Vietnam Diorama - 1:35 - US troops/vehicles, etc
- Thread starter pjgtech
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Ok, so we have a little update, its too bloody hot to do much, I'm just trying to stay cool TBH!
Been slowly working on the base.
Trying to get a realistic jungle/mud type substrate. I always try to layer up the colours as most ground surfaces are not just one colour.
Previously I had already used a dark brown and then added a lighter brown.
And then added a dark green....
And then added the first ground covering texture, static grass, or rather my version of it. Which is to paint on PVA where I want the grass to go, then mix up 2mm grass (dark and light) and scatter onto the pav using a large metal sieve. Seems to work ok (ish).
I have left the area under the hut with a large bare area and the tracks as I assume there would be less grass in those area.
The base will now be slowly loaded up with other foliage, ground cover plants, shrubs, bushes, ferns, palms, etc. It will be a slow process, building up the layers of plant life.
A bit like adding flesh colour to scale model figures, it immediately brings the figures to life IMHO......I think once you start adding the final ground cover colour/texture, it also immediately starts to bring the diorama to life.....
Been slowly working on the base.
Trying to get a realistic jungle/mud type substrate. I always try to layer up the colours as most ground surfaces are not just one colour.
Previously I had already used a dark brown and then added a lighter brown.
And then added a dark green....
And then added the first ground covering texture, static grass, or rather my version of it. Which is to paint on PVA where I want the grass to go, then mix up 2mm grass (dark and light) and scatter onto the pav using a large metal sieve. Seems to work ok (ish).
I have left the area under the hut with a large bare area and the tracks as I assume there would be less grass in those area.
The base will now be slowly loaded up with other foliage, ground cover plants, shrubs, bushes, ferns, palms, etc. It will be a slow process, building up the layers of plant life.
A bit like adding flesh colour to scale model figures, it immediately brings the figures to life IMHO......I think once you start adding the final ground cover colour/texture, it also immediately starts to bring the diorama to life.....
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