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Sometimes I make military themed dioramas out of extra kits (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A little more ominous than my happy island diorama, but I like variety. With dioramas with people in them I try to capture the snapshot of a story.

The insurgent took a lot of cutting and sculpting to mix together different kit parts. I really wanted in the diorama to focus on the ground. It might sound strange, but I notice the ground tends to be pristine in dioramas, so I took care to add various pieces of trash to make it more lived in, as well as making the pathway's dirt texture noticably different than the surroundings.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This looks really cool! Very well done

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing! I really like the general vibe. I would love to know where you got the figure hiding behind the pillar on the right :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

He's mostly from this kit but his legs are from a similar kit and with the posing I had to fill them in with a lot of greenstuff. I also had to sculpt around the arms because the kit looked pretty rough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's pretty neat. I like the looks of those soldiers.

[–] Evkob 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait this is a real world diorama, as in it occupies physical space? I could have sworn this was digital, I guess some of the illusion is probably due to the lighting and blurring but still, this is super impressive! Gives me Counter-Strike vibes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, here's an album with work in progress and a few other angles.. Most of the picture is natural except up top near the barbed wire where I edited out the light box and added a digital blue gradient.

[–] Evkob 2 points 2 years ago

Wow, the shading work on those... Very cool stuff, thanks for sharing!