discussion 'You Miscalculated'

[tiking]

This truck diorama is based on inspirational reference from off the internet, of trucks getting stuck under a Concrete bridge. There were many reference photos I saw with different trucks with different cargo, but the main ones where reefer trailers getting stuck. So here are photos depicting just that. I was thinking of adding several figures but decided to keep the focus on the truck and its driver as the main theme. The only thing I regret not doing is adding goods inside the back of the truck. But I am thinking of adding a car or biker crossing the bridge as part of the scene.

 

[minitnkr]

Love it. The driver's pose is priceless.

 

[pjgtech]

Cool, as above, I love the driver's posture, head in hands, etc, classic case of one picture painting a 1000 words.
Little bit of extra info on how you made the dio would be really good, eg: materials used, scale for the truck, what models were used, etc? Cheers

 

[Lee Drennen]

Great caption. I agree with Paul that driver is priceless

 

[tiking]

Love it. The driver's pose is priceless.

Thank you kindly.

 

[tiking]

Cool, as above, I love the driver's posture, head in hands, etc, classic case of one picture painting a 1000 words.
Little bit of extra info on how you made the dio would be really good, eg: materials used, scale for the truck, what models were used, etc? Cheers

Thanks.
1. 1:24 scale.

2. I used xps boards for the bridge and styrene for the metal braces inbetween.

3. The truck is From Italeri. The ac on the top of the cab was midified with scratch built parts. Also the aggregate inside the fridge container, was also scratch built. I also used thin insulation xps boards to make the lining of the walls.

4. All signs were made by scaling down photos from the internet and them out. The street lights were taken from an old MIG kit. I just extended the poles using styrene.

5. The vegetation is a mixture or real plants and static grass.

 

[RafalMaker]

(...)
4. All signs were made by scaling down photos from the internet and them out. The street lights were taken from an old MIG kit. I just extended the poles using styrene.
(...)

Great idea and execution of the whole diorama! Congrats!

Could you please just put few words about what did you use for scaling the sign photos (specific software, or just playing with the scale percentage on the printer?), and how the process looked like? How did you ensure there are the right size (to scale)?