Photo of the Week – Optimus and Bumblebee This week’s photo is a diorama I made a few years ago with a city backdrop. It’s two Takara Tomy DMK kits and, whilst they don’t transform, they are great kits to make. I didn’t paint the models as the plastic came…
Early Morning on the Wharf More from my dock scene.
Dock Switching I I’ve been busy finishing off my dock area so here are a few photos of the finished result.
I’m starting the year with a shot of my layout. It’s nowhere near finished and still needs a lot of work. I keep drawing up action plans then getting distracted by my video modelling instead. I then keep saying I’ll spend more time videoing stuff on my layout. Time to…
The Overall Diorama This is the last shot of the diorama showing the different levels. The base is just chipboard but the uprights are steel posts screwed and epoxied in for safety. The ground cover is slate chipping and Deluxe Materials snow and icy sparkles. The grill is for a…
Look… There’s some lovely shots of the three guys goofing around but I love this guy who just stands there and points. I deliberately dirtied up the visors as I feel faces are what gives models away but I do wonder how these guys see out. No wonder one of…
Just Hanging He’s still hanging there. The figures are 1/20 scale and I had great fun roughing up the suits with chopsticks (to scuff paint off) and various other weathering techniques. These are normally painted in military colours but I wanted something a little different so went with construction workers.…
Ice I wanted a large antenna covered in icicles and snow. This is actually a lego Space Needle (Seattle) which always strikes me as a very alien antenna like structure. I’ve been up there 3 times (the real one) and love it. It’s a great place to people and scenery…
Rust and Snow The main scenery themes of this diorama are rust and snow. I had great fun with the icicles but also adding frost, snow and ice to all the structures and ground.
Hanging by a Thread Literally, he does hang by a copper wire thread (isn’t photoshop wonderful). I was a bit stuck on how to attach him so a small piece of magnet wire has done the trick admirably.
