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Completed The Battle of Camulodunum - 1/16 Diorama

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by DioramaArt, Feb 6, 2021.

  1. Fransab Active Member

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    Sorry Marcus, what's Goo? Any commercial brand of something?

    Thanks in advance.

    Cheers,

    Francisco
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  2. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Sprue goo is an old classic, basically get half a jar off Tamiya thin and feed it with offcuts off sprue (ideally from the same sprue) and leave it for a few days. What you get is a jar of liquid plastic. I decant a little and use a jar of neat Tamiya thin to then make as thin/thick as required and apply for levelling. You have to be careful as it will melt plastic detail. It’s great for things like resin figures or where you need to join micro gaps like head and neck area.
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  3. Peter Day PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Remarkable stuff. I'm in awe.
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  4. Fransab Active Member

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    Thank you so much Marcus for your kindness
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  5. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Thank you kind sir.
  6. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    My pleasure to help. :)
  7. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Just a small update tonight, bit of detailing on the Tesserarius. Added the shoulder strap for his Sword (Gladius) it’s not attached below his belt (Balteus) for painting. Also added hobnail rivets to the boot.

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    Sorted the hair for the prone figure.

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  8. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Working on the legionary knocked to the ground, main areas of sculpting completed. Will refine when the putty is all cured.

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  9. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Current scene, slow progress but lots of fun putting together.

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  10. Nap Moderator

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    Hi Marcus

    That falling figure looks really good even without refinement

    Looking at the whole scene , my thoughts are it woukd take another figure behind the kneeling one , moving shield raised to take tge place of tge falling one ....just my idea !!

    I see the arm is there ....think it will look better with the groundwork in place

    This is a really good project and shows your skill with putty

    Look forward to more from your bench

    Nap
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  11. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Thanks Nap, logically the fallen Legionary would be replaced in the ranks, however compositionally this current setup works as it follows the principle of the golden triangle and that would be broken introducing a second figure behind.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_triangle_(composition)
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  12. Nap Moderator

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    Fair Play ....no golden triangle needed with busts ...lol

    Happy benchtime

    Nap
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  13. Andrew Belsey A Fixture

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    Excellent Marcus!

    Before it’s too late, I think that the helmet on the guy throwing the pilum is sitting a bit high. The lowest part (minus the skirts) should be level with his eye brows. Just trying to help. Great movement in this scene.

    Andy
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  14. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Re golden triangle composition with mine, think it’s balanced will keep checking. There is a visual psychology associated with it, if you look at fine art (masters) their paintings use all the time, and the golden ratio.

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  15. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Thanks Andrew, no panic needed. The helmets are just loosely plonked ontop of each Legionary right now and won’t be secured till after painting their heads/faces.

    I agree though, the imperial Gallic helmet is sitting far to high on his head, so looks odd in the images above. :)
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  16. Bob Orr Active Member

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    Don't know how I missed this before but lovely work as usual Marcus. You are really bringing life to these kits.
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  17. MCPWilk A Fixture

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    It just shows that with some imagination and skill, you don't need to spend a fortune to come up with a wonderful vignette or diarama.

    Mike
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  18. 1969 A Fixture

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    I wasn't aware of the "Golden Triangle" I will remember that for the future.
    Nice progress Marcus.
    Steve
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  19. rjray Member

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    And today I learned...

    Randy
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  20. DioramaArt A Fixture

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    Thank you Bob, it’s been a very enjoyable build so far. :)
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