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Description Hi everyone !

The first time I played Samurai Spirits, it was on the arcade MVS version of Samurai Spirits 2 in 1994 ! I love the SNK Neo Geo characters !
Since this time I have always played to the new versions of the game. When I saw this new WHF kit of Haomaru I knew that I have to bought him ! Because it is far the best sculpt of this character, the same for the Nakoruru kit ! I made a drawing with almost the element before starting to built the stage.

The scene takes place in a 18th century traditional Japanese house, just few second after the start of a ninja ambush !!! Hattori Hanzo the legendary and his crew !
I had to make some throwing weapons to simulate the start of the fight. We can see Hanzo sneaking just behind the back door with an other ninja on the right, try to guess who she is !
I used aibrush and handbrush for the figures, I slightly sprayed some metallic paint on the hairs of the 2 characters. I made some "damage" effects on the Haomaru's kimono with a small brush and shadings on the skin and outfits.

The stage is made as much as possible with natural material to have a more realistic background, (wood, pasted-paper, stone, white sand, bamboo, etc... I made the cherry tree trunk with a little branch of a cherry tree in my garden !
I searched on the internet informations about traditional Japanese houses.
I made the screen with paper printed with a Haomaru an Nakoruru drawing scanned on the All about SNK illustration artbook. I created the design on Photoshop and Illustrator, the same with the background silhouettes. I sculpted the stone lantern with modeling material, air hardening. My electric system is "hidden" behind the wall !

This is my first diorama, so don't be too hard with me ! I tried to create a dramatic atmosphere with the lanterns and shadows in the background.
I had a lot of fun to built and work on it ! I hope that all the samurai Spirit fans and the others will enjoy it !
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ogamitaicho In reply to ??? [2014-10-20 07:53:31 +0000 UTC]

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victorkartz [2014-09-01 10:25:49 +0000 UTC]

this is seriously amazing! are the figures bought or sculpted or custom figures? you did an amazing job! I love collecting figures myself but I absolutely love to see customs. Amazing display!

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ogamitaicho In reply to victorkartz [2014-09-01 11:08:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks to you !

I did this diorama some years ago now, the figure are resin kits painted by myself.
See here an example of the painting/building process =>Β ogamitaicho.deviantart.com/art…
The background is made with wood and mixed material.

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dejivrur [2014-01-08 07:17:24 +0000 UTC]

finely crafted, masterpiece!

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ogamitaicho In reply to dejivrur [2014-01-09 10:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much !

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AntuanBuilder [2012-04-29 22:43:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job. I love this game and your diorama capture the essence of the game

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ogamitaicho In reply to AntuanBuilder [2012-05-03 08:08:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment and the !

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EveryAnimeLuvr1 [2012-04-11 09:07:15 +0000 UTC]

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ogamitaicho In reply to EveryAnimeLuvr1 [2012-04-11 09:18:32 +0000 UTC]

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EveryAnimeLuvr1 In reply to ogamitaicho [2012-04-11 23:56:19 +0000 UTC]

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PsykoHilly [2011-04-16 09:51:00 +0000 UTC]

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ogamitaicho In reply to PsykoHilly [2011-04-16 22:22:07 +0000 UTC]

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samdejesus [2011-01-25 04:24:49 +0000 UTC]

absolutely beautiful! i'm about to start making my first diorama myself, do you have any tips? what is your base material made out of? i love that the lantern is lit too!

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ogamitaicho In reply to samdejesus [2011-01-25 12:12:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the comment !
About dioramas, I don't have some particular tips, except well preparing it by doign a sketch first so you will be able to set all the material you will need.
About the material, the base is made of wood and the walls are made with pasted paper for this diorama... the main thing is when you see something that can be used in you diorama, kept it preciously !
For my cowboy Bebop diorama => [link] I used a lot of salvaged materials... I will do a full WIP on dA when I will have the time, if you are interested, you can see it here => [link] You may register but you may find a lot of tips !

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samdejesus In reply to ogamitaicho [2011-01-25 19:42:53 +0000 UTC]

wow, thanks a ton for all the help! i just registered for the forums, this is invaluable... i'm so glad you decided to document every step! can't wait to start building my own

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ogamitaicho In reply to samdejesus [2011-01-26 10:08:04 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome, I'm glad if this will help you.
If you have some particular question feel free to ask !

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samdejesus In reply to ogamitaicho [2011-01-26 10:37:15 +0000 UTC]

believe me, i'll have more questions to ask!

and i think it's horrible that you got cheated out of a contest.. but i know that won't stop you from making more dioramas, you are just too amazing at it!! keep it up and i hope you destroy those scumbag cheaters in your next contest!

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ogamitaicho In reply to samdejesus [2011-01-26 16:54:44 +0000 UTC]

!
I know what you mean, take your time and if I can help you, I will try !

By the way thanks for the

About the contest, yep they make me swallow a bitter pill, some people are very pathetic, they prefer ruining some other people work instead of working on something by themselves...
The E2046 staff forum (that is a store) too was certainly mixed up in it... they recognized that I did all what I can to follow the new rules but they clearly made me understand in private that regarding that I have won their contest 3 times (in the 3 categories), that would not be a "good thing" for their business, if I had the opportunity to win another time...
Not that I wanted especially win something but at least be judged like everyone else and not be disqualified like a cheater and for the only reason that I wanted to share my work with other people by publishing the start of my WIP...

I did not have registered yet for the next contest, I just have to think if I will entry again...

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samdejesus In reply to ogamitaicho [2011-01-26 20:32:30 +0000 UTC]

ah i see. well your work is phenomenal, that goes without saying. people will admire it whether or not you build them for e2046 contests, you'll still get gallery of the day. maybe you should think about starting your own blog/website to display your art - it can help pull in more commissions and sales!

i do have a question about airbrush: what airbrush are you using now? i've just started getting into custom d-i-y toys like [this] .

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ogamitaicho In reply to samdejesus [2011-01-27 10:08:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !
Yep I have alreday tought about launching my own site but I need to take time to work on it !

I use a Paasche airbrush (the Talon) that I bought on Coast airbrush => [link]
But many brands of airbruhes are great ! The Iwata models are very great too ! ^_^

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wolfen-graphix [2010-11-29 15:31:28 +0000 UTC]

OhMYGAD C'est tropp beauuuuu!!! (OwO)

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ogamitaicho In reply to wolfen-graphix [2010-11-30 11:00:24 +0000 UTC]

Merciii !

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Seeso2D [2010-09-29 21:50:07 +0000 UTC]

is this for sell, is there any others in shopping markets

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ogamitaicho In reply to Seeso2D [2010-10-01 15:12:47 +0000 UTC]

Humm, not especially for sell, this is a unique piece so you may not be able to find one in a store !

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krk42 [2010-09-12 11:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Cool!
This is great Diorama!!

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ogamitaicho In reply to krk42 [2010-09-17 12:54:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much !

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Davidtres28 [2010-04-24 06:46:54 +0000 UTC]

I remember playing this game in laundry mat growing up and instantly fell in love with neo geo and all their games. This piece really brings back memories.

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ogamitaicho In reply to Davidtres28 [2010-04-25 08:27:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much !
I feel the same with the SNK games !
This is the best compliment you could have done to me !

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psychomaeh [2010-04-15 08:12:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow, looks very cool.
i like your zen garden^^

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ogamitaicho In reply to psychomaeh [2010-04-15 11:49:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment !
I'm currently building another diorama but the theme will be totall different !
I may post the new pictures here on June...

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psychomaeh In reply to ogamitaicho [2010-04-15 12:37:10 +0000 UTC]

i'll be waiting for lookin =3

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ogamitaicho In reply to psychomaeh [2010-04-15 13:05:22 +0000 UTC]

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Pyramidcat [2010-01-27 20:45:33 +0000 UTC]

This is my favorite diorama!! It looks so great ^_^

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ogamitaicho In reply to Pyramidcat [2010-01-27 23:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much ! You are so sweet !
By the way, I'm currently building a new one for the next E2046 contest !
I hope that you will like it too !
I have just finished to paint the figures, but the background will take me a lot of time and work, I hope that I will be able to finish in time !

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Pyramidcat In reply to ogamitaicho [2010-01-28 04:48:18 +0000 UTC]

Good luck!! Can’t wait to see ^_^

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ogamitaicho In reply to Pyramidcat [2010-01-28 07:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks to you !
I'm currently doing a sketch for setting the background with characters.

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blackmarkerstain [2009-12-11 14:28:45 +0000 UTC]

very nice diorama

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ogamitaicho In reply to blackmarkerstain [2009-12-14 09:57:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !

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haohmaru12 [2009-08-26 07:36:56 +0000 UTC]

these are so expensive , i want them too

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ogamitaicho In reply to haohmaru12 [2009-08-26 08:01:43 +0000 UTC]

Yep these figure are great but I'm not sure that they are so expansive.
These are resin model kit version that I painted myself
Not some crappy PVC that are getting more and more popular. I prefer doing my own painting job, these is cheaper a lot more interesting !

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ayeshoo123 [2009-07-30 15:22:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!! You are so good you could sell this stuff for... just wow man! Hey, listen, I am making a diorama and need to make a bullseye can u give me some ideas, please?

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ogamitaicho In reply to ayeshoo123 [2009-07-31 07:26:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much !

I can help you of course,
The idea are first coming with the items you have (figures, mechas, etc...), you may think about a Little "story" and when this looks possible, you may draw some sketches to set all of this...
If you have some more precise questions be sure that you will have my help !

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ayeshoo123 In reply to ogamitaicho [2009-07-31 08:52:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, but I was hoping you could tell me what to make it out of and how to make it more unique... it's for a competition

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ogamitaicho In reply to ayeshoo123 [2009-07-31 14:59:58 +0000 UTC]

Yep but you have to tell me more about your project and most of all the characters or mecha you have...
Here are the steps of my reflexion for a diorama :

1 - I choose the suitable figures (or mecha) I have or I order it.
2 - I think about a story or action where my characters or mechas are 'connected"
3 - I think about the stage and all the background items
4 - I make some sketches to set all the elements I have.

Next... it's the realization time (an other story...)

For me a diorama can't be good if you don't have thought about the story line...
I don't do a diorama for doing a diorama, it is always thanks to a figure or a mecha that is compatible with an action or a story between 2 or more characters/mechas...

So I may be able to help you when you will have thought about all of this first !
So feel free to ask of course if you need any advice but I can't start from nothing !

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ayeshoo123 In reply to ogamitaicho [2009-07-31 15:51:54 +0000 UTC]

OK, that'll take long, thank you
I've only got one week. Its a random compeition (thats the name) on [link] Have you been on it? Cause if u haven't, you should. Its Awesome

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mutatedMILKFISH [2009-07-15 10:39:22 +0000 UTC]

i love how you made the diorama!

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ogamitaicho In reply to mutatedMILKFISH [2009-07-15 10:52:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !
I have so much other projects ! And all the material (I mean resin figure) ready for it !
I just need more time !

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Prickblad [2009-04-19 15:56:19 +0000 UTC]

This diorama is awesome! Nice work! Do some more!

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ogamitaicho In reply to Prickblad [2009-04-20 11:46:24 +0000 UTC]

yeah ! Thanks ! unfortunately, the time is missing ! but I'm currently working on a very different diorama soon in my gallery !

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Prickblad In reply to ogamitaicho [2009-04-21 15:21:53 +0000 UTC]

Time is a tough thing.

Waiting to see the new diorama then itΒ΄s clear

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