my latest diorama

[C.H.O.A.M.]

I've been working on this one for over 6 months and finally finished it last night.
I call it "Mission: Jungle Recovery."
it's the 3rd in my series of action jackson based but gi joe adventure team inspired dioramas with "hidden dangers!"
very hard to see but there's a black jaguar hiding in the foliage, only visible if you get the right angle.
I included the first mock up pic and a wip too.
the jeep, tires, roof rack, winch, tools, jerry can and jack were bought off ebay. the foliage is from hobby lobby. (who knew plastic plants were so expensive? yikes!)
inside the vintage aj parachute pack is an old red viewer of san francisco tourist images that I converted into a hi tech "probe finder."
the computer adapter plug thing became a "probe interface/data recorder."
there's also some handmade stuff on the front and in the back seats.
thanks for looking.

1mockup.JPG 2bhalf.jpg 3finished.jpg noflash.jpg dash.jpg

[sprytel]

That looks like it was a lot of work, but it came out great. Nice job!

[monitor_ep]

Wow, that turned out great, love the little details. Yeah Hobby Lobby lants are expensive, that is why I would use ther 50% of coupon, but they are doing away with that.

[RonnyG]

I don't know how you did it, but it looks incredible!

[C.H.O.A.M.]

I wanted to add a few pics taken in natural light and a view of the interior.
in the front view you can see the jaguar's teeth and claws at least

newfront.jpg above.jpg front seats.jpg

[apes3978]

Dioramas are always cool-This one looks great.

[thunderbolt]

nice work. really like the paints especially the jeep

[C.H.O.A.M.]

thanks everyone. I'd been working on it for so long I was almost sad to finally finish it and put it on the shelf! almost.
monitor ep- yes I only bought what was on sale at 50% off and it still came out to over $30!!
ronnyg- the base is a thin but sturdy particle board with a heavy duty cardboard box glued to it for the walls. drywall mud over sprayfoam over cardboard for the "ground" and then lots of time and loads of patience!
thunderbolt- the jeep was a prepainted kit that I "roughed up" and "mud splattered" using a 99 cent travel shampoo bottle that had a tiny mister/spritzer attachment. I used airbrush medium to thin out the acrylic paint and sprayed away. to make the streaks on the windshield I literally just dragged one of the wipers across the windshield!

[PNGwynne]

It's terrific! Have you ever done a wintry/arctic one?

[TrekStar]

You have some great imagination and talent, very nicely put together.

[battmasterson]

Nice Job! It looks terrific. I like the look.

[C.H.O.A.M.]

thank you everyone!
pngwynne- I have had a yeti cave diorama in my head for the last 4 years... just have to figure out the right way to do it! I even have the aj snow suit figure all ready to go

[Meule]

Looks like a lot of hard work, but it definitely paid off

[rykerw1701]

Looks great!

[C.H.O.A.M.]

thank yous!
my next 2 will be a snowy mountain cave and an underwater treasure chest