Long box diorama 2

I puttied over the gaps with a spatula. Following light sanding on the surface, I coated the surface with gesso. I then used more putty to smooth over any surface unevenness with my fingers. This step is necessary as the surface is curved.

Long box diorama

It has been some time since I last posted. I had been quite involved in my other 3-D projects.

This is a long box diorama for a panaromic outdoor setting. The box was made from simple plywood sheets to fit into an Ikea frame. I did a small experimentation to curve the background along the horizon, to create a cyclorama concept. In retrospect, I don't think it matters here as the length of the box is not that long.

The background was too short after construction. I had to cut it in the middle and extend it by about 3 cm to fit the box nicely without the edges showing along the proposed frame.

I haven't decided on the scene yet.

Javanese Gamelan Set

Some modest progress on this set. I cleaned them up and sprayed with white primer.

Grunewald Java set

Since I got hold of Mike Taylor's book flats about 8 years back, there was this one intriguing picture of some Javanese figures. There was also a short mention of these figures in one of the older BFFS journals.

When I contacted Grunewald about 4 years ago on these figures, they could not locate these figures as it was made so long ago.

More recently, I tried again and with some luck, Grunewald located the moulds and sent me the figures I wanted.

So here are the pristine figures for my proposed recreation of a Javanese gamelan and wayang performance scene.

Some pics from the Dutch Tin Museum Ommen booklet

I have had this booklet for some time now. There are some nice looking pictures with zinnfiguren.

The Sacre

Sometime between Xmas and the New Year, I took out some of my flats to look at them. The Sacre from Segom caught my attention and I continued to work on it. I had bought two sets and am working on both simultaneously.

Finished most of the figures except for the last picture showing the Empress, the Emperor, the Pope and the Princesses.

Start to the New Year

This year, Xmas and New Year came and went so fast. I lit up my sitting room at night to enjoy the display.