go a little off,but that's just my imagination running wild LOL ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Superb modelling and superb photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Great new set of photos for your diorama think you have this spot on. beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks guy's,Merry Christmas i hope santa brings you a few nice kits !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek A Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 That is so realistic I've had to turn the heating up! Great work, very well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 26/01/2018 at 21:10, Derek A said: That is so realistic I've had to turn the heating up! Great work, very well done! Cheers Derek,glad you liked it,stay warm ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Bootiful,just Bootiful and so realistic,nice one 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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