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I'm really enjoying this thread Alex. Lots of gems in here.

Thanks Frank

You have done a fantastic job bringing attention to FL's excellent products, I felt Figarti is the other company which caters more to the modeler types and deserves their just due in light of the very unfail policy of K&C being the only manufacturer with their own diorama section. That really has me ticked off. There are many manufacturers doing better work than K&C and it needs to be shown. I have nothing against K&C but I am not buying their products any more due to this policy.

Open your eyes people. That was a big foul. And it is a bunch of bull that there are more K&C dioramas so they need their own section. The high end scenes are being done elsware, volume is not the criteria for their own diorama section.:mad::mad::mad:

Best
Alex
 
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SAS CAMP

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Eye popping work as always Alex....love the SAS camp & clearing the way for supply routes especially....such wonderful artistic snapshots in time that tell so many stories simultaneously. Thanks for sharing so many of your trademark creations.

Joe
 
Eye popping work as always Alex....love the SAS camp & clearing the way for supply routes especially....such wonderful artistic snapshots in time that tell so many stories simultaneously. Thanks for sharing so many of your trademark creations.

Joe

Thank you Joe for your very kind words.........

Besides being a study of Figarti products, this is also somewhat a study of our work. As I took the time to review this thread myself I can see the obvious improvement in our work over the years. We feel as though we are starting to see in our work what we visioned many years ago and yet we still wonder how far we and the hobby can take it.........There will be several phases to our future, actual dioramas, video sequences and scenes that are prepared for photography.........Stay tuned as we try to answer the question ......How far can we and the hobby take it .


Regards
Alex
 
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Thank you Joe for your very kind words.........

Besides being a study of Figarti products, this is also somewhat a study of our work. As I took the time to review this thread myself I can see the obvious improvement in our work over the years. We feel as though we are starting to see in our work what we visioned many years ago and yet we still wonder how far we and the hobby can take it.........There will be several phases to our future, actual dioramas, video sequences and scenes that are prepared for photography.........Stay tuned as we try to answer the question ......How far can we and the hobby take it .

Regards
Alex


Alex,
I'm looking forward to your forthcoming creations, as always.

Thanks again for all you do-
Joe
 
Is the well scratch built or a pre built item?
Mitch

The well, ground work and the structure are scratch built. We have conceded to the photo backdrops, but our basic scenes will always be scratch built. Alex
 


Wonderful Alex!

I'd like to use this picture to highlight the importance of lighting in photography. Note how Alex has lit the scene obliquely from the left (matching the background). This sort of indirect lighting creates shadows which gives the scene depth. The same scene lit directly from the front would appear washed out and flat. This is one of the problems with camera flashes (even when taking pictures of people). Higher end flashes allow you to point the head of the flash away from the target and bounce (reflect) the light off the ceiling or a wall. The use of separate light source/s creates the best results IMO.

Frank
 
Lets not forget the modern warriors

And Frank you have a keen eye !


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Amazing Alex.{eek3} I'm running out of superlatives to describe your work. Thanks again for sharing your creative vision & execution. This deep scene draws the viewer in and is one of my favorites. A moving tribute to our modern warriors!

Joe
 
Amazing Alex.{eek3} I'm running out of superlatives to describe your work. Thanks again for sharing your creative vision & execution. This deep scene draws the viewer in and is one of my favorites. A moving tribute to our modern warriors!

Joe

Thanks Joe

Figarti has had their ups and downs as far as figures go, but their modern figures are very well done for the most part, given they were done a number of years ago. I have the entire series and the only thing I regret is I have not done enough scenes with them. As soon as I get some time I have to get around to some modern scenes.

I wish some of the other diorama guys would give some attention to this subject matter also. Alex
 
As usual Alex, you and Nick have down some great work

Thanks Matt....And thanks for your support.....Without your help, what we do, and to the extent we do it, would not be possible. {bravo}} {bravo}} Alex
 
OK...Here is something different. Here you see one of the many scenes BSP is building for the newly instituted Official New Jersey WWII Museum.
This will represent North Africa. The figures and AFV's are not set up yet.

I am not into North Africa but the Figarti Panzer is a very well done piece as are most of their figures for this campaign

We will be installing this first scene today. Alex


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OK...Here is something different. Here you see one of the many scenes BSP is building for the newly instituted Official New Jersey WWII Museum.
This will represent North Africa. The figures and AFV's are not set up yet.

I am not into North Africa but the Figarti Panzer is a very well done piece as are most of their figures for this campaign

We will be installing this first scene today. Alex


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Wonderful large scale desert scene Alex.......... if you don't mind me asking, what did you use to create the 'sand base'......looks impressive{sm4}
 
Wonderful large scale desert scene Alex.......... if you don't mind me asking, what did you use to create the 'sand base'......looks impressive{sm4}


The diorama base is made of 2" pink foam insulation, the elevations are created by stacking the foam and gluing the layers together ( Like a wedding cake ). All of the landscape is then carved with a knife and a rasp file.

Regular sand is a bit too coarse so it is put in a food processor and made finer......

The base is then covered with a mix of paint white glue and spackle, while it is wet the sand is sprinkled on. Then when it drys it is sprayed with a 50 / 50 mix of white glue and water.

The diorama measures 6' by 2'

Alex
 

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