Scratch made Dioramas (1 Viewer)

joesgis said:
Now this is awesome work. Thank you for showing photos of completed compositions as well as your works in progress. I really like the color palette that you work from too. Such wonderful painting and details.

Joe
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Thank you very much Joe. Its lovely to get positive opinions, I will continue you learn and get better. I've got on order a few tools for helping me make more realistic roads. I like the idea of making everything from scratch, I've yet to put window frames into the buildings I've posted on here.... That's another challange and a half 😂
 
Poppo said:
Very effective to use the cartoon the way you do.....I make the front of the buildings with polystyrene and stucco, but also great the buildings in 3D you do...I really like your work!{sm3}
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Thanks for the kind words, I try and add as much detail as I can without smothering the look of the buildings. I looked at alot of building materials, I settled on very thick card bcos of the sturdiness and ease to manipulate to the shapes I wanted. Also it takes the pastel colours well and enables me to use shading with watercolour and acrylics.

I'll have a look at some of your work, it's good to see other people's projects.

Ta,
Wayne
 
I feel bad (chuckle, chuckle) that you had to eat (16) snow cones or maybe you shared. At which number snow cone did the light bulb go on? Great imagination and very well done diorama. Love the light bulb - both of them.

Steve
 
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After much huffing and puffing.....house is complete. Took longer than expected, or should I spent more time than I wanted to but really happy with how it looks.:)

Now to start another diorama....
 
wayne556517 said:
Mate that looks brilliant
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Cheers Wayne! Just having a tidy up of all my modelling stuff.....I really need to win the lottery so I can get a house with a nice little shed..... 😂 😂 😂 The living room floor isn't the best place to be creating things... Paint... Adhesives.... Never went well with carpet! 😂
 
Your work reminds of the wood and papier mache buildings King & Country produced back in the mid-1990's, which are among the most useful diorama pieces in my collection. Very realistic and versatile work!:salute::
 
Louis Badolato said:
Your work reminds of the wood and papier mache buildings King & Country produced back in the mid-1990's, which are among the most useful diorama pieces in my collection. Very realistic and versatile work!:salute::
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Hi,

Thank you very much! I'll have to have a look at those buildings as I've never seen their stuff. I'm going to start some more projects before I go back to work on Wednesday night.... (well hopefully anyway, redundancy letters are being sent out Monday)

Cheers,
Wayne
 
LeicesterFox said:
Hi,

Thank you very much! I'll have to have a look at those buildings as I've never seen their stuff. I'm going to start some more projects before I go back to work on Wednesday night.... (well hopefully anyway, redundancy letters are being sent out Monday)

Cheers,
Wayne
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Wayne,

Here are some photos from my collection of the K&C wood and papier mache buildings:

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The European buildings were called "Back-Lot-buildings," because, like buildings in movie studios, they had different facades on each side, and could be turned to create a different scene. The big castle gateway depicted with them was "The Great Wall Gateway" from the Silk Road Series. The tan colored buildings are from "Streets of Old Hong Kong." The fortress is a "Roman Fortress" which is very versatile, and could be used for almost any era. I have it on a diorama a call "Relief of the Siege of Chitral," from the Northwest Frontier. K&C made Hong Kong dockside quays with a bridge as a base to put the buildings on. I had a larger version of the Hong Kong base and a custom European style base made, on which the buildings are depicted. A few more photos . . .

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For the Streets of Hong Kong, K&C also made a set of three attached "Row Houses" (mine are not out on display right now, but here is a photo):
 

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Louis Badolato said:
The European buildings were called "Back-Lot-buildings," because, like buildings in movie studios, they had different facades on each side, and could be turned to create a different scene. The big castle gateway depicted with them was "The Great Wall Gateway" from the Silk Road Series. The tan colored buildings are from "Streets of Old Hong Kong." The fortress is a "Roman Fortress" which is very versatile, and could be used for almost any era. I have it on a diorama a call "Relief of the Siege of Chitral," from the Northwest Frontier. K&C made Hong Kong dockside quays with a bridge as a base to put the buildings on. I had a larger version of the Hong Kong base and a custom European style base made, on which the buildings are depicted. A few more photos . . .

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Hi,

Thanks for the pics of the King and Country dioramas, I believe my work is a bit more detailed in all honesty and possibly a bit more realistic. I really like the bridge setup though. Looks great! I like the idea of turning the buildings around to have a completely different building and frontage on the other side... I could quite easily do that! I'm just painting some Panzer IV's at the moment, both from the normandy battles. They're in 1/35 scale and a completely different prospect althogether!

Thanks,
Wayne
 
LeicesterFox said:
Hi,

Thanks for the pics of the King and Country dioramas, I believe my work is a bit more detailed in all honesty and possibly a bit more realistic. I really like the bridge setup though. Looks great! I like the idea of turning the buildings around to have a completely different building and frontage on the other side... I could quite easily do that! I'm just painting some Panzer IV's at the moment, both from the normandy battles. They're in 1/35 scale and a completely different prospect althogether!

Thanks,
Wayne
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Wayne,

Yours are a bit more detailed, but the K&C buildings were mass-produced, whereas yours are one of a kind, so a bit more special. The method you use to produce yours reminds me of the old K&C technique.

Regards,

Louis
 
Louis Badolato said:
Wayne,

Yours are a bit more detailed, but the K&C buildings were mass-produced, whereas yours are one of a kind, so a bit more special. The method you use to produce yours reminds me of the old K&C technique.

Regards,

Louis
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Hi Louis,

Oh yes i agree, I can basically make anything and add as much detail as possible but they were limited to what they could add I guess. I think the detailing on the models are absolutely brilliant but sometimes the buildings look a bit flat. I really want to start pushing myself to make more complicated dioramas. Just about to start a church.... I'm not sure whether to build one situated in a town or one just outside the town... With trees and foliage.. With a little bridge with a stream... I have so many ideas!!! 😂

Cheers,
Wayne
 
LeicesterFox said:
Hi Louis,

Oh yes i agree, I can basically make anything and add as much detail as possible but they were limited to what they could add I guess. I think the detailing on the models are absolutely brilliant but sometimes the buildings look a bit flat. I really want to start pushing myself to make more complicated dioramas. Just about to start a church.... I'm not sure whether to build one situated in a town or one just outside the town... With trees and foliage.. With a little bridge with a stream... I have so many ideas!!! 😂

Cheers,
Wayne
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Wayne,

I look forward to seeing your ideas play out . . . :salute::
 
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