Hi again!
I show you an image of my last work, a scene inspired in a universe by all known ...
I needed to do a test about some new materials, like plastic plants and wood. I wanted to represent a jungle with the ruins of an ancient culture. That's why I used Scibor's resin heads, as ruined statues.
I converted the figures of this scene, because I didn't want to do another war diorama.
1st STEP
This project was very beautiful to me.
I put in this terrain a Sentinel machine and a catachan soldier. To made this scene I needed to convert some parts of the miniatures, specially in the soldier, who needed new legs and green stuff. He smokes a lot, as you can see, hahaha!
I wanted to represent the sentinel like an old warmachine, with some rusted effects and other kind of weathering effects. In the cabinet I made the security belts to make it realistic.
2nd STEP
I finished the terrain! And I painted it! (Oops! I need to clean the frame!)
Now we can see all the details that I made for this terrain: the mushrooms, roots, leafs... all minidetails who make this scene real.
The plastic plants that I used to this "jungle" are undetailed... and I decided to do something with them. I paint the nerves of every leaf. Yes, it is very hard, but the final result is good.
I like the final effect, with this swamp atmosphere. This terrain only needs the miniatures on it.
Paint paint!
I posted this WIP in other forums, and some people asked me about how I do the water effect.
There is no secret about it; I used a "clear water effect" (Vallejo), a soft stuff that you can model very easy. I modeled the waves and foam in the rocks, and after that, I painted all the water with blue and white colours, like a sea scene.
Now I post you the paint of the Sentinel. There is no finished yet, but I show you the rusted and weather effects.
I need to put highlights on it and detail some sentinel's areas, but I'm happy with this machine.
4th STEP
The terrain was finished, and I finished the paint of the Sentinel and begin with the soldier. I must say that I've enjoyed very much with this work; it has allowed me to experience with some new techniques for future dioramas.
1.- The Sentinel ... it needed a work of rusts and outlined. I have improved it with a net in the cabin and I added some details like the little ladder.
2.- The soldier ... I tried to integrate it in the scene, adapting his color to the color scheme of the vehicle. A blue jacket and camouflage trousers.
3.- And finally I added some complements to detail the scene and provide it of some reality: the helmet, the rucksack, the cane, the package of cigarettes and the beers.
I think that this scene represents a real " Free Time! ".
Thanks for read me and take care!!
FINAL STEP
27 August 2008, 02:07:36 PM