'The Grim Reaper speaks out...

[StephenLawson]

Here in the last pages of the models topic are some of my most recent dioramas. This thread was updated and brought forward for some diorama enthusiasts from another website.

[NeilE]

Originally posted by drIace@Mar 2 2004, 05:35 AM
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The Michael L Fritz Memorial Award ( Copywrite by IPMS SPruce Goose) is earned: i.e.: set criteria and judged solely by the previous winners . Annual Plague given to winners and Name engraved on Perpetual Trophy

Is that Bubonic or Pneumonic?

I do hope its Bubonic....

Sometimes there is a point to the harsh reality of wartime portrayed. I have an ambition to portray either a Jewish, Central European, or a concentration camp victim, suffering at the hands of the SS.

Why?

A harsh somewhat tasteless topic maybe but certainly no less tasteless (but more pointed perhaps) than all those romaticised SS figures churned out by Dragon and Verlinden and lapped up by the SS modelling fraternity.

As a counterpoint to the SS fixations of some modellers, thats why I would like to do it.....

ATB

Neil

(have to go sorry)

[StephenLawson]

While I can agree with Neil_E about the needed deglorification of he Nazi regime This is a thread about dioramas concerning WWI aviation subjects. Then to that end the dioramas I discussed in the beginning and Neil_E's zuggestion in tow... dioramas can do more to encourage others in the subject and explain how certain technologies work that are lost for all time. The factory scenes, depot assemblies, units activities, service and repair and ultimately the writing off of the airframe due to damage or loss. The point of doing a diorama is to tell a story. The purist may want us to stick to the term vignette but for the sake of the story potential I will use the term diorama. The story is 'the struggle' of day to day service. Often times the use of blood needs to be limited and sublte. Bandages or posturing of the wounded individual can often do the trick to get your point across. While there are sevral photos I know of where the corpse of a victim is laid out in the rubble of his wrecked machine, it is in my opinion poor judgement to openly display these items at a contest. It simply doesn't win show or place. That is what contests are for ? To simply take an opportunity at a public venue to show a charred corpse that you have modeled may gather the morbid gothic teenager it will do little to win. This is an opinion but it is backed with experience. The Grim Reaper figure in dioramas is something I have seen before and tinkered with myself. It works well. This tells me that most people enjoy the subject of dioramas as an artform.

One of my favorite dioramas is based on the WWI aviation belief of gremlins that could either hold your ship (aircraft) together or tear it appart. It is one I have been seriously working on for next year. That simple description is what you now have but think of the images it conjures up.

[topgun56]

This thread was hard to read...what with my slow link. The text kept jumping ...I guess as the photos filled at a VERY slow rate.

I just don't have the room/space to display Dio's.

I once won a Firebee kit for my wooden P61 Blk Widow.

[StephenLawson]

The point is what are we trying to portray when it comes to dioramas? Death is apart of war, but what are we trying to show our viewers? Is it the horror of war or the human condition and reaction? To use our knowledge concerning the bygone technologies and demonstrate the how it used to be done scenes or the common gore that detracts from the better qualities of a build?

[StephenLawson]

G'day all! I just hit some heavy flak over Armorama.com 's dioramas title. Now thats a bloodthirsty group. Armor and infantry are top listers there. Fortunately I gave as good as I got... in one case gave very well indeed. '...We must tell the truth...so what if he got his guts trailing for yards behind him...' Perhaps we flyers are more civilized?