Highway of death
I have been trying out different techniques and diorama design styles for some time now. Been working out on the ‘Damaged scattered’ look, and car damaged look. Haven’t been able to decide on a possible diorama look but been working on variations(at least two). Figures will also be added later. Still needs a little bit more work.
Who knows, I may just as well take another approach, as I almost do in my builds. We shall see.
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Maarten said on November 5, 2019
Looking really GOOD !!
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Thank you kindly.
Marc Barris said on November 5, 2019
Hey Charles, what a cool build, just fantastic.
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Thanks Marc.
James B Robinson said on November 5, 2019
Outstanding as always Charles. Liked!
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Appreciate it James.
Greg Kittinger said on November 5, 2019
Quite the creative gene you have there!
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Hi Greg. Creatuve gene you say. Well, still trying to find it.
Geir Andersen said on November 5, 2019
I’m always stunned by the quality of your work.
Just amazing!
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Kind remarks. Thank you.
Michel Verschuere said on November 5, 2019
Wow Mr. King with capital “K”. Looking at this, I get the chills remembering the 1991 Iraq road to oblivion from Kuwait city to Basrah. Great quality of work, as always. I know it’s past helloween but it’s very good timing… Brrr… “Liked” very much so.
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Thank you. The highway during that time period was one of my biggest influence.
Louis Gardner said on November 5, 2019
Amazing work and attention to the little details are two of the things that set your work out from everyone elseโs. As a retired firefighter I have seen my share of destruction and burned out vehicles.
You have captured the look perfectly. Heat bends metal and distorts it. Then it has a rust like appearance afterwards with various colors showing up. Even the soot and ashes can be different colors. Tires are mostly non existent but on occasion they leave behind small remnants of twisted metal that was once the reinforcement cables in the tire bead and the tread. This stuff is occasionally left behind after the rubber burns away. Sometimes everything is burned and nothing is left but the rim just as you portray here. It depends on how hot the fire is and how long it burns.
You have nailed all of this perfectly. Well done my friend.
โLikedโ
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Thank you.
Robert Royes said on November 5, 2019
The King of diorama’s is back! I thought at first it was the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn back in the seventy’s, just kidding. Your attention to detail as always is amazing.
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Aaaah!!! Thanks. Though I disagree, I like the sound of it. ๐
Tom Cleaver said on November 5, 2019
Wow. You are truly The Master. if you posed that elsewhere, I would think it was real.
Charles King said on November 5, 2019
Thank you kindly.
James Kelley said on November 5, 2019
Looks like the A-10s have been busy…
Charles King said on November 6, 2019
Not so familiar with these terms, but I assume it is a bomber typ aircraft?
Jordyn Collier said on November 6, 2019
No, it’s a ground support attack fighter, and it is for close to the ground flying, doing similar damage fo your diorama.
Charles King said on November 7, 2019
Thank you for the info. I appreciate it.
James B Robinson said on November 7, 2019
Charles @tiking, This will give you an idea……….
Aleksandar Sekularac said on November 6, 2019
Your last name says it all. My compliments!
Very original, inspired and flawless in execution…
Did I say execution?
Cheers,
Aleks
Charles King said on November 7, 2019
Very kind of you to say. Thank you. Execution? Not really, but could have been. ๐
bob mack said on November 7, 2019
your awesome charles
Charles King said on November 7, 2019
Thank you Bob. Too kind.
Stephen W Towle said on November 9, 2019
Charlies I like all the details and the charing …but, the composition looks a little flat with some of the photos. Its like there are two sides with the middle of the dio being neutral or indifferent to keeping the viewers eyes moving, You look at the center and nothing is happening. Like looking at a scale with two weighs and the middle of the scale is acting as a wall or fulcrum. When it should tie all of the trucks together. Perhaps some of the truck parts and debris could be moved to create movement towards the other vehicles. Another thing to consider is the ground …to me it is flat and could be broken up more. Perhaps a crater from a bomb or if the road where elevated with a slope not too big but, with an eye to creating movement in tieing in all of your superb work in doing the trucks and their associated parts. All of the elements are there, the details are out standing its getting the team to march in step by adding or moving things.
Charles King said on November 13, 2019
Although, I am not really sure what you mean exactly, I thank you for your constructive criticism. ๐ There is a crater just under the destroyed pickup bay. Besides that, that is all I could figure out from your post. Well, this is part of a highway.