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Silence of the Bells
Jberardi
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Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020 - 05:05 AM UTC
Dave:
Thanks for the encouragement. I agree the priest's forearm looks a bit out of whack in the photo, but I think it's the perspective. The right arm is coming at you and the other is down and away. I found this great website a while back (http://humanproportions.com/) that helps with scale measurements for multiple points on the body and face. Both arms on the priest measure 1.1 cm from elbow to finger tips.

Erwin:
Appreciate the comments. I was going for a bit of a shoulder shrug look which brings up the shoulders to the ears. That coupled with a high collared robe, gives the no neck appearance. Head is fully attached now, so I'll have to live with it.

Cheyenne:
Thanks, man. I really enjoy the scratch build process. A long way to go before these attempts would be passable in a sculptor's eyes, but practice makes perfect.

Jim
Jberardi
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Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020 - 05:09 AM UTC
Basic layout of the base is complete. Road bed is sunken a bit with a slight slope up to the church. Flagstone landing and stepping stones from the church to the road. The black rectangle on the left is the approximate location of the tree in the church yard.



Jim
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Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020 - 10:54 AM UTC

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Dave:
Thanks for the encouragement. I agree the priest's forearm looks a bit out of whack in the photo, but I think it's the perspective. The right arm is coming at you and the other is down and away. I found this great website a while back (http://humanproportions.com/) that helps with scale measurements for multiple points on the body and face. Both arms on the priest measure 1.1 cm from elbow to finger tips.

Erwin:
Appreciate the comments. I was going for a bit of a shoulder shrug look which brings up the shoulders to the ears. That coupled with a high collared robe, gives the no neck appearance. Head is fully attached now, so I'll have to live with it.

Cheyenne:
Thanks, man. I really enjoy the scratch build process. A long way to go before these attempts would be passable in a sculptor's eyes, but practice makes perfect.

Jim


You're quite welcome Jim, and I wondered a bit about the perspective aspect as I was writing my comments, but wanted to be sure just in case. I like that we have some keen eyed, non rivet counting, expert builders here on site to help me out from time to time.

Keep up the awesome job, looking forward to your next post.

Jberardi
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 04:36 AM UTC
Starting to come together now. The base is near complete save for some fine tuning. I finally broke down and bought a static grass applicator which makes all the difference IMO. I used multiple lengths and colors of static grass rounded out with a dusting from the airbrush to achieve the effect I was after. A few more slate tiles to go yet on the bell tower, then on to painting the church. Rainy day, so no natural light pictures.



I have the truck in the final location but nothing glued down yet. Just realized that the figure is out of focus. Sorry.



Enjoy.
Golikell
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 04:56 AM UTC
Looking very good!!! Did you leave the triangular sign of the truck off on purpose?
Dioramartin
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 11:41 PM UTC
Looking great Jim, I fell about over your description of opting for the static grass applicator, it is a momentous decision but check out the result, excellent! Would there be some kind of fence & gate leading to the church door…or maybe not in rural areas?
Jberardi
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Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 06:41 AM UTC

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Looking very good!!! Did you leave the triangular sign of the truck off on purpose?


Thanks Erwin. The triangular sign is a tow indicator, I think, so I left that off on purpose. Many of the reference photos I looked at didn't show it either.
Jberardi
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Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 06:45 AM UTC

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Looking great Jim, I fell about over your description of opting for the static grass applicator, it is a momentous decision but check out the result, excellent! Would there be some kind of fence & gate leading to the church door…or maybe not in rural areas?


During my grand tour of rural Western European churches on Google Earth, I only saw a few with any gates to speak of, and those were usually around cemeteries. Hard to tell if those were more recent. Ultimately a composition decision to leave out the fence and gate as I didn't want to funnel all the action through a single point on the diorama. It'll make more sense as I place the figures in the church yard.
Golikell
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Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 02:20 AM UTC

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Looking very good!!! Did you leave the triangular sign of the truck off on purpose?


Thanks Erwin. The triangular sign is a tow indicator, I think, so I left that off on purpose. Many of the reference photos I looked at didn't show it either.


I do know what it is... I just build a truck myself. The manufacturer, erroneously indicated it should be put upright (more manufacturers seem to do so) , yet these were foldable. I added it as it adds a splash of color to a otherwise drab vehicle
Dioramartin
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2020 - 05:07 PM UTC
I’d always understood the tow indicator was up when towing, folded down when not i.e. not removed
SpeedyJ
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2020 - 07:32 PM UTC
Exactly how it should be, up with a tow, down when not towing.
Jberardi
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Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 - 08:29 AM UTC
Thanks for the clarification on the tow indicator. Problem solved.



I'm even happier with the color of the static grass now that I see it in an outdoor photo, as it compares nicely with the real thing.

First three figures all painted up. Sorry for the lack of focus on the edges.



Struggling through the monotony of cutting and gluing the individual slate tiles on the church roof, but looking forward to painting that next. Three more figures after that and I can put this thing together.
Golikell
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Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2020 - 07:02 PM UTC
The sign looks better, but it was black oulined, as far as I have discovered. Luckily this is easy corrected



Your figs are great... I love the disdain look on the soldier...
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