I am trying my hand at my first diorama. I'll be depicting an M-1A1 from the 3rd ID rolling down a Bagdad street. It will also have a sidewalk and a wall.
I purchased a wall section from Black Dog.
https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Wall.html#gallery_start
The wall was shorter than what I wanted. It's height is to the shoulder of one my figures - so maybe it's around 5'5"? I was thinking about cutting it at the base and inserting a styrofoam spacer and then covering it with some type of putty.
Any suggestions? Is there something better than Squadron putty I should be using?
Thanks,
Blain
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Building: Diorama Wall

B2Blain

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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2018 - 07:50 AM UTC

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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2018 - 09:45 AM UTC
In typical Iraq architectural "style" you could simply add a few rows of concrete blocks to the top -either traditional cinder block or ornamental. There are a few types of ornamental ones available in 1/35.

B2Blain

Joined: February 26, 2008
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Posted: Monday, December 03, 2018 - 07:36 AM UTC
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In typical Iraq architectural "style" you could simply add a few rows of concrete blocks to the top -either traditional cinder block or ornamental. There are a few types of ornamental ones available in 1/35.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Does anyone have any suggestion on materials I should use as plaster? I was thinking about Squadron/Tamiya putty. Is plastic putty better? Or does anyone know of other alternatives.
Thanks!
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