Guys
This is a project that I have been working on for a long time. This is a work in progress, A Marine burning out a cave on Iwo, All comments and suggestions are welcomed

You have to give us some details on how you did that !!!!

Jim
Thank you for the comment. It is still a work in progress. I'll oost some photos on how I made the smoke plume in a few days

Thanks again

Tom

Is it expanding insulation foam, in an aerosol can?

Scott
BINGO You guessed right. I made a form out of modelers clay Let it dry anf covered it with Big Gap Filler and it expands


Tom

Nice work. Flames and smoke are notoriously difficult to model and you are doing a good job here.

One suggestion. I think the flame coming out of the flamethrower should be a redder colour moving to yellow rather than the way around you have it. I could be wrong but I think this would be more realistic.
I would also try and do it all as various shades of orange rather than just a red or yellow colour.

Great work though the smoke plume is very convincing.

James

James,
Thanks you for your comments. Since this is still a work in progress. I'll try your suggestions and tell you how it worked ouy

thanks again

tom

Jim Here's how I made the smoke plume
1 Make form I use Arista modeling paste and let dry

2 Insulationfoam


3 smear paste on form

4 let dry

5 paint


I hope this helps

Tom

I've never seen that technique used before, and it looks great!

That's an awesome job!

Gentlemen I made some changes to my diorama. I got rid of the flames and extended the smoke into and out side of the cave wall.
Let me keow what you think of the changes

Tom

Wow! That is awesome! I have only seen something like this done once before.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/106843#881450

I think your second version looks more realistic, though perhaps a bit less dramatic than your first. I liked the "hot" portions at the base of the smoke plume in the first version, but I like the smoke better in the second version.

-Doug

Doug
Thanks for the comment. this is still a work in progress.

Tom

Guys
It's been a while but I finally finished this diorama









Thanks for looking

Tom

WOW! That is SO cool.

Thomas HI! THAT is really cool. A lot of thought, work , and effort, i'm sure, but a fantastic result . I'd be real proud to display that piece on my shelf.

That's a major challenge to take on, I'm holding back on this kind of thing for a while at least.

About the only thing that would make it better in addition to the painting suggestion(s) would be to have the flames glowing.... or replaced with the real thing

Finally. How to make static fire. Would have never thought about insulation foam. I have a tube of the stuff in my garage. Now, I just have to decide what to use it on.