Ratch Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 MiniArt diorama with Tamiya tank 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Very VERY nice indeed. I like everything about it except the broken glass inside the buildings. It's much too thick. When I did my street scene I used the clear plastic lids from margarine tubs. It would be easy to replace yours and make that one super diorama. Regards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks, I use microscope slides as these are the thinnest glass I could find. I don't think plastic looks like glass, and I'm prepared to put up with the slightly thick appearance to get the shattered shards when I break the slides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Lovely looking dio,the wallpaper's a nice touch.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I like it, very eye catching,well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotel Papa Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks, I use microscope slides as these are the thinnest glass I could find. I don't think plastic looks like glass, and I'm prepared to put up with the slightly thick appearance to get the shattered shards when I break the slides. Try to get hold of cover slips for microscopy. They are very thin (one source I found gave the specs at .17 mm). E.g. here: http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/microscope-mountants.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Nice work Ratch, looks really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Thanks everyone Hotel Papa, on 01 Mar 2016 - 3:37 PM, said: Try to get hold of cover slips for microscopy. They are very thin (one source I found gave the specs at .17 mm). E.g. here: http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/microscope-mountants.html Thanks I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 That is very good, attention to detail of the whole street scene as well as the Cromwell is to a very good standard. The quality fine finishing on the buildings is particularly pleasing, perhaps well demonstrated for example by the exposed brickwork under the broken away render on the 4th photo down, very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thanks Rob, I appreciate your comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Question... are these MiniArt buildings vacuum formed or injection moulded and IF the former, are the rears modelled or did you scratch build them? Regards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 The large parts are vac-formed with injection moulded accoutrements. The rear of the buildings are part of the kit. You can see my Demo Build here... http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=45647 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 The large parts are vac-formed with injection moulded accoutrements. The rear of the buildings are part of the kit. You can see my Demo Build here... http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=45647 Nicely presented Demo you've done there. Having searched MiniArt buildings I do quite like them. I've always prefer to scratch my buildings, often taking weeks or even months of work, but I can see that the MiniArt ones are ideal for 'knocking out a quick one' fnar fnar. And of course one could use them as a good 'base' to upgrade further. Regards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Yes they're quite versatile, a basic backdrop to photograph against, a nice little diorama or something to go to town on - whichever the modeller wants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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