Diorama Techniques: Planes, Armor, Ships, Artillery and Troops

[Heinz]

bah sorry man I didn't get time to find those articles on scernery. I will do it this week just has been a busy weekend.

 

[B-17engineer]

Its ok no worries

 

[B-17engineer]

Alright I will Probably put the spackle down Friday....Should I then put glue over the spackle to put the dirt on or well its wet put it on?

 

[Matt308]

I would put the spack down. Let it dry. Think about the order of diarama development. Depending upon how you are putting things together, you might wish to put the sandpaper (road) down first with glue. Then the spackle to hide edges of the sandpaper. Then your major structures blended in with more spackle. Then your trees (if any). Then paint your spackle to hide the "white". Then put your grass down with Elmers white glue (dries clear not yellow and allows your colors to show through). Then your diarama models and equipment.

You always have to think about the process.

 

[B-17engineer]

Alright thanks !! I think I will put the Sandpaper down first like you said THEN spackle it

 

[muller]

Hi fellas

I didn't get a chance to work on my dio at all this weekend, because we had very unusual weather (it wasn't f***ing raining!) I spent my days off outside painting my 1:1 scale house. Yesterday afternoon the rains returned and forced me back indoors. I wasn't in the mood for painting 1/72 figures, so I started work on a plane, my 1st all summer. It's a 1/48 Academy I-16. So it might be a while before there are any updates on my dio.

I'll be watching out for yours though B-17!

 

[Heinz]

Sounds good Muller

 

[B-17engineer]

Cool Muller I started a new thread and named i My Diorama

 

[muller]

Cool B-17 still no pics on your thread!

I'll post pics of the finished Rata. I might try building a dio base to display it on.

 

[B-17engineer]

There are a lot of Pictures on my thread hmmmm

 

[Wurger]

Yep especially siggies.

 

[muller]

Plenty of pics of what you bought, but no pics of your dio. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

 

[B-17engineer]

oh ya i am starting to put in the "road" tommorow

 

[Matt308]

You better B17. I stickied that monster at the expense of my reputation. You better deliver.

Otherwise I'll relegate your diarama thread to the "OLD THREADS" section where it will die a much deserved death.

Not everybody gets stickied my friend.

 

[B-17engineer]

sorry...i am trying but now here comes the weekend I can look at my camera and figure out the problem and start progress.......

 

[Matt308]

I'm only yanking your chain, dude. Look forward to it.

 

[B-17engineer]

lol ok sorry

 

[B-17engineer]

Matt, do you make a lot of dioramas? Sorry just a random question

 

[Lucky13]

Does he f*ck! I only lives up when he can yank in someones chain!

 

[B-17engineer]

ok