My Chicago OTSN 2012 H&A purchase (1 Viewer)

[mestell]

Here is a new Hudson & Allen diorama base with backdrop that I purchased from Ken & Ericka Osen yesterday at the OTSN show in Chicago . . . . I liked it very much from the moment I saw it, just can't have enough good quality photography props in my opinion. This one will work for both my AWI and my ACW figures . . . .

A bit of info on the H&A base and backdrop: The base is nicely framed with an overall 11" x 28" display area. There is a farm lane meandering through the foreground of the base and it is lilned with H&A's new version of their stone and wooden rail "zig zag" fence. This new version has more rails and has a lower profile than the original offering and is very nicely done. The background photo was taken by the Osen's which they had professionally mounted to 1/4" foam board and printed with clay-based pigments which will not fade. The picture is of the Nicholas Hetchler log farmhouse w/out buildings. It is located and open to the public for viewing at the Genessee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, upstate New York near Rochester. Hetchler settled in Genesse county in 1787. Notice how well the H&A fence mimics the fence in the photo.



:smile2: Mike

 

[jazzeum]

Very nice Mike. I bought that background for use with my dio base and Ericka is going to have it mounted and sized for it.

 

[mestell]

Very nice Mike. I bought that background for use with my dio base and Ericka is going to have it mounted and sized for it.

Good for you Brad, its a great backdrop . . . good for both AWI and ACW . . . . Looked for you but didn't see you in the crowded hallways . . . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[joesgis]

This H & A piece is absolutely beautiful Mike. Congratulations!!!!! WOW, I'm really blown away. How I wish Ken and Ericka would come back to the Westcoaster with their brilliant creations. Thanks for sharing the pic of your big score. H & A products are so well made and researched and are durably made to last too. I'd love to see pics of it all loaded up w/ figures from your collection!
Joe

 

[Deitz]

Here is a new Hudson & Allen diorama base with backdrop that I purchased from Ken & Ericka Osen yesterday at the OTSN show in Chicago . . . . I liked it very much from the moment I saw it, just can't have enough good quality photography props in my opinion. This one will work for both my AWI and my ACW figures . . . .

A bit of info on the H&A base and backdrop: The base is nicely framed with an overall 11" x 28" display area. There is a farm lane meandering through the foreground of the base and it is lilned with H&A's new version of their stone and wooden rail "zig zag" fence. This new version has more rails and has a lower profile than the original offering and is very nicely done. The background photo was taken by the Osen's which they had professionally mounted to 1/4" foam board and printed with clay-based pigments which will not fade. The picture is of the Nicholas Hetchler log farmhouse w/out buildings. It is located and open to the public for viewing at the Genessee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, upstate New York near Rochester. Hetchler settled in Genesse county in 1787. Notice how well the H&A fence mimics the fence in the photo.

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:smile2: Mike

Mike, sorry I missed you at the show, Very nice H&A base and backdrop. H&A room was very impressive.

Brian

 

[Spudee]

G'day Mike,

That certainly is a beautiful piece of work and the examples you have posted of its use in the FL forum shows its versatility. Is the diorama base a specific order by you, or is it stocked as a standard item by H & A please?

 

[mestell]

This H & A piece is absolutely beautiful Mike. Congratulations!!!!! WOW, I'm really blown away. How I wish Ken and Ericka would come back to the Westcoaster with their brilliant creations. Thanks for sharing the pic of your big score. H & A products are so well made and researched and are durably made to last too. I'd love to see pics of it all loaded up w/ figures from your collection!Joe

Thanks Joe . . . . checkout my OTSN thread on the FL forum to see this in use . . . . .

Mike, sorry I missed you at the show, Very nice H&A base and backdrop. H&A room was very impressive.

Brian

Thank you Brian . . . . . always look forward to meeting up with you at the show, disappointing that that didn't happen this year.

G'day Mike,

That certainly is a beautiful piece of work and the examples you have posted of its use in the FL forum shows its versatility. Is the diorama base a specific order by you, or is it stocked as a standard item by H & A please?

This was a part of their room stock for the OTSN show and not a specific order by me. I don't believe the diorama base is a standard stock item, however Ken & Ericka had several copies of this backdrop for sale both mounted and un-mounted. If you contact them they might have some left . . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Spudee]

Thanks for the info Mike, much appreciated.

 

[ostrein]

Very nice H&A base and backdrop. Well done on this purchase. Congratulations.

Oliver

 

[blue max]

Mike, sorry I missed you at the show, Very nice H&A base and backdrop. H&A room was very impressive.

Brian

Very nice H&A base and backdrop. A&H's displays sold out quick Saturday after they opened their door. Ron {bravo}}

 

[Louis Badolato]

One of the truly good guys of this hobby, a gentleman who lives on Long Island, but whom I have only met at the OTSN, bought several exceptional custom dioramas from Hudson and Allen. I hope I get a chance to visit his home and have a look at them in situ!:smile2:

As usual, I was so impressed by Ken and Erika's offerings, that I purchased a couple of items for my collection. This time, however, I commissioned Ken and Erika to make my kids a 1:6 scale diorama of a scene from one of the Jonny Quest cartoons to display the action figures I converted for them. Knowing Ken and Erika's talent, skill and imagination, Alec and Ashley are going to absolutely go crazy when I give it to them!^&cool