Accessories, need 'em, don't want 'em, ignor 'em, whats your choice (1 Viewer)

[sceic2]

Many of us collectors make dioramas to display our wonderful figures and vehicles. Some of us believe in the male axiom “more is better”; my own personal axiom is “if more is better, most is best.” So my dioramas take up entire rooms. Some of us put our figures and vehicle into glass cases or on shelves as stand-alone static displays.

My question is this – Do accessories displayed with military miniatures add to the character of the miniature or do they distract?

I personally believe that accessories, especially dioramas with lots of accessories, accentuate the accompanying miniature and bring out detail, color, and shape that may not be as present if the miniature were display without accessories.

What ya think? Michael

 

[binder001]

I've got to admit that I'm a real sucker for accessories and other goodies scattered around a scene. I just think they need to be appropriate to the scene.

 

[wellington]

I also use dioramas to display my figures and it makes a huge difference but nothing is as nice as Andy's farm house. Andy if you read this your farm house was EXCELLENT, Andy if you get a chance do some more buildings and other accessories they make a world of difference when displaying my figures........

WELLINGTON

 

[Digger]

Proper accessories are a must. Good quality scenery and terrain are just as important as soldiers and vehicles when assembling that realistic diorama. Just imagine looking out the window and seeing our world without any "accessories". Just make sure they are true to the time period and are to scale.

 

[Fubar]

Must have proper terrain pcs. Buildings, ruins, ect.
KC is smart recognising this. I am not into Egyptian themes but look at their upcoming sets with the structures.Almost has me . Simply spendid.
Fubar

 

[VIRIATO]

I think they are a must. At the moment I am looking into snow and sand ( Bulge/East and desert ). Has anybody seen the ready made dioramas from Build-a-Rama by Mark Vucannon? Terrific. When will we have them at Treefrog?


Happy collecting,
Paulo

 

[Shannon Reuss]

They would already be on our shelves if Mark would sell them to dealers. As it is now he sells dioramas exclusively through his own ebay store. If anything changes we will certainly let everyone know!

 

[Louis Badolato]

Those who come to the Symposium in March will see ten really big arguments for dioramas and accessories. Andy has always been great about accessories. Among my favorite things he has done over the years are the accessories he made for use with his glossy Seaforths and K&C Field Force Royal Artillery and Indian Army sets. These included boxes of rifles with removable covers, powder bags and mealie bags, medical boxes, barrels marked "Beer", "Pork" and "Powder", even pyramids of stacked shells. I had many of these, but co-sponsor Larry Lo managed to get all of them in sufficient numbers to complete my collection of them as well as Hans'. They will be on display in both my North West Frontier Fortress Seaforths vs. Afghans Diorama and my Rorke's Drift Zulu war diorama (in addition to Zulus, Andy did do a 24th Foot dismounted officer with wounded horse and identical 8th foot officer, for display with the really nice K&C Zulu War burning farmhouse). My other favorite K&C accessory is the old three-dimensional wood and papier mache buildings they made, which include the above mentioned Fortress and Zulu War Farmhouse, as well as a Great Wall Gateway for the Silkroad series, French and Dutch "Backlot" Buildings for World War II, Streets of Hong Kong buildings, along with the Lamp posts, street signs, benches, and furniture for the Hong Kong scenes. Those attending the symposium will literally see it all (if a trade in the works goes through in time to obtain the last wood and papier mache building I need, the Hong Kong Village Gateway - a little help Steve!).