African fauna ... different one

very beautiful and realistic dio with a great diversity in vegetation very well located and an awesome river!

a piece of dream!

What did you use for the big dead tree?..

costicuba wrote:

Absolutely brilliant diorama ! Real piece of art !
Perfection in every detail ... and  again, your diorama is alive      
And it was a great idea to use these very nice Kinder Surprise, so small animals, repainted very well.
Also a very smart desidion to change the river.. Now it looks awesome !
I love it Komodo !
You are really tallented  

Costa, the destiny of us collectors and modelers is that we never have enough space for a hobby in our home. So my family allowed me to make only very small dioramas in the future. ....but we'll see about that

Caracal wrote:

very beautiful and realistic dio with a great diversity in vegetation very well located and an awesome river!

 a piece of dream!  

What did you use for the big dead tree?..

The big dead tree ?!!?..... ..... ........ ......Come on, it's obviously a baobab.....
Among other things, sometimes I make trees from weed roots. I pluck the weeds from the sandy soil, cut off the roots of an interesting shape and leave them to dry well for a couple of months. Then I use them to make interesting treetops and shrubs.
This baobab is made that way. A real baobab really looks like a tree growing upside down.
Rest of the trees are made of Island moss (of course), of dried common knotgrass (but of carefully selected dwarf plants) and of lichens removed from the stone. However, I rarely work now with natural materials.
I may disappoint you, but the older I get, the more I want to use artificial materials. Because they are indestructible, clean and easier to work with in the living room.

..I was almost sure it was a baobab because of its size and shape, but not quiet and I supposed it was dead because, unlike the others trees, It has no leaves, so.. I prefered to be care..

Thank you for your explanations Komodo! :)

This is truly amazing!! What a great scenery, so many details to discover!! Awesome!!

Truly stunning piece, and with those teeny-tiny models (I know them/have a few), quite wonderful and I can attest it looks exactly like the river we camped by in Tsavo East many years ago (my mate Steve was chased up a tree by a crocodile when he tried to do the washing!), we saw a black panther there and too many scorpions!

The stagecoach Zebra's are inspired too! Is there a resource for the Manurba minis?

H

Dear friend
Ilove very very much your display.If you need some animals .I am selling all my collection in 1/32
scales.Now I am going in 1/20 scales.I just moved to a new house and I have many box not open yet. But let me know wich animals you need.And I can suplied you.I think 1/32 scales will be perfect for your display. I have
Animals from Britain,Starlux.preiser a very rare series in 1/32 scalei HAVE ALSO FROM Blanchette and more Company
Hoping to hear from you
Littlebear Claude Drolet
Québec Canada

Shanti wrote:

This is truly amazing!! What a great scenery, so many details to discover!! Awesome!!

Thank you very much, Bojan

smallscaleworld wrote:

Truly stunning piece, and with those teeny-tiny models (I know them/have a few), quite wonderful and I can attest it looks exactly like the river we camped by in Tsavo East many years ago (my mate Steve was chased up a tree by a crocodile when he tried to do the washing!), we saw a black panther there and too many scorpions!

The stagecoach Zebra's are inspired too! Is there a resource for the Manurba minis?

H

Thank you very much, Hugh. You know, many years ago I did two jobs at the same time, and one was especially stressful. In moments of complete fatigue I used to review the posts in smallscaleworld.blogspot.com. Honestly, I was a bit addicted for a couple of months. In the last few years, I periodically review old and new posts looking for useful information.That is why I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I feel the deepest respect for what you have created for all of us,
Regarding Manurba minis, I have no good news. There are no specialized vintage toy stores in Serbia, at least I don't know. There are no toy collector clubs either, except perhaps periodically established wargame and warhammer clubs. Yes, there are aircraft modeling clubs, ... they always exist because they were established by the state a few decades ago.
I bought Manurba minis using an advertising site, something like Serbian e-bay ( [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ).
Thus, there is no source, but sometimes something interesting appears. Sellers do not know the brands, but set the prices arbitrarily - sometimes it is too cheap, sometimes it is insanely expensive. Another option is to go early in the morning (5: 00-6: 00 AM) to the flea market. That's practically all. If I can help with more information, feel free to contact me privately. Best regards, Bojan

littlebear wrote:

Dear friend
                 Ilove very very much your display.If you need some animals .I am selling all my collection in 1/32
scales.Now I am going in 1/20 scales.I just moved to a new house and I have many box not open yet. But let me know wich animals you need.And I can suplied you.I think 1/32 scales will be perfect for your display. I have
Animals from Britain,Starlux.preiser  a very rare series  in 1/32 scalei HAVE ALSO FROM Blanchette and more Company
                                                                                                                     Hoping to hear from you
                                                                                                                      Littlebear Claude Drolet
                                                                                                                       Québec Canada

Thank you for the compliments . Your offer is tempting, but I live in Serbia and I have a big problem to buy abroad, via e-bay and in similar ways. The flow of money is very complicated, receiving and sending shipments is even more complicated, at least for me. There are people who do it skillfully, but for me, at least for now, it is too difficult.

I am very glad that some of us collectors get carried away and create things like this!
Well done, it reminded me of me beeing in the Maasai Mara in Kenya(i have a Kenyan wife and have my second home there)last year at the Mara River, so that means you have done a very good job!

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

I am very glad that some of us collectors get carried away and create things like this!
Well done, it reminded me of me beeing in the Maasai Mara in Kenya(i have a Kenyan wife and have my second home there)last year at the Mara River, so that means you have done a very good job!

Thanks, that's a huge compliment. It’s wonderful to hear that my African diorama is realistic, because I’ve never been to Africa, even though I’ve always wanted to go there.

Beautiful diorama! The models are so tiny yet they look amazingly alive in this scene
Stunning work, thank you for sharing with us!

Ana wrote:

Beautiful diorama! The models are so tiny yet they look amazingly alive in this scene
Stunning work, thank you for sharing with us!

Thank you This is a great compliment, because it comes from the great master of modeling of the STS forum. I admire your work indefinitely.

Wow, just wow! So tiny and still so realistic! Very good work.

dear Roger.
I will send you some catalog .Give me your address and I will mail to you and just tell me wich
one you want. Littlebear

Komodo wrote:

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

I am very glad that some of us collectors get carried away and create things like this!
Well done, it reminded me of me beeing in the Maasai Mara in Kenya(i have a Kenyan wife and have my second home there)last year at the Mara River, so that means you have done a very good job!

Thanks, that's a huge compliment. It’s wonderful to hear that my African diorama is realistic, because I’ve never been to Africa, even though I’ve always wanted to go there.

You should do that most definiatly!
It is not by far so expensive as most people think...
Tickets to Kenya are not expensive in the right time, and not even the entrance to national parcs if you use the right contacts...
Even though they use different prices for Kenyans and non-resident people like tourists, it is still affordable, and we got even picked up at home in Nairobi!
My wife paid 2000 ksh, which is € 15,68, i had to pay € 143,00($ 160,00) for the parc-entrance, but i tell you, it was so worth it!
We were there during the wildebeast-trek, and seeing so much animals at once, at so many species, and in that enviroment, you could see like 30 Km far away!
Besides that, we stayed in a camp, ruled by Maasai, with lions, hyena's ect roaming around your "room" at night, i danced with the Maasai ect, it was just awesome, and not exactly the tourist trade...
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Just a few pics...

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And very very rare, to find a leopard!

Liiolii wrote:

Wow, just wow! So tiny and still so realistic! Very good work.

Thank you very much, Katja

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

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And very very rare, to find a leopard!

Wonderful photos. Really inspiring for a lazy and plump gentleman like me. I think you are absolutely right that I should visit Africa. I will most likely try it when my 15-year-old twins grow up a little more. At the moment, my wife and I, , are under a lot of pressure, , because we find it hard to bear their age (I hated my own 15 years) and we dedicate a lot of time to them. Practically all our free time.
The image of a leopard is really a rare achievement, even I know that. I would watch everything in Africa - from insects to elephants, from small flowers to baobabs, and of course people and their customs.Thanks again for the nice pictures, Bojan.

Hello Bojan.
I am sorry for your struggles with your teens right now, but they will grow up and behave, believe me...
By the time you really consider to go, you can contact me.
And yes, i watched everything to, i saw more things then our guide, and he gave up on me, as i was far more knowledgeable them him haha...

What a beautiful, beautiful diorama- you are so talented!!!

Great trip Willy