Tamiya Velociraptor diorama W.I.P.

[earth108]

Hi guys,

I started a project on diorama with a Velociraptor kit from Tamiya. Thinking it'd be okay to share with you guys step by step .

Okay, Tamiya released this kit as a series of diorama many many years ago. My first kit back then was a T-rex . Anyway, At 10 years old my painting and modelling skill were...yeah a 10 years old kid .
Couple of years ago, I got some more kits of this series in my stock but didn"t put my hand on them yet since I was focussing on miniature painting. Until I started to visit this forum and the dinofever came back to me again. I opened the box of the raptors and realized that the details of this vintage kit is awesome! Even it is an old plastic injection kit, Tamiya did a great job on this series.

Since this kit has no diorama base with it. I presume that Tamiya wants this kit to be an additional for others in the series. The box contains six raptors with variations of bodies, hands and legs. I decided to build a small diorama for them so I picked up just 2 raptors for my diorama.



    I wanted to build them in a relax action. The always ferocious action of carnivore dinosuar is great but I need something more natural that carnivores were not roaring and running all the time. They might have a break, wandering around, etc.
    The theme was one raptor just walked up from the pond/swamp/lake bank and the another noticed something across the water then the first raptor turned his head to see at the same direction.The base was made of a plaster over a bunch of styrene to make a high ground. The tree was a plant's root from my garden. Sand and pebbles were scattered on the ground surface.

[earth108]

Next are painting the raptors. After builded and prepared them I painted them with a coat of acrylic.



Then I started to layer the color with tan yellow and orange brown.



A dark brown was add to the pattern then I spotted the spot with dark brown and black grey  The spots were randomly painted with a patience .
A dark brown and black wash were diluted with water then brushed over to blend the color on whole model.

[Tallin]

It looks wonderful, and your photographs really bring out the intricacy of your paintwork too!
I can't wait to see the finished diorama!

[earth108]

Nest step, I focused on the head part which took me a lot of time. I didn't think about the pattern of color on the head before I started to paint and when I was painting I was afraid that it would turn out bad. It okay for me when it finished. Fweewh... at least I got a master model for another raptor .



The glossy surface came from a layer of washes. I'd apply the matt varnish all over the model later when both models are finished.



I'll update more pics when the project has a progress. Any comments welcome. Thank you guys!!

[earth108]

It looks wonderful, and your photographs really bring out the intricacy of your paintwork too!
I can't wait to see the finished diorama!

Thank you Tallin. I hope to finish it soon but there's a lot more to do in this diorama .

[reinier zwanink]

WOW nice one
What paint did u use? Tamiya
And did you do this with airbrush or pencil

[Megalosaurus]

This is an amazing post. Keep sharing this kind of work with the world.

I love the way you are painting and showing the detail in the tamiya models.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I in general do not care for theropods and especially raptors, but I really like the base you have made and the color patterning and paintwork you have done with these, they are really nice. The speckled effect seems to add a lot to the figures

[Arul]

Wow nice paint and diorama 

[Paleogene Pals]

Fantastic paintjob! I think you really brought out the best in those Tamiya kits.

[Tyto_Theropod]

Wow! This is a great build you're doing, and I envy your paint skills! The base also looks great, and you've given the figures real character. I really like how this is shaping up. Must say, despite generally being a stickler for accuracy, as someone who was growing up when feathers on dinosaurs were still a very new idea I still have a soft spot for the scaly retro raptors of my childhood

[earth108]

Thank you very much guys! I'm working on another raptor and the base. The pics would come in few days .

WOW nice one
What paint did u use? Tamiya
And did you do this with airbrush or pencil

I used fine paintbrush with artist acrylic paints, vallejo colours and washes.

[Alexxitator]

Wow, you clearly have either talent or experience (or both) doing this! It looks stunning!

[bL00df0x]

Very well done! Keep up the good work. 

[earth108]

Thank you very much guys. Here come more updates.

The first raptor was finished and waiting for a coat of varnish .


The second raptor are at 90% only his nails and some minor details.



I used darker tones on this guy and added him more spots than the first one to make him "different" from his friend (or "mate"?) . 

[earth108]

Also with the base!!!

I applied with several acrylic colours; different shades of brown, green , grey, orchre and washes.



The base isn't finished yet. I plan to add some scatters and also the water.
Feel free to comments guys .






A ground shot.

[bL00df0x]

Amazing! I really like the base a lot. Well done!

[Arul]

Very inspiring, nice i will keep the update on your diorama progress 

[Jetoar]

Amazing paint work  .

[Tyto_Theropod]

Well done on this! The base looks appropriately desert-like, and I like how you've made the figures look like individuals and not clones.