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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #75 on: January 17, 2019, 09:02:37 PM »
Dagobah Update:
Managed to lay down a little more "realistic water" on this one.  I REALLY wish I could have it look so deluded and swampy all the time, but it will eventually dry super clear.  Love the look though!







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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #76 on: January 18, 2019, 03:19:18 AM »
Wow, I can see the splash from here. Very realistic. I do agree it looks awesome.

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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #77 on: January 19, 2019, 02:54:17 AM »
Fantastic work mate.

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« Reply #78 on: January 19, 2019, 03:17:28 AM »
Indeed a superb work!
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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #79 on: January 19, 2019, 11:53:17 AM »
Wow, is this 1/18 scale?!  :o It looks like you're working on several projects at the same time! The repaint of the X-WIng is decently done for itself! I worked with clear water effects from Vallejo for my swamp diorama. I mixed the epoxy with green shade from Citadel and it turned out nicely. I know what you mean. Maybe you can add some white/milky color to your clear water, too?

Awesome progress so far! I'm looking forward to seeing the fnished diorama!

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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #80 on: January 19, 2019, 11:06:25 PM »
LOL yeah, I have a bit of ADD like that.  I work on them when I can find the time or get the inspiration to try something new.

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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #81 on: January 20, 2019, 01:19:58 AM »
Yes, a second layer of clear water effects should work. I also think of using a fogger/air humidifier for my diorama. My sister had one of those once for her Halloween party. It would add nice fog effects to the Dagobah diorama, too! Let's see how I can incorporate it.

Here is a link to an example offer on eBay:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultrasonic-Mist-Maker-Fogger-Water-Fountain-Pond-Atomizer-Air-Humidifier-NO-LED/142633235468?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3Df6b108aac26e4d4d8e2e69cd39fa8e31%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D401618195280%26itm%3D142633235468&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851


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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #82 on: January 20, 2019, 09:10:18 AM »
Wow, what a great and cheap idea to get yourself a misty or fog scene going.

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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #83 on: January 21, 2019, 09:18:37 PM »
Oh wow, that is brilliant.  I'm gonna consider how I could do that.  A friend of mine took his vaporizer and blew it over the swamp and...my god, it looked perfect.  I wonder how much area one of those would cover.  There's a LOT of space there for it to cover.

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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #84 on: January 22, 2019, 05:09:18 AM »
They looked cheap enough to get multiples. You could just attach em all to the same surge protector and turn on em on and off at the same time.

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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #85 on: January 24, 2019, 12:37:01 AM »
Tamer is right! When my sister had her device (cost 12,99€ in a local store, but was probably the exact same thing), it filled the entire kettle with a diameter of 30 cm. These foggers can be very efficient. I’m gonna buy one on ebay right now. Then I can tell you how efficient it actually is. I think it should be sufficient if you place a bowl of water next to your diorama. The depth should at least be 5 cm for the fogger to work properly. You could also look for a rectangular, thin beverage (e.g. 50x7x10cm) to place behind the Diorama. Make sure to secure the wall behind the diorama against the moisture. It would look most fantastic if you lifted the Dio up to the edge of the bowl. That way the fog leaves the baverage at the same level of the swamp.
If this is too much playing with water, I think a second layer of epoxy with some white/grey added will look awesome, too!
Or you could work with both. All I want to do is to inspire and throw in some ideas of mine. Don’t want to tell you what to do.
When I build such a diorama of Dahobah I’ll definitively incorporate at least one of those foggers.
Your project looks great so far!

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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #86 on: February 20, 2019, 03:41:05 AM »
I'm going to buy a couple of these ultrasonic foggers without LED lights next month.
Here is some reference of how effective they are and how much fog one can generate:
They are meant to work in depths between 4 to 7 cm and use aroung 400 ml an hour.

You can use these in many ways - many possibilities. For your diorama I would get two of them to start with.


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Re: Dioramas by Dag
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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #88 on: October 11, 2020, 10:33:20 AM »
"Where are you taking this...thing?"



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Re: Dioramas by Dag
« Reply #89 on: October 11, 2020, 10:39:05 AM »
Still a little filling in and painting to do, but Endor has improved dramatically with a background!