WW 1 Centenary Diorama (1 Viewer)

Well this Sunday we completed our second table dio 'The Great War' and there are some pictures, I am no photographer and have not done the dio any justice, Marc will at some stage do what he does best and photograph it for us then justice will be done.
Wayne.





 
Last edited:
Diorama 2 is complete!

123.jpg

Is Bob sending me a message?

124.jpg


125.jpg


126.jpg

Glenn at work!
 
Gentlemen,

Kudos to all involved here and congratulations to the finish of diorama 2 {bravo}}
You guys are doing amazing work, and it is a real pleasure to go through this thread again and again.

Thanks much for keeping all of us informed with the step by step progresses.

And now, my very best wishes for the work on diorama 3, the Airfield.
Jack, tell your Dad, the Gotha is a stunner, and a true proof of great model making skills :salute::

All the best!

Konrad
 
Well done the lads! You have created not only a snapshot of history - but a genuine work of art. Just excellently done - my congratulations .{sm4} jb
 
Wow! I`m amazed like everyone else here and short of words to truly congratulate you all on such a superb job!{bravo}}{bravo}}{bravo}}
 
This is extremely impressive gents! Interesting to see the German artillery pieces up in the line. When the Allied tanks were dominating the battlefield the Germans were forced to use some of their guns in a direct fire anti-tank role.
 
Thank you all for your very kind words. It is a very pleasant reminder that it is a work of art. It is possible to stare at it for so long that one is overwhelmed by the actual production rather than the finished product. Just to give you an idea of the attention to detail of people like Bob, Phil, Wayne, Brett and Glenn, the guys used 10 litres of PVA glue (that is 2.6 US gallons for our cousins across the Pacific). On top of that quite a few kilos of grout, plaster and clay. It is fortunate that the table was designed with the weight issue in mind.

As I said to the guys, if it had been left to me I would have carried in a few big buckets of soil and just started spreading it around. It is the little things that work so well - a toilet roll in the toliet structure, a shovel leaning against a crate, a stretcher placed vertically against the wall, a trench sign. At one point Phil and I were trying to put the perspex lid on while Bob was adding 'just one more highlight'.

This evening the College Foundation, who provided some of the money, have their AGM. I am shaving, donning the suit and going in to show them around. They will be the first group to see the two finished dioramas. The airfield has made good progress but is, as yet, unfinished but I am certain that an evening showing will have the 'wow' factor. Just in case of sensory overload, I am wearing a very conservative tie.

Some of the jobs now shift from the diorama to the Museum responsibilities - the information panels, exhibition flyers, curator's essay, commemorative book etc.

Once again thank you for taking the time to view our thread and to leave such lovely comments. I am going to incorporate them into the Exhibition poster ... except for Toddy's. I am not in the habit of quoting New Zealanders!

Regards

Jack
 
Jack said:
Thank you all for your very kind words. It is a very pleasant reminder that it is a work of art. It is possible to stare at it for so long that one is overwhelmed by the actual production rather than the finished product. Just to give you an idea of the attention to detail of people like Bob, Phil, Wayne, Brett and Glenn, the guys used 10 litres of PVA glue (that is 2.6 US gallons for our cousins across the Pacific). On top of that quite a few kilos of grout, plaster and clay. It is fortunate that the table was designed with the weight issue in mind.

As I said to the guys, if it had been left to me I would have carried in a few big buckets of soil and just started spreading it around. It is the little things that work so well - a toilet roll in the toliet structure, a shovel leaning against a crate, a stretcher placed vertically against the wall, a trench sign. At one point Phil and I were trying to put the perspex lid on while Bob was adding 'just one more highlight'.

This evening the College Foundation, who provided some of the money, have their AGM. I am shaving, donning the suit and going in to show them around. They will be the first group to see the two finished dioramas. The airfield has made good progress but is, as yet, unfinished but I am certain that an evening showing will have the 'wow' factor. Just in case of sensory overload, I am wearing a very conservative tie.

Some of the jobs now shift from the diorama to the Museum responsibilities - the information panels, exhibition flyers, curator's essay, commemorative book etc.

Once again thank you for taking the time to view our thread and to leave such lovely comments. I am going to incorporate them into the Exhibition poster ... except for Toddy's. I am not in the habit of quoting New Zealanders!

Regards

Jack
Click to expand...
That's a given.......:wink2:^&grin
 
Amazing job, gentleman. Those dios are what WW1 is in my mind's image. Bravo!:salute:: -- Al
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2024 XenForo Ltd.
Back
Top