This is my first post and my first public display of my limited talent, so be kind and limit your laughter to snickers (I know there are a number of glaring errors). I have been following posts of diorama builders, but have been reluctant to attempt one. I finally got up the nerve and decided to build a simple one, to see if I could actually complete one. My 11 year old Granddaughter has developed an interest in Paris, so I decided that would be the overall theme. I wanted to build something that would look old (which also would keep it simple). I tried to envision what a grandfather in Paris in 1900 might build for his granddaughter. I settled on a small Chateau with a formal garden on the outskirts of Paris. The only thing that I designed from scratch is the gate at the back of the garden, the tree trunks and the bases that the trees are mounted on. The people were taken from old fashion advertisements I found on the internet. The grass, the tree trunks, the roadway, the front walk and the stone walls were made from pictures of material that I found on the internet. Everything else was kit bashing from a multitude of sources. I had to reduce the size of everything to fit the approximate scale of the chateau, as the chateau was the key to the diorama. I have attached a few pictures of the completed project. To put the thing in perspective, the autos are approximately 2 inches long. The autos were actually from the 1890s. Yes, I did give it to my granddaughter for Christmas and she was delighted. I am now building a plexiglass case to protect it.
I have now started a much more complex diorama for my oldest granddaughter (college kid). If you don’t laugh me out of the stadium for my first one, I will pass on updates, with pictures, on this thread. This one will feature the Motor Yacht Oheka II (by Schreiber-Bogen Kartonmodellbau), a wooden pier (which I have to design) and the Victorian Cottage (by Edmund Gillon) in the background.
I leave you with my version of an old Irish blessing.
May the wind be always at your back. May the sun always shine on your time and place. And may the road rise up to meet you, but not quite as far as your face.
Missileer
I have now started a much more complex diorama for my oldest granddaughter (college kid). If you don’t laugh me out of the stadium for my first one, I will pass on updates, with pictures, on this thread. This one will feature the Motor Yacht Oheka II (by Schreiber-Bogen Kartonmodellbau), a wooden pier (which I have to design) and the Victorian Cottage (by Edmund Gillon) in the background.
I leave you with my version of an old Irish blessing.
May the wind be always at your back. May the sun always shine on your time and place. And may the road rise up to meet you, but not quite as far as your face.
Missileer
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