Modelbuilder Mark Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) First project of 2021 complete. This was my first attempt at a diorama in over 20 years and my first to incorporate some weathering skills I have been acquiring over time. This is purely a façade, and there are definitely things that I could continue to work on, but it was just supposed to be a quick backdrop project to photograph my cars. As there are things I wish I had done differently, I will cease at this point and call it done, and take some of those other details I was going to add , and apply to my next one some time down the road. The brick is styrene brick sheet from the stash, so I do not recall if Evergreen or Plastruct or something else, but it was molded in white. Base is layered Styrofoam, pedestrian door is paper with scratched styrene handle. The garage door is again styrene sheet from the stash so I am not sure of the supplier, with scratched handle from brass. The asphalt is also from very old supply of Hudson and Allen Studio. Two of the pictures are my 6yr old sons' Airfix Quickbuild on there for size reference, and because he was excited to participate. Edited January 14, 2021 by Modelbuilder Mark spellin kerections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Amazing! The more I look at it the more I'm impressed with your skills. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Super realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I agree, this is very realistic looking. A lot of details that may be missed at first glance. The stone between the blacktop and the brick give the impression of a building in a snow belt area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 That looks awesome. Very realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Looks good, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Amazing work! Great backdrop for photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Outstanding ability to commit what you see in the real world to scale model form. The closer we look the more we see. This will make a great photo op for your models. Thanks for sharing your skills with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Wow! Very convincing dio piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Looks amazing. With the car placed there it looks real. Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 7:28 PM, Tom Geiger said: Wow! Very convincing dio piece! Yes indeed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Thanks everyone for the kind words, I sincerely appreciate it. Some day I will work on a full garage, but that may be some time away as there are so many car projects "in the queue". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 This looks really good, Mark. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Your weathering techniques are well executed. Very nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Outstanding, looks very realistic and great weathering!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Too cool... I love everything about this one... Definitely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Very realistic!! A lot of detail work on this! Excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Very kool, I want to do something like this but not sure how well I'd pull it off... Gonna have to try someday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 So incredibly perfect for taking photos of your builds! It’s just the right amount of interest and detail to look super realistic, yet not in any way to detract from the viewer’s focus on the subject - the vehicle you’re showing. Of course, it still provides plenty of eye candy, in and of itself. It’s not easy to strike that balance when creating a scene to give a backdrop for photos. Awesome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Very nice! Great detail and lots of character! Well done! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Morgan Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Man, that is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Nice work....is that a Airfix Bugatti? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Nice. Good to have a realistic backdrop for model photos, and this one is so well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mredjr Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Great job! Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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