My Deutz Display Diorama

[RoughboyModelworks]

Very nicely done Nick. The weathering on the Deutz is excellent. Like all the others here, I'm anxious to see more...

Paul

[danpickard]

Nick,
Great grass work, and working with individual leaves is a mental challenge in its self.  The aged concrete on the bridge appears to have come up very well also.

Bernard certainly does some superb work.  He doesn't pop his head up too often, but when he does, its sure worth having a look.  I had noticed recently he was doing a bit of slightly larger work (1:35 & also 1:32 I think), where as I've mainly seen his 1:48 stuff, which is equally as good.

Ditto the rest of those other blokes...more please when time permits.
Got any SBS shots of working with the scenery materials?

Dan

[TRAINS1941]

Nick

Outstanding work there young fellow!!  You are becoming a master at doing the scenery thing.  The water is perfect.  Yes do post more pictures and a little how to and where did the stuff come from.

Does Nolan know what you have been up to???

Jerry

[shropshire lad]

Nick

Outstanding work there young fellow!!  You are becoming a master at doing the scenery thing.  The water is perfect.  Yes do post more pictures and a little how to and where did the stuff come from.

Does Nolan know what you have been up to???

Jerry

  Jerry ,

  As it is you asking I shall shortly bore you all with a "what and where from" explaination .

Nolan who ? I used to know a chap by that name but he has disappearred from view . I believe it has something to do with chasing wimmin .

  Nick

[Chuck Doan]

Wow, beautiful Nick! You have become quite the expert on individual scenery bits. Of course the investors would like to see more track...

[shropshire lad]

Many thanks everyone for you favourable comments , especially from so many modellers so much better than me . And there are quite a few of those .

 For such a small diorama the list of materials I used and their sources is surprisingly long so you'll have to bear with me .

 The starting point was a pair of Tom Yorke Ponte Leccia Bridge castings . Ostensibly intended for Gn15 but I reckon they can be used from that scale down to O scale .As 1/35th is just about half way between the two they look fine to me .  I just built the rest from styrene and stripwood .

The stone wall is one of the ubiquitous New England Brownstone castings that pop up every where . The wall itself can be viewed from both sides so I had to make sure the back looked the same as the front . This was easily done by by sanding two pieces to a scale 9" each and gluing them back to back . I then cut out the shape required with a junior hacksaw with a ceramic tile blade . These blades are coated in some thing like diamonds and is round so that I could easily change direction when I was cutting . The wall was painted with gauche water based paints .  

 The various grasses were a combination of four different manufacturers . Silflor/Mininatur , Woodland Scenics , Heki and Polak . Silflor for the tufts . WS for the initial ground cover , Heki for the longer wildgrass and extra staic grass and Polak for the grass strip between the rails .

The bushes were a combination of natural and synthetic products . The base for the yellow bushes is a delicate lichen from Scotland where there is an abundance in certain oak woodlands . They were sprayed with hairspray and WS T49 Blended Turf was sprinkled over it . After that some yellow bits from a piece of WS Floral netting ( for want of a better description )was applied .
  The red bush at the back is by Polak . I am not convinced by it yet , I think it needs some more work doing to it .Some of the other bushes are also by Polak .

 Ferns - Etched Brass . Possibly by Scale Link . There are also etched paper ones on offer by other companies including Model Scene and Kamizukuri .

 Dead Grass -From a British wargaming supplier called Antenociti's Workshop

 Dandylions- Model Scene . Others available from Green Line Scenery .

 Canary reed grass ( under bridge) -Kamizukuri

 Leaves , linden - Plus Models . Or various others including Model Scene . The sapling is a piece of sage brush I think and took a few evenings to stick all the leaves on . A mindless occupation whilst watching the telly . In truth , I reckon I could easily spend another night or two bulking up what I have done , but so far I haven't summoned up the energy to do so .

 Water - Vallejo Still Water . Similar to Envirotex , except , it doesn't smell , it is water based and doesn't take a day to dry . I applied numerous coats and used about 150ml . I would happily use it again . As the name implies it is intended for water that is not moving , but as I think the photos show it looks OK for slow moving water as well .

  That is essentially it . I intend trying out some other types of folliage I have on order as well , including nettles and ivy in order to make the overall effect more dense looking .No doubt I'll post some more photos when I've done that .

  I shall give a list of websites to look at in the next post , when I have rounded them all up . I'm not going to make it to easy for you , so you'll have to do the rest for yourselves .

 Here are a few more lesser quality shots .

 Nick

[shropshire lad]

Wow, beautiful Nick! You have become quite the expert on individual scenery bits. Of course the investors would like to see more track...

  Thanks , Chuck . Any chance of you having a go ?

  As for the overgrown trackwork . When they start paying the workers some wages , then they'll clear the track !

  Nick

[shropshire lad]

Here are a couple in the construction stage .

[shropshire lad]

Another one

[Scratchman]

Nick, that is very nice all around.

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[shropshire lad]

Here are a few websites to waste some time on .

  www.barrule.com ( Antenociti's Workshop)

  www.scalelink.co.uk

  www.modellers-warehouse.com.au

  www.model-scene.com

  www.polakmodel.com

 www.realityinscale.com

 www.tasca-modelllismo.com

 www.accurate-armour.com ( look in products , then Armour Distribution , then modelling supplies, then in Model Finishing . Long winded , or what ? )

 Hope this is of some interest .


   Nick

[finescalerr]

After a lengthy germination the seed bursts forth a mighty oak in all its splendor. -- Russ

[shropshire lad]

After a lengthy germination the seed bursts forth a mighty oak in all its splendor. -- Russ

  All good things come to those that wait ... and wait ... and wait a bit more .



  The Tasca website doesn't seem to want to come up . No doubt I have done something wrong . I shall try again .

   http://www.tasca-modellismo.com/english/item4.html


   Nick

[shropshire lad]

That's better . You may note that the folliage is produced in 1/48th scale as well as 1/35th . That is the same with a number of companies .

   Here's one I forgot . 

                 http://www.plusmodel.cz/news_en.php


   Nick

[Krusty]

Coincidentally, someone sent me this link earlier today: <http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=102&t=50257>. Check out Paul Warburton's post half-way down the page.