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Yoda’s last pit stop before Dagobah

August 21, 2018 · in Diorama · · 40 · 2.4K

This was the largest diorama I created at the time last winter (something larger is in the works), plus I thought it fitting my largest dio for the smallest badass in the galaxy and again a ton of firsts for me. This is actually sitting on an end table that my office was going to throw out so I made it my base! First time I used insulation foam (styrofoam, extruded styrofoam(?), the pink or blue giant sheets!) for the temple and ground, then cardboard stuff also from my office, something they ordered off amazon and the cardboard things were in the box. I know the tree sucks but it was another first and for some reason, I didn’t want to practice at it, I just wanted to do it (not smart at all in hindsight!). But the rest I’m pleased with, too bad we can’t upload short videos because I made a mini fog machine for this, really adds to the “ambience” l. As always I look forward to all your critiques and feedback from all you great modelers!

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  1. Incredible, great artwork, ready for another Lucas round!

  2. Travis, when it comes to Star Wars I have to say that I’m an original trilogy purist. Love Yoda - not sure about seeing him do triple somersaults in CGI. Here’s my cookie jar on the kitchen table...

    Great dio, my friend. And may the force be with you.

    • David...REALLY? The flowers in you dio should be in full bloom in the presence of the Master. 😉

    • @jamesb, Thank you I like that "looks fine for another planet"!

    • @dirtylittlefokker, Oh c'mon you didn't like Yoda showing his skills?!

      • Well, Travis, it’s like this; to me, any Star Trek without Kirk is just wrong. Any Star Wars after 1985 is just a franchise. Oh, and there is only ONE Jaws movie.

        • @dirtylittlefokker, I get your point and respect that!

        • So right, although SW was "over the cliff" with the last of the original trilogy. 834 special effects (a record, at the time) and they forgot to write a story anyone could care about. As my old boss Roger Corman used to say "Tom, I don't have a million dollars to spend on special effects to hide the fact there's nothing there, so please concentrate on the characters in the script." I've seen the first Star Wars movie 40 times and would look forward to #41. Saw the second one twice, saw the third one once and thought there was something wrong with me that I didn't like it til my then girlfriend pointed out "there's no minute in the garbage dump" (i.e., no moment where you're convinced they're going to die). Walked out of the fourth one, didn't waste my time on the next two, walked out of "Awakens" asking simple screenwriter questions such as "how did she know to fly the Falcon?" "Why couldn't Han and Wookie steal it?" "What is The Resistance and why should I care?". Went in the restroom and threw up after forcing myself to sit through the last one to the point where Leia said "I know what you're going to say - I changed my hair..." Won't be wasting my time further with any more of this Disneyfied corporate c r a p (I hate frickin' Disney, the old man was a Mussolini-loving fascist and I served my sentence working for The Most (un)Wonderful Place In The World, aka a (not so) benign police state).

  3. The tree looks fine for another planet. I wouldn't worry about it. Or as the master would say...Fine looks the tree, hmm hmm. 🙂 Great job!

  4. “Poor are the midichlorians in these flowers. Strong in the dark side they must be”.

  5. Personally, I think Lucas jumped the shark with the Ewoks.

  6. Fantastic diorama build of environment, light setting, 'and even smoke!'. Just brilliant. Wish I had it at my place.

  7. Travis, @Snaps0351

    Another great diorama! You rock with these water effects! Outstanding!

    And indeed, who doesn't like Yoda! 🙂 I do, and I bet all SW fans also do!

    Cheers!

    Dolf

  8. You've got the force, Travis! great dio. SW's lost me at the ewoks.

    • @roofrat, Thanks man! I can see that, I was just a little kid when Return of the Jedi came so I liked them but now as an adult, I can't stand them! I mean I'm not going to let a walking teddy bear with a stick kick my a*s!

  9. Obviously a lot of imagination and creativity in your dio...nice job. 🙂

    • @craigindaytona, Thank you sir! Well I do try and think of stuff that hasn't been done (well with sci-fi or fantasy), like different settings that weren't in the movies but a Galaxy is pretty big so there had to be a place Yoda wanted to chill before settling into a not so pleasant swamp planet for the rest of his life, right?

  10. Very nice - a fine setting for the diminutive master!

    • @gkittinger, Thank you sir! Well that wraps up what I've been up to for the last year, the other projects have such glaring mistakes and miscues, I'm not comfortable sharing. Maybe in the future as a comparison of like a look back at how one progresses in the hobby.

  11. Travis, at the risk of saying thee same thing as others (hello Robert Royas) sic - "the Force is strong in this one!"

    Well done. I LOVE the lighting & fog effects!

    While I basically agree with Tom, I have never looked at the SW series for the plot or story line. I see it as a comic book come to life ... which it is. I enjoy the special effects and the interplay between the characters. Strong plot? Great - if it has one. If not, enjoy the action! Getting down to brass tacks, I like #1 (which is actually #4 as I'm sure we all know) the best. Everything else is gravy!

    PS - Kirk is the MAN. But Captain Picard is great, too!

  12. “It’s a model, Jeff; but not as we know it”.

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