Monastery Diorama II – A Stable Foundation
After preparing the wooden base for the diorama, I started working on making the basic groundwork. I’ve built a number of other dioramas before, mostly in HO scale and I found that expanded polystyrene...
View ArticleMonastery Diorama III – Filler and Paint
My vacation continues with lots of time to work on the monastery diorama. I’ve decided to focus on the diorama, so it be able to function as a photo backdrop for when I finish some figures and...
View ArticleMonastery Diorama IV – Color and Groundwork
Time for another update! Since I left off last time, I’ve had time to build a lot on the monastery diorama. It’s both a fun and easy project. Since the diorama is so small, about 58 x 28 centimeters,...
View ArticleMonastery Diorama V – Grass, Flowers and a Tree!
I finally had some time to work on the monastery diorama again. I spent a couple of hours on this beautiful sunday to sow a lot of grass, plant flowers and even a tree, all in 1:48 scale. I began by...
View ArticleCastle Diorama I – The Base
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to create a diorama that would allow me to photograph my O-scale narrow gauge vehicles. Especially the cute litte industrial steam engine deserves a nice base to be...
View ArticleCastle Diorama II – The Dungeon
Continued from Castle Diorama I – The Base… The first area of my Castle Diorama to receive serious attention was the dungeon below the castle in the corner. After adding an additional layer of...
View ArticleCastle Diorama III: Dungeon Interior
Continued from Castle Diorama II: The Dungeon… Before closing off the dungeon from above, I wanted to place some interior to set the mood. Since most of the castle will be built with castings from...
View ArticleCastle Diorama IV: Timberwork and Stone Walls
Continued from Castle Diorama III: Dungeon Interior… Now that the dungeon below the castle is finished, I have worked a while on the castle itself, a half-timbered building in the courtyard and on the...
View ArticleCastle Diorama V: Cliffs and Arrow Slits
Continued from Castle Diorama IV: Timberwork and Stone Walls… Inspired by my new book, the construction of the Castle Diorama continues. Another inspiration was the news of a diorama contest in the...
View ArticleMonastery Diorama VI – Wines and a gnarly Tree
For a while now I have been enjoying the beautiful tree models from the Danish nature-modelling guru Reiner Merke. Please take a look at his gallery to his wonderful and realistic tree models in H0...
View ArticleCastle Diorama VI – Reaching the Top
Continued from Castle Diorama V: Cliffs and Arrow Slits… Finally! No more casting and filing Hirst Arts blocks to build the wall of the castle. A couple of days ago, I reached the top of the tower so I...
View ArticleCastle Diorama VII – Grass, Moss and Ballast
Continued from Castle Diorama VI – Reaching the Top… After looking at white plaster and white styrofoam for a long time, it is quite a pleasure to add colour and texture to the castle diorama. After...
View ArticleCastle Diorama VIII – Half-Timbered House
Continued from Castle Diorama VII – Grass, Moss and Ballast… One of the last major remaining parts to be completed in my Castle Diorama was the half-timbered house in the courtyard. It was the largest...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Scale
Some people are able to choose a scale for modelling, and stick to that scale year after year, continually exploring the possibilities. Other people, like me, fall madly in love with a single scale for...
View ArticlePhoto Diorama for 1:35 Scale Models
I have recently felt the urge to take up modelling in 1:35 scale again. It has been several years since I built anything in that huge scale, preferring HO or O scale. One of my joys of building a model...
View ArticleHO Diorama – A Summers Day in a Danish City in 1954
A couple of years ago, I built a diorama in HO scale of a street and railroad in a city in Danmark. The time was set to the summer of 1954, and I tried create a scene, that would resemble an old...
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