HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

[JohnReid]

You may have noticed that I stick to a rather limited number of colors.I do this so everything will blend in together without one thing overpowering another.I try to stick with earth tones and dulled down primary colors.I am no trained artist but it works for me!

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

I was trying to remember why I had stopped building the Model T at this point.This pic pretty much tells the story.I was about to install the T's seat,when I realized I would have to wait until I received the seated figures ,to see how they would fit in before continuing.Well ,wouldn't you know it I changed my mind again.
Seating them in the cab wouldn't look right if the truck was still being loaded.So I think I will have them sitting down taking a break or something.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

This is the interior rear panel of the T's cab.At the top is a 1/64 plywood panel that has been varnished and ready for installation.The bottom panel is being clued on with 2 part epoxy.It will be trimmed when dry.
Whenever you can, use wood where it existed in real life.It is hard to represent in any other way although I have seen some great attempts.Compound curves with wood in small scales can be very difficult.
I have a method of doing paper thin veneers over any surface which I will get into later.

[JohnReid]

The exposed plastic can now be veneered.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

Exterior of the cabs rear panel.Try to use tight grain wood that has minimum of figuring for scale work,especially the smaller scales.When weathered it will look a lot better.
This is a CNR company truck so I varnished the wood .If I was doing a hillbilly variety I wood have used the old barn siding method and left it unvarnished.

[JohnReid]