[*] The Forbidden Pool - by MacGothmog

The One Ring Community · **Joined:** Thu Jan 01, 1970 12:00 am **Posts:** 154

Category: Dioramas
Type: Project

Article Name: The Forbidden Pool
Author: MacGothmog
Description: A guide on making the Forbidden Pool scene from The Two Towers.

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Faramir · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:22 pm

Wow! Great article Mac, and as I think I said before absolutly stunning diorama!!!

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:52 pm

I think you have made a beautiful little scene here Miguel which has been executed perfectly !
I have always said that so much can be made from just tthrowing some things together that are lying around the house or outside in the garden, and you have proven my point again.
Great article mate...love it !

Gothmog Rulez! · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:58 pm

Greta article

well done!

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:04 pm

Great article with fabulous finished result, I have used the Woodland scenics water eeffects and realistic water and know they can be difficult to use but you did a great job.

elfboi · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:14 pm

Good arcticle Mac

Morgul_King · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:03 pm

Fantastic that came out a very good Diorama.

You´ve got tallent my friend!!!

My Congrat´s

P.S.- You´ve got to tell me where can I buy the materials that you use, Here in Porto it´s tough to find houses, other than the normal clubs of course.

Cya Around!!![/quote][/url]

MightyReek · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:34 pm

One more good work by Mac.
Allways well done. Very good meu caro!
Keep the good work, and let us see it!

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:37 pm

Very evocative diorama, plus I love the use of real rocks!
Nice article - I have not seen these water effects illustrated so clearly before, particularly the waterfall variety.

MacGothmog · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:53 pm

Thanks for the kind words guys!

I would like to thank Brian in particular who proofreaded the article cause me engrish not so gude! He also helped me tidying up the pictures... cheers for that!

@Morgul_king: you can find the putty almost everywhere, from Stapples Office Center to Pingo Doce. Even some school material shops sell it... and its quite cheap, but very usefull. The Woodland Scenics stuff (and other brands) I bought in my usual hobby store, Mundo Fantasma, but you can find it in any rail modelling store... Try C.C. Brasilia, there's a couple of stores there.

Beatrice · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:29 am

(nice to have a fast proofreader ... Hope mine reads this ;-)

It's a wonderful article with so many steps, nice description and good pics that one can easily follow the progress and hopefully one day soon puts the advices in real projects :-)

As such liquid bottle water is often sold out - despite the high price - I have not experimented with is a lot yet, but your waterfall shows what nice effects one can create!

from the DVD reference pic you've chosen you have done right to make the waterfall look that much white (at your gallery I had found it too bright compared to Gollum, but now it looks alright)

I really like this diorama! a small cosy oasis for poor smeagol(lum)...

Nygyll of Wyvernhole · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:03 am

Nice job, Mac, The water effect and lighting is brilliant. It seems you are really getting into this Diorama making.

Can't wait to see what you get up to next.

Son of Rohan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:45 pm

Good work, very good. I like the water. It looks very natural. And your Gollum looks good too

Fiiiiiiiissssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:54 pm

Very nice work Miguel! Gollum looks really great in the scene! Nice job on the water, waterfall and rocks! Well done!

Very original display base! hehe... drunky...

Tobold Hornblower · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:29 pm

A wonderful article for a wonderful diorama, Mac.

You really are a sly old fox, aren't you? First showing us tiny models using that old camera of yours, all the while honing your skills. Then, a new camera, and all of a sudden, brilliance! Now we're getting all this great stuff, you just keep on producing. Well, thanks, Mac, it's great to see!

Farmer Giles of Ham · **Posted:** Mon May 10, 2010 1:03 am

Great article! And you make it look so easy!

I would give you a 10/10 but i dont know how to vote.. stupid isnt it? :lol:

if somebody could help me.. :oops:

MacGothmog · **Posted:** Mon May 10, 2010 3:32 am

Thank you Farmer... been a while since I did this one (actually doesnt even exist anymore and it was sort of remade in a much smaller fashion) and I know that I could do a lot better now.

Anyway, the voting function has been disabled sometime ago. No need to keep looking for it. :lol:

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