[DIORAMA] "The One Ring" Jan-Jul Challenge

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:10 pm

Well done. The textures of the rock is first rate.Your painting is always top notch.The cave is nice.The waterfall and tree are very good first attempts.They take a huge amount of practice and time.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:48 pm

Thanks everyone and nice to hear from you Charlie.
I am seriously disappointed in the photos though, they just aren't right and give the whole thing an image that is far cleaner than the reality. I will have to re-work them and post some more. Some of the colours are too bright and perhaps the angles aren't the best.
The problem is with a model on this scale I cannot get anything to diffuse the light and had many attempts at different camera settings to get to this point.
It is so disappointing to spend months on something that a photo does not capture. This is proving to be my nemesis.

Adanedhel88 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:11 pm **Posts:** 216

Well finally managed to get my board done,
so without further ado..Barrels out of Bonds

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:08 pm

Well done Adanedhel, nice to see this finished. For some reason the top three photos are upside down ! Or is it my iPad ?
Great looking water cascade, you have captured it perfectly.

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:12 pm

That is pretty sweet but the walls let it down IMO. Everything else is done to such high quality but the walls are just a bit lacking. Take the walls off and this is top class pal. Should be pleased.

Goldman25 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:35 am

Both of those look great! I totally forgot about this (that happens after going back to uni and then returning home again), when's the deadline? Is it end of June or end of July?

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:22 am

SouthernDunedain wrote:

That is pretty sweet but the walls let it down IMO. Everything else is done to such high quality but the walls are just a bit lacking. Take the walls off and this is top class pal. Should be pleased.

Dito. The diorama looks great and the cascade is fantastic! But the plain walls... I don't know.. they tear the whole thing down

You could add some "brickwork" or parapets of cardboard. Such details would bring the wall to life

For some inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvzAsx0NX0A

Adanedhel88 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:11 pm **Posts:** 216

Yeh, the walls im not overly fond of myself either.
but i had to finish it this weekend, and with lil to no time to work on it till july..yay vacation and tons of overtime...i wanted to atleast throw in my final update and entry or id miss the deadline. i might get to work on it later..but for now it is what it is

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:04 pm

Gandlaf the Grey wrote:

Well done Adanedhel, nice to see this finished. For some reason the top three photos are upside down ! Or is it my iPad ?

Try standing on you head :-D

Love the water effect, brilliant

Hodush · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:32 pm

Great work Adanedhel! I'm sure the whole thing looks much better in real life anyway. I'm pretty jealous of your figures too! Well done.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:46 pm

So I have decided to re hash my entry photos if that is ok ?

Hodush · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:43 am

Its ok by me Gandlaf, good shots. If you feel like doing 1 more, I might suggest one looking down over the waterfall to get a good idea of the overall thing.

First Ager Smith · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:13 am

I have not been a very active member of this forum as of yet. With eight days to the end of the contest I still feel I should enter. I have a few unpainted minis and time to spare....

....I'll be back.

aranel7773 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:56 am

yeah...... I'm no where close to finishing my diorama

Goldman25 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:27 pm

Sadly, I've not finished.

I must remember: if the only chances to work on it are during term breaks, it's probably not wise to start a project like this, which requires dedication and all that.

Celevue · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:12 pm

Just in time, with about 50 minutes to spare – I managed to paint the ten figures in a single day, and complete the diorama. Here is the final proof pic of the figures:

And without further ado, pics of the completed diorama, titled “Fire undoing stone”:

Details of the combatants flying about:

The dead Uruk seen on the ground near the ladder was painted for the Tampere model show back in February.

More details:

…and finally, a night light shot, with an added LED light under the top plume of smoke.

Enjoy!

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:36 pm

Well done! The explosion is first rate.It looks very much like black powder smoke! The details with the blocks bursting apart are my favorite.

Hodush · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:56 am

Excellent work Celevue!
I am disappointed that I couldn't enter - i tried a few projects but couldn't get the things necessary to do them right. Maybe something smaller next time.

Goldman25 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:08 am

Celevue, that looks amazing!

Dr Grant · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:50 pm **Posts:** 1339

I know I'm a day late but I wasn't planning on entering this and the diorama challenge wasn't even on my radar. However, seeing the posts come up last night of people entering it reminded me that I've inadvertently created a possible entry for this without thinking about it. It's certainly more display board than diorama but hopefully it will be eligible for entry despite being a day late. I'll post some WIP pictures below, haven't got any proof but hopefully anyone who's been following my posts on the FB group or my WIP thread will know that I built the board and painted all the models this year so I could take the army to Throne of Skulls. So, without further ado, I give you my entry, The Battle of Five Armies:

[DIORAMA] "The One Ring" Jan-Jul Challenge

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