Loaded Up with Booty
Now that all the figures are basically done until I weather them to match the base it’s veggie time. But first, here’s a few pics of Bob’s booty haul from the local neighborhood. He’s loaded alright; sausage links, cheese, bread, wine, and even a few bottles of some really good cognac.
The base work is straight forward using some 3/16th inch MDF (medium density fiber board) under standard blue construction foam glue with good old Elmer’s wood glue. Once the foam and MDF were solid I cut some slight elevation features and then mixed some wall putty, Elmer’s glue, rocks, and sand. Then I poured the base layer and smoothed everything out. I also added fence posts in place to make sure they were solid. The perimeter of the base is a thin strip of styrene for easy painting and also to retain the wall putty.
The veggie work is underway and so far, so good. I had left several tomato plant roots in the green house to dry over the winter for this very job and it looks like they will do just fine. The plan is to add some bushes, ivy, and summer grass on the base. I’m going for a semi-hedge appearance as a backdrop for the scene.
As you can see from the pics this will be the basic layout. I didn’t want to give away the plot already, but you can pretty much tell by the placement of the figures that Bob is not in a good position to argue about anything, HA!
The first photo is rather blurry, I caught that one too late, my bad.
More to follow soon and thanks for watching. Cheers, Ski.
101st AIRBORNE AT CARENTAN, JUNE 1944
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Give Blood, Play Rugby, cause everyone knows football is for wimps!
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Wow! That really looks awesome!
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Re: 101st AIRBORNE AT CARENTAN, JUNE 1944
Oh yeah! im loving the composition of this diorama! Looks like somebody got caught by surprise...
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Thanks, guys! Veggie work is underway.
Give Blood, Play Rugby, cause everyone knows football is for wimps!
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Re: 101st AIRBORNE AT CARENTAN, JUNE 1944
Looks so real
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Why, thank you very much!
Give Blood, Play Rugby, cause everyone knows football is for wimps!
Re: 101st AIRBORNE AT CARENTAN, JUNE 1944
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again….
You a wizard!
You a wizard!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: 101st AIRBORNE AT CARENTAN, JUNE 1944
Lol, thanks, Lyle, but I watch a lot of YT how to vids
Give Blood, Play Rugby, cause everyone knows football is for wimps!
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Ahhh…”You Tube Certified”. Most excellent!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Ya, it's amazing what you can find, and then there are things you could spend hours looking for without any luck. It's a pretty useful tool.
Give Blood, Play Rugby, cause everyone knows football is for wimps!