discussion Dioramas...To build or not to build...That is the question.

[Guest]

From my point of view Ron I am not worried about producing a Diorama at all. Really attracts me.

There are two things which prevent me from dashing into making one. The first is it takes a lot of time to make a model in my case aircraft. Before I have finished a model I am thinking about the next one & planning how to go about it. That is the juncture at which to make a diaorama. And so it does not fit with my schedule. IE I will be losing model making time.

Next is space. Nil space. If I made one I will need to make another which will entail throwing the first away to make space for the next. My character will not allow that.

But stupidly after saying all the above & contradict all of the above I am going to make a diorama but only because I want to amagamate two military vehicles with a helicopter plus a platoon. So that should be exciting. But the diorama is not central only as a convenient background I wedded to the models not the diorama.

Space well in the corner at the head of the bed. Removable in case we have a guest. Life gets complicated.

Also after moving I have had to reconstruct my shelves for showing finished aircraft. Although not a full diorama I am putting together a few bits & pieces to show the aircaft in their natural setting. I just hate to see them sitting there on a white conti board shelf.

Laurie

 

[Andy2035]

I know my biggest problem is a HUGE lack of confidence, it is something that has been with me since I was a kid and I've never been able to get over it...

I do try doing little things, I'm still trying to finish the two little trucks I was doing last time you called Ron, plus, my concentration has gone for a holiday at the moment so I find it hard to do anything, I sit down at the table, look at the models, try something and that is it...

One day I know I will give it a go, I did build a base and popped some paint of it, I just need to try and get round to finishing it, maybe if/when you pop over for a brew next you could give me some pointers please Sir...lease:

 

[eddiesolo]

You know Andy, I am in the same boat about confidence, my problem is not that I cannot do Dio's, but I cannot and do struggle on detail, especially on a neat model-hence crashed and sunken works. My disability means I struggle so a wreck, for me, is an easier option. But I am frightened of wasting time and money on something I know I would struggle with.

Si

 

[mossiepilot]

I've done a few "vignettes" for may tankie builds using bits of cardboard, expanded poly and bits from the garden.

Building them was the easy bit, the confidence buster is painting them to look like stone, brick or earth (read mud).

I've watched youtube vids and looked on here, and the advice is mostly the same, chuck the paint on, smear it about a bit and it'll be fine but after painstakingly making up a cockpit and doing fine detail work I get scared chucking paint about.

I think I worry too much about about what it'll look like in the end insted of just doing it and seeing what emerges.

Tony.