Topic: RCWCreations diorama's

[RCWCreations]

This weekend I have been busy painting the bunker, first applying a black undercoat to all pieces.  Once they were dry, a grey coat was added over the top.  A coat of desert sand to border of the side walls, the front wall and front porch.  Gun metal grey was used on the door, the dome vents and the wall vents followed with silver dry wash over the wall vents.  Unfortunately, the floor started to disintegrate, the exposed foam reacted very badly with the black spray paint.  I cut another piece of 10mm foam, then cut the original scored tiles form the other piece, painted them silver and stuck them down on top of the new piece.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/waynes_commission/#painting

[RCWCreations]

On the inside, I painted individual panels with a combination of grey/silver/gun metal grey then a silver dry wash over the top.  The more I looked at it the more I was not happy with the look, instead of looking metallic the inside look was dull and grey.
Taking my airbrush I gave all the walls a gold wash after going over some of the tiles and made the colours bolder. The gold wash lightened up the walls, giving it the 80’s cartoon feel I was looking for.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/waynes_commission/#painting

[RCWCreations]

Here are few #PCA pictures before finishing off the bunker.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/waynes_commission/#painting

[RCWCreations]

While this was drying, I took the mould I had made for the Cobra Stun hubcaps and cast two more, once dried I painted them in dark gunmetal grey and red for the Cobra logo. These were then glued to the dome vents on top of the roof.

With the bunker complete I can now start on the four 600 x 600 tiles.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/waynes_commission/#painting

[Tamer]

Wow just a ton of new work since I have been here last. It looks awesome! Those Cobra Emblems really set if off nicely. Off to share the latest.

[RCWCreations]

Thanks Shawn.

After finishing the bunker I want to quickly put together a mini Stargate project I've been planning before I finish my commissioned piece off.

I recently acquired the 1994 Hasbro Stargate figures based on the film which gave me inspiration for my latest diorama.  I want to build the scene where O'Neil and his team first walk through the Stargate and end up on Abydos.  I would create the stone steps, back wall and a pair of pillars at the base of the step but first I would need to either make or purchase a Stargate as centre piece for the diorama.

I found a seller on eBay who sells 3D prints of a Stargate for a descent price, if you would like one I can point you in their direction.  I gave the Stargate a white base coat, then a black spray coat.  This was necessary to to get into all the nooks within the 3D print.   I applied two coats of gun metal grey over the entire ring, yellow for the lights and then dry brushed black over the complete Stargate.

To build the altar which the Stargate is situated on, I will be using 10 mm foam board. I have cut 6 pieces to see how it would look, to go either side of the Stargate with a couple of smaller cuts for the steps leading to the gate.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/abydos-stargate/ ?

[Tamer]

Looks good to me. Off to share.

And do send me that link for the eBay Seller. I will try to send the word out.

[RCWCreations]

Hi Shawn

Here's the ebay link for anyone who wants to purchase a 3D printed Stargate: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3D-Printed-Stargate/132501706757?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649  and he does state that he will purchase worldwide.

[Tamer]

Cool. Let me go post this on our Facebook Page.

[RCWCreations]

The front three pieces I cut them down to 2.5 inch in depth and glued them together, the three rear pieces were cut down t 2 inch in depth.  I then cut out six 7 inch by 2 inch, these were used as side pieces of the altar, sandwiching the now two pieces and the Stargate in between them.    The four sections were sanded and then glued together.  Using 5 mm foam board cut into strips on decreasing thickness, these were used as the steps leading up to the Stargate.

A single piece of 5 mm foam board was cut into encompass bottom of the glued sections with a small section at the front jutting out to act as the bottom step.  Using hot glue, the base and the stairs were fitted into place and the whole altar was sanded down.  Next I carved stone slabs into the surface of the altar adding cracks to slabs and on the front, either side of the stairs.  A couple of 'L' shaped pieces of foam were cut and placed either side of the gap where the Stargate is going to act as braces for the Stargate ring.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/abydos-stargate/#12-05

[RCWCreations]

With altar built a base coat of made up of grey and burnt umber which was spread over the entire altar.  To lighten the altar, I made up a medium grey mixed with blue and using my airbrush, sprayed an even coat over the altar and then a light grey/blue mix was then sprayed evenly over.  Once dry I went over all cracks and gaps between the slabs with a medium grey/blue. 

With the alter complete I can now start to concentrate on the walls surrounding the altar, in the mean time a couple of pictures of the complete altar next to Diamond Selects 7" O'Neil and Teal'C figures. Yes this diorama was not made them lol.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/abydos-stargate/#painting

[Tamer]

Very nice. This is turning out well. Thank you for your clarification on those seven inch figures too. It still kinda works for them too.

Off to share.

[RCWCreations]

Thanks Shawn.  With the Stargate altar complete, I've turn my attention back to my G.I. Joe commission.  Before I start work on the terrain tiles, I wanted to add a helicopter pad which could be added to one of the tiles.  Made from two pieces of 10 mm foam board, the bottom rectangle piece with one inch squares carved across the surface. the top circle nine inch diameter across with one diameter boarder carved into it, along with a "H".  Both pieces glued together, with a grey base coat which was built up with grey/silver coat, silver for the top ring, green surrounding the "H" and white for the "H".

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/waynes_commission/#helipad

[RCWCreations]

The original commission was to create four 600 x 600 squares, with the bunker and helipad done I can spend time building these.  An idea is to have a border going a round two of the four edges, this way the tiles could be rearranged to suite the users needs.  At present only two of the four are cut with borders drawn into them to see how they would look and with the bunker and helipad loosely added to them before a layer of sand is added to each.

https://richardscreativeworkshop.co.uk/waynes_commission/#terrain

[hemble]

The bunker looks excellent buddy as does the helipad but damn that Stargate is out of this world(pun intended lol) it is awesome.

Ron