Scalephantomphixer Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) Building of the diorama around my Swordfish. The aircraft building post is here. I bought a standard frame, lowered the backside and added a new ply-wood floor. Chopping wood Should look about that way. The floor of the jetty is laid out. There will be plenty of room for storage. Edited September 28, 2008 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Looking good :lol: I allready picturing the finished diorama with the water, its going to be fantastic ! Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rafael Winter Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hello Pierre... Amazing job... Can´t wait to see your diorama ready... cheers Rafael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) I poured two layers of resin, slightly colored with blue inks. There will be more layers, fully transparent. Edited March 1, 2008 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Holy freaking WOW!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) Holy freaking WOW!!!!! x2 Edited March 1, 2008 by AnthonyWan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mkimages Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Looking stunning as always, Pierre. I'm curious about the rocks under the water; did you finish them in any way or simply rely on the coloring of the resin? ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Pierre the madman!! Awesome!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
upupandaway Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Wow! that looks absolutely awesome! Is the ground a picture or have you really put rocks and plants in there? I find it a little hard to tell from the photos. ;) ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Wow, that is looking good! Keep it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rafael Winter Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) awesome... a master piece... again cheers Rafael Winter Edited March 1, 2008 by Rafael Winter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Wow! Absolutely stunning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 that's beautiful! you should post that in the home page when done!!! Semper fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charles Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 WOW!! thats so awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 That's looking just beautiful Pierre! When it's finished I'd love to see a pic of it in your display area next to your other models. Chris :blink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Nothing but Respect Sir ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 wow pierre - the water looks freaking awsome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 WOW, like WOW.... that is amazing - but standard for you Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) Thank you all for the kind words ;) I made the water with Crystal Resin from Gedeo, a product made in France by Pebeo. As for the stones and gravel, it is train material: small gravel, a couple of stones and bush weed. I everything to the floor with brown tinted white glue. I added 3 drops of blue ink into the first layer of "water", just to give it a slight blue hint, and ended with a top layer of transparent resin. I like the way the water looks... Edited March 2, 2008 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 The resin I used for the water stayed sticky after a week! I fixed this by pouring a layer of Future on it, which dried very fast. As an unwanted side-effect, I got small riddles along the floats, exactely where would be in reality :) :D :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thom Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 :blink: didn't think this could get any better. I was wrong......................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Neat to see the figure, plank, and ladder there. They should be nice touches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vitor Costa Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Hello Pierre Amazing, great work! The kit is fabulous!!!!!! and now... with that "natural environment"... well... one of the best i saw, i look forward to see it finished. Congratulations, looking for your Sword... i start to think in... build another one... but every time i remember all those wires... one day ;-) Best regares Vitor Costa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 (edited) Little time for modelling, but I still could build part of this 1/48 bike. Nothing for shaky hands! Flightpath photo-etch, 26 parts, all soldered :shock: Edited March 24, 2008 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Hi folks, here is un update of the Stringbag diorama, one month after I moved to a new house. The Swordfish did not like the move! It cashed, the float struts broke, and curiously there was a left-over of uncured resin that started smudging the surface of the water. There was no easy way out... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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