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I picked up the Austin miniatures church, the TSSD barn and a couple of handmade buildings at OTSN. I only got to take one quick picture before heading off to work today. More and better to follow.
 
Nicely done Joe . . . . . it was great seeing you and getting a chance to chat with you at the Chicgo show.
:smile2: Mike
 
For a quick dio that really came out wonderful. Keep the photos coming as Your work goes on with this dio. {bravo}}
 
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I picked up the Austin miniatures church, the TSSD barn and a couple of handmade buildings at OTSN. I only got to take one quick picture before heading off to work today. More and better to follow.
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Very colorful...bright and beautiful if you can call war beautiful...love the wagons and bridge over the stream...cheers TomB
 
Thanks for the comments. I intended to put the set up away this morning, but I just couldn't do it...so I made it bigger. My wife has been very understanding.
 
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If I read your pictures correctly...that is quite a large diorama.....very well done.... Question... reference your first pic...bridge and river.,,,,.....with the river receding into the distance ... background picture or madeup diorama material...looks very real....TomB
 
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If I read your pictures correctly...that is quite a large diorama.....very well done.... Question... reference your first pic...bridge and river.,,,,.....with the river receding into the distance ... background picture or madeup diorama material...looks very real....TomB
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Tom...let me see if I can show you what's going on with the background.

Here's the raw picture.


I cropped the picture, pasted it as a new layer over a sky photo and erased the excess background clutter, and then cloned in the forest skyline and the rest of the river.



I originally had it set up like this usimg a bunch of painted plastic figures and the Traverse Dioramics backdrop where I cloned in the front and the back part of the river.


An hour later it was like this:

A little cloning and then it was this:
 
playsetaddict said:
Tom...let me see if I can show you what's going on with the background.

Here's the raw picture.


I cropped the picture, pasted it as a new layer over a sky photo and erased the excess background clutter, and then cloned in the forest skyline and the rest of the river.



I originally had it set up like this usimg a bunch of painted plastic figures and the Traverse Dioramics backdrop where I cloned in the front and the back part of the river.


An hour later it was like this:

A little cloning and then it was this:
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Thank you......the effect is WOW......thanks for showing how you did it.....the diorama looks real and natural.....I did think that it was a natural treeline and not a backdrop picture.....very appealing diorama .....it would be wonderful if dioramas like yours on the ACW could be made mobile and travel around schools to show the kids a sort of live history......I know a farmer who does something similar around country schools in Western Aust ... Phil promotes the history of the Aust Light Horse....good idea I reckon......thank you for the pictures...much appreciated...regards TomB
 
What are you using as grass? Is it sold commercially as diorama grass mat material or something you've found that can be used for that purpose? It looks pretty good. And, how do you blend in the toy soldier bases with the grass? thanks.
Joel
 
What a fantastic ACW dio You have made. Thanks for the pictures. {bravo}} {bravo}} {bravo}} Thanks again and keep those pictures coming.
 
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