Autumn diorama

[Guest]

Hi all just wanted you to have a look at the my second attempt at a diorama, I call it the autumn diorama as i haven't thought up another name yet and being a true Scot I try to do as much as I can at zero cost or minimal impact to the wallet (a lot of recycling).

The base is an old unwanted picture frame, the foundation started life as a block of styrofoam packing that had been cut and shaped to the frame. I used pva and wall filler to cover the styrofoam, when dry used a mixture of pva and sieved soil from my garden for the ground cover. The rocks for the river had been collected from the nearby beach. I did attempt to make the trees from wire, but had been unhappy with my attempts and I had accumulated a small wire forest before turning to seafoam.

The tree foliage is a mixture of dried leaves put through a coffee grinder and sieved to the desired size, the bushes are made from dishpan scourer and covered with coriander and parsley.

the diorama is to 1/76 scale and the land rover will be part of a 5 vehicle convoy

Thanks for looking and any constructive comments would be welcome

Jim

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[Guest]

Great start

[Guest]

Looks good to me.

[yak face]

Everything looks spot on to me jim , the trees especially look great, cheers tony

[Guest]

Looks a great start!! Very nice diorama Jim.

Really love it....and it isn't because there is a Land Rover in it

Can I ask wich is the brand of this Landy? Hongwell, Shuco? isn't an Oxford model!! I'm lost.... I don't have in my collection.

Cheers

Polux

[Guest]

That's absolutely awesome, Jim! Those trees are very convincing, too.

[geegad]

nice ground work buddy and the car sits well

[Guest]

Looks a great start!! Very nice diorama Jim.Really love it....and it isn't because there is a Land Rover in it

Can I ask wich is the brand of this Landy? Hongwell, Shuco? isn't an Oxford model!! I'm lost.... I don't have in my collection.

Cheers

Polux

Many Thanks Chaps, Polux the Landy is a product of Veller, I had taken it a part and gave it a paint job. Then I made the roll cadge / bull bars / roof rack, bunged on a new set of decals. I did the same with the Oxford diecast 110 ( but a lot more fabrication)

Jim

[Guest]

Landy pics

Did intend to add the pic's in the last reply(sorry)

And the make should read vollmer(oops)

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[Guest]

Looks great Jim,like the rocks as well. Nice balance with the placement of everyting too.

[Guest]

nice and tidy. well laid out to look natural.

maybe a scattering here and there of small "gravel" to break up the larger stones might be a consideration?

those trees are nice ..what did you pay for them?

[Guest]

Did intend to add the pic's in the last reply(sorry)And the make should read vollmer(oops)

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Wow!!!

That's a great scratch bulid and transformation!!!

Thank you for all Jim!!

PS: well...I'm happy now, I know it!! There are two colors (white and silver) and love they!

[Guest]

nice and tidy. well laid out to look natural.maybe a scattering here and there of small "gravel" to break up the larger stones might be a consideration?

those trees are nice ..what did you pay for them?

Hi Colin, They came in at £19 for a box, still have quite a few left for possible future project.

[aaron]

Sea foam is great stuff and looks the part.

Awesome dio mate

[Guest]

Hi All latest update, the dio hasn't moved on as fast as I would like :sad: But still...I have got around to finishing the trees and shrubs[ATTACH]57515.vB[/ATTACH]

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I still haven't put in the water as I am tinkering with a small vignette as a test piece (pictures to follow). I have been thinking of scratch building one of these[ATTACH]57517.vB[/ATTACH]

In 1/76 but any other ideas should be welcome.

Thats it for now, Jim

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