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My first diorama.... Something different

druid_99

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined: May 03, 2006
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Posted: Monday, July 24, 2006 - 01:26 PM UTC

Hi all,

This is my first diorama. Although the usual topic is around armours and planes, my first diorama is done with a Citroen 2CV as the main character. There is not much story in this diorama, it's just to show the car which is abandoned after many, many years serving its owner...

AJLaFleche

Massachusetts, United States
Joined: May 05, 2002
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Posted: Monday, July 24, 2006 - 05:17 PM UTC

Very nice job here, you really created the feeeling of an abondoned junker. I'd go with a whitish gray on the tires though, rather than the red mud look. Over the years, rain would have washed all that off and the degrading rubber would fade down quite a bit. Maybe a shallow like just above ground level would show the effects of rain splashing mud up a bit.
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HONEYCUT

Victoria, Australia
Joined: May 07, 2003
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Posted: Monday, July 24, 2006 - 05:25 PM UTC

Gday Imran
You have really caught the feel of a car that has served it's master well!
The position of the car parts have a good feel to them also...
The big problem that stood out to me though, was the fact that the car is in a state of disrepair, and has probably been here forever, but the grass... I think Tiger just won the open with a putt on it!!
What I'm saying is that it is far too manicured... It should be long and unkempt in keeping with the scene of the battered car...
Cheers
Brad

rv1963

New York, United States
Joined: December 07, 2004
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Posted: Monday, July 24, 2006 - 07:40 PM UTC

I think you have done some good work on your dio, i like the weathering on the car looks well used i also like the dead tree and the broken fence, nice work for your first dio, feel free to check my gallery i to have a dio of a junk car you may get some ideas you can use.

madspaniard

Porto, Portugal
Joined: November 01, 2005
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Posted: Monday, July 24, 2006 - 11:46 PM UTC

I like a lot your idea of a dio with the 2CV.The weathering is great,just wonder why the hood of the motor is open,because it will be rotten down or blow away with the wind.
Nevertheless a great dio,congratulations
Pedro

druid_99

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined: May 03, 2006
KitMaker: 47 posts
Armorama: 12 posts

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Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 05:54 AM UTC

Thanks for all the comments, I really appreciate it.

Al LaFleche: Thanks for the suggestions. I will be enhancing this diorama bit by bit. Thanks for the tips on the url too...

Brad: The grass is a rushed build. It will be added with a few spots of longer grass and more colours to replicate different stage of grass growth.

Rv1963: Thanks and I'll drop by in your gallery.

Pedro: Thanks for the pointer. The usual plan is to put a stick or rusted pipes to hold the hood open but I'm rushing this for the local competition and totally forget about it... :-)

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