SP Maquettes
"A little break between battles!"
PREMIERE ETAPE
Faire un décor dans une table basse. L'idée première était de recréer le désert avec un convoi ferroviaire le traversant (en fait le contournant) à l'échelle Z. Le tout est finalement devenu une serre à cactus... Le sujet principal présentait le célèbre Monument Valley en Arizona. Les mesas sont fabriquées en plâtre sur armature grillagée et sculptées avant durcissement définitif. Il est ensuite inclus dans le double fond des barquettes de Danette qui contiendront le terreau car les cactus sont vivants et fleurissent la nuit. Une fois les plantes en terre, le décor est recouvert de poussière rouge, et agrémenté de personnages et de chevaux sauvages à l'échelle Z.
DEUXIEME ETAPE
Quelques années plus tard, modification. Les cactus sont enlevés, une nouvelle mesa ajoutée ainsi qu'un apache VERLINDEN 120mm. La table basse devient un vrai diorama...
La table basse est en partie détruite. Un élément est récupéré et va constituer le fond d'un décor pour une scénette avec John Wayne (voir section figurines - Western)...
La table basse est modifiée pour positionner divers véhicules et figurines de différentes échelles ayant un rapport avec le cinéma, qui formeront à la longue une énorme sculpture ...
STEP ONE
Make a set in a coffee table. The initial idea was to recreate the desert, with a Z-scale rail convoy crossing (or in fact bypassing) it. The result was a cactus greenhouse... The main subject was Arizona's famous Monument Valley. The mesas are made of plaster on a wire frame and sculpted before final hardening. The plaster is then inserted into the double-bottomed dessert trays, which contain the potting soil, since cacti are alive and bloom at night. Once the plants are in the ground, the decor is covered with red dust, and embellished with Z-scale characters and wild horses.
SECOND STAGE
A few years later, modification. The cacti are removed, a new mesa added and a VERLINDEN 120mm apache. The coffee table becomes a real diorama...
THIRD STEP
The coffee table is partly destroyed. One element is salvaged and will form the backdrop for a scene with John Wayne (see figures section - Western)...
FOURTH STEP
The coffee table is modified to accommodate a variety of cinema-related vehicles and figures of different scales, which will eventually form an enormous sculpture...
Make a set in a coffee table. The initial idea was to recreate the desert, with a Z-scale rail convoy crossing (or in fact bypassing) it. The result was a cactus greenhouse... The main subject was Arizona's famous Monument Valley. The mesas are made of plaster on a wire frame and sculpted before final hardening. The plaster is then inserted into the double-bottomed dessert trays, which contain the potting soil, since cacti are alive and bloom at night. Once the plants are in the ground, the decor is covered with red dust, and embellished with Z-scale characters and wild horses.
SECOND STAGE
A few years later, modification. The cacti are removed, a new mesa added and a VERLINDEN 120mm apache. The coffee table becomes a real diorama...
THIRD STEP
The coffee table is partly destroyed. One element is salvaged and will form the backdrop for a scene with John Wayne (see figures section - Western)...
FOURTH STEP
The coffee table is modified to accommodate a variety of cinema-related vehicles and figures of different scales, which will eventually form an enormous sculpture...
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