Topic: RCWCreations diorama's

[Tamer]

I like that bookcase! Off to share the latest.

[RCWCreations]

Today while being off work with a bad head, to pass the time I carried on work on my latest diorama.

I made up a blue/grey wash and went over the both sides of the wall. Adding black to wash I went in between the bricks and cracks in the walls to emphasise the imperfections in the brick work.

The walls were glued to base and while this was drying I turned to the bookcase. Painting the bookcase in light brown, the same with two of the books, the other two with a dark grey. When the books dried the pages where painted white.

[RCWCreations]

While this was drying I turned back to the room. I cut a piece of perspex along with 8 thin pieces of bolsa wood. The window was fitted and the thin pieces of bolsa were used for the frame around the window.

[RCWCreations]

After putting it altogether I placed a box with a couple of rubbish bags in the room.

While trying to decide who would suit this diorama I placed ‘66 Batman and Robin to fill the void which works very well, especially when I placed the Joker at the window looking in.

Hope you you enjoy the pictures.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/apartment-room/#finishing

[Tamer]

Nice. Very nice. Off to share.

I also have to ask how your nephew is liking his new diorama he got for Christmas?

[RCWCreations]

Thanks Tamer, here are my final pictures.

[RCWCreations]

Carrying on my love for Star Trek and the 90’s Playmates figures. For my next project I will be reproducing the fight scene between Kirk and Spock 🖖🏻 on Vulcan from the classic episode Amok Time.

I have started with the centre structure in the middle of the arena, this is made with a small 10mm foam board platform and then a smaller 5mm step surrounding the front as a step. Two strips of foam board cut and glued together to act as the plinth to sit the boulder on top. A smaller foam pillar was cut to stand at the front of the platform.

A 5mm foam circle was cut and placed on the platform, which will be coal pit of the platform. The centre of pit had the top card layer removed and parts of the foam dug out to look like coal.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/amok-time/

[RCWCreations]

The boulder I made up using scrolled up tin foil which will be coated using either filler or modroc. The surrounding rock wall is done the same way as the central boulder. The 4 pillars rising up from the rock border are made up from 2 pieces of foam board strips glued together and another layer of tin foil laid on top which will be treated as the boulder.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/amok-time/

[Tamer]

Nice, very nice on the new project. Time to go share your finished images and the start of this new project.

[Darth More]

Wow, this is high quality and expensive stuff you're using here! The blue foam is pretty expensive here in Germany and is mostly used by architects. Looking very interesting! Can't wait to see how it develops!

Looks like a great weekend is ahead!

- Philipp

[hemble]

Excellent work on the room dio mate and the AMOK TIME dio is looking brilliant already and can't wait to see more pics.

Ron

[RCWCreations]

I got to work on the scenery by taking a pot of filler I coated the rock that sits on the shrine with filler. Once covered I did the same with the lower wall, making sure to encase the pillars.

Next will be to do same with the tin foil that is sat on top of the pillars and add a second coat to lower section.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/amok-time/#development

[RCWCreations]

I set to work on the rock columns. Using modroc plaster of Paris strips to cover the kitchen foil and joining them onto the top of each pillar. The steps were also covered as well to add texture to the stone steps.

My next step is to add a second layer to he base because the weight of the filler and modroc will break the foam board of lifted incorrectly.  Then another layer of filler to be added to the rock wall.

 https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/amok-time/#development

[RCWCreations]

Wow, this is high quality and expensive stuff you're using here! The blue foam is pretty expensive here in Germany and is mostly used by architects. Looking very interesting! Can't wait to see how it develops!

Looks like a great weekend is ahead!

- Philipp

There is an eBay seller in the UK who sells them at a £3.99 each but you have to order a minimum 5 boards, all boards are 1200 x 600 x 10mm.  He was a worth while find because I can do more with this foam board than I could with the carded 5mm board, plus it's cheaper in the long run.

Richard

[hemble]

Oh yeah this is coming together great.

Ron