Mud Trap

[tiking]

I have been experimenting with different types of methods lately. This time is with mud. Yep! Good old natural mud.  I used mud collected from a neighboring farmer's dirt road. Really fine dirt, I must add. All I did in this diorama, was add PVA glue, and a little water, and Voila! The muddy puddles you see were done using a mixture of Liquitex gloss medium & varnish, and their Transparent Raw Sienna ink for the muddy look. I also tried a little mixture of MIG wet effects and Liquitex Raw Sienna. I think the end result looks pretty convincing. I am still fine tuning the surrounding areas by doing some dry-brushing on the mud, to bring out the different texture. But so far, it appeals to me. The model itself is from AMT 350 Pay hauler. I had this kit for a while and did not know what to do with it. The big bucket was cut down to fit. So there is no chassi just the big bucket and front end of the pay hauler. I did much on the interior with some additions and some minor scratch built parts. This scenes inspiration was taken from many photos of collapse mines or sink holes that dumpers and machines alike, have fallen victims. As always, I like to always do some different and try to go one-step further.

[tiking]

Interior Shots:

[digger303]

cool

[tiking]

Thanks.

[aur0ra145]

Quicksand! Nice, really well done!

[tiking]

Quicksand! Nice, really well done!

Not quicksand. More like a sink hole after a mining incident.

[RangerNeil]

Now that is nice - and very different!!

[tiking]

Thank you RangerNeil.

[Tomcat64]

More phenomenal work - leaving the surroundings aside the weathering on the exposed parts of the truck is just sublime

[tiking]

Glad you liked it Neil. Thanks.

[Panzón]

Interesting subject, and excellent execution. Kudos!

[tiking]

Interesting subject, and excellent execution. Kudos!

Thank you Mike.

[ForeverPlasticKits]

Interesting subject, and excellent execution. Kudos!

I couldn't write better!

[tg18083]

Great modelling! I am trying to imagine all of the feelings that driver went through. Fear, anxiety, what's that in my pants?

[tiking]

Interesting subject, and excellent execution. Kudos!

I couldn't write better!

Thanks a lot.

[tiking]

Great modelling! I am trying to imagine all of the feelings that driver went through. Fear, anxiety, what's that in my pants?

A feeling of bellow welt for sure.