Well after a year of it sitting half done in the shed, a few weeks effort have finally finished off my second diorama. Quite happy with the result, enjoyed working on it, most of it new for me and out of my comfort zone, plenty of lessons I have learnt to improve future dio's going forward, looking forward to my next project...thinking an Aussie sniper team in bushland.

Comments welcome, enjoy

WIP photos are here

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/138025&page=1

Completed photos below

Wow, great surroundings, and the wet figures look very nice.

But I think this river is to shallow for scuba divers, but professionals will correct me. Looking forward to the next one.

Cheers,
Adam

Yo Hayden,

Nice work you show here! Very intens vegetation. Not bad for a second diorama. Youre on the way for building more dioramas

My only minor thing is that the diorama is to big for the story you want to tell. Think more in a compact way and try to avoid mutch from the same stuf, in youre case the vegatation.

Good job!

Greetz Nico

Good job Hayden. I know there's been some questions on the scuba gear for such a small stream. I to was wondering about that. But, you live and learn, and move on to your next project. Keep it up and hope to see more from you.

Kirk

Nice scene and groundwork. I also was thinking it was too large, but then again it does give that immensity of the jungle feel to it. The water is very cool

Hayden, I think the size of your landscape creates a sense of alone-ness. Sometimes ground is necessary.

I've read the WIP thread, but while you said you'd use resin for the water after reading about Woodland Scenics, you ultimately decided on WS EZ Water? I'd like to know what changed your mind. How deep were your layers? Did it damage the figures at all? How did you achieve a uniform color? What sort of touch-ups required a soldering iron and a blow torch? How did that not damage the underlying groundwork?

My understandig of EZ Water is, it is prone to shrink; I wonder if you've seen that in your build. Would you do anything different if you were doing it again?

Thanks for sharing this interesting diorama!

John A.