Well,guess what! The hangar floor is finally finished.From here on in ,on the nice days I will be finishing off the interior walls outside, and on the rainy days I will work in the shop on the windows and doors.
Now that the floor is fininished, I can begin to finalize what goes where.I have a rough idea at this point but there probably will have to be a few adjustments to make everything fit.For example ,I just dont think that there is room for the second horiz stab/elevator assembly to be attached to the airplane so it will have to go up against the hangar wall or maybe even stored up in the roof rafters.
The proper placement of things in a diorama is an art in itself and one I spend a lot of time on.Many thing have to be considered.what story are you trying to tell? are there any sub-stories? where do you want to focus your viewers attention? overall composition? colors? atmosphere(lighting etc..) on and on.
But this is truly the fun time of diorama making,seeing it all starting to come together.I can feel the excitement of seeing the finished product.Its been a long time on just one diorama.I think from here on in, I will concentrate on a blend of stylized and realistic forms in my dioramas.The settings will not be quite so elaborate and I will concentrate more on the storylines.Sometimes it can be even more powerful to say what you have to say in a minimalist way.(or maybe I am just tired of building buildings) Cheers! John.
