the art of diorama building
The diorama Database at iModeler
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Advanced Diorama Techniques and Secrets
With the idea of dioramas being the best way to show off your models the 1/35th scale diorama shown here is an advance technique example of how I build to suit custom orders at Hobbies in a Barn.
Starting with a theme, this being an anti [...]
Battle at the Ruins
I used the theme of Monte Casino for this diorama and with the old Italeri Building ruins and Church ruins I came up with the defenders finding better cover after the bombings of the mountain. The DML figures are from older kits and [...]
Desert Duo
The British SAS and Long Range Groups often worked together as a team and disrupted the DAK in all instances. The diorama suggests a hasty return to friendly territory after such a raid. As with most of my dioramas I use a recycled rubber [...]
Front Line Aid Station
Starting with the base of the diorama I used a product known as Flexstone made from recylced rubber sold as stepping stones! After trying one out I was sold on the idea and most of my dioramas are mounted on these. They came through a [...]
Battle of Midway A Monster Diorama Project.
I can't take credit for the project but I did do the detail work, (kit construction and modifications), and helped with some of the engineering, as it applied to my kits.
The diorama is at the Pacific Air Museum at Pearl Harbor. It has [...]
Endgame - Berlin 1945
While I've been absent-mindedly progessing (well, we'll call it that) with my Royal Caroline wooden ship, and from time to time checking out the lovely builds on iM (and, just to keep in the loop, posting a few builds I've completed in the [...]
Going to challenge my modeling skills....and try a diorama of this picture......
Its been a long time since I've been on this site...had alot going on and have not been doing any building...fixing to start a new project though..I'm use to just building out of the box or using a few resin bits and aftermarket decals. [...]
U.S. Homeland Defense, 1958
The CIM-10 BOMARC missile was the US Air Force entry in America's air defence, an unmanned adjunct with its air defense fighter interceptors. The missile featured a liquid-fuel booster with two ram jet sustainers, longer range than the [...]
Area 51--Secret files revealed from the 1950's!
After you view these photos erase them from your computer...and, if questioned, swear you've never seen them before...I'll see if I can locate the flying disc pictures, if so I'll post them..but you didn't hear this from me.
War of the Worlds Classic Illustrated Edition
"Across the gulf of space...intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely they drew their plans against us"...
From H.G.Wells "War of the Worlds" novel
I read [...]
