alan barton Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Here in Perth our very active model club produces one giant diorama each year. We get together at a member's home to construct and paint the baseboards and then individuals produce the cars and buildings necessary to complete the scene. We endeavour to do at least three shows a year - we debut at our own Model Car Spectacular, then WASMEX, which is an IPMS style show of all genres of building and the W.A. Hot Rod and Street Machine Spectacular. This schedule had been interrupted somewhat by COVID but we just finished our final showing for our American Graffiti diorama. I will include photos here of each of the three displays - you will see that it changed a bit from venue to venue. If you are as big a fan of the movie as I am, I am sure you will recognise many of the cars and the scenes. Cheers Alan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Nice job and fun to look at. You picked a good movie to replicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 very well done Alan, impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Great job on this diorama. You can easily pick out each car from the movie. I admit being from that point in time and the movie had so many experiences that I remember either being involved in or knowing the accused. The movie presented this as one weekend, but the reality is it took few years to get into and out of some of these situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 That is very cool. Teamwork at it's best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) That is a really awesome diorama!👍 But that red T-Bird should be white.😎 Edited January 1, 2023 by NOBLNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Looks fantastic, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Awesome diorama. excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Thank you everyone! We had a lot of fun putting it together. It may not have all the fine surface detailing that many dioramas have in this forum, simply because we reuse the boards every year for a new project, but I think the overall effect is successful. On 1/1/2023 at 2:37 PM, NOBLNG said: That is a really awesome diorama!👍 But that red T-Bird should be white.😎 Greg you're right! That red Monogram T-bird is mine and I simply polished the red plastic. In the months leading up to the show we had a register that was e-mailed to all our club members to ensure that we had all the significant cars. We did pretty good - hope you noticed the red VW, black 36 coupe and blue 2CV - but somehow the white T-Bird slipped through the cracks and we didn't notice until the show was set-up. And no-one had one in their stash! Next time! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 I'm in Awe . TY and Kudos .. Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 This is such a great diorama.IMO,American Graffiti is one of the best films of all time.It’s amazing how young all those superstars were in that film.Again,just incredible.I love the police car coming apart.That was one of the best scenes in the movie.I always crack up 🤣during that part whenever I watch that movie.”Ok Toad,we’ll take ‘em all on.”👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray wes Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 This is great! Love everything about it. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Outstanding Diorama! One of the best I have seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 That's a fantastic diorama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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