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Sticky's StuG III Dio Update #5 - The Cow
Sticky
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 02:14 PM UTC
Hello again campers! Some more progress pics for your evaluation. I have completed the repositioning of the cow - not as easy as I would have liked as it is made from vinyl. IT has been painted, dirtied, and set in the stream. Water has been added - not yet set. It will turn clear. IT is water effects from woodland scenics.
ShermiesRule
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 03:00 PM UTC
That's cool. I like the cow. How's the rest of the farm?
Parks20
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 03:08 PM UTC
Very cool John, that looks great. You better hope no one from PETA is on this site, they will hunt you down like a dog, and throw red paint on your model for simulating animal abuse!!!
Sticky
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 03:08 PM UTC
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That's cool. I like the cow. How's the rest of the farm?
The quality of the castings is high, but like I said they are 100% vinyal - not even that DS100 stuff. So moldseams are a tad difficult, and repositioning was a bear. In the end I used a pyrograve and literally melted the cow into a new position.
Cheers!
spooky6
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 03:47 PM UTC
Hey, Sticky, looking good, but how'd that cow die? What about some bullet damge? Or has she just fainted at the sight of such beautifully modelled grass? :-)
tankysgal1
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 04:11 PM UTC
Great Job on the cow...i really hope the water clears as it should. I had a bad experience with the water effects...took about 3 weeks for it to completly clear.. Great job...Can you explain a little more about how you did the repositioning...??
Mary (++) 
Mary
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umustb
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 05:10 PM UTC
Nice looking dead cow you have there Sticky 
Did the cow flow down the river? Maybe he drowned taking a swim.. :-) Whatever the case, your Dio looks great! Hopefully the water clears
Did the cow flow down the river? Maybe he drowned taking a swim.. :-) Whatever the case, your Dio looks great! Hopefully the water clears
jackhammer81
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 06:13 PM UTC
John, the cow and water look great so far, I know how long it takes for the water effects to turn clear and I look forward to the shots. I really love the cow and will check out that set from squadron. Next question are the flies still in the mix? I look forward to seeing that done. Very unique dio you have going here I am very impressed.Cheers Kevin
HONEYCUT
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 07:52 PM UTC
Hey John! Me myself and Irene like it!
:-) :-)
Seriously though, would there need to be some flattened grass where the bovine tumbled?
Water is looking great also. I assume it is a brook or stream and you have modelled the flow by the looks of it?
Brad
:-) :-)
Seriously though, would there need to be some flattened grass where the bovine tumbled?
Water is looking great also. I assume it is a brook or stream and you have modelled the flow by the looks of it?
Brad
Sticky
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Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 11:38 PM UTC
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Hey, Sticky, looking good, but how'd that cow die? What about some bullet damge? Or has she just fainted at the sight of such beautifully modelled grass? :-)
Hi Dave, let's just say the cow expired from fright. I'm not a big fan of gore in a diorama - even if its a cow.
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Great Job on the cow...i really hope the water clears as it should. I had a bad experience with the water effects...took about 3 weeks for it to completly clear.. Great job...Can you explain a little more about how you did the repositioning...??
Mary
Hi Mary, I have set it on top of the furnace and it overnight is has turned significantly clearer. To reposition the cow, I just turned the heat up all teh way on my hot knife, and cut the cow at the neck, and under the two upper legs to make them all sag down. I also used the hotknife to remove the mold seams.
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Next question are the flies still in the mix? I look forward to seeing that done. Very unique dio you have going here I am very impressed.Cheers Kevin
Hi Kevin, yes I am still going to give flies an attempt. I have some super thin clear plastic sheet Im going to use for the wings. Just how big is a horse fly in 1/48?
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Hey John! Me myself and Irene like it!
Seriously though, would there need to be some flattened grass where the bovine tumbled?
Water is looking great also. I assume it is a brook or stream and you have modelled the flow by the looks of it?
Brad
Hello Brad, Brad and Irene. Yes a good idea to flatten the grass a bit. cows do weigh alot. I will add this in as soon as the bank is finished
Cheers all, and thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated!
slodder
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 01:47 AM UTC
I love the way the water is flowing over and around the cow - nicely done.
One thing I noticed was the cows eye- it looks open.
One thing I noticed was the cows eye- it looks open.
Sticky
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 02:09 AM UTC
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I love the way the water is flowing over and around the cow - nicely done.
One thing I noticed was the cows eye- it looks open.
Thanks Slodder, yes the eye is open, but i have glazed it over with a grey filter. Eyes do not always close in death.
slodder
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 02:25 AM UTC
You are right - the glaze will work. I just wasn't sure if it was an oversight. Especially with a huge amount of focus on the reshaping and water.
:)
:)
TankCarl
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 01:23 PM UTC
If the cow had been dead for a while,you could have the legs sticking out stiffly as it gasses up inside...
nato308
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 09:11 PM UTC
Utterly fabulous...
Henk
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Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 09:33 PM UTC
A perfect finishing touch to this diorama John. It looks like you photographed a quick stream with a very slow shutterspeed, the sense of movement of the water is great. Although Carl's comment regarding the legs going stiff is right, with the cow lying in the water against the bank, I don't think it's a problem.You did a very good job with the mud ( well, let's call it mud 
:-) ) on the bottom half of the cow.
Cheers
Henk
:-) ) on the bottom half of the cow.Cheers
Henk
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:00 AM UTC
Holy Cow!!!! Looks good John..... :-)
AndyD
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Posted: Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:43 AM UTC
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Utterly fabulous...
didn't you mean udderly fabulous :-)
ex-royal
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Posted: Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:47 AM UTC
this really is a sweet little dio John..I really like it. I could not find one thing out of place. It all seems to come together and the final result will be very eye catching. Great work John.
Cheers,
Bryan
Cheers,
Bryan
Sticky
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Posted: Monday, August 22, 2005 - 10:05 AM UTC
Thanks guys - Though I think you all are acting a bit COW-ardly, making jokes about a poor deceased bovine. :-)
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