2 Simple Dioramas

[DaveInTheHat]

Earlier this month I had a stroke. I wanted to get back to my workbench as soon as I could. I had some trouble with getting my hands to do what my brain wanted them to do. I picked a couple of simple kits that I could finish fairly quickly to try and work to get back to my 'normal'. The doctors told me it would be a few months.

The box car was pretty much out of the box. Nice little kit that takes a lot of detail painting. For the Southern Oil I replaced a lot of the plastic parts with wood and made my own base.

I probably wont use these as part of "Davetown". I don't even really want them for anything. Maybe then next think I do will be a new section of my town.

Here's the kits that I started with.

Here's how they turned out.

Here's a link to the pictures I took while I was building.

http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davet...orage--box-car/

[8valve]

Great work there, Dave.

And best of luck with the recovery too!

[Foxer]

Good to see you're on the way back, Dave!

These put the box art of what you started with to shame.

[Eshaver]

Dave, I like the way you did the oil tanker . Ed Shaver

[george 53]

WoW Dave, you sure didn't let it get you down! These look GREAT! HO scale? I din't know 1/87th WAS HO! Good luck on your recovery my freind, looks like you picked an EXCELLENT therapy program. Best of luck on gettin back into the swing of things!!

[James W]

These look great though I understand you frustration.

You have a great hobby as therapy.

Keep going and you will be on top of it again soon!

[nascarfan]

Earlier this month I had a stroke. I wanted to get back to my workbench as soon as I could. I had some trouble with getting my hands to do what my brain wanted them to do. I picked a couple of simple kits that I could finish fairly quickly to try and work to get back to my 'normal'. The doctors told me it would be a few months.

The box car was pretty much out of the box. Nice little kit that takes a lot of detail painting. For the Southern Oil I replaced a lot of the plastic parts with wood and made my own base.

I probably wont use these as part of "Davetown". I don't even really want them for anything. Maybe then next think I do will be a new section of my town.

Here's the kits that I started with.

Here's how they turned out.

Here's a link to the pictures I took while I was building.

http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davet...orage--box-car/

Well Dave if this is your "getting back in the swing of things" kind of build we really have a treat in store once you make a full recovery!! Take care!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dingo]

Phew Dave a stroke that's bad and I thought I was going trough a rough time when I had my mild heart attack. Man you ahve done a great job on both these kits and in 1/87th scale, you're a real wiz my friend and I hope you have a speedy recovery as well.

Dingo

[chrismooney]

Dave glad your better. Did LVH or ST Lukes take good care of you.... they must have because your builds are looking better than ever.

[KarDude.com]

I enjoy your work and wish you the very best as you recover from the stroke.

[disabled modeler]

Hi Dave.......God speed for your recovery, Looking at your work on theses I have only a few things to say to you....Great job! I wish I built that good.........keep up the awesome work

[DaveInTheHat]

Thanks. I'm doing pretty good. Only a few minor problems to deal with.

Chris, I was in Lehigh Valley. Nice hospital, hope to stay out of it now.

[bob29579]

NIe

Nice Dave. Looks like you still got it....