Hello, I am very new to this Hobby and recently got the Dungeons and Caverns Core Set from the Army Painter to try and build some scenery. Do I really need to sand the xps foam boards before using it? Because I heard that its dangerous to have the dust flying around. If I need to what precautions do I need to take? Would an FFP2 mask be sufficient for protection? And how much would I need to sand it?

Trying to mark a design into a brass rod (7mm diameter, design is simply an ionizing radiation trefoil), my first thought was hand cutting a mask and simply applying stain but it is far too small to do so.

Photoetching would be possible but a struggle because it's a curved surface, I'd also like to minimise costs and it tends to be rather expensive.

Hey guys,

At the suggestion of u/tattoomyvagina, we're starting this weekly Q&A post, where anyone can ask questions related to dioramas and anyone can answer.

We'll see how this goes. Feel free to reach out if you have any other suggestions or requests.

i can paint them but if there are any pre build ones plz link

Hello everyone,

Might be a stupid question, but I'm struggling to create perfect angles when I'm going for diorama

When I cut a long distance I always struggle (and fail) at doing a straight line, and when I have to create angles It's never a perfect right angle. It's okay for a short distance but when I'm doing mini-houses it can be seen.

So I'm wondering if you have any technics or stuff to help for that.

I feel a bit bad as I have a square and a protractor, but it seems that I fail at having perfect precision, and going for the long line this 0.1° diff is going a long way and at the end it's not a perfectly right junction

If I'm not clear at expressing myself, don't hesitate to ask me for pictures to show you my problem (but I am packing my stuff to move soon, so they are a bit difficult to reach for now)

Regards,

My friend's birthday is coming up and she loves pokemon. Snorlax is one of her favorites so I decided to make this on a whim. Never made a diorama before (Ive only put together kits of ones) so i was a bit nervous but I think it turned out decent. (I dont know anything about pokemon so no serious hate please haha)

The grass and gravel were so fun to lay down and watch it all come together. I hope I get some inspiration soon to do another one. (Everything was either bought from Walmart or Micheals except for the Snorlax, he was 3D printed)

I'm planning on making a lil model with my moms favorite mug that had the handle break off. I'm curious as to what i should use to stabilize the calico critter kid as they're usually quite top heavy and can't stand by themselves. Obviously I'll glue the critter down to the base with something not sure what kind of glue is best yet but i still wonder if the imbalance would break over time if its not secure enough.

I've also been thinking about putting a dome over the whole thing if i can find one that matches the circumference of the mug. How would i secure that down?