Dioramabase - Winterwar project
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25 24 May 2023, 15:22
JohnGreat idea with the dowels and wire brush. Can't wait to see how it turns out with paint.
3 June 2023, 19:27
Bobby Thumbsi love that wire brush trick!! thanks for the tip - your son has your nose and mouth - good job on getting a slave to do all the boring stuff!! (jk)
8 June 2023, 03:57
Bruce HuxtableGood work, both! I'm watching closely, learning and being inspired! I'm curious if the lights will feature?
8 June 2023, 06:50
Mathias DecommereWauw! Thanks for your curiosity guys! I'm excited too to see where this goes!
@Bobby: haha, thx for the feedback on my kid! Well... If I were to pay him, I could be accused of childlabour, haha
8 June 2023, 17:07
Mr JamesCount me in. I'm planning a winter dio and looking forward to this. Like the work on the trees, they look good
26 June 2023, 20:19
Mathias DecommereWell, I'm not really convinced by the trees. My wife went to Finland a couple of years ago and told me the snow must be much more. So I felt a little confused and demoralised. Planning to test another method on other trees to have them replaced of have some variation in the wood... don't know yet.
28 June 2023, 04:16
Joachim P.Hello, Mathias, your trees are looking really fine! If you like to build up thicker snow on the twigs, I can recommend Vallejo Water Texture Acrylic Foam Effect, which can be poured from the bottle in several layers to build up a thick result. But maybe you are already beyond this, since the last comment here was from June, 28th- just my 2p 🙂 Many greetings!
20 July 2023, 19:28
Mathias DecommereThank you Joachim, I think I will. What I have now gives the good impression, but I'm not that happy with the detailled view... it's to grainy. Thank you so much for the tip. I thought snow would have been more... simple
20 July 2023, 20:10
Joachim P.Wow,now the twigs look really fantastic. I really admire how deep you are into the details. Chapeau!
5 August 2023, 15:38
Mathias Decommere@ Guy: welcome on board!
@ Joachim: happy to read such an enthousiastic comment! It took me some experimenting and good advice like yours to reach a good imitation, thanks again!
It's true, I'm not easy to please and I am taking this as far as I can. I have made some progress in the project now, but because everything is now in place and I just need to do some more figurepainting and accesoires before I can finish this up, I'll stop posting pictures of the dioramabase until I'll post the final album. I want to keep the full impression until the end. I will post the progress of the figures in the other album, though.
5 August 2023, 19:04
Bruce HuxtableExcellent progress! The snow sets the scene, so will patiently await the grand unveiling!
5 August 2023, 19:36
Joachim P.My pleasure, for sure! I can understand, you want to keep the full impression for the very end, this is how I go, too. Even, when I decided for a material, that needs loooots of patience and puts me to a hard test this time, I believe, it is worth waiting for, and about enjoying to see, that the sweet final realization is on its way. I hope everything works out the way you wish it to, best greetings from Düsseldorf!
btw: I love the looks of the AK Microballoons (?) I MUST give them a try, too
5 August 2023, 20:02
Mathias Decommere@ Bruce: thanks mate, comments like yours give me confidence that I'm on the right track! Happy to have a patient audience.
@ Joachim: Patience is key in this hobby for sure! The AK microballoons give a very nice snowy texture! Only it's easily blown away when you put the sand and gravel fixer first like I was adviced, it's dificult to stack it high to actieve a snowlayer. Therefore the acrylic foam did that job. Then I've put the fixer in a spraycan to spray all over to make sure everything sticks, but it is a tricky process. It's a real dusty product.
6 August 2023, 08:26
