[WIP] Spelunking Diorama

[Peithetairos]

Dear all,

I recently got into cavernous terrain and bases. It all started with a little spelunking vignette that - as per usual - turned out to be more involved than initially planned.

I got so far to sketch out the lower level, but still have to finish the upper part.

Still, I think it is getting there.

[Blackwolf]

Very nice

[OSHIROmodels]

Looks promising 

[Burgundavia]

Love the simple colours and shading. Never been bold enough to do a whole table or set of figures that way, but really would love to one day.

[FramFramson]

Excellent!

I recognize the head of the figure as a Statuesque model, but where's the body from?

[Peithetairos]

Very nice

Looks promising 

Love the simple colours and shading. Never been bold enough to do a whole table or set of figures that way, but really would love to one day.

Thank you! This will be a display piece only, but an entire army painted as if it is nighttime would be quite interesting.

Excellent!

I recognize the head of the figure as a Statuesque model, but where's the body from?

It is indeed a Statuesque head. The body is LANELLE, HALF-ELF ROGUE by Reaper Miniatures. I modified her pauldrons a tad and gave her a new weapon and the rope.

[Cacique Caribe]

Awesome results!!!

Dan

[Peithetairos]

Awesome results!!!

Dan

Thank you! I got around adding the second character and some vegetation to the top level and will now use the airbrush to paint it all with a dark violett and work from there.

[Mason]

That is wonderful!
 

[BeneathALeadMountain]

That is truly beautiful. An excellent composition, I especially like the little sleeping bat (I hope it’s a bat not just a stalactite!)

Balm

[Codsticker]

Very nice; I quite like the figures and the tree so far. I wonder if they will end up in New Zealand... ().

[Peithetairos]

That is wonderful!
 

Thank you, glad you like it!

That is truly beautiful. An excellent composition, I especially like the little sleeping bat (I hope it’s a bat not just a stalactite!)

Balm

I am quite happy with the composition myself. Took some trial and error. The painting will be a challenge, but hopefully provide some usefull lessons for future OSL projects. It is indeed a bat, two in fact.

Very nice; I quite like the figures and the tree so far. I wonder if they will end up in New Zealand... ().

Who knows. I spent a few years in NZ, so would be a match. That movie looks like a hell of a trip. 

[modelwarrior]

Yes some excellent work . Never saw the bat until you mentioned it

Really love the odd diorama on this site,wish we did a regular competition dedicated to dioramas similar to the painting competitions just to encourage it a bit more.

[Cacique Caribe]

Peithetairos

Did you draw any inspiration from this fella’s project?

https://ludstuff.blogspot.com/search?q=Mammoth+cave

Dan
PS.  Just rewatched the 2005 movie The Cave (currently on Netflix):



So I think it’s time I gave a cave diorama a shot, or at least some cavern scatter terrain pieces.  Thanks so much for the visual encouragement of your diorama!

[FramFramson]

A ha! I thought it might be a reaper fig.

Love the second figure too, really shaping up well!