Hello there gentlemen,

This project started after coming across a funny picture while browsing Axis History Forum:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GBm1upyRRGs/SMbGj9AavlI/AAAAAAAAACY/f_NFSzIGuCo/s400/70_230.jpg

This led to the sculpting of a 1/72 figure and now I got it a "friend and am working on a base for both:



The details of the construction until this point are described in my blog but I plan to update it here too, as soon as I get more done. I've just finished painting the boat and tomorrow I'll post a couple of photos.

My blog adress for this build is:

http://fbminis.blogspot.com/search/label/FB72003

Happy New Year to all of you that are part of this Diorama community,

Francisco

Good googalie moogalie
You sculpted 1/72 scale - NICE.
The shot is small - but worth opening.
This will be cool and more than likely worth a Photo feature. Consider submitting it when it's done - or do a step by step build feature.

Hello Scott,

Happy New Year to you, good health to face these unstable times and to keep running this great site.

The photo is just a thumbnail, if you click it a 640px version will open. The same happens with the photos inside the blog.

Thank you for the opportunity to show my small projects once again, I will be carefully photographing the progresses taking that in account.

Regards,

Francisco

Thank you - I hope 2009 is great for you.

I opened the thumbnail and was happy I did. The detail for 1/72 is really good.

My god Francisco you've sculpted those figures in 1:72 that's insane talent you've got there well done

Franscisco, this is great and certainly desserves more response.
Perhaps after you post more pics.

Your talent for this scale is incredible!

Cheers
Claude

Great dio Francisco.
Details on these tiny figures are incredible. And I love the scene.

Andrzej

You are talented!! I love the character and detail you have put in the figures. Until I can get other glasses 1/72 is out of the question, 1/48 is about my limit right now. Keep it up!!

Beautiful detail....and in 1:72 scale!
Good eyes and tremendous talent.
Please post more photos
Cheers,
Charles

Thank you all for you kind words!

Let me just clarify that the guy taking a photo is 90% a Preiser figure, I only sculpted the arms, hands and made the Leica III.

Yesterday I had some time to put some more green on the base and paint the boat, camera and some more small bits. I'm planning to give it some oil washes today so I can dry-brush it tomorrow. The clear resin I had here is useless after being left away for some months, I'll have to get some more. The funny thing is that it cristalyzed on it's own although it was properly closed in a dark, dry cabinet.

It may be a small piece but it has been giving me a lot of pleasure to build, mostly due to the subtle details I've been able to add. The main one is the rubber boat. I sculpted it too and it's the first time I'm using it in a project. With paint on it looks much better to me than in plain resin, it feels good to see something gain some life, one step after the other (that's what modeling is, isn't it?).

You can see more about the boat in the following link. I'm planning two more projects to be done in short term using them. It'll be a way to experiment with clear resin and acrylic gloss gel too.

http://fbminis.blogspot.com/search/label/FB72004

By the way, I'm using this photo as inspiration:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tplye/202819320/

Photos of yesterdays progress:






Francisco

Wow! That looks superb so far!

Yes, please! Outstanding talent! I look forward to more.

Fred

Amazing vinette...and to know it's in 1/72 is even more incredible. Fantastic work! Thanks for sharing it with us. Cheers

Francisco,

Your little dio would have been a challenge in 1:35 scale, but it is EXCELLENT in Braille scale!

I think you should really test your skills and add spectacles to the cameraman!

Keep up the great work!

Quick update just to show everything painted and waiting for a bit of varnish, that I will leave to dry properly before I pour the resin. Given that the barrel as to underside, the resin coat won't be transparent, unfortunately. To be honest, it's something I overlooked but I'll have to live with it.

The following photo also shows 2 boats I've painted for another project.

i absolutely love it!
great work

Great work amazing you sculpted it in brille scale just painting them that small gives me a headache

That is really nice work.

francisco what can i say my friend? but you've got some talent there the painting is superb, and for 1/72 incredible detail, i find it hard painting 1/72 pilots for planes but with those figures mate you've nailed well done

Hello there,

Unfortunately, I kind of ruined this yesterday after pouring the resin. I didnt isolate the area that would contain the "water" properly so, it leaked a bit and I ended up with a curvy surface, curvy edges. I poured a new layer of clear resin and it evened out a bit but I still had to trim the edges with the scalpel and apply some gloss varnish to hide the trimmed areas. I was aiming for a calm and clean looking water but I might have to apply some waving with Talens Gloss Gel to hide these mistakes.

These 3 photos show the base before the last layer of resin and trimmed edges, I'll post more photos tomorrow.







Next time I'm going to use white glue to hold the the framing and isolate the areas better...

After trimming the edges and applying some gloss varnish:




Now it's time to touch up the black and make some waves and foam with gloss gel.

It's finished!

Waves done with 3D-lack:

http://artesdeco.factorc.net/product_info.php?products_id=3328&osCsid=dcc0b1d5531f467

It's similar to one of Vallejo's water products, it's what I had at home..

Wake done with:

http://www.saa.co.uk/artsupplies/amsterdam-heavy-gel-medium-matt-tube-250ml-980009.html

Final shots:

Francisco,

INCREDIBLE!!

You must be blind now! Or else you have your own personal electron-microscope!

I can't really tell, and since I know that there is only half of the barrel, I think you can see this from the side through the "water". Can you, or is it just in my mind? It's a shame if you can see it, since your water is very realistic!

Thank you for your superb work!

Thank you for your kind words!

When I created the figure, my intention was was to glue it to teh base, pour a layer of plaster or something similar, paint it in a water color and apply a thick layer of gloss varnish. However, I decided to experiment with clean resin instead and I knew I had to add some more paint to the resin to make it less transparent...but I didnt use enough and only noticed after it was cured. What I learned with this small project still weights more than that mistake, that's why I don't really feel that bad about it, but I won't do it again for sure

AWSOME if the guy in the photo had a later war uniform on ,you would have thought he had just row'd the River Elber. With a smile like that he'd just beat the whole Russian army, single handed. GREAT DETAIL . Thanks for the photos. Cheers Geraint