WIP - D.Smiths Multiple Diorama Blog

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**D.Smith**

...... Slugga..... why do you keep causing my already overactive imagination to expand on such ideas

haha.

I might try sculpt a small lizard or snake now

Dan

**sluggaslugga**

I'm just sharing (some of) my ideas with people

Every diorama including nidz, needs humor.

**The only jp**

Looking crazy! (In a ggod way

)

Looks like it will beat my Diorama for GD, if i go.

**sluggaslugga**

You should make a Finecast diorama. We could meet up at Gamesday

I'm going for a mounted chaos lord diorama.

**D.Smith**

GD UK? Why not lol, I should be going i think.

btw, liking the rank slugga, reading horus rising and literally just got to that chapter

Little update, nothings totally finished being painted, I've got my final design for the ceiling and roof and begun the foundations, and yes...... each one of them leaves is going to be painted. nobody is allowed near my desk or penalty of death is there lol. took too lonk to lay them out for painting to have anyone even breath them away.

The wash on the interior paving wasnt fully dry which is why its slighlty glossy.

The brass rod will be the support for the hive tyrant (it will be cut when i come to attach the tyrant), its going to be hidden by some tyranid growths.

I've also tried to create a variation in coulors for the path of the stream as in a jungle environment it tends to be full of rotting matter and bacteria and tends to tinge things orange hues and greens with algea. Deadfall will also be in the bottom of the stream.

Dan

**sluggaslugga**

I on the other hand am planning to read the Horus Heresy... Each and every single book of it

The painting is looking great!

**D.Smith**

Thanks

Definitely start reaing them! There brilliant haha

*enthusiastic fit over* lol

Dan

**sluggaslugga**

Actually, when I take a second look at the dirt... Make it a small bit lighter... Then you can make the flora even lighter, so that the models appear to be darker.

**D.Smith**

The dirt still needs highlighting/drybrushing in two stages, then weathering powders to soften it. but i wont apply the powders until ive done the groundwork other side of the diorama (only holding off as i havent sculpted the tree roots and structure.

Dan

**Rogue Wolves**

these things are fantastic and arnt even finished, ever think about puting them in golden demond

**D.Smith**

Long time no speak guys

beleive it or not i'm working on these monster projects once more.

A picture update will be on tomorrow

There is now a ruined tiled roof, and the beginings of an interior

ps, if its classed as thread necromancy im happy for this to be locked if the mods deem nescessary

Dan

**Swordwind**

ALIVE! HE'S ALIIIVE

**D.Smith**

Indeed I am

I return from a troubled time to be honest, which I have rectified by restarting my obsession with model making and a bit of airsoft lol.

My vow of finishing these projects is still valid

Dan

**Matrim**

Welcome back!

Glad you got over the troubled times, hope everything is sorted!

Looking forward to the updates

**sluggaslugga**

Yay! He's back

**niallkissick**

Airsofting is the beeskness! Glad to see you back! Who says necromancy is a bad thing haha! Looking forward to seeing some updates

**D.Smith**

Picture Update as promised

Working on trying to get the ruin finished so i can get working on the home sculpt brood nest style deal.

The roof tiles are going to be painted more towards a aged clay colour (im trying anyway)

Dan

**Rogue Wolves**

looks great

**sluggaslugga**

This is looking pretty cool.
I hope that you can finish it soon.

**D.Smith**

If my camera decides to work tonight, ill take pics of the roof, its now painted to the point where i need to weather it. Moss, algea stains (trying to go for the effect where water runs down a wall over a long period of time) then put some Ivy, fallen leaves and maybe a dead vine on

Slow but continuos progress at the moment

**Foxtale**

Looking forwards to seeing it!

**D.Smith**

An extremely late but hopefully worthwhile update, let me know what you think

Dan

**D.Smith**

And after much experimentation and burnt fingers.... LET THERE BE WATER!!!

(sorry for the poor quality photos by the way)

Dan

**sluggaslugga**

The roof could use some more weathering, but everything else looks great

**D.Smith**

The roof is still going to have weathering powders added, adwell as the odd broken vine, a little bit of ivy and dead leaves
The only truly "finished" bit is the water

even though i know ill end up changing and improving bits as i go

**Hatticus**

Wow, all these look/sound incredible. Not sure which one I'm hoping you complete first. Probably the DKOK one I think - get back to work on it!

**D.Smith**

Thanks for the suggestions guys

Im concentrating on my jungle dio untill its finished, im going to keep working on the base untill its finished, then move onto the Flyrant.

Im still debating whether to still use the Tau Crisis to make it a duel situation, or have good ol' marines reacting to a landing hive tyrant.
Whatever ends up being in the standoff its being painted/converted last of all.

Dan

**sluggaslugga**

Tyranid Hive Tyrant vs. Tau Firewarriors?
You can really show cool Camo themes on them.

Imagine a Stealth team in Jungle colours, and only bright lights giving them away. And a Hive tyrant with Brownish carapace, and extremely colourful body (like jungle bugs).

(then a ripper eating the lizard

)

**D.Smith**

Haha, a small brainstorm has just come over me

Ive got an imaginary action clip that im going to try to capture;

-Tyrant drops through a gap in the canopy to confront the intruders

-2 pathfinders with a drone panic, and run for the butress roots of the trees to use as cover

-The crysis suit (in a semi-terminator style display of deffiance) brings up the big guns and puts down fire to cover them as they get to cover.

i think with some simple re-posing i could make some interesting mid-sprint to cover warriors/pathfinders to add a bit of drama to the dio?

Dan

**Jteckert**

Awesome awesome awesome work. Im strictly a builder so dioramas appeal to me. Really looking forward to seeing it all done.