Global Scale Modeller

Originally posted in the Winter is coming SIG - pics lost due to PB debacle

Elefant painted with Tamiya acrylics, weathered with Ultimate winter wash and dark dirt. Figures from Mini-Art.

FoG base and rubble piles augmented with additional brickwork and rubble using DAS clay and balsa. Snow effects using Polyfilla and Tamiya Snow Paints.

I am amazed at the winter dios and how real the snow looks. Seems like some sort of black-magic-gris-gris.

Results like this make me want to attempt a dio, wouldn't know where to start though!

bfrd wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:29 am I am amazed at the winter dios and how real the snow looks. Seems like some sort of black-magic-gris-gris.

Tamiya snow paint is amazing. There's 2 types and 1 has a beautiful grainy texture (like Tetrion filler). You can apply it with a knife or a large brush and it mixes with acrylic paint so you can apply it as slush or dirty snow. I used a lot of Polyfilla as I didn't want to waste the snow paint. The snow on the flat areas is mostly the filler, with a touch of snow paint on top. The stuff on the Elefant, the rubble and brick work is the Tamiya magic stuff

ElCapitan wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:33 am Results like this make me want to attempt a dio, wouldn't know where to start though!

Cheers mate, I was the same. I went for bespoke bits instead of making it myself at the start. I then used the DAS clay as I figured I could replicate the moulded rubble piles and really fill out the detail. You'd be surprised what you can do with clay, a bit of balsa and some snow paint / Polyfilla.

This is how I built my own rubble and brick work.

The base and moulded rubble piles from FoG



DAS clay brickwork



Brickwork and basic shape for rubble detail





DAS clay masonry blocks, a few bricks from FoG, and balsa wood. Pollyfilla added to surface and detailed with a knife.





It was great fun to do something completely different - I'd highly recommend giving it a go.

I love how the snow looks, though I can never get that kind of a result with my Tamiya snow paint!

TheNordus wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:45 pm I love how the snow looks, though I can never get that kind of a result with my Tamiya snow paint!

Thanks mate. The key to the Tamiya products is to use the grainy stuff, the stuff in the other bottle is neither here nor there.

Stokesy44 wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:18 pm

TheNordus wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:45 pm I love how the snow looks, though I can never get that kind of a result with my Tamiya snow paint!

Thanks mate. The key to the Tamiya products is to use the grainy stuff, the stuff in the other bottle is neither here nor there.

I'll have to see if I can find some of that. The stuff I have is like white paste with tiny round spheres in it.

Great build mate, I'm going to have to look into building la diorama. I did do one or two as a teenager but they where very very basic.

I get that cold feeling just looking at those pictures. Your effects are outstanding.

d6mst0 wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:04 am I get that cold feeling just looking at those pictures. Your effects are outstanding.

Thanks mate, it was certainly a labour of love. The final look of the scene went through a lot of changes during the layout phase. If I'd know the entire surface would be snow covered I could have avoided buying a paved base!