k bit o back ground first , im not new to modeling been doing it a while and i arnt very good but i like to aim high . i purchase models from netmerchants.com and build them but when they r built i donno what to do with um so they sit on a shelf doing nout , just looking pretty lol

so im looking to mount some of them on wooden boards and i think u call them dioramas? ne way how would i go about making grass and sand on the boards? also sum water as ive got a few little boats too

so if u have ne good ways of making sand for my british armour etc plz share them with me

ty

Arkaig

o yer forgot to mention i havnt got alot of time to get a few of these done as ive got to be bak on my base to finsh navy training in 3 weeks , but i work fast any way

ty

Arkaig

Ola Philip

A diorama usually is a base with some figures and some kind of story. So if you want only the vehicle on a piece of groundwork I think that would be called a Display....... Well enough Lecture about Dio`s and Displays and such.

One of the easiest ways of doing this is:
Take a piece of wood/MDF/Pictureframe/etc./etc/
Make some leveling with some sort of Foam. ie. a roadbed with grass on both sides of it. Fairly easy to do.
When you have done that glue all the foam on to each other with white glue.
When that has dried put a layer of Wallspackle on it. Wallspackle = wallfilling compound. Really cheap and comes in a big tube. Can be found in the DIY stores.
When the Spackle is still wet sprinkle Birdcage sand over it. And right after you have done that press the vehicle a couple of times in it to get Tire or track prints.
Smear white glue on some patches ie. the roadsides and such. Sprinkle Static grass on it (can be found at railroadshops and modelshops).
Birdcage sand is white and not much in land sands are that white. So you can decide to paint it. Paint it in Sandy yellow or similar tones. Static grass the small fiber is really green (Hurting your eyes green) so you can decide to paint that too. When all is done you can put on your vehicle glue it to the base with white glueor leave it as is.
Last but not least you could do some dusting with Pigments or Pastels to tie the model in with the base.

Basically this is Display building in a nutshell. There are way more tricks then I can tell here. I suggest you trying the Diorama articles section of this site. Which can be found Here

Hope this is of some help for you and I would like to see the results when you have made something.... Pics are always welcome

kool
n1 ty for ur help il get that stuff on monday as shops will be closed tomorrow



ne one ne idea how to make some water? im guessing that is tricky?

ty vm

/arkaig

Ahhh, the famous how to make water question. There are so many ways to make water that you have to decide what will work best for you. For flat, still water, just shoot a good coat of Humbrol 29, and coat with several coats of varnish. You can make water with celluclay and paint it. You can make water with two part resin for depth and clarity. Also there are a couple of products ready to use such as EZ Water from Woodland Scenics. Knowing what type water you want to make will guide your choice of approach. Good luck.

Patrick

Howdy, I'm not new to modeling but I live out in the sticks. Can anyone tell me where to find c-ration boxes?

All,

Could we all please use and respect regular English words and sentences in these topics.

Since we have an international community, where a lot of our members don't have English as a primary language, it makes it very hard for them to read and understand things like "k bit o", "doing nout", "n1 ty" etc.




Please, let's stick to the subject of this topic. You can search the forums for topics that are relevant to ration boxes, or can start a new topic on that matter. Before we know the attention can be drawn away from the initial subject in this topic.

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