Diorama "Lost Horse"

[TomN]

Hi Guys

This is a diorama with my Schwimmwagen and Evolution figures, pretty much everything else is scratchbuilt. I started building it to enter at AMPS last week, started running out of time so I wasn't able to blog the dio build. I have WIP pics if you have any questions.

Comments, critiques and questions most welcome!

Tom

 

[ij001]

Comment ?? - Museum quality modelling, simple as that.

Ian.

 

[jknaus]

Fantastic work. Tells a story, great modeling, excellent painting All around
James

 

[chukw]

Beautiful- and poignant. Cheers, Tom!

 

[moon puppy]

:smack

Yeah we want WIP shots if you got them.

 

[nerdling]

I really like that How did you do the snow and ice?

 

[Sherman 18]

THAT IS AWESOME!

 

[lupanzer]

Most excelent , Tom ...the groundwork looks superb!

Luiz

 

[willem]

Absolutely top notch Tom !

Willem

 

[Swordsman]

Great Job ..... very convincing .... good luck with the Blue Ribbons ..... ldguy

 

[SA Dave]

Bloody AWESOME

 

[MrT]

Excellent work Tom!

 

[reconron]

That's great Tom!


I would like to know how you did the ice/frozen groung effect as well. :hmmm


Gr,Ron.

 

[TomN]

Thanks guys!! I really appreciate it!!

Fantastic work. Tells a story, great modeling, excellent painting All around
James

Thank you James! Funny thing is I got docked 2 points for having "no story". Ah well....

Tom

 

[TomN]

:smack

Yeah we want WIP shots if you got them.

Thanks Moon! I have lots of pics, is there anything specific?

Tom

 

[TomN]

I really like that How did you do the snow and ice?

Thanks Nerding!

The snow is Hudson & Allen. Great stuff, I hope I can find some more.

It's a powder, with some kind of powder adhesive in it. I mixed it with water, which turns it into this
Jell-O like stuff, then just spread it around. Once dry it's hard as a rock. You can sprinkle powdery
stuff on top of that, but I didn't.

It's a good idea to paint the area you are going to put snow on white first, because it's kinda translucent.

The chunky stuff around the edges is white decorative sand, which you can find at craft stores, mixed with
Modge-Podge.

I added some brown oil washes and future, to try to make it look wet.

The icicles are clear stretched sprue, superglued to a stick of wood and stuck up under the eaves.

HTH,
Tom

 

[SA Dave]

Thanks guys!! I really appreciate it!!

Fantastic work. Tells a story, great modeling, excellent painting All around
James

Thank you James! Funny thing is I got docked 2 points for having "no story". Ah well....

Tom

I can see the story The horse ran away Therefore the horse is lost :facepalm

 

[ausf]

I can't comment because I'm speechless. Oops.

Truly beautiful work, stunning and superb on all levels. Everywhere I look, there's more gorgeously crisp detail.

Those figures are amazing.

One word comes to mind with the last pic...Rosebud.

 

[TomN]

Thanks so much Ausf!!!

But really???!!!....you're comparing it to Citizen Kane!!??

Can't be anything but happy with that

Tom

 

[Dusan]

Excellent diorama with taste! Just superb...

All the best!
Dusan.