Benjamin Cheh
Hangar Maintenance Diorama - Third quarter view
My Hangar Maintenance diorama scene featuring AMS H-18 Hotten Imperator Mark II.
Enter the Hotten's Hangar. This hangar was first implant a few months ago during the gundam docking event in Singapore. I have always wanted to build one Hangar scene for a long time. Most of the parts are taken from my moc starwar diorama that I've submitted for the Legoland Malaysia event - May the 4th be with you.
I start to build the design with the Base first based on the acyclic box that I've purchased. I did always look out for acrylic box that suit my mecha pose but ideally always look our for the based dimension and the height factors. From there I begin to work the basic outline parts of the wall which I did used many parts which is a wall panel 1x6x6 dark blue grey.
There's a lot of design restrictions especially the wall hieght because it challenges your creativity to work within existing space given. I didn't custom made the acyclic box I just buy the existing one.
Details is the very last thing to add on. The pipes, slopes and single cone always help with the details. Tiles work the best for the floor.
As for color I always work on dark blue grey and light blue grey color but actually there's no rule for that to follow. I only added on bright color like yellow on small scale against it. Things like this need a good references from the Web.
The process took me fours days to work. And this is the one of the occasion that I never do a rough sketches idea on the paper. I just work the design based on my own visual in my head. I build it straight away literally.
But for the beginner I'd suggest to look for a design references from other moc diorama or existing plastic model hangar like from gundam series. Remember do not copy excatly the excatky the same existing one... just look for a guide for inspiration and channel it into your own moc. Moc originality.
Doesn't have to be accurate in the first attempt. Design always evolve. So don't push yourself too hard when you want to build in first attempt.
Hope my tips would help and inspire other Mocers to build more of this. A mecha won't be complete without a diorama scene.
Hangar Maintenance Diorama - Third quarter view
My Hangar Maintenance diorama scene featuring AMS H-18 Hotten Imperator Mark II.
Enter the Hotten's Hangar. This hangar was first implant a few months ago during the gundam docking event in Singapore. I have always wanted to build one Hangar scene for a long time. Most of the parts are taken from my moc starwar diorama that I've submitted for the Legoland Malaysia event - May the 4th be with you.
I start to build the design with the Base first based on the acyclic box that I've purchased. I did always look out for acrylic box that suit my mecha pose but ideally always look our for the based dimension and the height factors. From there I begin to work the basic outline parts of the wall which I did used many parts which is a wall panel 1x6x6 dark blue grey.
There's a lot of design restrictions especially the wall hieght because it challenges your creativity to work within existing space given. I didn't custom made the acyclic box I just buy the existing one.
Details is the very last thing to add on. The pipes, slopes and single cone always help with the details. Tiles work the best for the floor.
As for color I always work on dark blue grey and light blue grey color but actually there's no rule for that to follow. I only added on bright color like yellow on small scale against it. Things like this need a good references from the Web.
The process took me fours days to work. And this is the one of the occasion that I never do a rough sketches idea on the paper. I just work the design based on my own visual in my head. I build it straight away literally.
But for the beginner I'd suggest to look for a design references from other moc diorama or existing plastic model hangar like from gundam series. Remember do not copy excatly the excatky the same existing one... just look for a guide for inspiration and channel it into your own moc. Moc originality.
Doesn't have to be accurate in the first attempt. Design always evolve. So don't push yourself too hard when you want to build in first attempt.
Hope my tips would help and inspire other Mocers to build more of this. A mecha won't be complete without a diorama scene.