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dio tall grass & groundworks pt 2
warthog
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 12:53 PM UTC
Hi Guys,

Need your opinions again...I just did the advise/suggestions others gave in my previous post.

1) Gave the tall grass darker wash
2) Colored the short grass with a paler green shade
3) Added a few more real earth
4) Added a few grass clumps as well as static grass.

Dio without the AFV and Figs


Dio complete with AFV and Figs.









Need your comments on how to further improve...

Cheers and thanks
generalrazo
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 02:19 PM UTC
Looks great now, I love it!
warthog
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 08:51 PM UTC
Do you think the short grass color is OK?

THanks
wampum
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Tekirdag, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: August 21, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 09:21 PM UTC
I think it looks great. No need to touch it from now on.
warthog
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 09:54 PM UTC
whew...I thought I have paint them again.... :-)

Thanks for the suggestions
fanai
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 11:00 PM UTC
Arvin absolutely lovely
Ian
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 01:07 AM UTC
As my Father would say, "much gooder" Nice work, I like the damaged road wheels.
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California, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 01:10 AM UTC
Arvin. Looks great. Once you get the figures done, it should come together very nicely. Congrats. "Q"
umustb
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 02:30 AM UTC
It looks great. Keep us posted
ekke
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 03:28 AM UTC
Looks good, only the roadwheels should be more dirty.

ekke
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 03:34 AM UTC
Well, this is much better. It's looking very realistic as it is now. Big improvements ! You're definately on the right track now. Keep it up and keep us posted.
Stoner1313
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Ohio, United States
Joined: June 16, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 05:19 AM UTC
i love it, espiecially the figure poses

they all are looking around on the ground as though someone lost one of their contacts
Simon
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 07:15 AM UTC
It really looks good. Looking forward to see the finished dio.

Good luck with it

Simon
warthog
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 10:28 AM UTC
Thanks guys, I would not improved them if not for your suggestions...that's why I really love this community...


Quoted Text

they all are looking around on the ground as though someone lost one of their contacts



Actually they can't see a thing because they lost their heads :-) :-)

Cheers
beachbum
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 05:08 PM UTC
Very nice groundwork Warthog especially the uneveness of the ground. It really adds to the "3-D" feel to the dio.

Just a super tiny nitpick. The short grass looks great. However, it might be the color of the photo but your tall grass appears a bit on the brownish side. If the short grass is green that would mean it ain't a winter scene but your tall grass color tends indicate autumn or possibly a winter color. No big problem really if you want to maintain its current color. Just assume that the longer grass is growing poorly coz its in a waterlogged low spot.

Hope that didn't sound too critical.
warthog
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 06:19 PM UTC
Hi BeachBum,

Your nitpicks are valid. However I just have a question w/c I posted in the previous thread. What is the acceptable color of tall grasses in Russia? Other say its brown/tan or something similar. Should tall grass and short grass (Russia) have the same color?

BTW, you are right that its not a winter scene, my idea is middle or late summer (rainy).

Thanks for the input


Cheers
jackhammer81
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Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 02:48 AM UTC
Arvin, Your scene is looking amazing. As for the grass colors I think you are fine. I love the scene. The TD looks amazing. What else can I say? Finish the figures so we can all veiw this masterpiece. Cheers Kevin
warthog
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Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 10:28 AM UTC
Thanks guys for all the inputs and ideas they were very helpful....

Cheers

Arvin
Prato
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Posted: Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 07:41 AM UTC
Being the last (as I thing I am) to see your great scene coming to live this time, What can I say that hasn't been already said? Well I can always congratulate you for your marvelous job so far and say that I can't wait to see your dio finished!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato
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