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Tag: diorama

  • Holiday Gifts at OSUIT, Another Season of Custom Toys!

    As I’ve mentioned before, for the past 3–4 years, I’ve been creating custom die-cast cars for the people I work with. What started as a fun little surprise for my faculty and staff has snowballed into a full-blown tradition. These tiny, one-of-a-kind gifts now grace shelves and desks across campus, proudly displayed as if they…

  • Band Customs

    I’ve posted these before but found some better photos. These are all painted castings, with white water slide cutouts, with color water slides on top. So the paint is what you in the background, not a background on the water slide decal. Short version, can use fancy paint with this technique, not just rely on…

  • Rural Road, Shelf Display for Diecast, Up For Sale

    Time to sell this old timer, someone else can have fun with it. On eBay now:

  • River Road Diorama

    This isn’t a new diorama, is about ten years old, but selling it, so I thought I’d document it here for the memories. I find I do Ike the dioramas as display pieces, but they take up a lot of room, so I sell them off after a while to make room for new ones.…

  • I Forgot The Name:Is Chinkilla! Winner L.A. Nationals.

    I’ve posted this one here before. Chinkilla is really the start of what has become a long hobby of mine. But, I did find some “Making Of” pics. This was a top five most complicated build, it took a really long time, like 30-40 hours. I didn’t have the tools I have now, and I…

  • Gorillion Diorama

    The gorillion is a popular D&D monster if you are wondering. The model isn’t mine, I got the STL printable file off a 3D file site. So the model was really hard to paint, the print layer lines were a pain. I could have cleaned up the file a lot better than I did, but…

  • Don’t Drive A Torino On A Dirt Road,

    I really like the diorama shown in these pics more so than the car. I don’t usually use aging pigments or try to make my customs look old or worn. I’ve never figured out how to seal the pigment dust without making the dust look lousy or darker. I’m sure there is a way to…

  • A Quartet of Randomness.

    Some prices I don’t think I’ve shown here before. These all have in common that they were experiments, early in my custom making journey. For a long time, I didn’t have any way of making decals or water slide transfers that were complicated or wrapped the entire casting. I’ve since found ways to make white…

  • OwlBear Mini Diorama, Yes Spellcheck, That Is What It Is Called!

    I had these Lexi cases sitting around for years, decided to make some small displays out of them. The owner model is not my own, downloaded it from Thingverse. The diorama materials range from sifted dirt to dried roots. The rocks are all plaster

  • OSUIT Holiday Car

    I’ve mentioned before that I make personalized customs for friends and coworkers for Christmas. I also make an edition for the campus, usually 6-10 prices in the edition, and usually these cars are focused on the years events and happening at the campus. I work at a satellite campus of Oklahoma State University, if I…