Barry Gazso explains how he went about building his latest diorama, and all the extra work that went into it. well done Barry thanks for sharing.



Boots and Saddles

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Nice - I saw a few peaks during construction. Glad to see this published. This is an inspirational piece. Very nice.

Another amazing dio Barry. Excellent work!

Jim

Hi Barry,

Nice work and an interesting and funny scene.

Thanks for posting a grand display.

Cheers

Al

Very nice work Barry.

I love the greyhound and jeep, great build
Great job on the figures aswell.

Greets Martin

Please go into detail -I have time
The figures are terrific, actually the whole thing is terrific but the close photo of the figures really stands out

Nice one Barry. Lots of inpiration and some nice tad-bits of info. I like all your own sculpted stowage, and mixed in with the resin items, it really gives the mounting up impression. Another highlight for me is the weathering on door frames and such. Very realistic.

very impressive, i love it, especialy the m8.
i love the story and theme behind it.

well done.

Hi Barry,
that is a wonderful dio, i love it.
You make it sound easy to portray the vehicles like you did it, but it certainly is not. You made a very good job, and i will come back to see your pictures to get ideas when i need them.

I would also like to know how you did for the windows and door wheatering, it looks superbe.




Exactly, you nailed it.

Cheers
Claude

Fantastic diorama!
The architecture is very well rendered!

Great work Barry, sure is awesome inspiration!

very nice diorama barry
thnx for sharing

Great job on the diorama. It tells a number of smaller stories very effectively blending into the overall story.

Thanks for sharing

Well done !!

Excellent effort .
I am inspired by your work

Cheers

Michael

Good show Baz!
This has turned out a treat; have been following the updates on progress. Made me buy an M8, you did! Made me turn the wheels on the kit too, you did! hehe but it turned out ok...
An effective way of using the building as a backdrop to the action without having to go into interior detail....
Cheers
Brad

Hi guys,

Thanks for supportive comments.

About the weathering on the woodwork and such. It's very simple, really. I put some dark grey Vallejo paint on my sophisticated palette ( a piece of aluminum foil) dab my specialized weathering tool ( a round toothpick ) into it, and scrape the tool across the painted woodwork depositing some paint in streaks. If I end up with too much paint I just rub it off with my finger.

The discoloring on the "stone" is several washes of dark grey and burnt umber. To me, what made the building sing was the "stucco" goop that went onto the foam core. I was worried about getting a good scale texture but that stuff was the bomb. It's a Vallejo product and I can't recommend it enough.

Regarding the skin tones on the figures, I think it would be only right if I get hold of my friend Rhodes and see if he might do an article, since it is his technique and all. Basically, it involves putting on a base color, slathering Mahogony Brown oil over the whole face, hands, etc., wiping it off and then doing the detail oil painting. But he should do the real explanation.

Regards,
Barry

Nice work ,Barry!The diorama is perfectly looked.All on the places.Good luck. Aleksey.

Barry,

Very nicely conceived and executed diorama. I like the story line.
Your building and painting are excellent.
Cheers,
Charles

This is really a nice piece of work. Inspirational and well done - the pictures are outstanding.

Thanks for sharing

Excellent work. This could be used as a study piece for folks who aspire to buid dios. Well told story, very well positioned figures creating a focus for the viewer, and extremely well constucted and painted figuires and vehicles.

Just excellent! Like Willys Jeep and faces are very interesting