HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

Wrong pic.

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I am planning a little more fire damage to the tail area than just a simple flash over type fire.There is a lot of wood and fabric that comes together at the tail assembly ,therefore the likelihood of a more intense fire.I think that it will make this area more interesting as well as open up the fuselage a bit to reflect that it is actually a monocoque type structure.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

Building this wrecked Albatros has been a really fun experience,probably the best that I have ever had modeling.I really enjoy the balance between scratchbuilding ,kit building and creativity.The dog -pilot storyline takes a rather weak original storyline ,contained within the hangar walls ,and gives the whole thing new life.
Having a digital camera has allowed me for the first time to document this part (vignette)of the whole process from original idea to finished product.
It could have been a stand alone vignette but combined with the rest of the diorama it helps to raise the whole thing to a different level.I am really looking forward to seeing the reaction of my viewer to the dog.One of the greatest thrills I get as an artist is to see the emotion that I can raise in an audience using wood,plastic etc...just by arranging it all in a certain way,just like a writer would do with words.
I remember when I used to carve decorative birds,I once did a predator-prey piece of a Goshawk holding a songbird in its claws.People would tell me they hated what they thought was a taxidermy mount and when I would explain that it was only wood and paint, they still hated it.That always gave me great satisfaction as an artist.

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