thommo Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Our niece saw the dioramas I'd made for our daughters and wanted one. I said "send me some pics of what you want". Being a bit of a wild environmentalist, she sent me pics of Princess Mononoke riding a wolf - a Japanese Anime character, who I discovered is an environmental warrior. Challenge accepted. The princess is pretty much done via scratch building and bits from two different 1/35 figure kits. The wolf will be a solid plastic figure I've ordered on Ebay. There are also little luminous ghost-like figures who hang around with her (tree creatures apparently). These I'll have to scratch build somehow from clear styrene, and light up probably with LEDs/optic fibre. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Great start to what promises to be a great project. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Mmm Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moggy Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I loved the (anime) movie - one of Studio Ghibli's better productions. Brilliant scratchbuilding 😜 Cheers, Moggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) Edited August 26, 2022 by thommo 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 5:30 AM, Pete in Lincs said: Mmm Interesting. Not quite sure eh Pete? Definitely different & way out of my comfort zone but really well done. 👍 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 10 hours ago, stevehnz said: really well done It certainly is and will make an unusual addition to the display cabinet I imagine. Unless it's full of weird stuff like mine. Obviously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: It certainly is and will make an unusual addition to the display cabinet I imagine. Unless it's full of weird stuff like mine. Obviously. I've got a bit of weird stuff in my cabinets (Frank Frazetta dios, F1 crash inferno dio, pod racer dio) but this one will end up somewhere in my niece's share house in Melbourne. Have been scratch-building the 'tree creatures' from clear sprue. Was going to light them up with optic fibre from a flickering green LED, then I discovered SMS make a glow in the dark paint in exactly the colour I need - but the local hobby shop does not have it. May need to order online, and put the lights in it too? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 The Tree Spirits are built by stretching, shaping & gluing bits of clear sprue. A few more pics of the wolf & princess. Base is all wired up with optic fibres coming from a green LED (steady, not flickering) to go inside the Tree Spirits, though it won't be very bright, probably only really visible in the dark. May paint with a light coat of glow-in-dark paint. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moggy Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Man - this is one incredible bit of modelling. Hats off to you! Cheers, Moggy (very very impressed) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 Adding bits to the base today. Clippings & twigs from the garden glued together. 'Legs' added to the tree trunks by grinding down some twigs (yes, the trees in the movies appear to be alive with legs). Ultimately it will be a very green mossy damp forest scene. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 Base ready for paint and foliage. I'm thinking an undercoat of Tamiya Deep Green, then gluing on foliage to represent mostly moss, maybe some leaves, and making some mushrooms, maybe a few flowers, a little grass. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 Deep green undercoat, then black oil wash in selected areas, then medium green and burnt turf over the top. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lefthands Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Lovely work! It will look very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 In the home stretch. A bit of touching up of the paint on the base & add the polystyrene protective cylinder I made to cover it. The 'tree creatures' have a dim green light in them which shows up in the dark when you push the button. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 That's a big WOW! from me. Love it. I also like how when the tree spirits rotate their heads they click. Cute. Hard to do in model form though The moss and trees look really good. The figures too, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Impressive work Thommo! 🏆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Very cool. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 That has turned out wonderfully well, some real atmosphere about it. 👍 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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