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Creating a believable and naturalistic terrain setting in 1:6th scale is an unexact science , and relies more on impressionism than realism . You are replicating an illusion rather than an exact nature of reality and this stage of diorama work can be some of the most enjoyable involved because of the freehand approach . The steps that follow are not meant to be taken as " gospel truth " but a look into the thought processes and techniques that are involved in making ground cover and terrain features for a 1:6th scale setpiece .  When laying down the " basepainting " of a terrain , which is to say applying the dirt or earth there's not much real work to be done aside from the plan of your terrain contours . For a diorama such as this one , where the terrain is fairly level all that is really involved is gluing down the scenic textural material . I use model railroad scenic material , which while created specifically for model train layouts is ideally suited for 1:6th scale dioramas . An individual's choice of terrain material is one of personal choice , what product will best suit the look they need to achieve . It's not absolutely necessary to have a great deal of variety to the material , but having ground cover of various dimensions will enhance your illusion of reality .  Woodland Scenics makes an excellent prepared terrain cement , but homemade scenic cement can be created by mixing white hobby glue with water to make a soupy consistancy glue for appying your ground cover . Different effects can be achieved by not only varying the consistancy of the glue but also in how the cement is applied . In conjunction with each other , applying your cement and dirt in various ways will give your terrain a more varied and naturalistic appearance . The terrain material tends to soften and smooth out the wetter the application and retains more of it's graininess the dryer the application . Thicker glue will give you bigger chunks of " dirt clods " as well as thicker ridges of earth . The entire process is one of personal judgement through the course of the application .  Adding real stones , twigs , moss , dried plants etc . etc in addition with foam scenic material is a great and easy way to achieve realistic results without a lot of work .  Cementing your grass cover is accomplished in the same manner as dirt . When gluing down the grass you will want to apply a final " wash " of thinned glue overall across the top to insure no loose debris is left . This is why it's important to use a scenic cement specifically designed for terrain scenic work or a thinned down white glue that dries transparent and flat finished . The grasses and or moss will still retain some flexibility even when given such an overcoat , you just won't need to worry about it becoming unattached . When gluing rocks , or heavier scenic material , you'll want to use thicker cement at the contact point , and also a thin wash application overall once that first application has dried .   Never set out to complete a scenic terrain in one fell swoop . It's important and recommended to take a step back and examine the work thru-out the creation process , and if you can do so with the various other elements of the dio in place as well , you'll have a better idea how best to proceed . The reason you want to do this is to see where areas are weak and require more work , and those areas that can be considered finished .  When there are secondary elements , such as trees , or garden lanterns that are to be incorporated within the diorama , or wooden boardwalks and or post beams , even though the basic groundwork might be completed the vignette groundwork won't really be finished until those elements have been completed . This is of course due to the necessity to add scenic material around those areas where these elements contact the base , in order to make them look as though they are part of the scene and not merely sitting on top of it . For example , dirt and or weeds may pile up or grow around the foot posts of the lantern or posts on the boardwalk , rocks might accumulate around the stairsteps , longer grasses or plants growing up around the root structure of the tree , and so on and so on .   | Diorama Accessories | The Dark Mausoleum | New Dioramas | darkmausoleum_part2 | diorama_technique | LeopardGirl_Diorama | shoji diorama | Shoji Groundwork | Mayan Triarama | Diorama Technique2 | | Mail-O-Rama | Geeb's How To | Head Sculpts Using Polymer Clay | Customizing The Batcycle | 1/6 scale diorama | terrain diorama | 1/6 Scale Boots | Re-Rooting Hair | BimBott | Read_A_Book | WorksInProgress | Aki Ross Repaint | Gun-Bashing | painting heads | | Return Home | Updates | The Archive | Gorby Site Map | Geeb-O-Rama's Model Workshop | Geeb's Toy Box | Geeb-O-Rama Goodies | Movie Madness | World Of The Bizarre | Cool Beans | |
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