Kodiak Island Modeler Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 This young lady seems to be really proud of her 1968 Chevy Impala 2 door hardtop. This is a great starter diorama for the novice. Some of you may feel intimidated by the dioramas that you see, and think that you could never build one. Nothing could be farther from the truth. This one consist of some ground cover purchased at the model railroad section of a hobby shop, a model car, a figure, and a calendar photo for a backdrop. Dilute water based glue with water and spay onto the base, then sprinkle your ground cover on to suit you. After the ground cover dries I like to give it another watered glue overcoat to settle it. Set your favorite calendar photo behind and add your props, and you have a diorama. Give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Looks GREAT! Me likey '68 Impalas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaJoe Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 waiting for the cowboy with the mercy i bet ..another nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 It does looks good. Do you have an overall shot of the diorama so we can see how it assembled? Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) In this case, I cleared some cars off of the corner of my used car dealer diorama. The back support is cardboard and the calendar is supported to it with a couple of clothespins at the top. A note on the ground cover is to remember that not all grass is Hollywood Mansion perfect. Mix in weeds and other blended colors to give a natural look to the scene. Now if you really want a beginner's "diorama", try this. I'm not sure that you could really call this a diorama, but it is a way of gaining inspiration. You can't get any more basic than this. The car is sitting on a shiny dining room table, which gives a look of wet pavement. The backdrop is a calendar picture propped against a cereal box. That's all there is. Just get your camera angle right and you've got your first realistic(ish) photo. Edited March 26, 2015 by Kodiak Island Modeler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthsideous Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Thank you for posting this. This is a really great post for newbie diorama builders. Simple techniques for really nice results. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorbolt73 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Wow, great photography! I never thought of using a calender as a backdrop. Simple and VERY effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Very nice....I started to build a couple of dioramas and made good progress on both but will have to start over from scratch thanks to some bandits everything was a total loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemopar70 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Nice Impala, rare model, i like this year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Doug, your Photo back drops are phenomenal ! I know in my experience as an advertising lay out artist such props are highly effective . Just look at Michael Williams's and ken Hamilton . BOTH gentlemen have used Photo back drops with carefully selected photo angles to achieve a very realistic scene at minimal cost . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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