JohnReid Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Shep Paine Quote: Originally Posted by Doug Rentsch View Post over on www.theaerodrome.com Wow Shep Paine!, I haven't herd his name in a while. What a master! If he's your mentor you're in good hands. What's he doing now? Actually Shep until recently never knew that he was my mentor.He mentored me through his books as he has done for a lot of us.Thirty years ago when I saw his stuff I promised myself to do this one day.At the time I was building ship models so I turned my HMS Victory into a diorama,got busy with other art stuff and then returned to dioramas ten or so years ago.I had heard that Shep was tired of doing dioramas and that he wanted someone else to pick up the ball and run with it for awhile.I vowed to be part of his team to help do this so I started building aircraft dioramas and later to promote the building of them any way I could.I figured that the best way to do this was by using the modern means of the internet and thereby share with others with a series of "How to....." about learning how to do it.I did it in real time, step by step, so that others could share my learning experience and not be intimidated by just showing a finished product.Over the years I have posted this stuff to over fifty websites,more to some than others, with the Drome being my home base. This past year was "Mission Accomplished" for me .Shep said he liked my stuff and he even gave me appraisals for donating them to the Canada Aviation Museum.Why do I know he really means what he says ? because he valued my stuff right up there with his when he was doing his best work and selling it on the market. I wonder how many lives have been influenced by Shep Paine ? Thanks Shep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughn Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Absolutely great stuff John !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tony T Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Lots of great details there, John. Looks fabulous. The roof tiles, brick, window coverings, some windows open, etc...all wonderful details. The little bits of weeds/grass up by the buildings all contribute to the realistic looks of the scene. I'm going to assume that something will be covering the bare plywood side and the screw head to the right of the fence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTMust Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Great stuff John! That scale figure really adds life and perspective to the scene. Keep posting.... Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnReid Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Lots of great details there, John. Looks fabulous. The roof tiles, brick, window coverings, some windows open, etc...all wonderful details. The little bits of weeds/grass up by the buildings all contribute to the realistic looks of the scene. I'm going to assume that something will be covering the bare plywood side and the screw head to the right of the fence? Glad you like it Tony ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTMust Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hi John. From my architectural and construction management background, may I suggest that I've never seen valley shingles like yours. Usually the valley flashing goes under the adjoining shingles/shakes to channel water away. Now I've never built or designed anything in Quebec, so maybe that's the way it's done there? Might be worth checking into. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnReid Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi John. From my architectural and construction management background, may I suggest that I've never seen valley shingles like yours. Usually the valley flashing goes under the adjoining shingles/shakes to channel water away. Now I've never built or designed anything in Quebec, so maybe that's the way it's done there? Might be worth checking into. Tony Thanks Tony for the heads up but I am afraid that I won't be changing it now,consider it artistic license if you wish.Cheers! John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/models/16792-how-build-aircraft-dioramas-274.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 For a complete " How to....."on building a stone wall,my style,please see the above website. Please note: Because I contribute to 32 modeling websites of all kinds I have had to pick one to post detailed "how to's...." to.This site happens to be the first site that I happened to contribute to back in 03 .It also has all of my content in one place which will be of great value to me someday when I hope to do an online (free) book about my methods which I will then post to all the websites that have so kindly supported me and my work up in the past. Because of the type of work I do a lot of my stuff crosses over between different genres. I would ask that if on occasion that I make a mistake and post something on airplanes in a car or RR or ship site( or visa versa ) please be patient and I will try to correct it ASAP. But most of the time I am dealing with" modeling in general "that crosses all boundaries." I am by no means an expert in anything I do, in fact a lot of the time this is a real time learning experience for me too.A good example of this is what I am posting right now,this is my very first stone wall in paperboard,so you get it direct mistakes and all. I think that the guys that follow my stuff appreciate it more like this .It would be impossible for me to do it like this and post very detail to 32 websites everyday. Thank you for your patience and understanding ! Cheers! John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 (edited) I will build up in wood the small upper attic window which was probably used for ventilation more than anything else.Small sloping roof rooms on the upper floors were also common in those days.I will shutter the window or board it up,there will be no glass to attract the viewers eye. These walls look much more natural if you don't attempt to make them too perfect.A queen's castle is something different but for your ordinary turn of the century building you may have to even force yourself to screw it up just a little here and there to give it an increased sense of authenticity. Example. The bricked up window has very subtle errors built into it like the slightly different horizontal level between the stone and brick wall. The key here is be be very subtle about it so that it does not immediately attract the viewers eye(like in the deliberately distorted pic above) however, could be picked up after a thorough look at the main subject,which in this case happens to be an airplane but it could be a car,train or whatever the main subject of the piece happens to be. Edited May 31, 2011 by JohnReid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 The uneven blotchy color is only the first thin coat of paint that I put on to get rid of the stark white of the paper.If not covered now it will stick out like a sore thumb and will be almost impossible to cover later if accidentally touched with glue.This light gray color can at least be easily worked into the overall stone color of the wall which will eventually become the lightest color stone on the finished wall.The variety in shades on the individual stones happens automatically when using very watery acrylic paint ,as the pigment tends to settle to the bottom as you are using it over a period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 I build two types of dioramas ones that physically exist in museums and ones that exist in pictures only.The second type is a lot like a film or stage play where you build and bring all the components together and record the images as they once existed in the composition.You still get to make all the parts ,scratch or otherwise ,which is really the most fun in model making,but it is really the composition of these parts that tell the story.In fact when finished I often like the pictures of the piece more than the actual model.It is a lot of fun playing with the lighting,camera angles etc...doing all the things that movie directors get to do but on a small scale.An added bonus is that you still get to keep your models and display them the way you want.One nice idea would be to display your model with pictures of it in its original diorama setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Awesome job, John...thanks for the tips and tricks commentary as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Thanks Tony T ! glad you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 This is coming out really amazing. You contribute to 32 modeling Websites? How do you get anything done? That's the amazing part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnReid Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 This is coming out really amazing. You contribute to 32 modeling Websites? How do you get anything done? That's the amazing part. Thanks Jim ! Recently I have been cutting back a bit and not posting to all 32 everyday.On some I just do weekly summaries. I love dioramas and will do anything to help promote their building by others.Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Nice idea for a diorama ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnReid Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Another nice idea for a diorama "Gravity feed all the way" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTMust Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Great ideas and pictures John. You've got me thinking.... again! Thanks, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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