Yes,I have created my own little world but it is far better place than any other world that I see out there.
As most of you guys know I really love dioramas.Dioramas of all kinds,aircraft,ships ,cars etc.. it really doesnt matter as long as it tells a story.Because of this love and in the interest of giving back to this hobby some of the joy that I have found in it,
in addition to this thread ,I also have two threads on ships and one on autos and another on aircraft.
I have noticed a few differences in all three groups.
The auto guys seem to be much more diorama orientated.I put this down to a lot of them being current or ex railroad guys who are used to building scenic type dioramas.But there is not a lot of the storyline type diorama there.
The ship guys are sort of into telling stories but their work seems to often miss the human element.How many fully-rigged ship models have I seen sailing through rough seas with no hands on deck?Curious.
The aircraft guys are mostly looking for nice display bases for their aircraft which is great but it is not a diorama.There are a few masters of the simple diorama,Stephen Lawson is a good example of this.An airplane ,a figure or two
arranged in a creative composition and instant magic.
I tend to do long complicated dioramas but I am relatively new to aircraft dioramas.That is just in my nature.Maybe I just like big impressive things or it may be the challange of the long term build.Please dont think that all dioramas have to be like this.Anything that works to tell a story is what is important even if you use diecasts.Your viewer often does not even know the difference anyway.But if you connect with him or her in an emotional way they will never be able to get your image out of their mind.When they think model airplane your diorama will more than likely come up, especially if they can relate to your storyline ,whether it be subtle or obvious. I know that this is what got me into dioramas,a few images that I just coulnt get out of my mind.I simply built on what I saw,changed a few things,added or subtracted this or that and what do you know I discovered some of the magic.And what the hell its so much more fun than just a nice aircraft on a base or a ship missing its crew or a scenic RR layout that requires a moving train to bring it to life.
Cheers! John.
