Huib Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 It is a Tokyo Diorama Factory kit, with extra detailing added. Grtz! Huib 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Thanks. What were your feelings on the Tokyo diorama kit? How do they compare to sankei and amagi modeling idea kits (if you have done any of those). I’ve been meaning to order a could of the Tokyo diorama kits to try out. cheers, jeff Link to comment
Huib Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 (edited) They are more or less equal to the Sankei kits. Same level of quality and detail. I don't know the Amagi ones. Grtz! Huib Edited June 23 by Huib Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Do they use the same type of laserboard that has pigment all thru the board and heavy resin with little singing on the cut edges like the sankei? thanks jeff Link to comment
Huib Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 It is all cardboard, just like the Sankei kit of the watermill I built. Grtz! Huib Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Sorry I’ll be more specific with my questions; Does the coloration of the cardboard go all the way thru the material or is it just on the outside faces? Also any singing along the edges? jeff Link to comment
Huib Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 Hi Jeff, Yes, the cardboard is coloured through, but the edges are effected by the burn marks of the laser. What do you mean with 'singing along the edges'? Grtz, Huib Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Huib, Thanks! Wow someone else has that sankei laserboard or a similar one. Most of the lasercut kits use the just co,red on the outside bits which ends up with the white (now burned dark brown) interiors showing on edges that you need to deal with. Yes the singing I was asking about was the edge burning (sorry should have just said burned). I still don’t know how sankei does their cutting with very little edge burning if any at times. I’ve always expected they use a a lot of resin in their laserboard as it’s really hard to cut with a knife. Also dialed in their laser just right I guess. cheers, jeff Link to comment
Kamome Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 @Huib @cteno4 Curse of having to proof read as part of my job. The confusion may have been due to the missing e. Singe - singeing (lightly burnt) Sing - singing (making music with voice) Sorry to be that guy!! 2 Link to comment
Kamome Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Sorry Jeff, not having a go. As a number of members speak English as a second language, just trying to defuse the miscommunication, not highlight any errors. The word “singeing” is one of those words that really doesn’t look correct when you look at it. Link to comment
Huib Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 ... and added to the layout. Up next: creating the landscape around the rice paddies. Grtz! Huib 6 Link to comment
Huib Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 I just made a start with the landscaping. The rockfaces work pretty well, don't you think? 11 Link to comment
Madsing Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 16 hours ago, Huib said: The rockfaces work pretty well, don't you think? Yes, that's the least you can say 😀, they look great! Link to comment
Kamome Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Rock faces look great @Huib You could look at adding some rockslide fencing and some crash barriers to add those extra Japanese details. Also low level power or communication lines often run along roads in rural areas for accessibility. As there is a beautiful view of the tea fields behind your 7/11 you should add a 2 metre fence to stop people stopping and taking photos. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240525/p2a/00m/0na/005000c 1 Link to comment
Huib Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Progress is slow, but I am pretty happy with the results so far... 10 Link to comment
Huib Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 Adding more and more green to the layout... 6 Link to comment
Huib Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Progress 😉 The layout is starting to feel like a part of Japan to me. I'm curious to hear what you think. Grtz! Huib 11 Link to comment
Kingmeow Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Looks like Train Cruise on NHK World! 😲😲🙂 2 Link to comment
beakaboy Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 wonderful scenery and I like the rail painting. It is a very important aspect of creating realism Link to comment
Madsing Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 It looks fantastic! And the scenery transitions so perfectly with the backdrop! Link to comment
Huib Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 Thnx! I always do the background before I do the scenery, so I can build the scenery towards the background. Finally, I tweak the background to really match the colors of the scenery and replace it with the new version. This last step still needs to happen here, but I am already pretty close. Grtz! Huib Link to comment
Huib Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 I compiled a short video of how the layout looks now, with all the added green stuff: 9 Link to comment
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