My animals.

[Sky Seeker]

...thanks, but there are other master modelers here, I'm glad that even after years of gluing, I still enjoy models

After a little persuasion, I managed to fold the leopard, and it even stands up nicely, which is not always possible... a few photos:

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Wow! The leopard is much smaller than I thought it was.

Getting a four legged animal to stand with the feet flat sometimes is a bit more difficult than people realize.

Nice work as always.

 

[mikezax]

Thanks

I have the snow leopard finished. I made a base, I used pebbles, dry grass and a little snow as a base, considering the environment where this animal lives. I also made his whiskers from dry grass...a few photos:

 

[mijob]

Great work.

 

[micahrogers]

Great work, my one gripe is with the model itself, not your build... The end of the tail looks like a club...

 

[Sky Seeker]

Thanks

I have the snow leopard finished. I made a base, I used pebbles, dry grass and a little snow as a base, considering the environment where this animal lives. I also made his whiskers from dry grass...a few photos:

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Great work!
Like what you've done with the diorama / background.
Could you do a tutorial on how you made the diorama? Thanks!

 

[mikezax]

Thanks


...that tail seemed strange to me too, but then I looked at the real animal and it really does have such a massive tail, I even read somewhere that to keep it warm, it lies down in a cave or hole in the ground and wraps itself with that tail...maybe the end of that thing could have been made from 2-3 parts and not one, but even now it was quite complicated and consisted of 9 parts...

As for the base, I first glued larger stones and spread glue between them and sprinkled small stones (except where the animal is standing), I tore dry grass from the garden and glued it in a few places... finally I added some snow, which I make from baking soda - I think it's intended for removing limescale from washing machines, I bought it at Tesco...

 

[Sky Seeker]

Thanks


...that tail seemed strange to me too, but then I looked at the real animal and it really does have such a massive tail, I even read somewhere that to keep it warm, it lies down in a cave or hole in the ground and wraps itself with that tail...maybe the end of that thing could have been made from 2-3 parts and not one, but even now it was quite complicated and consisted of 9 parts...

As for the base, I first glued larger stones and spread glue between them and sprinkled small stones (except where the animal is standing), I tore dry grass from the garden and glued it in a few places... finally I added some snow, which I make from baking soda - I think it's intended for removing limescale from washing machines, I bought it at Tesco...

Thanks for the advice on the background. It's quite helpful.