Well the end is within sight! I have two more figs to finish up, those peskey flies to make, maybe a bird, then some overall blending to do, and she is a done deal! Here are the pics to date - questions and comments always appreciated.











Thanks for looking!

Very nice, the stream came out better than I had expected it too, and the rest of the groudwork looks amazing, great job

An amazing dio John It's coming along great (++)

John excellent work!!! I still cant wait to see flies. cheers Kevin

wow, amazing looking dio john, i love 1/48 now

Frank

I'm glad this isn't the RRB- I have nothing critical to say.


How about darn good job.

Looks good

outstanding dio john. the scene (except for the dead cow?) looks soooo peaceful...... nice groundwork too..

You've done a superb job here John, I wouldnt have guessed it to be 1/48. What did you use for rope ? works well for scale.
That stream in itself make a cool dio.
These guys are lucky they have a tank , once the farmer finds out about his hay wagon and livestock they are going to need it :-)

Thanks guys! I had my doubts about that stream myself. It was the first time I used Water Effects from Woodland Scenics. But I just kept tinting and adding thin layers and it turned out fine. The final 3 coats are Future floor wax. I think the key to sucess was the multiple application of thin layers.





Thanks Slug. The rope is ship rigging rope from Model Shipways. It was tied in place, then given a thin coat of PVA/water. When set, a very thin bunrt umber oil was was applied.

great ground work John. and nice layout also..

John I've said it before but it keeps getting better and better. Great job I really like it, very well done. Now we expect to see many more dio's just as good!! :-)

Great job Sticky! The ground work looks good, nice addition of weeds & flowers. I just got to see those flies..........

Love the cow bit. Gave it a really nice touch.

that's really made the most of a small surface area and it's telling a great narrative really well.

Thanks for sharing the in progress stage. Every in progress I see I get a little closer to starting my diorama :-)

nice one mate, good luck with the finishing up can't wait to see your final piece

john, what figs did you use?
i noticed those 1/48 figs poses are similar to a couple of figs from 1/35 tamiya & DML sets.

Thanks alot guys, really appreciate the comments.




MoJimbo, the standing fig is Tamiya, the kneeling fig is resin from Nimix - a set I do not reccomend. I have two more figs, one is another from the Tamiya set, with a new head, and another resin fig from Taiaho, that I obtained from Colorado Minatures. This set I highly reccomend.

Cheers N

Wonderful dio! Very, very good job! Congratulations!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato

Thanks Prato. I appreciate the comment.

Here is a quick update - 3 figgies down, one to go!

I absolutely love this dio. Myself, being a huge fan of 1/48th, find it very refreshing. I like the fact that it shows that good things can come in smaller packages. Great Job!..
Mary (++)

If you wouldnt mind..i would love the information on the Resin figures that you obtained from Coloarado Miniatures.

Thanks Mary. Here is a link to the Taisho figures.

Link to Figs