Diorama for St Nectan by Kevin - 1/32 - DIORAMA

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

some of you may know that i have this build going on, but as part of the build i want to put her into a fishing dock diorama

 

i would like to use this thread to test ideas, and get new ones,

 

at 1/32 i will have a board that at present that is 7'x2', and will grow a bit at the end of the project

 

this is what the ship should look like

and at present mine looks like this

my idea (i have plenty) needs reeling in occasionally as it keeps getting out of hand

 

at present i want to put the build in a harbour setting, with the tide out, reason for this is to enable being able to see the jetty, and i dont know how to do water, plus it is to large an area to do

 

tied up alongside a wooden jetty, the jetty will run along 2 sides with scope for plenty of detail, and have a project that may never finish

 

here are some photos where at present some of my ideas are coming from

these are not my photo's

 

today, i built up a temporary base to enable sizing everything up, i will post more photos when this is in place 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[yvesvidal]

Kevin, 

 

I like you, love diorama. However, in this case, your model is so beautiful and full of details that I fear its intrinsic perfection is going to be drowned in the diorama. In addition, this model is big and to make the diorama realistic, it will have to be really large. Now, whatever decision you go with, I will follow with interest.

 

Yves

Edited March 27, 2020 by yvesvidal

[Kevin]

38 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Kevin, 

 

I like you, love diorama. However, in this case, your model is no beautiful and full of details that I fear its intrinsic perfection is going to be drowned in the diorama. In addition, this model is big and to make the diorama realistic, it will have to be really large. Now, whatever decision you go with, I will follow with interest.

 

Yves

agreed, and thats one of the reasons i keep having to have a reality check,  trains wagons and btuilds have been removed from the list today

my wife would just like to see a jetty down the back and one side, with a unloading scenario  being undertaken 

[Old Collingwood]

It will be interesting and great what ever you decide Kevin.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

taking advice, i have scaled the plans back, what i am aiming for now is just a harbour wall with a wooden jettey, this will serve as another point of interest and as a stand, there will be no water, or beach

 

the white unit will be used as a prop for now, and serves as a guide for height and width

 

 

for the wooded jetty which is being built first, it will stand above the height of the build(as if the tide was out and the end of a jetty train track way

 

the boat reminds just how much work i have myself in for

practising wood effects on balsa, sprayed black with brown drybrushing and getting an effect i like using a wire brush before paint

 

 

jetty platform.is quite big

track base going in, this is from the trumpeter BR52 war train i was building

the sleepers were treated the same as the balsa

tonight the track bed is laid, the other side although will be a working jetty i want it to be a lot cleaner

as she stands tonight

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Kevin  - loving the idea.

 

OC.

[Jond]

I love the idea of mixing in the track.  it helps tell the story of what these. ships do.  good luck. 

Jon 

[Kevin]

11 minutes ago, Jond said:

I love the idea of mixing in the track.  it helps tell the story of what these. ships do.  good luck. 

Jon 

TY Jon, i am getting some negative comments from other place i use, so i need to show better what i am trying to achieve, LOL i need to work on smaller scales 

[Old Collingwood]

5 hours ago, Kevin said:

TY Jon, i am getting some negative comments from other place i use, so i need to show better what i am trying to achieve, LOL i need to work on smaller scales 

Kevin its looking mighty fine  - take no notice what others think,   your attention to detail and  workmanship  is outstanding  in everything you build.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

i will move the boat in the morning for a photo shoot to show better what is is all about, but today has been continuing the wood pier / jetty 

 

i dont want a pristine looking area, i want it to looked work and battered, here is the start

 

 

[yvesvidal]

Kevin,

 

Very nice jetty that you are building. May I suggest you stagger the rails so as not to have their links at the same place. You could also use metal rails from Scale One (1/32) or even G scale (1/29).

Brass rails can be purchased individually for these scales.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

10 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Kevin,

 

Very nice jetty that you are building. May I suggest you stagger the rails so as not to have their links at the same place. You could also use metal rails from Scale One (1/32) or even G scale (1/29).

Brass rails can be purchased individually for these scales.

 

Yves

yes i will stagger the rails, i should have enough to go the 6 foot required, i was going to spray grey with silver dry-brushing, with a grime wash over the bottom of the rail and get a polish finish on top

[Kevin]

Good evening Everyone

 

The top of the wooden jetty is complete (when i say complete, it means lots more still to do)

i now have 4 feet of stone jetty to think about, 

 

the pier legs are not secured, as i dont have a definite height yet

 

  

 

Edited April 2, 2020 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone, from a lovely locked in, self isolating Somerset, i dont have the plague, just retired and enjoying being at home, hope everyone one id safe and well out there

 

well i now have the pier frame work made up, i will need to cut some bits out, as it will form the support for the build, and contain the electrics, forgot the photo, but what was there before, now has a top to form the jetty deck, thid is it

 

the whole unit will be covered in plasterboard, lighter materials are available in the shops, but i dont have any, and the shops are shut,

this has been cut into small sections, although i cannot remember why, the top paper removed (very messy) and brick work cut in (even messier)

the board was then sprayed in grey primer as i was going to use acrylics with lots of dry brushing the primer would also keep the dust down and act as the base colour for the grouting

 

after quite a few hours experimenting with different stone effects, some worked better than others, then i made a mistake, well accident, and spilt some wash which i was using to tone down the grouting, and the result was better than anything i had done

 

so here  are a few photos. still very much WIP

 

 

 

 

[FriedClams]

Nice progress on your diorama Kevin - it's looking good!  I like the way your stone work is turning out.

22 hours ago, Kevin said:

then i made a mistake, well accident, and spilt some wash which i was using to tone down the grouting, and the result was better than anything i had done

Sometimes things just happen that way and one can never be sure what will look best.  The next time, it won't be an accident - it will be experience.  Keep it coming.

 

Gary

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

thank you for the comments and likes

 

my test piece continues to be worked on, the tide line is pva glue fine gritty sand and various washes and acrylics

 

please tell me what you think ( and be honest) if you make me cry with negative remarks, no one will see the tears lol 

[Old Collingwood]

I am loving what you are doing here Kevin  - its looks really lifelike.

 

OC.

[Jack12477]

I like it. Looks realistic to me.

[mtaylor]

I'm in agreement with the others.  Looks great.

[lmagna]

Very nice looking job Kevin. 

 

I am not certain about where you are in England, but here in Washington USA. our average tide is around 12'. Sometimes it can get considerably larger. At any rate, around here the barnacles and mussels would go much further down the middle of the tide line and there would be staining between the middle section and the high tide mark. Kind of like a stratification of growth if that makes any sense to you. 

 

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/snorkling-embed-for-web.mp4

 

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

 

well one of the messy jobs is out of the way, removing the top paper covering of the plasterboard, and then used a no nails adhesive to mount the side panels, this will be a long project, but im back to the boat at the moment