aleccap wrote:
The major problem you'll encounter is the sheer hight of this diorama, even in 1-700, its going to be a tall order (excuse the pun) have you considered looking at 1-72 figures and figure heads ?
Hey Alec. Good to hear from you. I did consider adapting figure parts. That was the plan, actually. Starting the head was more
of a whim to see what would happen. Once I started, I just kept going.
aleccap wrote:
Leading into one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the harbour wall where this huge statue stood astride is probably the easy part, again have a look at 1-72 or HO scale stone/brick effect (normally sold on a A-4 plastic sheet).
I have been looking at that actually. I also have some thoughts on making different styles
of stonework myself. Haven't come to any definite decisions yet. Actually I still need to settle on a layout for the Dio as a whole. Another project I have in mind for the future is the Pharos Light House
of Alexandria, which would be very similar to this effort except a big tower looming over everything instead
of a big lighthouse.
aleccap wrote:
What about the dangly bits ?
LOL!!!
No 'dangly bits'. He's going to have some kind
of clothing on, haven't decided what yet. How much he will be clothed will depend on how well I'm able to do with the back muscles. I've started the torso (I'll post these pics soon) and am still in my lucky streak so far.
You know I'm not actually that much into Greek Culture. I'm not what you would call an 'Arty' guy. We don't have a house full
of nymphs and nudes and whatnot. I'm fairly conservative, to tell the truth. Plus I've got three daughters, the youngest is 2&1/2, and as I may have mentioned I do my modeling in my living room with my family around me. Needless to say, my kids are very curious about my hobby and are always asking what I'm up to.
The whole inspiration for this was just the fact that we have figures in 1/700th scale, which made me think how cool it would be to see this statue standing over a wharf and a plaza with all the ships and figures, etc. The sense
of scale would really be amazing if I could pull it off. Also I've never seen anyone do this. That was a big impetus too. I'm starting to think the actual ships will be the easy part. I've got some discarded cabinet doors that my brother-in-law gave me years ago that are perfect for dios. Some
of them are quite large. I will probably be using one
of these eventually. As far as height goes, I've got a place in town that does custom case lids for me. The statue itself is going to be about 4, 4&1/2 inches... If I keep this one, which I still haven't decided because he's over scale according to the archaeologists. I just don't know if I can carve anything smaller. Total height
of the Dio (lid height) will probably be on the order
of six inches. Which isn't too bad.
aleccap wrote:
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These are 1-35 and just simply use as a base to build upon, loads more different scales on ebay.
Wow! I didn't even know these existed! If I had known at the time I probably would never have started the head, but instead just gone out and bought some
of these.
Ok, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. After I started the head I got to thinking about the whole figure.
Of course the torso and limbs scared me, and the hands and feet scared me even more, but what really scared me was the clothing. I just don't have the brain power to carve a figure from a block, keeping in mind all
of the muscles and tendons, etc. AND factoring in the clothing with all
of the folds, and so on. I actually carved the head about a month ago, and then set it aside. And the more I thought about completing the figure, the more impossible it sounded to me unless I could find a way to
add the clothing
after I create the figure. Over on the Portuguese Carrack thread I started experimenting this week with sail making, and I realized that when I had figured out how to make sails, I also had a shot at using the same technique to clothe the statue. So it was actually the sail making thing that gave me the confidence to go ahead and post these pics with the confidence that I will actually complete it.