Have you found the book helpful Peter? I’m glad that it’s inspired you do do these.
Andy
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Have you found the book helpful Peter? I’m glad that it’s inspired you do do these.
Andy
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Hi Andy
yes the book was a help, as are the articles which were published in Mil Mod.
i agree they are addictive, although they can take a surpising amount of time - still a lot less than 1/35!
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yes the book was a help, as are the articles which were published in Mil Mod.
i agree they are addictive, although they can take a surpising amount of time - still a lot less than 1/35!
peter
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Here is my D-Day diorama.
it shows a Sherman DD taking the surrender of a German soldier coming out of PZIV Tobruk pit, with a single British soldier advancing. The reason i used the Sherman DD rather than an ordinary Sherman was that using a DD would clearly set it as Normandy, an ordinary sherman coud have been anywhere, even North Adrica!
i know the barbed wire is out of scale, but it is the thinest wire I have.
i now have the body of a Pziv to use - perhaps I may try and convert it into a bergpanzer.
Peter
it shows a Sherman DD taking the surrender of a German soldier coming out of PZIV Tobruk pit, with a single British soldier advancing. The reason i used the Sherman DD rather than an ordinary Sherman was that using a DD would clearly set it as Normandy, an ordinary sherman coud have been anywhere, even North Adrica!
i know the barbed wire is out of scale, but it is the thinest wire I have.
i now have the body of a Pziv to use - perhaps I may try and convert it into a bergpanzer.
Peter
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Cheers guys - I really do need a better magnifying glass.
Peter
Peter
Invest in an optiviser. They are what most of the top modellers rely on these days as we get older and our eyes are not as sharp as they were.
They aren’t very expensive too, although I suspect that many are cheap copies from China of an original design? Anyway, I rely on them nowadays for small work and I know that Mike the Kiwi does too. You can wear prescription glasses as well as optiviser.
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Peter, have a look here.
www.theloupestore.co.uk
It was orig posted by someone on here, but I forget who. Great site! Proper optivisors are made by Donegans I think.
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www.theloupestore.co.uk
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Thanks for the link and thoughts about an optivisor. i bought one a few years ago but could not get on with it. I will have to dig it out and give it another go.
Here is a photo of the base of my next dio:
as you can see it is twice as long as my other dioramas which are 5cm x 5cm. The reason being that this 'reptile' will be the centerpiece of the diorama:
the idea, and challenge is to have a burst of flames from the Crocodile to the bunker in the corner. Not sure how I am going to do it - putty or perhaps
John - here is a photo of one with Vallejo paint for scale:
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Here is a photo of the base of my next dio:
as you can see it is twice as long as my other dioramas which are 5cm x 5cm. The reason being that this 'reptile' will be the centerpiece of the diorama:
the idea, and challenge is to have a burst of flames from the Crocodile to the bunker in the corner. Not sure how I am going to do it - putty or perhaps
John - here is a photo of one with Vallejo paint for scale:
Peter
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Hi Peter
I can well imagine these micro dios becoming addictive. Wonderful stuff. Even at 1/35 I need my optivisor.
Jim
I can well imagine these micro dios becoming addictive. Wonderful stuff. Even at 1/35 I need my optivisor.
Jim
That croc is a beautiful casting Peter. Did it need much clean up or was it as good as that when it came?
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Tim - the only casting line was one around the sides if the turret. It took about 10 minutes to clean up.
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Hi guys
I've painted the base ...
... and fixed the Crocodile in place, now only the 'flames' to do.
i say 'only' but I haven't decided how to make them. Fortunately they are not flames more a burning liquid so it has a solidity about it.
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I've painted the base ...
... and fixed the Crocodile in place, now only the 'flames' to do.
i say 'only' but I haven't decided how to make them. Fortunately they are not flames more a burning liquid so it has a solidity about it.
peter
Another beauty.
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Hi Guys
a busy weekend has seen me finish my latest mini dio - a crocodile! Here are some photos:
thd flames, or rather the jet of flaammable liquid was mde using cotton wooll soaked in diluted PVA wood glue formed over a very thin length of wire.
Peter
a busy weekend has seen me finish my latest mini dio - a crocodile! Here are some photos:
thd flames, or rather the jet of flaammable liquid was mde using cotton wooll soaked in diluted PVA wood glue formed over a very thin length of wire.
Peter
Nice job Peter. Might be worth a “calibration” picture to show how small these actually are.
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Outstanding work Peter, truly outstanding!!! I never realized how small 1/285 scale really was until I met Andy Belsey at the Euro in 2016. He happened to have one of his 1/285 dios with him. We had a wonderful chat and I took a picture of his fantastic work. I hope you don't mind if I post it here,
The best thing was, it included the famous Andy Belsey fingers in the photo too!!!! Incredible dio Peter and you have my total respect for your work in this scale. I know optivisor lenses don't go high enough for me to even attempt trying something this small...........
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The best thing was, it included the famous Andy Belsey fingers in the photo too!!!! Incredible dio Peter and you have my total respect for your work in this scale. I know optivisor lenses don't go high enough for me to even attempt trying something this small...........
Prost
Allen (almost Ret.)