The Diorama Challenge - Dec'14 - Jul'15 TOTAL WARFARE

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2015 2:55 am

I'd like to officially join this challenge!

These will be the participants in my diorama:

For Mordor: 40 orcs and two trolls

This will be the start of a conversion into a fighting stance for Gandalf the White.

And for Minas Tirith: 36 Warriors of Minas Tirith.

I won't say where I'll be placing them quite yet, that is, where they'll be fighting. I still need to draw it all out. I probably won't use all of these models, though.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:29 pm

I was wondering how anyone was doing with the challenge ?
For myself I have made some great leaps and will definately finish what has been my most prolific period of painting.

edge67 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:37 am

Hey Mally
My terrain is nearly done. I just have to add water effects to the river and make a few reed beds. I am painting some extra figures which will hopefully be done by July. I had a kerfuffle with the orc driving the great beast - I lost his arm and lance (likely sucked up in the vacuum cleaner!) so I have to do a conversion and some sculpting. I will have something finished on time - just don't know what it will be yet!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:17 am

Good to see your still in the hunt. I think a few have fell by the wayside, but I am hoping for more than two of us.
Damned vacuums, all the more reason for not using them.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:26 am

I've made very small progress on my project, so far. But I'm hoping to finish with something!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:42 am

Good luck Wah Wing, I hope you can join us.

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:21 pm

Golly Wah Wing, that's an ambitious armful. I hope you finish!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:16 pm

Well I've had a rush of blood and can say that mine is finished a month early. I have to admit that I've got through a hell of a lot of work quickly. I will look to getting some photos up tomorrow when the light will be better.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:50 pm

My entry.

Here is the stone tower. what hasn't really shown up is the water I have added that is coming out of the hole in the top centre, just a dribble though, not a torrent.

a Hobbit · **Posted:** Mon Jun 29, 2015 5:15 pm

that is amazing!!!!!

edge67 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:44 am

Mally - that is just brilliant! You have captured the chaos of Goblin Town perfectly and given the diorama a real sense of action. I love the goblins falling off the walkway, the casualties, the lost limbs, the blood and gore! That is what a diorama should look like! :yay:

I am still plugging away at mine. It will be touch and go if I make the deadline. Trying to think of ways to also add some action.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:42 am

Thanks fellas.
I hope you finish it time Edge, I was lucky and got some time in plus I condensed things to finish and can't believe I'm a month early !
This means I can move onto other things.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:00 pm

Quality Mally, pure quality. the scene is amazing and works really well. The time you must have out into this must be massive, paid results though.

ja33 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:29 pm

Just amazing work there Gandlaf - you should be very proud of that entire diorama. Well thought out, well executed, and as usual, it's painted to a very high standard.

Congrats on completing a really great piece !

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:15 pm

Harfoot wrote:

Quality Mally, pure quality. the scene is amazing and works really well. The time you must have out into this must be massive, paid results though.

I've worked out I'm in the region of 300 hours !

karavatis · **Posted:** Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:57 pm

Great work Gandalf the Grey... I'll take some ideas...

Well, I have been working a little, so now I have started at last the Orchestra under the Mountain...

Here the musicians...

The horned goblins:

And the batteries:

orc-archer · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:08 pm

Looks really cool karavatis!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:35 pm

2 weeks left, will anybody else finish, please somebody say yes !!!!

edge67 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 23, 2015 2:56 am

By hook or by crook I will finish on time. Here is another proof pic - adding Faramir and some casualties to the diorama.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:34 am

You can do it edge! I believe in you!

I have to finish finals this week and due to school haven't been able to do really anything with my diorama. I plan on doing something though. I hope that I can start and finish something by the end of the month! It'll still use the models that I took proof pics of though.

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