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Volvo Ew160c Diorama (not complete)
tiking:
Thank u Basher.
tiking:
Part 2:
Another update to this diorama, I am still working on. I finally added the boom to the diorama.So far I am liking the whole scene. Did quite a lot of modifications and some scratch building to get it to look descent enough for display.
I painted and modified the engine with some scratch built parts as well. I also added an old truck axle from my previous vignette to this scene. I thought it would add interest, instead of a stand-alone vignette, as it was before.
Added the first hydraulic to the front of the vehicle. It was also detailed with some scratch built parts. I added some hanging cables from the side of the cab to make it look like they are working the internal cables and hydraulics of the machine. Just some added interest.
Started on the first figure for the diorama. Not my best attribute but its a start to making the diorama look lively. Hope you like the progress so far.
Old Wombat:
The face on the figure is excellent.
I've never built my own figures from scratch but I have modified a fair number of 1/35 figures to suit my own purposes, it can be very tricky.
** PLEASE NOTE the information supplied below is not a personal attack, it's meant to be constructive criticism to help you improve an admitted weakness **
The right shoulder on your figure is a bit wide; with shirts/coveralls that have a vertical shoulder-sleeve seam the slope of the shoulder joint is a little way in from the seam, so the seam actually hangs down onto the top of the upper arm. The image below gives an idea of what I mean & also shows what creases look like, yours are too few & too smooth;
The wide-shouldered stance is also highly unlikely, below is a more typical stance for a mechanic using a hammer;
Sometimes it just takes putting in the effort to get it right, as you so obviously do with everything else, & a couple of decent reference pictures can't hurt.
Brian da Basher:
That's some useful advice, Mr Wombat. When I gave this a glance earlier, I thought that perhaps the gent's overalls were a bit tight but now I know why it seemed that way thanks to your analysis.
Still, that's some great modeling and those tanks remind me of hauling around welding gasses when I worked as a driver. I always checked the safety caps, made sure everything was tied down solid, and that the front of the tank aimed to the back of my van. Just in case...
Brian da Basher
tiking:
--- Quote from: Old Wombat on May 04, 2019, 08:57:28 PM ---The face on the figure is excellent.
I've never built my own figures from scratch but I have modified a fair number of 1/35 figures to suit my own purposes, it can be very tricky.
** PLEASE NOTE the information supplied below is not a personal attack, it's meant to be constructive criticism to help you improve an admitted weakness **
The right shoulder on your figure is a bit wide; with shirts/coveralls that have a vertical shoulder-sleeve seam the slope of the shoulder joint is a little way in from the seam, so the seam actually hangs down onto the top of the upper arm. The image below gives an idea of what I mean & also shows what creases look like, yours are too few & too smooth;
The wide-shouldered stance is also highly unlikely, below is a more typical stance for a mechanic using a hammer;
Sometimes it just takes putting in the effort to get it right, as you so obviously do with everything else, & a couple of decent reference pictures can't hurt.
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Much appreciated. Although, I did not build the figure. I purchased it and painted it. Those tips and photos are good references. Thanks.
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