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When Hell Freezes Over...
FilipDePrete
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 02:27 AM UTC
Great dio!
This might sound like a stupid question, but how did you do the snow? In your dio it looks like real snow. Whenever I try it, it looks like, well, whatever I'm using, but never like snow.
CReading
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Posted: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 05:19 AM UTC
Hi Barry,
Good that you would post. Hope you are having a nice holiday season and aren't too deep in the white stuff.


Filip,
Thank you for your kind comments.
The base was done with cel-u-clay to form the basic 'ground' and the snow was made with Woodland Scenics "Snow" which I believe are micro balloons.
I applied watered down white glue to the areas I wanted covered and sifted the 'snow' onto the piece as if it were falling snow. This was done several times till the piece looked right.
I added more snow to the tank in areas where it would have normally accumulated.

Cheers and Happy New Year,
Charles
Murdo
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Posted: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 06:09 AM UTC
WOW!
KFMagee
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Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 11:21 AM UTC
I love offbeat dioramas that bring about something besides drinking coffee or "the big shootout"..... Great concept, and fine execution!
CReading
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Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 09:18 PM UTC
Thanks Keith for the kind comments.
I attempted to keep this simple yet tried to get across the desperation and desolate feeling of defeat in the East.

Cheers,
Charles
TankCarl
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Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 10:54 PM UTC
Very well done.The snow looks freshly fallen,before it had a chance to pick up any icyness.I wonder about who might be trapped in the Tiger,since the hatches are closed,and there appears there was no one getting out.
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