Ian McQue style diorama

[kerick]

Here's some progress so far.









I've added some climbing rungs to one of the uprights. I snipped some paper clips to about 1 cm then drilled a matching hole and glued it with Tamiya glue. Of course, the Tamiya glue won't hold metal, but the hole was tight enough that it welded it shut around the metal peg. Actually, worked easier than CA glue. I've added a few extra greeblie bits and I might be able to paint this soon. I'll add an overhead light after painting is done.

[kerick]

Here's what one of the kits from Fitchenfoo looks like. Instead of resin they are only in 3D files now.



This is alongside of one of the Remora boats.

[Rick Lowe]

Coming along. 

[kerick]

I've added hand rails to the ladder from paper clips and braces along the sides beneath the deck. And a few extra tie downs. I have some iron oxide primer that I'll spray on first then maybe some salt treatment under the final coats. This will be a real weathering challenge for me.

[NARSES2]

  

[kerick]

Here's what the iron oxide primer looks like.





You can see the foot pegs and handrails I added from paperclips. Also, a couple of tie offs from the bends in the paperclips along the edges.
I'm still trying to figure out a light for the top of the tower. I was looking for a bell for the buoy. All good buoys have a bell. I was searching in craft departments of big box stores and different craft stores for something like charm bracelet supplies, but nobody had anything. I was looking online for charms and model trains supplies but none of them would say how big the bell was. I was lamenting to my wife and daughter about this until my daughter ran upstairs and rummaged around in her craft stuff and came down with four bells! Perfect! Later, I was downstairs at my hobby desk when I looked at the pull chain of the shop light that was over the desk. Lo and behold! A perfect bell at the end of the chain! A quick look around at other shop lights showed several more bell shapes hanging right over my head! The minister might say if you are in need look to the heavens. If I get around to building the boats I'll need them. Until that point, they can stay in place and not get lost!

[NARSES2]

    

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice! 

[su27rules]

  

[kerick]

I think I figured out the light problem. A clear part from a mechanical pencil that held the eraser. I managed to carve something that looked like a bulb and colored it red. Looking good so far.

[Rick Lowe]

It's amazing how many things are hiding in plain sight... 

[kerick]

It's amazing how many things are hiding in plain sight... 

Ain't that the truth!

[kerick]

I'm experimenting on this project. Right now it's covered with grains of various sizes of kosher salt. It should give a nice paint chipping effect. I was thinking about spraying on a top coat of white then red sections but my hip was killing me so I crashed in the recliner. Maybe tomorrow.

[Captain Canada]

That is so cool ! Nice work !

[kerick]

Im going to use some good old Testors white on the buoy. It was known for turning yellowish after a few years. The prevention was to add just a drop of blue to a bottle. Well, apparently I forgot the mixture as I added two drops of dark blue which produced a bottle of light blue. I'll use it later. Maybe newer formula doesn't do that anymore.