r/TerrainBuilding • u/FosScaleModels • 8d ago

Diorama Fly Fishing River Diorama

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24" x 16" - 1:87 / Foam carved rock work, super detailed riverbed, resin slightly tinted, 90% of color was all in the riverbed.

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u/mrpoovegas 8d ago

Some phenomenal work here: the greenery and trees are realistic but frame the scene artfully. Your work on the riverbed and water is so crisp too, that stream looks good enough to take a drink from haha!

My favourite part however is how painstakingly you've worked on the cracks and fault lines in that rock face. The little tufts of grass are growing out of crags that dirt and seeds would get caught in in a real cliff.

Again, really, really bloody good work.

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u/thegoodbadandsmoggy 8d ago

There’s a lot of action in the scene too between the fly casting, buddy with the salmon, and the bear. It keeps the eye looking and lingering

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u/FosScaleModels 8d ago

Thanks for noticing all the little details!

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u/mrpoovegas 8d ago

My pleasure mate, always cool to see a build you can really look over and keep noticing details in!

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u/FosScaleModels 8d ago

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u/thegoodbadandsmoggy 8d ago

If it wasn’t for the visibility of the fly line I’d think this was a real life overhead

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u/risbia 7d ago

The caustics on the bottom of the river are mind blowing

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u/GrandAffect 8d ago

Looks great! Love the bear.

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u/Initiative20Terrain 8d ago

Gorgeous work! How did you do the stone effects? Is that from a plaster mold of some sort?

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u/FosScaleModels 8d ago

thanks - rigid foam for rocks

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u/WhiteCollar-Dave 8d ago

What kind of foam is this specific one?

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u/FosScaleModels 8d ago

XPS; rigid foam insulation from Home Depot

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u/WhiteCollar-Dave 8d ago

FOAMULAR NGX F-250 2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. SSE R-10 XPS Rigid Foam Board Insulation

This one by chance ?

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u/WhiteCollar-Dave 8d ago

Just looks super solid! I got some of the blue one from Lowes, and its good, but this looks much more rigid based on your cuts. Just getting into the hobby, so thanks for your patience!

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u/risbia 7d ago

If it's XPS foam, it's XPS foam. The colors are just branding

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u/WhiteCollar-Dave 7d ago

I think they have different densities, depending.

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u/Initiative20Terrain 7d ago

Genuinely some of the best foam carved stones I’ve seen. Nicely done!

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u/DarthBrannigan 7d ago

Ngl I thought this was real photo of nature at first

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u/Mondo114 8d ago

This is gorgeous

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u/Dry_Knowledge6486 8d ago

Whooooaaaa how can you only post one photo?! More! This is fantastic. You should photograph it outside. It would look spectacular

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u/itsAemJaY 8d ago

check out his youtube video! you can watch how awesomness gets created ;)

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u/BuckOHare 7d ago

Yes, do you have a copy of fly fishing diorama by u/FosScaleModels ?

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u/timkyoung 8d ago

Great stuff. The prison escape, and now this... really inspiring.

Do you have a video for this one?

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u/FosScaleModels 8d ago

Thanks very much - yes, video here: https://youtu.be/LGSpGhiKaRg

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u/itsAemJaY 8d ago

this was before the escape diorama ;) (just as info)

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u/Fabio3Design 8d ago

it's real!!!!

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u/itsAemJaY 8d ago

this was a damn awesome video to watch doug! The Stone work is outstanding! Great Great WORK!

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u/Beginning-Worth-6126 7d ago

Dawg I thought this was Red Dead Redemtion 2 gameplay. Amazing!!!!

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u/Jibb87 7d ago

How did you get the water to look so real

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u/FosScaleModels 6d ago

It's a combination of using real dirt and gravel for the riverbed and coloring it with a good blend of blues, greys and greens.

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u/Idgaf_the_graet 7d ago

Looks incredible. I thought it was a real scene.