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JohnReid · 7 April 2006, 05:18 AM

"Wow john, the Jenny is looking really nice. The amount of detail is really fascinating. I'm sure there is not one single bolt missing. I have been through your photos, I am still impressed by the engine. I just can;t stop looking at the engine photos, it looks absolutely real, so real."

Well thank you very much but have you seen Ken Foran's work?Ken is the true master of scratchbuilt detail.I just modify kits and try to tell a story.There really is no comparison.Thank god that Ken got fed up with the lousy 1/16th kits available and decided to do his own stuff.I could never do what he does as I just dont have the patience for highly accurate detail or engineering.It takes a very special type of personality to do this.Ken and I are at completely opposite ends of the scale but we admire each others work.Dioramas are primarily the art of telling a story.In the movie world sort of the difference between a documentary and a novel.

7 April 2006, 05:18 AM	#996 (permalink)
JohnReid Shot Down Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,910	"Wow john, the Jenny is looking really nice. The amount of detail is really fascinating. I'm sure there is not one single bolt missing. I have been through your photos, I am still impressed by the engine. I just can;t stop looking at the engine photos, it looks absolutely real, so real." Well thank you very much but have you seen Ken Foran's work?Ken is the true master of scratchbuilt detail.I just modify kits and try to tell a story.There really is no comparison.Thank god that Ken got fed up with the lousy 1/16th kits available and decided to do his own stuff.I could never do what he does as I just dont have the patience for highly accurate detail or engineering.It takes a very special type of personality to do this.Ken and I are at completely opposite ends of the scale but we admire each others work.Dioramas are primarily the art of telling a story.In the movie world sort of the difference between a documentary and a novel. Last edited by JohnReid; 7 April 2006 at 05:33 AM.