javathehut4 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hello All, I've been threatening to do a diorama for a long time, so one night I just started, this is what turned out. its 30in across, 24in deep. it took about 4 to 6 weeks to complete. any comments are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 very impressive for a first try cant really think of any tips to give you on this one, you nailed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hey Scott....WOW!!! Thats a first try? You did real good on it! I hope mine comes out half as good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Darken the cedar shake shingles with acrylic an call it done , nice work ! Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dptydawg Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Great work, Scott This diorama is very impressive for a first time effort. There are lots of interesting details and weathering. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I think the only thing I have to complain about it is...... It's not mine! I love it. Great job on this. Something to see everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Wow, nice job on that! Tons of stuff to take in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Excellent work! Amazing details everywhere, and great weathering on the Chevy! Great diorama! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffone20 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Wow for a 1st try that is awesome!!! Lots of stuff to check out and it all goes together well and just looks right!! One of these days I'm going to try my hand at something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javathehut4 Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Thanks a lot guys, after seeing all the other great Dioramas here these complements are nice to hear. You’d be surprised to see what this started out to be. The more I did, the more I wanted to do. The original idea started out with a base of 12in. sq. it ended up 30in by 24in. when I started looking at a full sheet of plywood, I slapped myself and said, down boy. I found out I really like doing the ground work. It’s too bad there’s no one around here that likes just building the models. I started another one and will post pictures soon. And to one and all, thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps-xrds Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 It looks like you didn't miss a thing. You got it all there. For a first try, you've done a lot better than some ppl have after several tries. That's the trouble with dios, the more you do the more you want to do. I can see only one thing that might be a little off and that's the shingles. They could use some age and the amount of shingle that's exposed it is 5 1/2 to 6 in. on 1:1s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Love it!!! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javathehut4 Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 When I started this, I started making scale roof shingles, but very quickly I realized I'm not that much of a masochist. So after looking at other dioramas and seeing I'm not alone in this thought, the shingles got bigger, and I got to keep my sanity. I recently found this stuff that might age the roof easily, will be testing it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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