My Mountain Railway and Road Diorama Under Construction... (1 Viewer)

[TomNT]

Tom,

What is taking so long?

John from Texas

I have distractions John such as women and travelling....:rolleyes2:^&grin

Tom

 

[TomNT]

Hi all

Well, I have been slaving away on my diorama and I don't have much more to go before it's finished. I still need to plant some more grass and also plant the flowers and of course add water to the river. All the trees are in and I have finished painting and weathering the mountain and rocks. Here are some pic's showing my progression.

Tom

 

[TomNT]

More pic's..

 

[TomNT]

More pic's, some without any figures and vehicles.

 

[TomNT]

Last lot.

Tom

 

[villagehorse]

Oh wow. It looks finished in all respects Tom. This is amazing, I can see so many angles for dio's. This is one for the books, your efforts have been rewarded with something you can be proud of. When asked you can say I built it, unlike me who always responds, I only thru money at it. Now the extra fun part, setting up the vehicles and figures. Get that water poured soon. Robin.

 

[wayne556517]

Thought you had done your nuts mate been quite but I was wrong you have created a master piece.

 

[Obee]

WOW, that come on very nicely Tom

You have done a great job with this one, I love the tunnel with the track disappearing into the blackness ... whats coming out of that ???

Now I'm looking forward to seeing your troops filling the layout, and I bet it will be an ambush ...plenty of hiding places there ...

Well done,

John

 

[Horus]

You've done a superb job on this huge undertaking Tom ! {bravo}}

Like Robin says apart from a few details you can let the stories unfold. Nice start with Monty stopped to admire the view !

Really well done Tom !:salute:::salute:::salute::

Steve

 

[TomNT]

Thought you had done your nuts mate been quite but I was wrong you have created a master piece.

Ta mate and nah, didn't do me nuts, just laying low like a mushroom building this bloody big thing!

Oh wow. It looks finished in all respects Tom. This is amazing, I can see so many angles for dio's. This is one for the books, your efforts have been rewarded with something you can be proud of. When asked you can say I built it, unlike me who always responds, I only thru money at it. Now the extra fun part, setting up the vehicles and figures. Get that water poured soon. Robin.

Thanks Robin, if you look closely (other than no water) you can see the unfinished details but I'm coming to an end of what is a massive construction. Oh and I have worked out how to hide most of the gaps, which is what i'll do shortly.

WOW, that come on very nicely Tom

You have done a great job with this one, I love the tunnel with the track disappearing into the blackness ... whats coming out of that ???

Now I'm looking forward to seeing your troops filling the layout, and I bet it will be an ambush ...plenty of hiding places there ...

Well done,

John

A bloody big Jerry train John! :salute:: Thanks mate, I used matt black paint on the back of the tunnel so it would look like a void. When I stick a rail car in there, I hope it will give the allusion the tunnel goes in a fair way. Yeah, I have plenty of ideas for scenes with an ambush being one of them.

You've done a superb job on this huge undertaking Tom ! {bravo}}

Like Robin says apart from a few details you can let the stories unfold. Nice start with Monty stopped to admire the view !

Really well done Tom !:salute:::salute:::salute::

Steve

Thanks Steve, I appreciate the kind words mate. It has taken me a bit over a year to build (on and off) and Im pretty pleased with the results so far.

Thanks also to the likers.

Tom

 

[sapper]

Well done Tom. A labour of love no doubt. The only problem is it takes up half your room. I've come to my senses and will be building no more large dioramas. Just finishing off ones that have already been built. Your diorama is a beauty though ,you wouldn't get rid of it in a hurry. Regards Greg.

 

[farmertony]

Truly a magnificent piece of work.Well done that man.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Tom...
this turned out wicked cool!
the low camera angle makes the roads and railroad tracks seem endless...
great job on the grass, trees and mountain sides...
my favorite section is the bridge...
you can do so many set ups with this project...
great job!

 

[TomNT]

Well done Tom. A labour of love no doubt. The only problem is it takes up half your room. I've come to my senses and will be building no more large dioramas. Just finishing off ones that have already been built. Your diorama is a beauty though ,you wouldn't get rid of it in a hurry. Regards Greg.

Thanks Greg and you know what, I wasn't going to do another big dio after my previous large project, but this theme is always what I wanted to do and it had to be this big to realise my vision. Luckily I live in a large house with plenty of room, at least for now! :wink2:

Truly a magnificent piece of work.Well done that man.

Thanks Tony.

Tom...
this turned out wicked cool!
the low camera angle makes the roads and railroad tracks seem endless...
great job on the grass, trees and mountain sides...
my favorite section is the bridge...
you can do so many set ups with this project...
great job!

Thanks Mike, I just have the water pour to go and a bit more vegetation. Yeah, I like taking low camera shots to make the dio look expansive.

Tom

 

[Terp152]

A true work of art Tom. Chris

 

[waynepoo]

Outstanding Tom, now to populate it with figures and vehicles telling a story...keep creating mate.

 

[TomNT]

A true work of art Tom. Chris

Thanks Chris.

Outstanding Tom, now to populate it with figures and vehicles telling a story...keep creating mate.

Ta Wayne, I have many scenes in mind, just have to find the time to set them up! I'll continue to create new dio builds although probably not as big as this one, at least for a while anyway. The next two I would like to build is a RAAF airstrip that operated near Darwin during WW2 and a winter dio that I can mate with my existing winter dio that Jakob built for me. Both of these will be much smaller than this diorama.

Thanks to everyone else that provided a like.

Tom

 

[Raider]

Hard to put into words Tom,wow just a thing of beauty!!!Well done sir

 

[TomNT]

Hard to put into words Tom,wow just a thing of beauty!!!Well done sir

Thanks Jason, I appreciate the words mate.

Tom

 

[wwiibuff]

That looks great Tom! Can't wait to see how you populate it with figures and vehicles.