Mini Spacemen – Pot of Gold
I fell in love with these mini spacemen when I saw them on Instagram on Roman Lappart’s page. At just 15mm high, they are part of the Massive Voodoo Challenge 2020. You just need to create a diorama with a mini spaceman on it. The spacemen are resin casts from Mr Lee’s Minis. I bought a set of 3 and started planning. I came up with 3 dioramas and this is the first to be finished. It’s based on a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
The main decision was how to make the rainbow…
Materials
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3D Print Files
I designed the pot of gold in Fusion 360 then Blender. You can download it from Thingiverse here.
Paint
First I primed with Halfords Black Matt Automotive Spray Paint.
I used Vallejo model colour paints to paint the pot:
Light Turquoise 70840 https://amzn.to/2UzFUzp
Intense Blue 70925 https://amzn.to/3kFA8a7
Followed by Tamiya Clear Varnish X-22 https://amzn.to/35EW3db
I painted the coins with Alclad Pale Gold https://amzn.to/3lFkxsp
Any brown paint will do for the base as it doesn’t show by the end.
Grass
I used Noch products as I had them on hand but there are many brands that would work as well.
Grass Glue https://amzn.to/33CU2Ma
Grasmaster applicator https://amzn.to/35BFmPF
2.5mm Summer Meadow https://amzn.to/3ixuRB4
6mm Wild Grass https://amzn.to/2UDzHlO
Rainbow
UV curing resin from Green Stuff World. No affiliate, just satisfied.
Fluorescent pigments for nails from eBay as I only needed small amounts. Green Stuff World sell them too.
Acetate sheet https://amzn.to/2IJSSns
I also got the UV torch from Green Stuff World and you can check out my UV curing station build here.
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