tiking Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Hi all. This is what I’ve been working on lately. Still have some things to add before calling it complete. Still adjusting the placement of the details to make sure I am satisfied with the end results. Edited December 10, 2020 by tiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 As always, Charles your work is absolutely fascinating...... and you seem to be able to capture a smaller part of a much bigger scene, that has a really strong impression of scale. Your photography also is very effective in terms of conveying the size of the diorama scene. There is so much to take in here, that I shall need to come back and have a longer look! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Anglia105E said: As always, Charles your work is absolutely fascinating...... and you seem to be able to capture a smaller part of a much bigger scene, that has a really strong impression of scale. Your photography also is very effective in terms of conveying the size of the diorama scene. There is so much to take in here, that I shall need to come back and have a longer look! David Thank you kindly David. I do my best. Still need to add the corrugated sidings at both ends of the steel beams, a welder, and some added details, before calling it done. And you're right. This is suppose to be a section of a bigger building. Since I do not have the space, I just tend to do cut-out sections of an entire scene. Easier to validate the reasoning of a doing such a large scale area. Edited May 20, 2020 by tiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHPaul Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Excellent! The weathering is amazing! What scale is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, PHPaul said: Excellent! The weathering is amazing! What scale is that? Glad you approve Paul. The scale is 1/35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Absolutely stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, landman said: Absolutely stunning. thank you kindly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) Wow. That is real art. Your ability to capture surface, texture, material, weathering, and aging effects is brilliant. Edited May 21, 2020 by Ace-Garageguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Wow. That is real art. Your ability to capture surface, texture, material, weathering, and aging effects is brilliant. Appreciate you comment Bill. Thank you kindly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Henderson Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Wow.. I can almost smell the bearing grease.... Amazing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, Ralph Henderson said: Wow.. I can almost smell the bearing grease.... Amazing.. HIHI! Thank you for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 This is an absolute work of art! It is Amazing how realistic it looks! Top notch work for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 5 hours ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: This is an absolute work of art! It is Amazing how realistic it looks! Top notch work for sure! Thank you kindly Brian. I appreciate the support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Really nice work on that Charles... I like the 'inside, but outside' feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Thank you. Bruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Major Overhaul - Stage 3 Ok guys. Here is stage 3. As you can see, since stage 2 was posted sometime ago, I've added a scratch built steel truss with an overhead crane. The overhead crane is a kit from Walthers. Yes, it is a HO scale railroad kit. But within the parameters of this scale, its usage was perfect. I had to cut and splice the kit to fit the space I needed. I also incorporated some scratch built parts to give it some UMP! If you noticed, one of the mechanics has a remote control that operates the overhead crane. The crane itself was modified to simulate the new changes as it was manually operated by a operator who sat in a cab in the air. So, I justified this by the removal of that cabin and replacing the controls as a remote control device, in the hands of the operator. I have one issue, that I am still working out. It is to get the tension of the crane cables straighten out. It's a little better than before, but you can still see a little kink . Any suggestion let me know. I also added a scratch built corrugated siding at both ends of the workshop entries. Added a scratch built flood light at both ends as well. I added a fourth figure, a welder. I am still working at improving my figure painting, so don't hit me over the head, too hard. I know I still need more work. But I can tell, I am improving. I am still contemplating, if he should be welding where he is at the moment. I'm looking for other alternatives. so, he is not glued in placed until I've decided. I've also added more detail in the armor cabin. You can see a wire hanging downwards, that looked it has been strip from whatever it was connected to, after being removed from the body. I thought it would add some interest to the effect of the diorama. So far that's about it. Will try and take some better photos and post the final look, when I get everything finalized. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Pretty amazing work. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Thanks Jantrix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 I buckled up the corrugated sidings and dirtied it up a bit. Re-positioned the welder at the ripper instead, as I was told it would be better and more believable if he is doing welding work there instead. I managed to get the kinks out, about 99%. So I'm satisfied with it. Now, I have a couple more details to add, at least for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 This just gets better and better, Charles...... especially with outdoor daylight. Be careful about losing some of your brilliant detail when the background trees get too complicated. It is okay when the background is slightly out of focus. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Superb work as always Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Anglia105E said: This just gets better and better, Charles...... especially with outdoor daylight. Be careful about losing some of your brilliant detail when the background trees get too complicated. It is okay when the background is slightly out of focus. David Thanks Anglia. 21 minutes ago, kpnuts said: Superb work as always Charles Thanks Kpnuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Fabulous or is it fabulously fabulous? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Thank u Landman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Mind boggling what you have accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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