Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) With the disgraceful actions of Photobucket, I had thought I'd lost all of my photos for this RFI and the accompanying WIP. However, I have found my old and damaged memory stick and managed to get it working, and luckily, I had saved most, if not all of my photos. So, I will replace the photobucket pics and re-post them using HostingPics instead. Please be patient as this will take some time! As a bonus, I will be posting extra photos! FOR THE TIME BEING THE WIP REMAINS WITHOUT PHOTOS, BUT REST ASSURED I WILL BE REPLACING THEM. THANK YOU, Badder. So here's my diorama 'Carry on regardless' featuring a Tamiya 1/35th MkII Universal Carrier (forced reconnaissance) For 'forced reconnaissance' read 'reconnaissance in force' and write a letter of complaint to Tamiya's translator. Here's the WIP http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234995918-carry-on-regardless-how-to-make-realistic-trees-page45/ I've really enjoyed making this, my 3rd diorama since returning to modelling. Everything you see is scratch-built except for the carrier and it's figures. I am particularly pleased with the scratch trees, the method of construction being one of my own devising. However, I have subsequently refined the method and will employ it in future dioramas. Materials used: Base: 'Beech effect shelf', from The Range. A sheet of wire mesh. Polyfilla. Polycell Quick Set Cement. Groundwork and details: Woodland Scenics Field Grass (med green) Woodland Scenics Realistic Water. Woodland Scenics Underbrush. Corrugated cardboard. Wooden cocktail sticks. Coffee stirring sticks. Cocktail sticks. Plasticard. Astroturf. Tasma Products grass matt. Cotton wool balls. Winsor and Newton's Galeria matt and gloss acrylic varnishes. Humbrol enamels. Humbrol Weathering Powders, rust, dark earth, zinc oxide green. Tamiya acrylics. Grip CA glues, thin, medium and thick. PVA glue. Bart's Chervil, Basil and Dil tops. For the scratchbuilt trees: Twigs. Maxima nylon monofilament fishing line in 3lb, 4lb and 6lb breaking strains. . Drennan Feeder Line (braided) 6lb breaking strain. Garden twine with wire core and paper outer. Green Putty. The scene.... France 1944. Using a walled bank and trees as cover, a Universal Carrier rushes noisily across marshy land, hoping to draw fire from the enemy, thus to locate the position of his armour and artillery. Sgt Sid James cackles as he lets rip with his Bren Gun, aiming first at the warning sign and then at distant hedgerows and woods, trying to provoke a response. Lots more to follow. Thanks for looking, Rearguards, Badder Edited July 3, 2017 by Badder 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Love it,Sid James the legend..Looks fantastic Badder talking of Sid James a dio from 'Carry on Cabby' would be a nice project .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) These photos are perhaps not the best I have, but I will try to find the high quality ones I posted previously, plus extras. Obviously, this will take some time, so as I said before, please be patient. I may replace some of these replaced photos as I find better ones, and then even those replacements may be replaced. I was very pleased with the 'wake' and splashes behind the Carrier. The method I discovered was to dribble medium CA into the freshly poured Realistic Water and then tease the CA with a toothpick. The CA would turn into a gooey frothy gel, which could be lifted up and stretched into position to form the wake. In later photos splashes are visible under the rear of the carrier where 'water' is lifted up by the movement of the tracks. These splashes were made from torn polythene, positioned in the Realistic Water whilst it was still liquid. Below... the CA/Realistic Water 'wake' and the polythene splashes. Yeah, I know the tarp is awful. I may replace it if I can break the CA bond. TFL, Badder. Edited July 2, 2017 by Badder 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) TFL Badder Edited July 2, 2017 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiesolo Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Superb work, love it! Great effects on the scenery and the UC isn't half bad either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) My photobucket is full. I will have to delete some old posts to do any more! lol. EDIT 2ND JULY 2017. Oi, photobucket. Go fill yourself. TFL Badder Edited July 3, 2017 by Badder 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiesolo Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sublime water effects, did you use scenic water or the like, or good old fashion two part epoxy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) An absolute stunner of a dio (love the sign)....I can just imagine what the crews saying to each other readin' it!.... Edited March 20, 2016 by Vince1159 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Sublime water effects, did you use scenic water or the like, or good old fashion two part epoxy? Thanks Eddie. Water is Woodland Scenics 'Realistic Water'. Simple to use, but costs 20 quid a bottle. I used half on this diorama. Poured 5 layers each about 1.5mm deep, allowing around 24hrs to cure between pourings. Added details to stream bed before first pour, then coloured with brown acrylic to dirty up the downstream area. Rearguards, Badder Edited March 20, 2016 by Badder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) On 20/03/2016 at 3:44 PM, Vince1159 said: Love it,Sid James the legend..Looks fantastic Badder talking of Sid James a dio from 'Carry on Cabby' would be a nice project .... Thanks Vince. Not sure about the carry on cabby dio to be honest! Rearguards, Badder Edited July 2, 2017 by Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nice dio loads of detail, very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nice dio loads of detail, very nice. Thanks Ozzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 TFL Badder 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thanks Vince. Not sure about the carry on cabby dio to be honest! I don't know,all you have to do is build a 37 Austin,a 54 FX 3 a couple of Morris Eights and then build the garage (no problem lol).... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 For information on tree and stream construction, there's a full and detailed WIP of the same name in the....er.... WIP section. Thanks for looking, thanks for all the positive comments here and in the WIP, and now I'm off to re-work my Somewhere near Villers Bocage diorama! Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) I don't know,all you have to do is build a 37 Austin,a 54 FX 3 a couple of Morris Eights and then build the garage (no problem lol).... Not sure if I have enough Milliput to model Hattie Jakes...... Edited March 20, 2016 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Not sure if I have enough Milliput to model Hattie Jakes...... Blimey i doubt if you can even get the kits!..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vince1159 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 The detailing on the bottom right hand corner is fantastic Badder.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) The detailing on the bottom right hand corner is fantastic Badder.... Thanks again Vince. Btw, I've revised my tree-making method. While making a small bush I experimented with heating up the fishing line over a candle. It went all wavy and swirly and shaped a lot more like a real twig. Bunches of them looked even better. So I will employ that method with future trees. The first will be a replacement for the one in the Somewhere near Villers Bocage diorama. Edited March 20, 2016 by Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Like it! Thank you Phil Rearguards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Excellent diorama, the detail you've managed to capture is extraordinary, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Excellent diorama, the detail you've managed to capture is extraordinary, Sean Thanks Sean. Not sure about 'extraordinary'. It's just a case of building up layer by layer for the groundwork then adding a few 'detail pieces' like the walls, trees, fence posts and sign, and the bridge, oh and corrugated iron, and the reed mace, and the stream, and puddles and... oh okay then it's extraordinary. Thanks again, Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Trunk covered in Green Putty and worked with a scalpel. Brown washes applied then CA dribbled over and sprinkled with Chervil. Roots of tree made from the roots of a tree. Moss on wall created by dabbing green 'Grit Paint' then applying washes. TFL Badder 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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