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A Temporary Aircraft Standing - My first ever dio attempt

Two years isn't so bad to rescusitate an old build progress. Good you've done that and looking good Alan.

Cheers,
Richard
 
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Cheers guys. Kind of fun when you get going with this diorama lark :)
 
Best thing in this instance is polyfiller Alan.

Plaster it in with a sponge & wipe away . Not to much water with the polyfiller. You can alwas wipe down with a wet sponge to get the effect. You will still retain the plank look but it will look more authentic.

The polyfilla will also to a certain extent fill the balsa.

Paint. Best airbrushed washes just keep at it varying the depth of paint in various areas. Some planks will be darker than other. After the main washes use a brush with the same colour wash to darken some of the planks. Some darkening for oil leaks but definetly only feint. Plus if you can stuff in a bit of greener in the plank joints on the perimeter will look good.

My take.

Laurie
 
Hi Alan
After all this time it deserves to be brought down from the shelf. Looking good.
Jim
 
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Was in work from 3am today so when i got home i decided to do a little bush arranging. Also have a plan to add two trees if i can make them work. Need to paint up the bushes and then add the scatter. But the finish line is (hopefully) not too far off now.

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AlanG said:
Was in work from 3am today so when i got home i decided to do a little bush arranging. Also have a plan to add two trees if i can make them work. Need to paint up the bushes and then add the scatter. But the finish line is (hopefully) not too far off now.
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Nice work Alan nice to see dioramas are becoming much more popular.

They make such a difference to our models when displayed in their working evnviroment.

Laurie
 
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I've always wanted to do one but just never had the skill or 'balls' to do one. So i just decided to dive in head first when i started this. Now i'm trying to finish it. But. It's going to be something i do again now as i'm really enjoying the challenge
 
Hey Alan,

You are doing a really great job on this!!! Glad to see you reached down and grabbed them puppy's and just did it. She's gonna be real nice when your done and a great place to display your wing thingys!!!

Prost
Allen
 
That is really shaping up Alan...don't remember if you mentioned any figures, will you be adding some? I think it always adds a little more action/life to an otherwise still scene. Main thing is to have fun and enjoy building it. :thumb2: Rick H.
 
Hi Alan, looking good. Are you going to paint the grass and bushes with shades and highlights?

Cheers,
Richard
 
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Mini Me said:
That is really shaping up Alan...don't remember if you mentioned any figures, will you be adding some?
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Hi Rick. I have some figures with the PSU & Kettenkraftrad kit i found in a wardrobe so might put them in. My figure painting skills are non-existent though

rtfoe said:
Are you going to paint the grass and bushes with shades and highlights?
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Hi Richard. No intention as of yet. Just building this is challenging enough One of the reason i added the three shades of scatter was to create a sort of shading on the bushes. As this is my first ever dio, i don't want to try and run before i can crawl lol
 
AlanG said:
My figure painting skills are non-existent though
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Only way to improve them, is to keep at it, so go for it!

AlanG said:
As this is my first ever dio, i don't want to try and run before i can crawl lol
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Only way is to run - if you stumble, pick yourself up again and push on - from what I can gather, there are folks on here who will offer advice to those who are taking their first steps, and ask for help.
 
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Gerry. Whilst i agree the best way to improve is to practice. I am really not that good a painter of figures. I have tried and just cannot seem to transfer my aircraft painting/weathering skills across to figures. No idea why.
 
AlanG said:
I have tried and just cannot seem to transfer my aircraft painting/weathering skills across to figures.
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Try to put some robots in then :smiling6: ...

I don't paint much figures either, but when I do, good reference pictures is half the work. I'm sure you can achieve some nice results with practice Alan :thumb2:
 
AlanG said:
Gerry. Whilst i agree the best way to improve is to practice. I am really not that good a painter of figures. I have tried and just cannot seem to transfer my aircraft painting/weathering skills across to figures. No idea why.
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I don't attempt to paint faces - a 'blob' of flesh is good enough for me, yes, I'd like to be able to paint eyes, lips etc., but can't seem to get the hang of things to get them 'right' (more fitting for nightmares than models), so don't bother - I'm going to use figures to 'explain' what's going on, rather than be the main 'focus'
 
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