Steady, wait 'til he's right on the bridge!" A 1/72 diorama

[Guest]

Colin, I can't even load pictures on here right, let alone photoshop....Whatever that is!

I'll believe ya

I'm finding the contents of the replies a bit embarrassing, but very nice! Thank you.

we wouldn't give em if it weren't worth it mate!!

[aaron]

After seeing this on my phone i had to jump on the puter for a better look.

[mossiepilot]

Ok Ron, you've got huge hands, only makes it that much more impressive:grinball1:.

Tony.

[Guest]

Thats amazing Ron. You have a great tallent there my friend. And a fantastic eye for detail. Totaly amazing workmanship.

Andy

[Andy2035]

I am simply lost for words, this is simply STUNNINGLY beautiful Sir...

[spanner570]

Thanks fellas, all good stuff.....

Just one picture. I've finished the water diversion to the lavoir.

The diverted water is a plastic collar stiffener cut to fit and then a bit more adhesive to bed it on, and to add a bit of shape to the bank of the stream. The 'dry' stream bed is just ordinary varnish drizzled over the painted polystyrene, which I hacked it out earlier in the build. The beads of the styrene make, I think, very convincing damp pebbles on the stream bed.

Just a bit of vegetation to add later in the build.....

Cheers all,

Ron

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[Guest]

That looks great mate, looks like you're not far off adding the vehicles/figures now???

The 'dry' stream bed is just ordinary varnish drizzled over the painted polystyrene,

OK .... good idea .... i'm nickin' it for one of the GB's next year

[spanner570]

That looks great mate, looks like you're not far off adding the vehicles/figures now???OK .... good idea .... i'm nickin' it for one of the GB's next year

Cheers Colin, but it will be a while before I start the figures and stuff...got loads more to do to the village, not to mention the 'minor' detail of the canal water, I'm still plucking up the courage to tackle that part. I will make a start on them if I need a break though.

Not another idea 'nicked'!......I 'aint rittin' no more tips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

Another 'Ron' masterpiece in the making. Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Quality work as always Ron superb mate love it.

scott

[spanner570]

Thanks Derek and Scott, I'm glad you like it so far.....

I'm trying to add a bit of detail and alter the general layout to make things a bit more 'Busy' and loose that empty feeling. I'm also going to leave the canal proper until I've finished the village, I don't want to ruin the water surface.

Here's what I've come up with so far......

I've finished the stone steps, then I thought a small perimeter wall around them would look nice, so I made one out of scrap styrene.

I have also added a cobbled pavement in front of the wrecked house and a small bit by the warehouse side door. On the other side of the canal I've added a little bench.

As for 'bits' I've made a start with a good old rustic ladder, a pile of round fence posts and a stack of timber on skids- all made from Gern's stirrers.

I will add some poles and power lines last thing or they'll only get in the way!!

Next I'll crack the obligatory can and have a think what else I can add, then tackle the damaged house and really trash it!!

Thanks for looking in.

Ron

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[spanner570]

I've turned my attention to the 'Reception area'. I've kept this open space behind the two buildings on purpose.....

I have added a small extension to one and a bit of an old tin roof on the other to kind of fill in the space a bit, without taking much of the ground area away.

The long roof is the usual strip method which I explained at the start of the build. The other is made from kitchen foil.

Now here's a question which I'm sure someone on this most wonderful of forums can answer....I've been trying to model a piece of corrugated tin in 1/72 with no success....Any ideas how to form the very small -3" in real life- corrugations? I use the cocktail sticks trick for 1/35 but these are too big for this 1/72 model.

I'm happy with just scribing the sheet lines on and weathering but I would like, if poss., to do it 'proper like'.......I haven't looked on 'tinternet as I thought it would be more fun to see what you guys come up with. No Googling- I could have done that,lol.....brains only!

Here are a couple of pictures of the initial work on the back yards.

I hope you like them...

Cheers,

Ron

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[Guest]

please stop now,this is bloody awesome:respect2nly kiddin about the stop lol

mobear

[Guest]

Fantastic Ron. You always amaze me with your work. Now for your problem, cocktail stick are too big. If i was to do what you wanted to... id get myself to B&Q and buy myself a box of long panel pins and use the same method. Just a thought mate.

Cheers

Andy

[spanner570]

Nice one ole, thanks for you post.

Andy, top idea. I never thought along 'metal lines' and if panel pins- which I have loads- are still too thick I could nick some of the brides sewing needles and stick those together.....I'll try your pins idea first though.

I knew I could rely on you people to come up with the goods......Any other suggestions?

Cheers,

Ron