HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

StephenLawson · 15 September 2004, 11:23 AM

The upshot is he didn't even get to finish the job so he's gone off to get more...then why didn't he take the can with him? Maybe it was something else that called him away...mess call!

StephenLawson · 15 September 2004, 11:33 AM

While I am loath to present corpses it is historically correct to this venue to have the tarp thrown over the figure.

JohnReid · 15 September 2004, 11:36 AM

how about footsteps walking thru an oil spot on the hangar floor?Anyone else out there have some ideas?

Cheers! John.

StephenLawson · 15 September 2004, 11:43 AM

By the way the last four pictures were an experiment . I dropped the jpg pixels down then brought them up in over all count. It gives the image a bit of grain as if looking through a gas mas or glasses. In black and white it gives it the typical grain of a non proffessional photo taken with say a small turn of the century camera.

JohnReid · 15 September 2004, 11:45 AM

Hey RK ! We sure could use some imput here if you could spare us a little time.I have admired your dioramas for years,long before I got into it myself.In fact your hangar scene was what inspired me to do mine.

Please get involved if you can .It would be super to have an artist like you on board this thread.Cheers! John.

JohnReid · 15 September 2004, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by DonnyW@Sep 15 2004, 02:02 PM
[b] The thread has certainly got me thinking like a dioramist (is that a word

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I didnt realise it at the time but Ive got my stage already made .. the Caproni cockpit. Before this thread I would just "plonk" a couple of pilots in and have them in a wooden pose looking straight ahead. Now you have given me the idea to have the co pilot bending over the bomb sights and the fore gunner leaning over the front pointing at something on the ground. Should make a more interesting model... right ?? John .. you have set the stage ... whats next

Hey Donny W.! sounds like a great idea to me.Fun ,isnt it? Cheers! John.

StephenLawson · 15 September 2004, 11:52 AM

This image conveys the possibilities but one single item make it improbable. Any one want to guess?

StephenLawson · 15 September 2004, 11:59 AM

Most of you are familiar with this shot.

StephenLawson · 15 September 2004, 12:15 PM

The Order of the Wooden Cross' laments the passing of an instructor pilot Ltn. Wegener of the Lübeck - Travemunde flight school in July 1918. The wreckage of 2042/17 was modeled from a photo of the scene. The condition of the wreck tells us the pilot could not likely survive. Note the spot on the fin is actually a result of the camera lens refracting an insersecting light source on the diorama.

DonnyW · 15 September 2004, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by StephenLawson@Sep 15 2004, 11:52 AM
[b] This image conveys the possibilities but one single item make it improbable. Any one want to guess?

Is it the fact that the cowl is off and the prop is still in place ? Only a guess and I wouldnt notice anything wrong ..except for your question Stephen