jadefalconguard Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 As the 'how to' might be closed down, I'll continue the build up here. You can find the old topic here. Anyway, got the complete dio layed out and I'm on the way to finish the build up of the walls. I'm considering to add a roof but not sure about that one...yet The VF1 there is to give you an idea of the size: For your pleasure, detailshot of the door Quote
Ishimaru Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) That looks damm good Jade . One thing ya should know ya posted that the Valkryie was a girl gaurding and patroling a satalitte station of some sort. So I dont want to to tell ya what to do but follow your own ideas of what it should be . Take your time with the diorama , I thought your Valk was going to turn out bad but hey look at it now : . Jade keep it up man . Edited September 13, 2005 by Dean Quote
jadefalconguard Posted October 13, 2005 Author Posted October 13, 2005 It's a full month I didn't work on the dio. Real live sometimes happens, but anyway, I've finally got some modelling time in So far I've added the last main sheets and the 'floor covering' on the dio. The floor consists of packing material. I hope once painted it resembles an aircraft carrier's non skid plating Normally I'll be adding some details like piping, tie down hooks, etc. later on this weekend. The VF1 hasn't been touch so far, but I've restored the front and back covering from the missile packs and should be ready to paint this weekend. Looks like I'm back in business So please feel free to add comments on the dio, I'm not quit sure about it but it 'feels' like Macross to me. Pic 1 : overview Pic 2 : floor covering Quote
jadefalconguard Posted October 21, 2005 Author Posted October 21, 2005 Allright, next time I say "I'm back in business" get out the salt Anyway, I did some more work and started working on the tie down set. First I started with denoting part of the dio where the VF1 is normally parked. I used a small strip of sheet styrene to get this done. It'll be painted in warning stripes (yellow black or a dark red). Once this was done I started to draw out where the tie downs needed to come drilled the holes : For those who haven't used this set, it quit straight forward : drill a hole, fill if necessary as the deck plate needs to fit flush, drop some white glue in and presto, you've got a tie down point. By using white glue you can fill gaps. Don't worry if it's not 100% perfect as the real thing also is very irregular. Anyway, the sequence in pictures : I guess looking at this isn't that exciting, but it's getting there, very slowly, but it's getting there. I'll hope to finish it up in time for the HobbyFan Contest Anyway, got a little sidekick. I'll post siome pics on the workbench treath :-) Quote
MechTech Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Looks great so far. That would look great if you installed some floor lights shining up on the valk. Don't let all the tie downs get you down. I did a tiny flight deck on a destroyer once and it took me a week worth of work! Quote
jadefalconguard Posted October 23, 2005 Author Posted October 23, 2005 @ Mech Tech. I spend 2 days on the drilling and fitting the tie downs. Glad that's over. About the floorlights I never worked with lighting on a diorama. I can still install it..... Any tips on working with leds ? What type is best, wiring schematics any info would be welcome :-) Quote
jadefalconguard Posted January 4, 2006 Author Posted January 4, 2006 Well after about what seems ages I finally have some time to show off the last additions to the diorama. The dio is completely painted using a preshading with black. After that a thinned neutral gray and overspray with a thinned medium gray finished off the walls. The flight deck itself has been painted completely black and oversprayed with thinned german panzer grey in a very irregular pattern. After that several 'pools' of thinned black paint where handpainted on to receive a messy floor. The flash of my digital camera has overexposed these pools. In real live they don't show up this good Later on I will be weathering the entire dio followed by a drybrush run to get a more intersting look then simple gray. Quote
jadefalconguard Posted January 4, 2006 Author Posted January 4, 2006 Ofcourse a dio this size needs a lot of fillers. I finally could paint and weather the equipment : I still need to detailpaint and finish the weathering with a drybrush run and adding all the small details and decals Quote
jadefalconguard Posted January 4, 2006 Author Posted January 4, 2006 Now to give you an idea, here are the different parts and ofcourse the VF1 in one of my many "shove 'm around" moments. I tend to spend a lot of time on arranging and rearringing the composition to get an even distribution of elements. well hope you guys like, later Quote
HWR MKII Posted January 26, 2006 Posted January 26, 2006 Ah i see you have been busy. Its good to come back and see that things are stll going strong. Quote
jadefalconguard Posted January 26, 2006 Author Posted January 26, 2006 HWR Welcome back, how was the beach..... Anyway have a lot more work done....my PC crashed last weekend so I had plenty of time to work on the dio (main board fried ). I'll hope to update next week. Detailpainted and decalled the dio Painted and weathered the support equipment started on the figs themselves anyway, great to see you back. CU Quote
jadefalconguard Posted March 5, 2006 Author Posted March 5, 2006 (edited) This one is going slow......real slow. But here are some progress pics after the complete dio got a wash and drybrush. All equipment got preshaded, painted with yellow, got a dirty wash after decalling. I prob. gonna drybrush them with darkgrey and silver to get a worn look. All figures got there basecoat and final coat. After this they'll receive detailpainting; styencils and wash. After that oil paints for the flesh tones. So what do YOU think ? Edited March 5, 2006 by jadefalconguard Quote
THOR Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 sweet hangar! i wonder what a mirror on the open wall would look like... Quote
Neova Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 You make me want to start on my kit and hanger dio! Fantastic job! Keep it up! Quote
fansubs2000 Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 WOW jadefalconguard, I am impressed! I gotta tell some of my buddies to come to MW and check out your pics! Sweet! Quote
jadefalconguard Posted March 19, 2006 Author Posted March 19, 2006 (edited) Thanks for the feedback. Small update. I'm sidetracked with a Zentradi battlepod I got off Evil Bay. But on topic of the VF1 dio I finally sat down and started working on Marian Dagmar. To give you allready a small run down, Marian is 28years old, had a human father and a zentradi mother. Being a child of the first generation she first handed saw the effects of being a "mixed child"..... Ofcourse I don't need to mention she is drop dead beautifull Anyway I cut off the feet part of the VF1 pilot, chopped of the legs of a pilot figure I had in my spare box and used the head of a female figure in the sparebox Watch it kiddo's this is pure horror Anyway here are the before and after Before : and After : Normally I'll be adding more details tomorrow but it's the kick off of 'lost' with a special so that could be a problem Edit : don't mind the face yet....still need to give a base coat for the flesh tones Edited March 19, 2006 by jadefalconguard Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted April 11, 2006 Posted April 11, 2006 JFG... you're dio looks absolutely awesome. Good luck with the figure conversion. I don't have much experience with this, but I recently picked up Sheperd Paine's Building and Painting Scale Figures, which is really helpful. Quote
jadefalconguard Posted April 12, 2006 Author Posted April 12, 2006 @LTSO : thanks for the compliment. To be honest I'm not that versed in figure modelling. Shep Paine is one of the best builders around and I've got a few books of him. I also used the Verlinden way for the figures. The pilot came out quite nice. Alas the figures from Hasegawa are not that detailed you can get a very realistic finish (not enoufh facial features to get shadows and not enough detail for the hair, eyes and eyebrows ) Anyway I'll post a group pic once all painting is done hopefully tonight Quote
Guest Bromgrev Posted April 12, 2006 Posted April 12, 2006 Very nice indeed. We don't see enough dioramas on MW. Quote
jadefalconguard Posted April 13, 2006 Author Posted April 13, 2006 (edited) Small update. Group shots of the figures... I really have got no love for figurepainting But I couldn't get this dio without them so here they are. Basicly all figures come from Hasegawa. Though I love the kits from Hase, there figures are really very basic as mentionend before. I talked to a guy in my old model club who has been painting figures for I don't know how long and his answer was straight forward : don't waste the paint. There are alternatives (pewter figures) but they cost around 15€ (around 20$) a piece groupshot : Decalled up : Pilot and MP : Not the best in figure painting but they'll do. Still need to finish up on the small details like headsets, shoes etc. That'll be for later. Edited April 13, 2006 by jadefalconguard Quote
jadefalconguard Posted July 10, 2006 Author Posted July 10, 2006 Sorry guys...slow going but I'll hope to finish up the baseplate somewhere next week and then it's all finished... Quote
jadefalconguard Posted August 20, 2006 Author Posted August 20, 2006 Finally got down and took some pics of the finished dio. I can't beliefe it took me nearly 1.5 years to completely finish this Anyway. I made a simple construction out of plexiglass and wood to get the dio boxed in. This way It's dustfree and safe for children (to an extend that is). Anyway here are some finsihed pics hope you enjoy them. thanks for the suggestions, feedback and tips General lay out : Nose detail with tie down chains (the plexiglass reflects a bit) : Semi top view of the VF 1 : Som filler for the back : And ofcourse : lynn couldn't escape : Hope you all enjoy it and thanks for the patience Quote
Grayson72 Posted August 21, 2006 Posted August 21, 2006 That's really coming together nicely man Quote
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