Chicago Show (2 Viewers)

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Ericka and I will be there from Thursday through Sunday... although I don't know how much we will have left to sell by Sunday.
Please stop by to say hello and to take a look at the new products and custom dioramas we will be offering.

I will also be in and out of the W. Britain room helping Richard and both of us will be attending the K&C evening event.

Just before we pack up for the show I will try to post some pictures of some of the new dioramas, buildings and scenic items will will have for sale.

Hope to see many of you there!
Ken Osen

 

[blue max]

looking foward to seeing and talking to you both in Chicago..Ron and Donna {sm4}

 

[Sahara]

Any photos yet?

 

[OzDigger]

Any photos yet?

It hasn't started yet mate.

 

[Sahara]

It hasn't started yet mate.

I know but the way I read it it states they will try to post some picks just before they leave for the show. ^&confuse

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Hi All,
Life got in the way of posting pre-show images, but we did snap a few close ups just before we loaded the trailer. Here are a few showing some of the details on the custom dioramas we sold at the show.
We have 5 others that were pretty close to being finished that did not make it to Chicago, so look for us at Hackensack N.J. this year!
These three pictures are from a diorama featuring a destroyed home on a German street and the entrance to a Luftschutzkeller or Raum (Air Raid shelter) 1943-45.

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

We also have a new building in the product line that features period French advertising. We were able to finish three of these with minor modifications and create the following displays.
The first display also features our new garden portico with working iron gate...

Another popular French beverage advertisement...

The last one incorporated a stone and brick two arch bridge.

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

This one was one of my personal favorites and features a French farmyard. The gates and barn doors are hinged and can be displayed in many positions.

Another diorama featured our garden gate and the new fountain. The cobblestone road is perfect for a passing parade or vehicles.

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

As pictured in another thread by Jason Wang, the Fall forest diorama was another favorite of mine but was very labor intensive to build. Here are some detail shots. The bark detail was sculpted in place with epoxy putty and there is a creek meandering through the scene.

Two different dioramas featured our new snake rail fence. These are great for AWI and ACW figures. The fence sections will be available very soon.

The last image here features our sand bagged scenics. Stock parts are currently available at Treefrog Treasures.

I hope you enjoy looking at these and we see many of you again next year.
Ken Osen

 

[mestell]

Great series of photos Ken . . . . I thoroughly enjoyed my visit with you and Ericka even though it was short . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Sahara]

Excellent pics of your handy work. Simply amazing!

 

[TomNT]

I cannot praise these products enough! Hopefully one day i'll purchase some.

Tom

 

[Fusilier]

Simply amazing work on these! The fall forest scene is superb, especially the expoxy detailing on the trees. The first shot of the French farm house and barn looks like a real picture! If I didn't know better, I would never guess it is a model.{bravo}}

Noah

 

[mikemiller1955]

As pictured in another thread by Jason Wang, the Fall forest diorama was another favorite of mine but was very labor intensive to build. Here are some detail shots. The bark detail was sculpted in place with epoxy putty and there is a creek meandering through the scene.

Ken...

nobody can touch your work...it's the most realistic stuff on the market...

and admiting to it being labor intensive...

did you actually paint the stems on the sugar bush foliage on your trees in the Autumn Creek diorama?

your little touches to detail are amazing...

 

[jomartvr]

Ken,
When I quickly looked at the French buildings with the advertisements I initially thought that they were photographs. The text of the plaster on the buildings and that on the painted advertisements is amazing.
Benjamin

Ken...

nobody can touch your work...it's the most realistic stuff on the market...

and admiting to it being labor intensive...

did you actually paint the stems on the sugar bush foliage on your trees in the Autumn Creek diorama?

your little touches to detail are amazing...

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Hi all and thank you for the kind comments!

As mentioned earlier, I have several dioramas that are well along the way including an Eastern Front and a American Civil War environment.
After I get caught up on the W. Britain sculpting I will finish these up and post some more pictures.
I really enjoy creating the rural farm yards with all of the clutter that seems to be around all agrarian buildings worldwide. If I ever finish up my shop display space there will be one here for my own collection which will include a running 1/30th scale ACW locomotive and cars. Stay tuned for more on that as it progresses.

All the Best,
Ken Osen

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Here are a series of pictures of one of the dioramas that was sold at the Chicago show. It features a couple of GIs I sculpted some time ago along with the excellent RSO made by Collector's Showcase. I made the frame for the canvas out of soft iron wire and painted it to match the vehicle which was toned down with some Vallajo Model Color. When it was dry I sprayed it down with Testor's Dullcoat avoiding the clear 'glass' areas.

Across from the farmhouse is the entrance to a garden and the wall on the street side features a public fountain. Both the stone a brick portal with working iron gate and the stone wall with fountain are new H&A products and now available.

A GI makes a dash across the street...

This one was one of my favorites...

I hope you enjoy looking at these,
Ken

 

[Napoleon1er]

Ken-
A while ago I bought a (resin?) base you made that I see in the back of this picture (the one with the gable). What was the story on that piece? For whom did you make it?

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

The item in the background was a base that I patterned while I was a partner in ONWTC. This item was made of what our hobby calls polystone... a polyester resin with an inert filler and is rather heavy.

ONWTC made only 100 of these and sold them out quickly. I was working on two more companion pieces when the whole relationship with the other fellows involved in the enterprise went bad, so I pulled the plug on all new developments and got out of the company.

I may revisit such a concept again in the future as a US made series from Hudson & Allen Studio. I find my sample quite useful for displaying a special vehicle or grouping of figures.

Any thoughts from collectors on this?
Ken

 

[wayne556517]

Mate that GI crossing the road is so realistic that whole set of pics is brilliant well done mate.