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JohnReid · 21 April 2006, 08:05 AM

I am now in the planning stages of a new diorama based upon the air racers of the 20-30s era.They will be solid wood models in 1/16th scale but in a diorama setting.I will be using a lot of the techniques that I learned as a decorative bird carver in a somewhat new type of construction.I have been mulling this over for sometime now and I have decided to set out in a new direction.
I have always admired the work of Syl Kill and others that I have seen in the book "Scratchbuilt" and at the Smithsonian but I have never seen them in a diorama setting.
I will be using the Williams Bros. plastic kits as reference materials for the aircraft plus whatever other info I can find.If anyone has any idea of the accuracy of these kits please let me know your opinions.
I will be doing a step by step tutorial of all this starting with the research.When the Jenny is finished in the Fall (I hope) I plan to get the actual build underway.
Cheers! John.

21 April 2006, 08:05 AM	#1024 (permalink)
JohnReid Shot Down Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,910	A Day at the Races."The Calm Before the Storm" I am now in the planning stages of a new diorama based upon the air racers of the 20-30s era.They will be solid wood models in 1/16th scale but in a diorama setting.I will be using a lot of the techniques that I learned as a decorative bird carver in a somewhat new type of construction.I have been mulling this over for sometime now and I have decided to set out in a new direction. I have always admired the work of Syl Kill and others that I have seen in the book "Scratchbuilt" and at the Smithsonian but I have never seen them in a diorama setting. I will be using the Williams Bros. plastic kits as reference materials for the aircraft plus whatever other info I can find.If anyone has any idea of the accuracy of these kits please let me know your opinions. I will be doing a step by step tutorial of all this starting with the research.When the Jenny is finished in the Fall (I hope) I plan to get the actual build underway. Cheers! John.