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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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my mini marder diorama
orange_3D
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 04:16 AM UTC
Hi,

Finally finished this little diorama of my dragon 1:144 scale Marder II
The figs are converted from some prieser civilians, except for the guy in black - he is a prieser special fig released for Armour modelling magazine.

1:144 is really a small scale - makes 1:72 seem gigantic. Although I enjoyed doing this, I dont think its good for my eyes.

SIRNEIL
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 04:43 AM UTC
hi sonny
your mini marder dio is absolutley bloody brilliant !!!!
well done
neil
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 05:55 AM UTC
Wow, how do you paint figures in this scale? This scale can be combined with some of the Gundam kits.
It looks well composed. This dio can probably fit onto a cigarette box.




Braille
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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 07:10 PM UTC
Sonny Sy,

My goodness! "WAY TO SMALL!" Extremely impressive build. Do your eyes still work?

Really like your dio.

-Eddy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 04:04 AM UTC
thanks for the compliment guys!

KoSprueOne - I use Valejo '0' kolinskey sable and raphael '0' lolinsky sable brushes. I have to admit, a good brush that holds its point makes a big difference when painting in this scale. I go for more of a dabbing motion when it comes to the shading, and frequently take a look at the figure from a distance to judge the overall appearance.

I tried using the magnifying glass that came with a set of cheap 'extra hands' for soldering but the optics were pretty bad.

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