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--- blog:miniatures:dirz_display [2024/08/02 19:31] – [Building the board] john
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 This display is being built to house all of the [[blog:miniatures:rackham:confrontation:dirz|'Alchemists of Dirz']] figures from Rackham which I have collected over the years since around 2001.
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 **Design**
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+Several of the raised platform tiles started, plus a couple of extra columns which I can use to suspend walkways/bridges from. These are just XPS foam blocks with the terrain texture roller applied:
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+Starting to add details in the form of steam/water pipes, plus a couple of the Rackham Dirz miniatures for scale:
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+Gluing rubble and coarse sand to the sewer channels, more so with the damaged tiles, to hide the bare foam sides/bottom. These will still get painted of course.
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+More details added to the platforms - railings from bent brass wire and stop valves from some small rubber grommets that look a little like a wheel from a distance:
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+Sealing the foam with a coat of watered down black paint and PVA glue:
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+Starting with a base coat of light grey....
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+... and applying weathering and a dirty brown/black wash:
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+Testing out the finish - still needs some light drybrushing to bring out the details and brighten things up a bit:
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+Weathering effects added to pipework and stone, added some [[https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1531012778|3d printed wooden bridge accessories]] which I painted and a little flock/grass around the edge of sewer:
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+Pouring the resin for the sewer channel. This is a two-part (2:1 mix) clear resin with a few drops of Vallejo inks added (7-8 dark green + 5-6 sepia/brown):
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+Unfortunately the results, when cured, were a bit hit-and-miss. Around 2/3 of the tiles set perfectly, with minimal bubbles and shrinkage, but several of them had nasty bubbles and 'frothing' around the edge of the resin. I decided to apply some thick, water effect gels to the surface of the resin to hide some of the more unsightly bubbles - this will be the next step, but the resin as it cured is shown below:
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+Added a metal grate above the large sewer pool and painted some rust effects around damaged parts:
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 === Under Display Lighting ===
 ===== Finished Display =====
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