My friends, the gutter was my least look-forward-to part but it ended up being a pretty straightforward thing! So it's another thing crossed-out on my mental checklist ๐ The 3D file is kinda rudimentary so I'm not sure if it'll be of any use to anyone, but it might be worth the effort to design an entire "kit" for any futu...
2021-12-06 20:17:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Photos from the cobblestone video. I know, they're not too exciting, but it's something like a small taste sample before the finished diorama ๐
2021-12-05 11:36:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, telegraph pole and cables are done, now onto the finishing touches. The end is nigh!
I need to 3D print a gutter for the house and then it'll be about some paper vegetation and finally, dawg and cat ๐
PS. is it too much if I dared to leave an "autograph" on the pole's concrete foundation? ๐&nb...
2021-12-05 11:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Cobblestone road - just like the house, but quicker and easier!
2021-12-03 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Qz8uvCPM9AihsbJxO_t19NvahY4SEPAn
Alright, here they are. The files are "Street lamp" and "Ceramic insulator", both in 1/35 scale. Print them upside down, this w...
2021-12-03 09:45:57 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, today was quite electrifying. I hung the Christmas lights on trees outside and added some electricity for the diorama ๐
I actually used the Miniart telegraph pole set, but only the bare bones basic stuff, in fact, only 3 parts ๐ It was quicker than building everything from scratch. The set is otherwise...
2021-12-02 22:23:33 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the ground and grass is painted and hopefully "integrated" well into the scene ๐
This time I didn't use the standard "wet" method for blending enamels because it simply wasn't working, so instead I applied a wash of Dry Earth, let it dry, then applied Earth over most of the ground, let it dry, and f...
2021-12-01 10:37:19 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, this weekend was spent creating the groundwork. Currently it's in the base-coated stage, so everything is airbrushed and ready for enamel washes and detail painting.
Grass was painted, as usual, with a mixture of greens, yellows, and some pale tan for the dry, long stalks. Ground is airbrushed with the...
2021-11-29 10:23:27 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, this was once again a new experience, but the techniques were quite similar to the house painting. Photos are in reverse order with some close-ups at the end, so you can get an idea of how it progressed :)
Now I'm thinking... how should I present the JP: did it reverse in place from the cobblestone roa...
2021-11-26 21:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Haus painting, one of the longest videos I've ever made, so please, enjoy it extra much ๐
2021-11-26 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Qz8uvCPM9AihsbJxO_t19NvahY4SEPAn
This one is called "Manhole Cover - French.stl"
I'm keeping the other one there as a funny reminder to my epic fail...
2021-11-25 13:10:59 +0000 UTC View Post
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Qz8uvCPM9AihsbJxO_t19NvahY4SEPAn
EDIT: The manhole cover is an epic fail, I thought I was making a French one, but it's an Indian one designed by a French dude ...
2021-11-25 10:50:53 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, yesterday I made a cobblestone road and a walkway. Now THIS is some high-quality foam! See the difference between them? I didn't even know I had a dense foam like this, and I want more. From what I've found there are some super dense foams out there such as Styrodur 4000 and 5000 and I can only imagine how smooth ...
2021-11-25 10:36:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Ready for the diorama! The last two pictures show it next to the Jagdpanther ๐
2021-11-25 10:25:58 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, first of all, I'm sorry for dropping this on you in its finished state - the time is getting kinda tight because a project like this takes more than I anticipated (but it's understandable, I should've known better), and as many of you might've noticed, I'm getting really behind the schedule ๐ So I kinda force-p...
2021-11-22 15:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the facade is pretty much finished as well as the roof(s). All that's left are the wooden details... finally! Because those planks must've been standing out like a sore thumb ๐Once those are done, I'll add moss and lichen along with other finishing touches.
The sign will require some additional work...
2021-11-20 06:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, today was a day of learning, experimenting and discovering new methods. Long story short, painting cracks is my new favorite technique! It's like chipping for buildings ๐Also, white acrylic wood putty is an excellent weathering medium. The concrete parts and plastered wall were textured with it, but I also stip...
2021-11-18 20:51:32 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, painting the sign was one of my most exciting modeling experiences ever! ๐More specifically, the moment when I peeled the mask off and saw the result.
So I made a paper template in Photoshop, used that to outline the background with masking tape, sprayed white first, then red, and then I carved out ...
2021-11-17 22:03:28 +0000 UTC View Post
My daily physio rehab brought me to an old distillery and the textures were too hard to resist ๐
2021-11-16 22:18:39 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, Sunday was a lazy day because I felt really tired after the entire week, Monday was video editing day, so today was turbo-mode day ๐คฃ
And I managed to get the basic colors, including the mortar lines, done. I'm doing everything with a paintbrush, the only airbrushing was done with black primer in the shado...
2021-11-16 22:16:46 +0000 UTC View Post
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Qz8uvCPM9AihsbJxO_t19NvahY4SEPAn
Print them horizontally! It saves you time and clean-up.
Also, don't be afraid to distort them in the slicer software, yo...
2021-11-13 20:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the house is ready for painting. I resorted to 3D technology from the future because it was ultimately faster, easier and more precise. Not to mention - more detailed! Doors and windows are just dry-fitted for the time being because I need to be able to pull them out without snapping anything, so their geometry is...
2021-11-13 20:36:36 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, whoever thought making individual roof tiles was a fun idea needs a kick in the bollocks, but on the other hand, the result is very satisfying ๐
Making them from styrofoam taught me how this material can be used for many things, not just for scribing! Also, stippling with a very stiff brush gives th...
2021-11-12 21:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, this was one of the most enjoyable yet tedious diorama-related tasks ever! Oh boy, I could start making foam buildings instead of tanks, it's so much fun! ๐
Some elements were glued individually, such as the stone slabs at the foot of the house, the peeling plaster on the shed and some concrete touch-ups ...
2021-11-11 13:58:42 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, this task is more serious than I thought! But on the other hand, gluing each brick and stone in place would've taken infinitely longer. The next step is finishing the attic, made completely out of bricks, and the small shed, completely from stones. The bricks need some texture, too, but for that, I need to make a ...
2021-11-10 08:14:00 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, after much deliberation, planning, testing, sketching, and cutting, I present to you the Normandy "Cats And Dogs" diorama!
At this point, it's in the 3D sketch phase but it's pretty clear what's gonna be what ๐The paintbrush, for example, is going to be a telegraph pole. The road section in the fore...
2021-11-08 14:16:11 +0000 UTC View Post
