artoodeeto
10-30-2009, 03:59 PM
howdy y'all, thought I'd post some pics of 3 model dioramas I built years ago. Due to their size (4' x 4' for two, and 4' x 2' for the other), I tossed the bases long ago, but still have the airplane models. They're all 1/48 scale, and the bases were 100% scratch built. The first one I did is set in WWII North Africa, subjects are a couple B-24D's. Tents are canvas, copper wire, and toothpicks. Crunched wing on the crashed plane is aluminum foil.
Second diorama is WWII South Pacific island. three F-4U Corsairs, two Zeroes (one crashed), lots of water (epoxy), sand, and homemade palm trees. The trees are redwood branch tips, plaster of paris, wood dowel wrapped with crumpled aluminum foil and string. I'm proud to say this one won the Best of Show award at the Sonoma County (California, USA) Fair back in 2000.
third diorama is a mountain and lake, seen from the vantage point of a flying B-26. "Snow" is actually sugar, and I used gutter screen mesh, cardboard strips and more plaster of paris to make the mountain. Water is once again epoxy.
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Diorama1Tentsassembly.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Diorama1Tentscloseup.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24assembly2.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24notweathered.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24weatherednosand.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24rightrearaerialview.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24closeupleftcockpit.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24rightside2.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/FullShotofDiorama--Africa.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Fullview.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/FullShotofDiorama--SouthPacific--Al.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedAirplane--aerialview.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/ParkedCorsair3--printthisone.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/ReverseView.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/ParkedCorsair.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/JapaneseZeroinflight3.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Fullview2.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Messerschmidt.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/MountainReflection.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/MountainRightView.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/pictureinthelake.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/InderHalledesBergkonigs.jpg
Second diorama is WWII South Pacific island. three F-4U Corsairs, two Zeroes (one crashed), lots of water (epoxy), sand, and homemade palm trees. The trees are redwood branch tips, plaster of paris, wood dowel wrapped with crumpled aluminum foil and string. I'm proud to say this one won the Best of Show award at the Sonoma County (California, USA) Fair back in 2000.
third diorama is a mountain and lake, seen from the vantage point of a flying B-26. "Snow" is actually sugar, and I used gutter screen mesh, cardboard strips and more plaster of paris to make the mountain. Water is once again epoxy.
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Diorama1Tentsassembly.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Diorama1Tentscloseup.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24assembly2.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24notweathered.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24weatherednosand.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24rightrearaerialview.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24closeupleftcockpit.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedB-24rightside2.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/FullShotofDiorama--Africa.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Fullview.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/FullShotofDiorama--SouthPacific--Al.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/CrashedAirplane--aerialview.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/ParkedCorsair3--printthisone.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/ReverseView.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/ParkedCorsair.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/JapaneseZeroinflight3.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Fullview2.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/Messerschmidt.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/MountainReflection.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/MountainRightView.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/pictureinthelake.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/artoodeeto/model%20dioramas/InderHalledesBergkonigs.jpg