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23 July 2008, 03:37 PM
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Diorama Book
Here is a great opportunity to download for free a great book on diorama making.My modeling bud Ken Hamilton wrote this book years ago and it is now out of print.The original book has recently sold on ebay for 100's of bucks.
mercman51/DIO Book - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Enjoy! Cheers John. 
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24 July 2008, 05:57 AM
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24 July 2008, 06:36 AM
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Great fun ahead!
I am really looking forward to doing my version of this wrecked Albatros trainer .I plan to do mine with more structure showing where the fabric has flashed off in a fire following the crash.
This is a great chance to get real creative! Weathering to the extreme.I will start by building a sled upon which the wreck will rest ( which will also make a convenient stand for building purposes.) The whole concept here is completely different ,as I will not have to be too concerned with as many highly detailed parts and pieces ,as a lot of this will be in pretty bad shape following the accident Example:the engine.I will be concentrating more upon the overall effect than small detail.Paneling the fuselage using real plywood and then breaking it should be fun .Over-stressing the skin of the tail planes,realistic looking fire damage etc...should keep me out of trouble for awhile.This is the wonderful thing about dioramas,the chance to be creative and learn something new never stops.
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24 July 2008, 08:59 AM
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24 July 2008, 12:07 PM
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24 July 2008, 12:14 PM
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This is a shady area of my backyard and is kind of the look I am trying to create,especially the area in the lower R/H of the pic.The dirt is on the wet side and a little muddy.The grass is sparse and well trodden as I imagine a WW1 airfield may have been.
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25 July 2008, 06:25 AM
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25 July 2008, 06:37 AM
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New on the market!
Here is something I found recently for putting your aircraft models into the air and it looks like it is really easy to do.Shep Paine talks about these double-sided mirrors in his book and the great effects that you can get ,especially with dioramas .I have not used them myself but if the quality is good with no distortion you can be sure I will find use for them in the future.
 There is one thing that bothers though ,Why did the builder create that double line down the center line of the runway?Was it to hide a poor fit of the mirror or is this not truly a double sided mirror?Will get back to you guys on this!
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25 July 2008, 06:39 AM
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25 July 2008, 10:13 AM
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Here is the answer!
QUOTE (JohnReid @ Jul 25 2008, 10:08 AM) *
I have been looking for a source for these since reading about them in Shep Paine's book on dioramas.One thing bothers me though ,if you look closely at the pic you can see a line down the centerline of the runway .Are these truly double sided mirror's???? Hi John, The runway surface in that dio is made from balsa, and I scribed lines on the outside edge of the center stripes, but the seam in the center is due to me not getting the cut perfectly straight. The mirrors are true first surface; it just demonstrates the importance of straight seam lines! The most important aspect of making the illusion convincing is maintaining straight lines. Especially on the fuselage (sanding/rubbing/buffing), you must keep it flat against the desk to preserve the sharp edge. Learned a lot from that first build, and those that follow will be refined. Take care, Frank
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