Casey Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Let's say you have a '69 Camaro built/finished...then you place it on some type of base with a crushed rock type surface. Is that considered a diorama? Or just a display base? Now add in a figure, either behind the wheel in the driver's seat, or standing next to the car. Does that make it a diorama, or still just a car with a base and a figure? Just thinking aloud here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbaker Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) I think the "definition" of a diorama is a model that is telling or suggesting a story or an event in time ... Now if it was a 69' camaro with the base and a figure looking under the car or hood and the engine was blown out of the bottom of it ... That would be a diorama ... That is only my opinion ... So don't just go by that ... Others may disagree Steve B. Edited August 7, 2012 by scbaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle potts Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Now add in a figure, either behind the wheel in the driver's seat, or standing next to the car. Does that make it a diorama, or still just a car with a base and a figure? Does it tell a story? If it does , then yes, I think it falls into the catagory of a diorama. If it doesn't, then no, it's just a model on a base with a figure. Just my narrow-minded, pin-headed opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTMust Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 What an interesting question! Although I tend to agree with both replies.... I'm sure there are instances where a stand alone vehicle on an "asphalt" road surfaced base, or just placed inside a garage backdrop could be considered a diarama. Does it depend upon what the viewer reads into it? (Which I guess means the viewer creates his own "story"?)....... hmmmm! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) I have no idea but I'm interested in the replies. If you're going to make me think, I'm going to get a headache . . . and then I get grouchy. Not a good thing. Edited August 7, 2012 by crazyjim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Here's a sample. Same car in both. Display. Diorama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjunker1 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) any diorama i do starts in my head. i see or think of something and the rest just follows.lol Here's a sample. Same car in both. Display. Diorama great dio i love it. Edited August 8, 2012 by jerseyjunker1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dptydawg Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I agree with Junior. A model with a weathered paint job sitting on a turf covered base is just that. If it does't tell a story or even suggest a story it is not a diorama. In most cases I think that figure(s) are required to project that story to the viewer. I usually try to create the story line to fit a particular maodel that I have built. Sometimes the model is built to fill out the story line. Thats my take on dioramas Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWelles Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I think dioramas are just supposed to be "lifelike." A snapshot of a moment in time or event. Then the question becomes can lifelike be a relative term (can a fictious character be lifelike)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) I go with the 'snap-shot' of a moment in time, more interesting if it 'tells a story' but it does not have to. It is sort of like looking at a painting, the viewer brings something to the equation. Edited August 9, 2012 by DanielG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmate Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I dont think it needs figures to be a diorama, I've discussed this heaps of times with other mates that model and even judges at various shows because the definition seems to vary a lot from builder to builder and show to show. I classify my model "Out to Pasture" as a diorama and it doesn't have any figures in it, but it has to much extra detail to be classified as just a base. A car on a plain base isnt a diorama but a base that enhances the model and tells a story is, same as you guys this is only my opinion and the rough guidelines I work off for my show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTMust Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Here's the definition according to www.thefreedictionary.com/diarama Still confused? di·o·ram·a (d-rm, -räm) n. 1. A three-dimensional miniature or life-size scene in which figures, stuffed wildlife, or other objects are arranged in a naturalistic setting against a painted background. 2. A scene reproduced on cloth transparencies with various lights shining through the cloths to produce changes in effect, intended for viewing at a distance through an aperture. [French, blend of dia-, through (from Greek; see dia-) and panorama, panorama (from English; see panorama).] dio·ramic (-rhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/abreve.gifmhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gifhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gifk) adj. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. diorama [ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə] n 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a miniature three-dimensional scene, in which models of figures are seen against a background 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a picture made up of illuminated translucent curtains, viewed through an aperture 3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a museum display, as of an animal, of a specimen in its natural setting 4. (Performing Arts) Films a scene produced by the rearrangement of lighting effects [from French, from Greek dia- through + Greek horama view, from horan to see] dioramic [ˌdaɪəˈræmɪk] adj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003 diorama 1. a miniature, three-dimensional scene, often depicting a historical event. 2. an apparatus designed for giving extra realism to paintings by transmitting light through them in various colors and intensities at different times. Hmmmmmm.......!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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