The awesome dioramas thread

[lancer]

I much prefer Mr. Creak's explanation...... 

It's good, but the real truth is that the entire diorama is held in a time dilation field. It's still moving but it is so imperceptively slow that it looks stationary....

[arkon]

is that some timely wobbly kinda excuse?

[lancer]

Nothing wobbly about it

[nev]

Well, I've seen in-flight models depicted "plugged in" before, but I've never seen it done like this, or done this well




http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=270488&st=0

[PR19_Kit]

A neat idea. 

At least he didn't have to scratchbuilt the whole 1/48 KC-135 to go with it. 

[rickshaw]

Now that is a very interesting way of doing it.  Looks good!   

[dumaniac]

looks super

[zenrat]

Ah yes.  Shoey's Mad Max dio.
The man is impossibly talented.
He says "I suspended the Falcon using a piece of metal rod, bent each end.  One end down through the caravan and the other up through the petrol tank.  Fibre optic from my Christmas tree was used to hold all of the bits and pieces."
Here's a behind the scene's photo.

There is a whole thread on it on the Australian Automotive Model Builders Forum with many more photos here http://ozautobuilders.forum-motion.com/t7119-mad-max-crash-scene

[Captain Canada]

That F-16 refuelling dio is just awesome ! Nice work !

[Mossie]

Yeah, excellent.  Good to hear from you Nev!

[Weaver]

Michael Paul Smith's Elgin Park: not only great modelling, but some really good old-fashioned, in-camera trick photography.

For over 25 years, he has been creating an imaginary world called "Elgin Park," filled with scaled models of old cars. They're 1/24th the size to be exact. He chooses appropriate surroundings for these models, and then uses his camera to capture the most realistic shot possible. The kind of shot that you have no idea is within a tiny world.

Here's the best part: he does it all with a $200 point and shoot camera. Dive into his world below.

http://www.weallbleedthesamecolor.com/finally-realized-seeing-coolest-thing-ever-look-closer/






Cheers to Hamster on Bikersweb for finding this one.

[PR19_Kit]

That is VERY clever, and some superb modelling too! 

[Dizzyfugu]

Michael Paul Smith's Elgin Park: not only great modelling, but some really good old-fashioned, in-camera trick photography.

Michael Paul Smith has also a FlickR account where he frequently publishes works - became aware after he visited my proto galery and left a nice comment!

Check this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/

Isn't THAT lovely... 


Daphne Ward's House is for Sale by Michael Paul Smith, on Flickr

[NARSES2]

That is VERY clever, and some superb modelling too! 

Absolutely superb stuff

[Captain Canada]

I recall seeing that before...was there a thread on here already ? Regardless, that is some awesome work !