First World War Trench Diorama "Stan Lee's War" (1 Viewer)

[BHogan]

This diorama was entered into the competition at the 2014 Ontario Model Soldier Society annual show On Parade. It won a gold award and the best of show award. Here is the write-up that Scott Dummit, its creator, wrote in Toy Soldier & Model Figure magazine issue 195: “I wanted to do a diorama depicting the trench war as it would have been around 1916. Using Armies in Plastic Canadian Expeditionary Force figures, I created “Stan Lee’s War.” My Great Uncle Stan, who was still alive when I was a youngster, joined the CEF when he was underage. He didn’t talk much about the war except to tell a few humorous stories. Through the years I learned these tales were his way of coping with what he might have experienced. Using Styrofoam, stipple, and odds and ends, I was able to make a 4-foot trench coming under surprise attack from a German artillery barrage. Many of the figures were converted including a Lewis gun ammo loader and stretcher bearers. The diorama wasn’t as colourful as many of the other interesting presentations, but then again it wasn’t meant to be.”

I hope you enjoy it,
Brendan