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Dale
Sorry got behind on this. It really has turned out very well indeed.
Keep up the great work.
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A brief aside - sandbags. Read this tip on here somewhere, whoever it was - thank you! Had a go at making some scale sandbags from green stuff and micropore. Real sandbags are 14" by 26", so scale to 9mm x 16mm. 1.5cm micropore tape is close enough. I had no glass sheet so used my bathroom scales to work on. Bit and bobs:
I used a tiny piece of putty, rolled into bits the size of a match head. Stuffed those into a piece of tape about one cm across, then folded over:
The toothpick is excellent for working the green stuff since it doesn't stick. Painted with acrylics they look pretty good I think. You'll see a few in the next Dingo update
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OK, next bit for the Dingo. Coming together now. Bits for the base:
I mixed about two dessert spoons of plaster with the same amount of bird sand, added a spoon of paint, and a good squeeze of PVA. The mixture got spooned into the back of a 6'x4'picture frame:
I added a signpost. made from a McD's coffee stirrer, and some other bits to add interest. The sandbags can be seen next to the oil drum. I've cut bits of jute string/twine into inch lengths then blobbed together with PVA. These get stuck in holes drilled in the plaster to make desert grass. It's still not finished, but getting there now:
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Dale, Great stuff:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:Comment
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Love it!
The sandbags and string are great ideas. Very well done indeed.
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Dale,
Great result.Comment
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Hi Dale
Looking good mate. Sorry I missed the comment about the figure earlier, but he’s come out pretty well so it’s too late now LOL….the base is setting this build off well. Nice positioning of the main elements as well. The scene looks much more dynamic than if the Dingo was just placed squarely in the middle.Comment
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Thanks Tim. The figure isn't up to much; I blame lack of practise and old eyes! The Dio is getting there now. I've added some rocks and a small campfire in the empty space too now. The officer will be looking at a map. It's turned out ok, better than I expected tbh I'll post in completed vehicles once finished. Bovington tomorrow to measure the aerial!Comment
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Have fun at Bovington…..great museum! An officer with a map eh….more dangerous than the enemy that is!
Regarding figures, the best way to improve is to go for more contrast…the shadow areas are better if darker, and the highlights are better if lighter. This makes the shapes stand out more and gives the figure more dynamism.. Something to outline the main colour blocks is also worthwhile as it makes them read more clearly. An over all pin wash is not a great idea to me though, it just muddies up the main colours.Comment
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Update six hundred and seventy three (it feels like! - just kidding).
I thought the vehicle was fairly well finished, and the base done, but after looking at the pics realised I need to weather the interior a bit. It looks far too clean. Edit - I've also just realised I've got to add the shovel and mirror too...
Anyway, base has had some vermiculite "rocks" added, along with a fire. I've painted the "grass"! a bit to bring it to life. The sign now points somewhere, and I've added a bit of buff ballast too.
The vehicle tires are now weathered and I've added a canvas top (made from shoe box tissue), and the aerials are on. I found out at Bovington that the right hand aerial is a "b" band, and two foot long, while the left is a type 19 radio aerial, and was used in increments of four feet, so 4, 8 ,12 or 16 foot fully up. i've just gone four foot. When you see these modelled with aerials the same length, they're wrong apparently. This from a Dingo owner who should know.
I'm pretty chuffed with how it's turned out to be honest. Lots of Youtube and solid advice on the forum has added lots to the kit. Thanks all, for all the great advice :smiling3:
Just the figures to finish and add, and the interior weathering and I'll call this one done. Next? A tank of course.Comment
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