JohnReid

This is actually an unintended but really cool effect.Using foamboard and watercolor paper has allowed for some pretty dramatic lighting effects.Notice the warm glow that the bricks take on is actually an effect of the interior lighting.You have to be careful to properly diffuse the light but when done properly I kinda like it .

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/models/16792-how-build-aircraft-dioramas-265.html How to crack paint !

After pondering the overall color for the row house trim I decided on that good old standby neutral gray .I figured the landlord would be OK with their tenants painting their individual units trim different colors.This is a Victorian house in the middle of the city and gray to me would be low maintenance as well.From the art point of view, all of this is really just window dressing for the main subject ,the airplane and the returning airman's relationship to it ,so subtlety really is the name of the game when framing the subject.

Hi Tony ! from what I understand one is already on display at the CAM in the lobby under the airplane hanging from the ceiling ,I am told.The rest should be on display by June this year.If you go please take a pic for me . Cheers ! John.

Up until this point nothing has been permanently installed,even the frame is held together with only removable screws.Well as they say in flying I have reached the point of no return and now I must start the final process,from here on in there is no going back.I keep procrastinating trying to think if there is something that I have overlooked completely. Believe me after looking at something for so long the obvious sometimes completely escapes me.If you guys see something that doesn't look right please advise me now.

Hi Tony ! Thanks for taking the time to do this for me ! Yes,it is meant to be a burned out wreck that was just dumped there.Actually it is beyond the garage or tarp stage and is ready for the garbage.Maybe his family thought it would bring him bad luck if they just threw it out.Thanks for pointing out the recent tire tracks,I can remedy this with a little tall grass.Cheers ! John.

Hi Tony ! it is going to the CAM in Ottawa.

Before I go much further I will have to decide about the eves trough (gutter) and downspout in the far corner,which will probably lead to a rainbarrell of some kind. The next step will be to put a little of last years dead foliage along the boardwalk/facade.After some experimentation I decided to use an old bristle floor brush for this.

Hi Tony ! it is actually 1/16th scale.If I remember correctly the car is Academy.Glad you like my stuff!

Hi Terry ! I use it all,whatever works best.

Hi Tony ! yes but mostly along the fencelines.