Got the base secured, rocks fixed in place, and plastered, and now beginning to place grass etc. Comments welcome.





Vinnie

WOW very nice. good job.

Zach

It looks really great!!This is an amazing dio so far!Congrats!!

Nice nice progression. Looking very good. I like the way you embedded the rocks in the ground, that can be missed sometimes.
The base color for the water is dead on.
The base color for high bank up along the bridge is a smidge green for my tastes, if you are planning full coverage then it wont really matter. It's also a preference/style thing so it's your call in the end.
The wash for the mortar seams in the bridge are a bit black. I would try to tone them down a bit with maybe a burn umber or dark brown wash in the creases themselves.

What a beautiful piece of work. Doesn't look as if you took a day of modeling friend.

Cheers
HastyP

I really like this one a lot. What vehicles are you planning to put on it? Keep us posted. Cheers Kevin

very nice work Vinnie..plz keep up posted ..congrats

Smart stuff Vinnie. I wouldn't worry about the dark mortar seams. When there is smoke/exhaust fumes/ash etc around the mortar sometimes seems to absorb this faster than the more solid stone - if the bridge was pale coloured sandstone then that would absorb faster than the mortar......also it provides a contrast and brings out the detail.
I'm looking forward to seeing this when finished!

Thanks everyone. So far I'm happy with the way this one is turning out. I've found a few new diorama products that I'm using that I don't think have been mentioned yet. full details when I post a feature on this in a few weeks. Dave, I understand what you mean but I think Scott is right on this one, originally I had planned to first introduce moss along the seams, matt the whole scene down and then apply a liberal dusting of Mig pigments to the cobbled roadway and all bridge seams, so this should take care of the 'starkness' of the black, I'll see how it goes!
Once again, thankyou for all your comments, I should have some more pics in a few days.

Vinnie

Just on this point(s) first. In the last few projects I have built, I have tried to go to almost extremes with the intial shading and washes. I have a buff coloured vehicle and used a black wash first. Then I drybrushed buff again and after this I only use filters and pin washes of more suitable colours. The starkness is gone but the depth is there.
So depending on Vinnie´s painting methods, this shouldnt be a problem. Bridges are excellent weathering canvasses, as the colour variation on one single bridge is amazing.


About the cobblestones ... you seem to have used 3 sets ... have you cast an original? Where did the bridge and cobblestones come from? The look excellent.
So far Im very impressed. Looking great, with a lot of options. I wont comment on any painting in progress, because the modeller has usually something in their head.
Looking forward to the next installments