HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS - Page 222

JohnReid · 8 July 2007, 08:09 AM

Thanks Mike! They are going to the CAM in Ottawa to be used for educational purposes,especially for the kids.

JohnReid · 8 July 2007, 04:44 PM

JohnReid · 9 July 2007, 08:03 AM

JohnReid · 9 July 2007, 08:19 AM

Working my way down the line ,this will be the next module subject to completion.I still haven't decided whether to put an outdoor light over the garage doors as they will be left open and there seems to be plenty of light that will flood outdoors from the interior lighting.If necessary I always could add them later when I put the roof rafters on permanently.The Ford van in the doorway does not really block the sight lines to the interior .The carpenters shop ,the figures and Jenny are readily visible ,as the garage doors were purposely made quite large ,besides there are also a couple of windows to look through on that side of the hangar.

JohnReid · 9 July 2007, 06:58 PM

JohnReid · 10 July 2007, 06:13 AM

For those who may be newcomers to this thread this pic tells the main storyline of the diorama.

Billy Bishop (facing camera) is welcoming Eddie R. (on the right) and some fellow vets to a Rememberance Day (Nov.11)ceremony at a local Southern Ontario airport around 1925.Although you cannot see Billy's hands in this pic he is giving the familiar "thumbs up" to his fellow aviators.I had thought of using another universal pilots gesture ,with the hands showing one aircraft chasing another, but that would indicate a discussion about aerial combat tactics rather than a funny story about their initial flying training.

JohnReid · 10 July 2007, 06:47 AM

JohnReid · 11 July 2007, 06:29 AM

For those who are new to this thread and wonder why it is so darn long,the primary reason is so that I can keep it all in one place until it is finished.When completed I will write up a easier to read summary of this build.The other reason is that it is the only way I have of knowing just how popular this subject is on the different websites that I contribute to.I am sure that you guys understand that if I didn"t have this kind of indirect feedback I would have lost interest in posting this never-ending ,near monologue a long time ago.
There is a site where I have written short summaries on all three dioramas that I have worked on to date.
Please see:

John Reid : WWI Models

Cheers! John.

JohnReid · 11 July 2007, 07:41 AM

JohnReid · 11 July 2007, 08:06 AM

The above pic is of the engine shop roof.I have divided it in two with a slightly larger wood strip to help break up the monotony of the B&W squares.If need be I may even paint it a little different color.The unfinished square is where I thought off having a viewing hole, but have since realized that when the case is on ,this would be useless.Even the large viewing hole in the main hangar roof will be somewhat restricted.Good thing that I put in lots of windows!
The weathering will be the same as you see in the pics main roof corner.