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JohnReid · 7 May 2006, 07:41 AM

I hope that I am not boring you guys with all this but I like to show the newcomers how a diorama can be a living ,work-in-progress type thing rather than a long boring build of something already completely preplanned.When you are working on a piece for such a long time you have to make things interesting for yourself too.That is why I like to keep my options open as long as possible.Over the 20 year period of building HMS Victory I found that the most fun I had with this build was when I was working on other things than the actual ship.ie: making the dolphin stand and making and placing all the figures. I got all the" working to plans" out of my blood then and hope I never go back as I find it just too restricting and can in the long run be quite boring.If I ever again find this hobby boring,I'm gone.

7 May 2006, 07:41 AM	#1064 (permalink)
JohnReid Shot Down Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,910	I hope that I am not boring you guys with all this but I like to show the newcomers how a diorama can be a living ,work-in-progress type thing rather than a long boring build of something already completely preplanned.When you are working on a piece for such a long time you have to make things interesting for yourself too.That is why I like to keep my options open as long as possible.Over the 20 year period of building HMS Victory I found that the most fun I had with this build was when I was working on other things than the actual ship.ie: making the dolphin stand and making and placing all the figures. I got all the" working to plans" out of my blood then and hope I never go back as I find it just too restricting and can in the long run be quite boring.If I ever again find this hobby boring,I'm gone.