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1stjaeger
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Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 03:04 AM UTC
Hi Charles,

I must say I love your ways of using cheap materials to great effect!!!
Reminds me of the good (?) old days, when that was more or less all you could buy!
I feel old!!!!!!!

Cheers

Romain

ti
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Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 04:48 AM UTC

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Hi Charles,

I must say I love your ways of using cheap materials to great effect!!!
Reminds me of the good (?) old days, when that was more or less all you could buy!
I feel old!!!!!!!

Cheers

Romain



Do not worry about it. I do not have all the money in the world. The whole idea of doing this project was to use cheap materials. This was my first time using this technique.
jrutman
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Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 05:42 AM UTC
Excellent!!! Really coming together now. Great ground work for sure.
J
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Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 05:59 AM UTC
Thanks Jerry.
ti
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Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 - 12:07 PM UTC
I think I am satisfied with the insurgents. Not the best but I am still a novice at this figure painting venture.

Insurgent Figures:



ti
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Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 - 09:02 PM UTC
Well, after buying some isop-alcohol, and soaking the figures in them to remove the paint, I finally took them out after 8 hours and the results were not that good. The paint seem to come off easily but so did the plastic. Or that's the way it looked from my point of view. I just thought the surface was rough and uneven. Regardless, I threw away two of the usmc figures.

So typical. And these were the two main figures I wanted to use in this scene. So that means I will have to build the other two remaining ones and luckily I had one resin figure from Blast Model that I will add to the present ones.

Oh well. Next time I will not leave them in for so long. I am going to start on the figures this weekend. So my apologies for not having any pics to show of the usmc figures. Hopefully next update.

But here is an over all view of the entire diorama with little details. I painted the concrete barriers black/yellow strips and added drums to the mix to make the scene more interesting. Still going to weather the building some more and the surroundings. A little more detail here and there.























SpeedyJ
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Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 - 10:15 PM UTC
My compliments for the set up. Very realistic. It forces to look even further. Makes a viewer want to discover what going on round the corner.
Maybe some weathering on the drums and garbage is needed. Still have that perfect look.
Some pictures are like stills from a movie.
Building is a real piece of ART.
Great job!

Regards,

Robert Jan
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Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 - 10:22 PM UTC
I love it. Wish I could scratch build like this. Really inspiring.
ti
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Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 - 11:38 PM UTC
My thanks for checking on this build. Still not 100% done but hoping to finish it by the end of this month.
jrutman
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 01:08 AM UTC
Just gets better and better!
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 02:29 AM UTC
Thanks Jerry.
1stjaeger
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 03:50 AM UTC

Wow!

Brilliant job on the truck, clever details like the trash bags well rendered!!!

Congratulations on an overall suberb dio!!

Well done indeed!!!

Cheers

Romain

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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 04:51 AM UTC
Charles what did you use to make the black trash bags, they look really convincing.
parrot
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 05:45 AM UTC

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Charles what did you use to make the black trash bags, they look really convincing.


Wondering the same thing,did you use small oieces of actual bags?

Tom
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 06:33 AM UTC
Hej Charles, kanonfint diorama... Ser fram emot att se det färdigt!
So i can only say it is very good, looking forward to see more of it...
Roger
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 07:01 AM UTC
Hi Charles,

Thanks for sharing your very convincing build. Looks great. One minor thing, if you allow, the seems between the building and the side way, as well as the space between the trash on the street and the street! But those are minor things.
Looks great, indeed!
ti
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 09:21 AM UTC

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Charles what did you use to make the black trash bags, they look really convincing.


Thanks. I made the trash bags using this method:

1. I cut a small piece of GLAD food rap plastic and cut it into the size I wanted; more like a square shape napkin.

2. Then I took some sugar( sand works fine too) and placed some in the center of the plastic.

3. I gently folded all four corners together then used a piece of thread to tie the plastic together.

4. Then I took a spray primer and sprayed the entire plastic. You might want to use a plastic type spray that is compatible with such materials. I did not have any on hand. So I just used a car primer spray can.

4. After it dried for an half hour to an hour, I took a black spray can( Tamiya Matt Black, but any will do, I guess) and spray the bags until I covered all areas except the bottom. This area will not be seen anyway. That's it. Instant trash bags.

I am a cheapo modeler. So O try and look for all cheap methods to building. That is why I decided to do this project.
rogerjo1
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 09:54 AM UTC
Thanks for that tip... Must try it
ti
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 10:05 AM UTC

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Thanks for that tip... Must try it


Varsågod Roger. Thanks.
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 07:41 PM UTC
I love the quality of your work! Your attention to detail is amazing. My only comment, and I don´t want to sound like the sour grape here, Is that the building is a bit overpowering for the whole scene. Especially all that empty space on the rooftop. This is particularly clear in the fifth picture. You might consider doing something happening there to help “balance” the scene. Some ideas: an Iraqi lady hanging her washed clothes on a clothesline. Some kids spying on the scene below, an interesting advertising sign, etc. You can get creative. Just my two cents worth.
ti
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 09:50 PM UTC

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I love the quality of your work! Your attention to detail is amazing. My only comment, and I don´t want to sound like the sour grape here, Is that the building is a bit overpowering for the whole scene. Especially all that empty space on the rooftop. This is particularly clear in the fifth picture. You might consider doing something happening there to help “balance” the scene. Some ideas: an Iraqi lady hanging her washed clothes on a clothesline. Some kids spying on the scene below, an interesting advertising sign, etc. You can get creative. Just my two cents worth.


thanks for your comments. Yeah. I do have the same thought and will see what i can do there. Hoping to find something before the 08 open in Stockholm.
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 10:22 PM UTC
Hi Charles, love it mate...
Is the gunman standing with the AK finished yet? I just noticed his right hand not down where the pistol grip is....or is he suppose to be wracking the bolt to chamber a round...?
I have the same figures and you gave me an idea with that, except I will add a pistol grip to the AK where it is cutaway.
Compliments, Jason.
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Posted: Saturday, March 01, 2014 - 10:44 PM UTC
Brilliant!! an amazing scratch build you've inspired me. Working in construction I'm off to find some of the insulation board waste cuttings.

Cookie
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Posted: Sunday, March 02, 2014 - 09:09 AM UTC

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Hi Charles, love it mate...
Is the gunman standing with the AK finished yet? I just noticed his right hand not down where the pistol grip is....or is he suppose to be wracking the bolt to chamber a round...?
I have the same figures and you gave me an idea with that, except I will add a pistol grip to the AK where it is cutaway.
Compliments, Jason.


The reason for that is that the gun is not glued to his hand as I was still working on the figure itself. Like I mentioned the dio is not 100% complete. The gun is temporarily mounted to give it the overall look.
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Posted: Sunday, March 02, 2014 - 09:10 AM UTC

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Brilliant!! an amazing scratch build you've inspired me. Working in construction I'm off to find some of the insulation board waste cuttings.

Cookie


Thanks Cookie. There are two types. The Blue and pink. Usually the blue is harder and more expensive. Either will do. But I think the blue is a little softer and his made by another brand name.
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