Gordon's work (2 Viewers)

[jazzeum]

Duke,

Glad to be of help. It was because so many had not seen some of Gordon's older dioramas that I started combing through the Forum.

Below is one from 2006, the Factory diorama, which I had forgotten about.



As I'm sure Andy will remember, the second photo of the diorama elicited a lot of comment (what has changed? ^&grin). Some thought it was a concentration camp and others thought it was a French Resistance fighter being led away to be shot. There was a lot of teeth gnashing about this one!

Another Desert Diorama from 2006.



What was interesting about this one was not necessarily the dio but the Storch. Andy wanted to make an affordable wooden plane (this was before he thought about polystone) and I think this was the first prototype. I think he tried for at least a couple of years to find a factory that could make it and I remember getting emails or seeing postings on the Forum that he was off to another factory in China to see if they could make it to K & C standards. Unfortunately, he never found a factory that made one with which he was happy so no wooden Storch was ever made.

I assume the prototype is in the K & C Museum in Hong Kong.

 

[jazzeum]

2011 Westcoaster Dioramas.

Road to Paris



Road to Dunkirk



Piece of Cake



Desert Pyramids Diorama

 

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Five similar scenes, mostly Winter but a couple Summer. I call this "Variation on a Theme," although I'm not sure Gordon would.

 

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Chicago 2011

France 1944



France 1914



France 1940

 

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Another Road to Caen scene.

 

[jazzeum]

2012 West Coaster.

First, another chapter on the Road to Caen.



Visiting the Scene of the Crime

 

[jazzeum]

Windmill Lane. This was a joint project between Andy and Gordon.

 

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More from the 2012 Westcoaster.

Desert Air Force

 

[Rob]

One thing for sure, it's either going to be a massive book or a hell of a job picking which ones go in and which stay out!{eek3}^&cool

Thanks again Brad
Rob

 

[jazzeum]

2012 San Antonio Show

 

[jazzeum]

One thing for sure, it's either going to be a massive book or a hell of a job picking which ones go in and which stay out!{eek3}^&cool

Thanks again Brad
Rob

Rob,

Thanks. Will pickup on posting tomorrow. I wonder what approach K & C will take: massive or selective. I'd think the latter. The amount of his work is staggering and I still have a couple of years to go, not to mention dios that he did for K & C clients that we have not seen.

Brad

 

[jazzeum]

This was a dio that Andy and Gordon put this together in late 2012 when Gordon moved into his new digs, a "an all-new, custom-built workshop here on Hong Kong Island that has, among its many advantages, a 450 square foot terrace that allows us to “shoot” our diorama displays using natural light."

 

[jazzeum]

From early 2013, Andy called this "Coming In On a Wing and A Prayer." Here's his commentary:

"A 471/2 square foot airfield for a K&C collector in Europe. The actual display measured2 metres by 2.2 metresand was subdivided into 4 sections, the main hanger was a separate piece as was the Chris Munro (American Model Dockyard) Control Tower, everything else was attached. The collector also requested that be able to “dress” the airfield as both a British RAF bomber base as well as a U.S. Army Air Force field….Hence the different aircraft and figures."

Super special, to say the least ^&cool

 

[jazzeum]

The Nile

 

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Three Bridges

 

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Strike Hard and Strike Sure (July 2013)

 

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Down a Country Road

 

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Chicago 2013

In the Bleak Midwinter



Outside Looking In



Inside Looking Out



War in the East

 

[Njja]

This was a dio that K & C made for the Arnhem 44 range. I think (but couldn't swear) that it is now in the collection of John Adivari (Njja on this Forum).

Not sure if it was made by Andy or Gordon.


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Brad This was the last display built by Andy, according to a note he sent me when I obtained the
display. It is one of my favorite pieces.

John

 

[jazzeum]

Special piece John. You're one lucky person, plus it must be nice to have the note from Andy.