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Hi guys
Need some advice, I've just started a diorama (shown below) which is a terminator going through a wall. Now in your opinion, do I need more bits of wall shrapnel and does it look realistic.
Also, I'm thinking about adding an occupant to the room, any suggestions?

As a stop motion that looks EPIC.


One thing, you have to paint "HERES BROTHER JOHNNY!!!" on the front of the base....

I would add more small wall bits to the base but not too many, think about projection and what gets left behind.

Reminds me of the Kool Aid man. Like him, this is uh, kool. My only complaint is that the debris looks too even that it's unnatural:parts of it should be tossed farther on the shoulder part9sine I assume that's the point of the greatest impact. The bits are also similar-sized a bit too well (see what I did there?).

Ok, just added some more wall, tell me what you think:

Wow, seriously cool! Cant wait to see this develop.

Personally, I'd have a bit less at the top, but otherwise, this looks awesome.

I'm not sure who to put on the other side but you have to do something. The obvious idea is an ork who was tanding next to the wall and now he's flying across the room.

Can't wait to see more.

i would do tyranid rippers all over the base behind him , like they are chasing him and his only means of "fighting in another directions" would be through the wall

I love the ripper idea...or even better would be something he can't take on alone...


I also like the ork idea...but maybe have a rather confused ork looking rather...worried?

Real men don't need doors. All they need is force.

Ok, I'm not changing it any more, I'm sick of trying to scrape off bits of plasticard that have adhered themselves to my fingers.
Here's the final model before spraying;



I may still add an unfortunate home owner and I just had a thought, this thing is going to be a to paint, I thing the airbrush needs to be found and dusted off.
Any tips for the colour of the wall? (the space wolf is grey, so maybe something different for the wall)

A prominent red...or a rusty sort of colour?

This looks amazing so far. I'm not sure what you could put on the other side while still keeping the effect of the dramatic entrance. Anything looking afraid on the other side would ruin it I think. Maybe a couple guardsmen crouched down and firing in a futile attempt to get that lucky shot?

Holy feth! That is sweet.

this is EPIC!!! i cant wait for the finished product

Looks awesome, but I can't help getting the image of the terminator tripping and falling on his face.

heartserenade wrote:Reminds me of the Kool Aid man.

This needs to happen. The Terminator must now be a Blood Angel.

Gauranted 30 Minute delivery or you dont pay,
Not on his shift.

Awesomness to the degree of supreme.

I think you had it right in the first pictures and just needed some debris on the floor.

Less is more, just looks really clutted now.

Lextheimpaler wrote:I think you had it right in the first pictures and just needed some debris on the floor.

Less is more, just looks really clutted now.

I agree...to me it looks more like he's broken down the wall to see what's inside...there is too much in front of him...he needs more space to make it seem like he's knocked it out of his way as he ran through the wall...


And btw...I'm a bit of a fan fictionist...so if ya PM me the details...and if you want me to of couyrse...I could write you a bit of story to go with this

This is completely awesome. So much action. So dynamic.

It was only a matter of time.

Nice, looking forward to seeing this one turn out. I did something similar, but with a furioso dread and a brick wall. Haven't painted it yet, but this already blows mine out of the water.

Da GeneruL wrote:
I may still add an unfortunate home owner and I just had a thought, this thing is going to be a to paint, I thing the airbrush needs to be found and dusted off.
Any tips for the colour of the wall? (the space wolf is grey, so maybe something different for the wall)

A dark rusty almost-black might work well as the wall colour.

I also can't get out of my head the idea of having a guy sitting on the toilet just inside the wall... The guaranteed Space Wolf method of curing constipation

There was another similar diorama on these boards a while back with an ultramarine LC terminator breaching a compartment that might be useful as another reference.

Ok guys, paintings done for now, I may change it as I'm still a little bit unsure about the colours;

THIS is what terminators should do...what they actually do...meh :/

I just have to ask, but was it a pain to have to paint around all of that debris?

A+ man... that's really cool... and something I've never seen anyone do before.

Have you thought about adding a blood angel on a toilet to it? or did you want something a little more... tame? How about a chaos marine looking surprised? Or even a genestealer hiding right above the break? kinda like a SW terminator epic fail type of thing. Other than that its looking great.