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Post by deafpanzer on Oct 4, 2015 20:12:11 GMT -5
I am with the guys here about the water. It reminds me exactly what I have seen in Wyoming last week at Grand Teton park.
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Post by John Everett on Oct 21, 2015 1:40:27 GMT -5
It's been three weeks since I've done anything with the canyon. But thanks to those who have stopped by. I'm getting ready to add ripples to the surface of the water. My goal looks like this:  I'll be using a clear acrylic gel to attempt the wavy surface. This is a test on glass. Atleast if it fails here I can scrape it off and try again. This material will shrink by about 50% as it dries. this means that the shape of the surface will be miniaturized and flatten down considerably. Fingers crossed!  
You can see just how flat and featureless the surface is now (reflections from the shop clearly visible). I think the biggest challenge will be in getting a correct look for the water flowing around the base of the bridge.   |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 7:35:50 GMT -5
I'll be bookmarking this. While the project I wanna do isn't shallow water......the clear water is something I need to try to do. Wanna do an overhead of a submarine at periscope depth. .....and I just found this picture which gives me an idea. A silhouette of a plane.....hmmm  |
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Post by John Everett on Oct 28, 2015 19:08:15 GMT -5
Through about three levels of trial and error, I've had pretty good luck in thinning down the acrylic but am still having trouble with tiny air bubbles being trapped. If I can find a way to purge the bubbles, I think I'll be ready to put some on the surface of the diorama. Ripples, good. Tiny bubbles, bad.   |
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Post by Leon on Oct 28, 2015 19:29:45 GMT -5
Trial and error John,you'll get it figured out!  |
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Post by John Everett on Nov 10, 2015 2:10:06 GMT -5
Trial and error John,you'll get it figured out! It took about 6 or 7 episodes of the "Trial And Error Show" but I finally settled on a combination of acrylic medium, Future Floor Wax and brush technique which were good enough. I think with water on a diorama there can never be "perfect", only "good enough".    After an hour's dry time. 
In any event, it looks better than the perfectly glassy surface we had earlier and this whole affair has given me far more confidence in doing "dio-water". I need to finish up the two Sci-Fi cars and a few figures and we should be able to call this one complete. |
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Post by S e r z h--Rest In Peace on Nov 10, 2015 2:28:56 GMT -5
John - the water turned out great! Magical view!
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Post by Deano on Nov 10, 2015 3:35:44 GMT -5
Looks like you nailed John , very convincing !
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Post by Leon on Nov 10, 2015 5:35:14 GMT -5
The water looks great John!  |
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Post by kaytermarram on Nov 10, 2015 13:47:20 GMT -5
The best water I have seen in a long time, the effect is more than only excellent! Greatly done, perfect work. So, and where are the FISH??
Frank
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Post by wbill76 on Nov 12, 2015 21:15:24 GMT -5
Captured the 'flowing stream' nature very nicely John! I'd settle for that as 'good enough' for sure. |
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Post by John Everett on Nov 26, 2015 23:18:58 GMT -5
I've given the solar panels a redesign and come up with something I like much more than the original idea. Microscope cover slip (real glass), printed image of solar cells (stolen from Google) and Bare Metal Foil. That's it.  
Mounted on dio.   
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Post by steveh on Nov 27, 2015 1:23:18 GMT -5
Stunning water effects John, just stunning
Solar panels with real glass!
Do they work?
Another super diorama coming to a finish
Very nice one John
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Post by dupes on Nov 27, 2015 7:09:23 GMT -5
Haven't seen this in a while, John - looks GREAT! That water technique you developed looks stellar...and the solar panels are top notch!
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Post by Leon on Nov 27, 2015 7:16:48 GMT -5
Great idea on the solar panels John! They look fantastic. |
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Post by tiking on Nov 27, 2015 7:22:28 GMT -5
Oh that water looks fantastic.
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Post by Deano on Nov 27, 2015 7:32:17 GMT -5
This has a really Fallout 4 feel to it John ...very cool indeed !!
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Post by wbill76 on Nov 27, 2015 20:59:50 GMT -5
Neat trick with the cover slide for the solar panels. Looks very covincing!
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Post by John Everett on Dec 2, 2015 15:29:48 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Dec 2, 2015 16:19:40 GMT -5
ROFLMAO!!!!!!  Outstanding finish John! What a surprise,i love it.  |
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Post by k1w1 on Dec 2, 2015 20:37:59 GMT -5
I like this. It has turned out really well.
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Post by wbill76 on Dec 2, 2015 20:40:24 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 2, 2015 21:48:05 GMT -5
HAHAHAHA! That was AWESOME!!! My kind of language... you nailed it!
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Post by S e r z h--Rest In Peace on Dec 3, 2015 11:25:27 GMT -5
John - this is GREAT! Thanks for the positive!
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Post by dupes on Dec 3, 2015 12:38:57 GMT -5
Dang. This is great! So many different disciplines at work here...I am amazed at your ambition when it comes to tackling big projects. Sweet!
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Post by tigrazor on Dec 3, 2015 19:09:52 GMT -5
What the others said... A lot to see here, and a lot to learn from.  |
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Post by TRM on Dec 4, 2015 6:59:11 GMT -5
You'll have to put a sound byte of Rush on this one John!! Congrats on the finish!! Love the water effects...top notch!! This one came together really well my friend!! Well done! |
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 4, 2015 8:09:45 GMT -5
Just got caught up and WOWZERS that's nice. It took a few minutes but I finally noticed the one guy flipping off the other guy. I love it!
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Post by adt70hk on Dec 4, 2015 9:44:17 GMT -5
I've just stumbled across this.... Fantastic, amazing , stunning - and that's just the water effect!!! An excellent job!!! Andrew |
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Post by remarc777 on Dec 6, 2015 7:53:51 GMT -5
Hi there John,
Being busy at work for a few weeks now I skipped some tekst in this topic. So I don't know when or why you let go of the mice, but the alternative is even more sublime! I really like the mix of SF with an altered oldtimer and a "DeLorean timemachine" kind of vehicle. Beautiful finish on the water/dio as well.
Chapeau.....
greetings, Richard. |
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