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12 February 2008, 05:50 PM
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Figure mod chart.
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12 February 2008, 05:54 PM
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Rather than trying to explain how to modify figures ,my friend Ken Hamilton has OK'd me to use this chart from his now out of print book, "How to Build Creative Dioramas". 
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14 February 2008, 10:32 AM
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14 February 2008, 10:37 AM
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I will have to sink the tub legs into the ground in order to leave a little more room for water.This would also be a good area to put a water pump and well.
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15 February 2008, 04:37 PM
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15 February 2008, 04:41 PM
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I removed the saddle and will replace it later with a blanket. I used thinned down burnt umber gesso as the undercoat.
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16 February 2008, 04:37 PM
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16 February 2008, 04:38 PM
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After 3 thin coats of burnt sienna. 
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16 February 2008, 04:39 PM
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16 February 2008, 04:43 PM
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After an additional 2 thin coats of 2/3 burnt sienna and 1/3 yellow oxide mix. 
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