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IS-2 dio for AGE
andy007
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 04:03 PM UTC
Hi guys,
Here are some pics of my dio for the AGE campaign. The wall needs a coat of something dark to tone it down, i need to start on the road.
Sorry bout the quality of pics for the figures i will re-shoot them at a later date.




SS-74
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 08:56 PM UTC
Hi Lord Anzac,

very nice scratch build walls. my only thing is looked a bit red. might wanna tone it down a bit.

The figures are nice, showed great improvement over your last figures.

Keep up the good work.

andy007
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 09:00 PM UTC
Dave,
I have just dry brushed some burnt umber over it which should tone it down quite a bit
WeWillHold
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 11:43 PM UTC

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I have just dry brushed some burnt umber over it which should tone it down quite a bit



Lord Kiwi Dude

If you get a chance, please post a pic the drybrushed wall so we can see how its coming along. The overhead pic showing the two riders is pretty cool. It looks like you have done a pretty good job on the figs (as usual)

An ambitious AGE Campaign entry!!! Good concept Andy--keep at it and keep us posted.

Steve
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 12:25 AM UTC
Good job.
Couple things - where's the rubble, I think adding some will spice up the diorama a bit and give a bit more realizm to it.
The white cross (AC ID) looks a bit to clean as compared to the rest of vehicle. Could be flash, could be not done weathering, could be a few things, so you decide on this one.
andy007
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 05:08 PM UTC
Slodder,
You were right the top cross was a bit white i have just dusted a bit of pastel over it and that seems to have done the trick.
Steve,
here is a pic of the wall with dry brushed burnt umber


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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 11:16 AM UTC
G'day Andy, the whole thing looks really good. My only recommedation for this dio would be to give the wall a dull coat because bricks usually dont shine.
What materials did you use to do it?
Here is my first wall that I recently finished and is done in plaster.

If you ever get the chance, get some plaster of paris and give it a try. Sculpting is really easy and you can give it about any shape that you like. This is mainly what I do:
1) Sculpt the wall out of a panel of plaster
2) Coat the the plaster wall with future (klear) varnish to stop the dust from getting off the surface
3) Paint everything. Take into consideration using different tones of brick.
4) Future coat to give it a glossy look (needed for step 5)
5) Oils (burnt umber + black) very dilluted
6) Flat finish (needed for step 7)
7) Pastels to simulate dust
8) Flat finish

The rubble stones are pieces of plaster. I just got a block of plaster and hammered it down to pieces FUN. Then, for the smaller pieces of debris I improvised. Get a considerable amount of plaster dust (from the hammering) and put it in a bowl. Then pour some future into the bowl and mix. This goo that you get can be placed all over the paviment, and when dried it gives a really nice look.

Zverko
andy007
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 08:36 PM UTC
Zverko,
i have just tried your method and i reccomend it to everyone it looks a lot more realistic than the old stryofoam trays Some pics are on the way
mikeli125
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 10:15 PM UTC
andy looks good mate why not do some hevy washes around the exghust's look a little too clean will finish it off nicely
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 10:27 AM UTC
Andy, Keep workin' at it; you're off to a great start!! Would suggest randomly painting individual bricks with a lighter and darker shade of the base colo(u)r.
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