That's great to hear, thanks for commenting on this. And also, this diorama veneer has now come through a hot, humid summer here in NY and shows no signs at all of the veneer coming away from the foam!
John, nice descriptions and cautions, while you are doing each step. The dowel sanding sticks are a great idea! You could wrap 2 grits, to allow a mild and finish. Notes: Cut the Veneer Left, Front & Right out of the longest side, starting on the Left, so the grain follows around. ;) The back doesn’t matter. Sand into the Veneer edges. If you sand ‘off’, you splinter the edge. Same for paint, brushing off the edge. You can also tap the edge with the flat side. That will usually give you enough paint to assure complete coverage. Keep the ideas following :)
Trying to protect sides with paint remind me of old joke about poorly built house "Don't peel the wallpaper, it is load bearing element". I suspect, you could get more... Rigid result with old school alkydic enamel paint... To the time when it decide to chip itself off:)
I threw in the primer / paint as I mainly used that as a barrier for the other two paints, wasn't sure if they'd melt the foam or not. Plus, I have the little label maker and who doesn't like a good label :) I think the veneer (or similar) is the best way to go for me for now as it gives the piece a solid feel. And I DO remember my first apartment by the water... the wallpaper was load bearing!!!
Great video! My 17 year old has caught the diorama bug (like his dad) and we are definitely going to use this technique.
That's great to hear, thanks for commenting on this. And also, this diorama veneer has now come through a hot, humid summer here in NY and shows no signs at all of the veneer coming away from the foam!
Creative and nice job, lovely dio!👍
Thank you!
John, nice descriptions and cautions, while you are doing each step.
The dowel sanding sticks are a great idea! You could wrap 2 grits, to allow a mild and finish.
Notes:
Cut the Veneer Left, Front & Right out of the longest side, starting on the Left, so the grain follows around. ;) The back doesn’t matter.
Sand into the Veneer edges. If you sand ‘off’, you splinter the edge.
Same for paint, brushing off the edge. You can also tap the edge with the flat side. That will usually give you enough paint to assure complete coverage.
Keep the ideas following :)
All good stuff there Jeff! This is definitely a new favorite of mine, good notes from you here, thanks!
Looks great! Thanks for this video!
Thank you for the nice comment! Glad you enjoyed it.
@@Raildig Your step-by-step explanation really helps my out as a beginner. Love your humor. You really make it fun.
Trying to protect sides with paint remind me of old joke about poorly built house "Don't peel the wallpaper, it is load bearing element". I suspect, you could get more... Rigid result with old school alkydic enamel paint... To the time when it decide to chip itself off:)
I threw in the primer / paint as I mainly used that as a barrier for the other two paints, wasn't sure if they'd melt the foam or not. Plus, I have the little label maker and who doesn't like a good label :)
I think the veneer (or similar) is the best way to go for me for now as it gives the piece a solid feel. And I DO remember my first apartment by the water... the wallpaper was load bearing!!!