MsDano85gt Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 nothing wrong with pics! holy crow!!!! that is awsome!! I was over there in 2005 and your look captures real life 1:1 perfectly to a "T" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 nothing wrong with pics! holy crow!!!! that is awsome!! I was over there in 2005 and your look captures real life 1:1 perfectly to a "T" Great to hear it. I appreciate it. I am still working on this baby. More details to come on the building an surroundings, as well as getting these darn usmc figures done, which has proven not to be an easy task. But i am getting there. ..hopefully with some cursing from my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Well, things have been progressing slowly as you all know. Less time for building due to everything around the family. But I do a little each time I get a chance. Here are some pics of the roof details and little additions I have added so far. Made some water tanks and piping taken from my box of tricks. The concrete support blocks were made from the same pink material, Styrofoam Remember, I am trying to do everything on a budget without putting holes in my pockets. I added a small generator from odd pieces from my bag of tricks. AS long as it looks the part, I am fine with it. Not a huge difference but details none-the-less. Will be doing some painting and refining of the details as I go along. I also added electrical cables around the building in a some-what sloppy manner as I was told this is common over there. More details still to come. A couple more Satellite dishes and what-nots. I have just bought another set of USMC soldiers and awaiting Tamiya paints. I lost the right arm of Blast resin figured I had already painted. It got lost in the snow. Could not find it since then. So, here we go again for another round of painting figures. BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH!!! I'm getting tired of this. Oh well. So sorry if you were expecting my next update to be figures but these things happen, for some, more often than others. More weathering on the facade will be in order as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) Decided to repaint the cargo bay of the pickup, white and added extra armor to the sides to make it more interesting: Edited March 30, 2014 by tiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 ...just stunning about your work. Great eye for details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Amazing. Just amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ford48 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 exceptional realism-looks like you are there- you have a great talent for detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I think that your dio is fantastic . But altho I have never been to iraq I have seen lots of news footage and every time you see a pickup or car its nearly always beat up (ie broken lights dents bullet holes missing glass and panels) .i just feel that your pick up is in to good condition for it to be in a conflict zone! , Other than that its great so please dont take offense to my comments. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks everyone for your comments. And Dave. None taken. I understand your thoughts although there are a very few in more or less good condition in these conflict zones. Just that they do not stay unscale for too long. But i am already working on doing some damage to it. It just I have not spent too much time on the pickup itself as i am still working on the adding more details to the building before tackling the pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I like the way you have done the drains and concreat damage . I realy admire the people that manage to keep those vehicals going when it looks like they should of been crushed years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Yep. You should see the ones during the Libya conflict. I got some pics that will make u laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukkerdax Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) Outstanding job ! looks very realistic. Just curious, where do you get the plumbing materials on the roof, valves and so on.. i llke to use them also in a diorama i'm planning after my nissenhut is ready..... Edited April 3, 2014 by Tukkerdax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Thanks for looking. The piping and valves are from an Ho oil kit. They were modified just a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 pff the realism ouzes off the screen .... one of the top end dio's out there ...when this is done with the right camera and setting .. you could make such real shots .. whouw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Thanks for the zealous comments. I just hope the end results will meet with everyone's approval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The70judgeman Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Outstanding work Charles! Can't wait to see it finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 Thanks. I can't either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Amazing work on this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Spectacular work! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Haas Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 very impressive, great detail thanks for sharing. learned a few thing s there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuzzed Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 That is one really nice diorama. Outstanding work. Your perseverance is really paying off. Please, take your time, but be sure to post pictures of the finished diorama as soon as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 This hits a lil to close to home so I guess in a way that speaks to its realism. Loud noises still make me hit the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Thanks to both of you. And Dave, I can understand. My respect to you and all men and women over there. I still think it was an unnecessary War for the US to engage but that is another story altogether, and of course, my opinion, which will not be discussed here. Much respect to you my friend and all allied soldiers. Things have been going slow as I have been busy with work and my family. Also, I had not been so impress with the US paint job on the uniforms. So, I have renamed the dio and will discard the US figures altogether until I am satisfied with the results of my camo painting.I just to want to bring the dio down just because the camo looks like a 3-year old had painted them. I am a somewhat of a perfectionist, in a way. Not to say that the insurgent figures are any better but they do not crave the realism as the us figures do. I will add them eventually when I am totally satisfied with the results. Although, I have added a couple more details to the building and added a third insurgent figure and a kid. The new name of the dio will be called, '...around the corner'. Unfortunately it will be the insurgents that get the spot- lights on this dio. I have also decided to remove the pickup vehicle as I thought it over-crowded the dio a little. I will add a garbage bin, street lights and few other details. Will post pics shortly. Thanks for all the great support fellows. I do appreciate it. Edited May 6, 2014 by tiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughn Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Outstanding !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) Ok, here are pics of the diorama, which name has been changed to "...around the corner". The former name was, 'Close Contact'. The dio is pretty much done for the exception of one more figure to be added. The last figure will be a boy pointing to the corner of the building, alerting the insurgents that they( us troops) are coming around the corner. I am in the process of painting the figure, so will add that when it is completed and will post the pics. As you can see there have been some changes and addition to the diorama. As mentioned in my previous post, the insurgents get the spotlight for this diorama. As I was not completely happy with the outcome of the US camo, I decided to put it aside until such time I can improve on it. So, I hope you can still find it in your heart to like the dio, regardless of the sudden change. As you can see, the pick-up truck has been replaced with the new Mercedes from Diopark. Not a bad kit. A big plus with this kit, is that the doors can be closed or open in real-time. That's right. You can have the option to keep it shut or if you so desire you can open them on demand. Two thumbs up for this little addition. The downside is, it is not so easy to put together ans glue the part that makes this to work. Not a kit for the beginner, I can tell you that. Lots of mistakes and mishaps trying to get the doors to work perfectly. Unfortunately I only succeeded having one door work( the passenger side) The rest were glue into their respective position. Also forgot to mention that you need lots of patience, something I am striving to maintain. The next addition is the concrete canopy on the right. I simply used a piece of pink Styrofoam and glued it in place and painted it a concrete color. No biggy there. I also added another canopy made of corrugated material. Made the bracing of some pieces of white polystyrene and glued that in place after painting it blue. I think the variation of these two objects adds a little spice to the dio. I added a small sign which I took off the internet. That is in fact a pic of a real sign that one of the US soldiers were posting up. I just downloaded it and re-sized it in Photoshop. I thought it was a cool sign. As you can see I added another satellite dish and a mast for a antennae array on the top of the building. I was given a pic which showed many of these on one building alone but decided to limit the amount as I did not want to risk cluttering the diorama. I added another insurgent figure from Blast models. I hand bought it and saved it for a rainy day. I guess that rainy day came. I included MIG street lights, which are pretty good. I also went ahead and bought a dumpster to place the garbage in it at the side of the building. All resin and are pretty good products. I thought it added life and variation. Variation is the key. But you all know that already. Anyways, enjoy the pics and thanks for being patience and giving me tips to finally ( almost) bringing this project to a close. Lots of pics!!!! Edited August 5, 2014 by tiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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