Robert Raver
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Inspired by a photo he saw online, Robert put four projects into the diorama he calls “The Scavenger,” including a destroyed Maultier halftrack, Fiat 500 Topolino, the horses, and the scavenger figure itself. Robert says the groundwork was an “interesting exercise in creating burn effects from the wreck versus the slushy, wintery mix.” The worn wood base is a coat of wood stain on a styrene sheet, followed by an immediate brushing of household latex paint. Voila! Weathered wood in minutes.