Springtime sculpt, planning....

There's only so much that can be worked out on paper, and Shep Paine (of 'How to make dioramas' book, a must have for anyone aspiring to place a figure, vehicle or combination of in or on any kind of groundwork) recommends laying out a mock up to get a grasp of size, lines, construction, all those little things, and once in 3-d, just being able to turn it around and look at it from various angles helps spots better ideas or potential problems.....

onto the mock up photos...

I'll be showing this off to a few fellow modelers soon, and getting some input form them.

Already scrapped one idea, one of including a Cherry Blossom tree in full bloom. It would ave just over powered the figure if built to scale (or even at half scale)

Kanae has pre-viewed this layout, and although surprised by the size, so far she has approved.