Last Exit To Nowhere is a great TShirt site that produces shirts based on businesses seen in films, they also run the most fun group on facebook. They have monthly contests for TShirt giveaways and I decided to do a build this month and participate.
STEP ONE (top photo) Here you can see the masonite base and wall, I printed off their logo at a size that was reasonable when compared to 3.75 (1/18) action figures. I then made the cinderblock bricks out of the little art canvas wedges that I love so well which usually get when you buy prestretched canvases. I basecoated the whole thing in a brown/black acrylic paint mix and highlighted the bricks and stipled the ground.
STEP TWO (photo two and three) this warehouse needs pipes! The mini dowels and "my first puzzle" bits make excellent water pipes and really add character. I laid the diorama down flat and glued them in place and waited for the pieces to dry.
STEP THREE (photo four) I painted the pipes with a mixture of red oxide and a bit of black to give them a sense of age and then stipled black around the edges of the wall and floor so it looks like it fades out. Then I printed off some mini movie posters and glued them in place followed by the oil drum and crates. The crates are made of wooden alphabet blocks covered in popsicle sticks and then painted with a mix of raw sienna and raw umber highlights. Basecoated with raw umber first and then dry brushed with raw sienna.
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So here's the background to the model - stay tuned over the next couple of days to watch it develop, I'll add more props, figures and some lighting effects, photo angles to bring this piece to life.
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