HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

I and most other artists/craftsmen that I have talked to usually feel at their best when they are being creative.Why?
According to a piece that I was watching on TV last night it seems that we have been creating art for at least 70,000 years.It seems that thought,language and art all developed together over hundreds of thousands of years but really exploded on the scene about 40,000 years ago.
The ability to think in a creative way led to the human need to create art.No other organism has ever (as far as we know)been able to do this.Art therefore is the hallmark of our species.Is it any wonder then that we feel sad ,angry, crumpy and confused when we don't get to practice our art?
So when the "honey do" lists get too long and life in general seems to suck ,drop whatever you are doing and go practice your art.After all your only being human.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

Here is an old 40's style radio cabinet that would make a nice case for a period diorama.The back wall and 2 side walls could be fitted with mirrors .You could add lighting and even sound if you would like to.40's airplanes or cars would be the obvious choice here.I plan to put a 1/16th scale Ford Model A Tudor in this one just like the 1:1 I have sitting in my garage.
I have seen very nice half models of aircraft in flight where the half facing the viewer has all the interior detail while in the mirror you see the aircraft in flight.One of the radio knobs could be hooked up to a motor to turn the props and another for sound for the engines!All this contained in a dust free case.

[Fee2b]

John,

These are fantastic ideas! Just what I was looking for. I've built over a dozen 1:48 WWI aircraft models with electric motors. [But can't keep the kids from wanting to play or touch them.] I'm thinking scenes of preflight checks, or on the line ready for takeoff, or flareout before landing, even in the clouds with panoramic backdrop and some movement of the aircraft. The radio cases have so much charm, utility, and potential.

observing,

Fee2b

[JohnReid]

Glad you like the idea Fee2B,please keep me posted as to your progress,I would love to see what you come up with.There should be lots of these old radios around at flea markets or antique stores,happy hunting .
Cheers! John.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]