It does not take long to do it, will wait a day or to for the glue to dry.
Then with add a splash of paint around using cheap artist oil paints they work better then using acrylic paints, With the oil you add add different colours while its still wet with acrylic you have to wait untill the first coat is dry, have already tryed that before yes!
Gravel pit Diorama
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Only used two colours of oil paint, Winsor & Newton Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber.
first photo shows wood glue down does not nave to be smooth, Second shows dust down and gravel has been put down.
Almost done need to get some small bush's and a few larger rocks.
first photo shows wood glue down does not nave to be smooth, Second shows dust down and gravel has been put down.
Almost done need to get some small bush's and a few larger rocks.
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A tip for you.
To make rock walls for a Diorama you need the following.
Kitchen foil.
Casting plaster.
Fly screen.
Roll foil up into a ball then unroll it and flatten it out keeping the wrinkles in bend up the edges to make small dish about 6 inches square can be smaller and about 5mm deep.
Mix up plaster and add a bit of acrylic paint to tint the plaster any brown or grey.
Pour plaster into foil tray and put little bit of fly screen into the plaster.
screen makes the dry plaster stronger.
To glue it in place mix up a bit of plaster and use as a paste.
Once dry you can use oil or Acrylic paint.
To make rock walls for a Diorama you need the following.
Kitchen foil.
Casting plaster.
Fly screen.
Roll foil up into a ball then unroll it and flatten it out keeping the wrinkles in bend up the edges to make small dish about 6 inches square can be smaller and about 5mm deep.
Mix up plaster and add a bit of acrylic paint to tint the plaster any brown or grey.
Pour plaster into foil tray and put little bit of fly screen into the plaster.
screen makes the dry plaster stronger.
To glue it in place mix up a bit of plaster and use as a paste.
Once dry you can use oil or Acrylic paint.
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Add a bit of railway track in the front will need to paint rust on the side of the rails once it is dry, got to buy wagon now. yes!
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Impressive how much you have got done over such a short amount of time, done well.
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Thanks Luke, Its gone quicker than building a kit yes! 
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Got the two Volvo dumpers out of lay-by.
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Picked up the rest of my HO machinery from the Museum today and sat then in the gravel pit, It got over crowded very quickly.
In bottom photo shows the different's of the two Volvo Dumper trucks, The one on the left is a 1/87 scale by Norscot and the one on the left is 1/87 scale by Siku.
The big different's it the hand rails and mirrors on the Siku also the side rams. I will look at changing the rails and mirrors can live with the rams.
In bottom photo shows the different's of the two Volvo Dumper trucks, The one on the left is a 1/87 scale by Norscot and the one on the left is 1/87 scale by Siku.
The big different's it the hand rails and mirrors on the Siku also the side rams. I will look at changing the rails and mirrors can live with the rams.
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Ya thats the fun part of building it no rules to were it all goes if it looks right it is.
Got to get some workers now too.
Oh put fine gravel all over the rough bits looks better and looks more like road base metal. yes!
Got to get some workers now too.
Oh put fine gravel all over the rough bits looks better and looks more like road base metal. yes!