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Ken, I'm trying to facilitate both a slight angle and topography changes. Rise in the back to drop in front is what I'm after.
Dave, I broke down and ordered a collapsable table-top photo booth which is scheduled to arrive today along with my diorama case. I'll use it to finalize this decision over the weekend in between softball games.
I'll also do a product review in a different thread. I think this might solve a lot of my problems with taking better shots.
The likely orientation is the first set of pics from the front then the top. An alternate is to move the structure left and put the tractor and boiler on the right. I think this is a bit out of balance but could work with a tall tree in the back right corner.
Can you tell us a little bit more about your diorama cases please.
Thanks very much and will be following your progress,
Best,
--Paul
That's what i'm kind of pondering when i get to the layout point your at.
I used a hot knife on the areas that look melted and may lower the hill slightly.
I like what you are doing. As you saw on my mine, adding topography really adds to the diorama. It will be very interesting how you do this. I'll be following closely. Phil
The base is prepped now. The painter tape is covering the edging. I used styrene to edge the base and painted black. The last step of the whole project will be to remove the tape and touch up the black.
I laid the rail and floor and installed a retaining wall. My first thought was to have the rail heads the same height as the floor boards. I was running into some technical difficulties with this approach and went with the rail on top of the floor.
After this was complete, I painted the foam base with my favorite "dirt" colored paint and sprinkled with real dirt. Let dry and brush it off.
I installed a pair of styrene tubes as wire conduits and carved a place for the batteries and electronics below.
I believe I will work on some more castings while I think about how I want the roof to look...either same all over or 2 different materials suggesting the tractor bay was an add-on.
The base for the diorama is looking great so far. I especially like the cribbing in the retaining wall in this photo:
http://www.craftsmankituniversity.com/vanforum/uploads/imageupload/062/HZ3QD0G8MRDZ.png
A nice authentic detail.
Later, Dave S. Tucson,AZ
The resin details are in various states of completion. A few are ready to show and I'm starting to get the feel for the photo booth. Still a bit more to learn with it.
Super natural looking details. I especially like the oily rag in the first photo and the rusty steel drums. These very subtle touches will really make a scene come to life. Thanks for sharing these photos. Nice to read that you are getting more comfortable with the new photo booth.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
I start by priming all the castings....wood gets tan, metal gets dark brown.
For the parts bin, I did the wood first using the step by step I did here: http://www.craftsmankituniversity.com/vanforum/index.php?p=/discussion/1052/kit-312-truck-repair-shop/p1
For the metal junk, I picked 4 metalic colors: blackened steel, oily steel, adamantium, tarnished brass (pick your favorites). I painted individual pieces a variety of colors...you don't have to be neat with this step. let it dry. Give a wash with AK track wash and let sit 15ish minutes then go over with brush wet with mineral spirits. This will take some of the rust off the top and wash some down in the cracks...both good things. Let dry. Dip a paper stomp into some dark steel pigments, tap most of it off then rub it all over the tops of the metal parts.
That's it.
Terry