discussion 1/35, 88mm flak gun diorama

[shovelhead 1977]

just started this to see how the gun and figures will be placed !

 

[Guest]

Ray .
Seen plaster bandage used on railways, but not on a dio as yet .
Will take notes.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Raymond
Very nice looking start to the dio. I missed the gun build but just had a catch up on that. Beautifully done. So nice to see the figures. I am building the Tamiya 1/48 version at the moment so the photos of your super detailed Dragon kit will be great for reference.
Jim

 

[rtfoe]

This is the part I like Raymond...the dio base process. Looking good.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[shovelhead 1977]

Ray .
Seen plaster bandage used on railways, but not on a dio as yet .
Will take notes.

hi john, its a plaster cloth from hobbycraft on offer a pound for 10 cm by 3mtr, thought I would give it a try. not so messy as plaster of paris, you dip this in water , cut to size and put on diorama ! not quite sure what I wanted to do, but it had to be a snow scene as the crew have winter uniforms on. was thinking about a few rocks a couple of trees and maybe an old fence ! got some snow powder so everything will be lightly covered [ to cover any mistakes ! ] have to see how it goes as this is my first ever diorama !

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ray.
Does look ok, sounds a you have it covered scene wise.A few trees to give it some height, fence sounds another good move.

Plenty of good videos on U Tube from Precision Ice and Snow if you need any pointers.

 

[shovelhead 1977]

thanks, it was from precision ice and snow I bought my snow from ! may put trees on the long side with fence behind them

 

[shovelhead 1977]

rough idea how the fence will be, all these two chaps did was sit down !

 

[Guest]

I found that the adhesive layering is the hardest part. Putting on the snow as they show is great, esp the angle one for a wind swept scene.

 

[Guest]

Posts crossed there Ray. Just wondering are you going to spray a coat of white over that bandage first to give it a sealing coat, might help ?

Looks good set up, the wire placement is damned good, looking fwd to seeing the snow on it :thumb2:

 

[shovelhead 1977]

yes will be spraying white over it, maybe a few tufts of grass and a tree stump or two, not quite decided on that yet

 

[shovelhead 1977]

started doing the trees, apparently pine trees in 1/35 scale would be about 11 inches, for a 60 foot tree, mine are going to be a little shorter ! but still tall enough to be the right size for the figures, then given a light dusting of snow, thats what i'm hoping anyway

 

[Jim R]

Hi Raymond
Coming on nicely. Like the trees.
Jim

 

[Guest]

Ray those branches are very realistic could you say what you used please ?

 

[shovelhead 1977]

hi john, they are 1/35 pine boughs from panzer models,the trunk is balsa dowling, tried a few different things but they never looked right , either to big or to small but these are perfect ! cut them to what size you want, drill small holes in the trunk and glue them in, will have a light dusting of snow when completed. about 12 quid for 15 boughs , i have ordered some more as i want to put a few more trees on the one side. also if you run a wire brush up and down the balsa dowel it creates a bark like finish !

 

[shovelhead 1977]

a few logs from the leftover balsa dowel, few more to make yet. they are a bit darker than whats in the photos, I think the light may have been to bright !

 

[shovelhead 1977]

coming along nicely, nothing fixed down yet just seeing how it looks as I go along !

 

[Jim R]

Hi Raymond
That is looking really good. Your balsa logs are very convincing.
Jim

 

[shovelhead 1977]

thanks, they are a bit darker than the pictures show wont have to use so much light next time !

 

[scottie3158]

Ray,
Looking good really taking shape.