"Easy Pickins"
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Steve Ski
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Thanks, Barley.
No worries, Kevin. My "Hue City" dio was 10yrs in the making, so this is nothing new. I try to never rush my builds or put a time frame on them, otherwise it wouldn't be any fun. You're good, 2yrs is no problem.
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Thanks, G.
Interesting question, G. How many hours,................hmmmmm,.......................well. This dio was started just shy of 12yrs ago with off and on work, so that's not calculable. I never count the "cost/time" of my work, that would make it a job. Let's just say, if it's still fun, time is no factor. It's all about the journey and sometimes when I get done it's a letdown. As in, "Heck, now what do I do?" That's not an uncommon response; many guys say the same thing.
It's been a long time coming, Brother.
Interesting question, G. How many hours,................hmmmmm,.......................well. This dio was started just shy of 12yrs ago with off and on work, so that's not calculable. I never count the "cost/time" of my work, that would make it a job. Let's just say, if it's still fun, time is no factor. It's all about the journey and sometimes when I get done it's a letdown. As in, "Heck, now what do I do?" That's not an uncommon response; many guys say the same thing.
It's been a long time coming, Brother.
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Steve I like your wood shed. Are you staying warm?Ok, so yall don't think I'm slackin and all, it's really been a busy past few weeks. Snow fly is coming fast, so no time to waste. I'm trying to get the wood done between weather systems, so I'll let yall know how that works out at the first snow fly. Until then, "Easy Pickins" is on hold.
No worries, but it ain't gonna get done lookin at it, HA!
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Hope we get some more too.
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Still at it!
This is certainly taking longer than I had anticipated, but it's a steady roll. I'm still waiting on some static grass to arrive, but working other parts to fill the gap in time. We'll get there, eventually.
As you can see, there's quite a lot of stuff used to work this veggie detail. The Heki grass was used for the base with a lot of grass clumps from Min-atur. I have made quite a bit of it myself from left over Heki scrap and will make more once the other grass arrives. I need long, short, in between, for a more realistic appearance.
I've used some of the Min-atur foliage to fill in gaps on the fence to add some interest in the vine category. They seem to fit just fine. More will be added as time goes on. I have a large inventory of real foliage from outside, so I will mix it up a bit. I'm finding the layering method seems to work best. As in, build it up, don't cluster a mess. Trying to get a realistic appearance and not over-do it is what I'm working towards.
The grass area is only half done. When the other clusters are made, they will fill in the voids of the Heki grass and add some variety and realism, but right now it looks pretty weak as is. That rock is there to remind me to add rocks in the appropriate locations later on.
Once this side of the fence is done, I'll be working the shop side. There will be a lot less foliage, of course, but weeds do grow in the darndest places. The shop side will need it's own special attention to get the realism correct. I keep Chuck Doan's pics handy, very helpful.
All comments are welcome and any suggestions as well. I've got time to do this right, so holler if you see anything needing attention.
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
P.S. Laszlo Adoba has a great set of dio books that would be great for anybody's work bench.
[a href="http://"]https://www.adobaminiatures.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=24[/a]
This is certainly taking longer than I had anticipated, but it's a steady roll. I'm still waiting on some static grass to arrive, but working other parts to fill the gap in time. We'll get there, eventually.
As you can see, there's quite a lot of stuff used to work this veggie detail. The Heki grass was used for the base with a lot of grass clumps from Min-atur. I have made quite a bit of it myself from left over Heki scrap and will make more once the other grass arrives. I need long, short, in between, for a more realistic appearance.
I've used some of the Min-atur foliage to fill in gaps on the fence to add some interest in the vine category. They seem to fit just fine. More will be added as time goes on. I have a large inventory of real foliage from outside, so I will mix it up a bit. I'm finding the layering method seems to work best. As in, build it up, don't cluster a mess. Trying to get a realistic appearance and not over-do it is what I'm working towards.
The grass area is only half done. When the other clusters are made, they will fill in the voids of the Heki grass and add some variety and realism, but right now it looks pretty weak as is. That rock is there to remind me to add rocks in the appropriate locations later on.
Once this side of the fence is done, I'll be working the shop side. There will be a lot less foliage, of course, but weeds do grow in the darndest places. The shop side will need it's own special attention to get the realism correct. I keep Chuck Doan's pics handy, very helpful.
All comments are welcome and any suggestions as well. I've got time to do this right, so holler if you see anything needing attention.
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
P.S. Laszlo Adoba has a great set of dio books that would be great for anybody's work bench.
[a href="http://"]https://www.adobaminiatures.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=24[/a]
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Hey, curious about how you deal with scale, and preserving/protecting the natural stuff.
That is such a telling observation about you, and why your dio is so compelling and realistic.
It's one thing to have the skills to put it together, but quite another to see and incorporate the little details that others would miss!
Cheers!
JUG
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That's a good thing Ski! More convincing pics great updates and thanks for sharing and keeping us updated.
