sciford Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Just found this site and am looking forward to spending time here. Just wanted to share a dio I'm working on. http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i64/Scif...ATsspeeders.jpg "]AT-AT's & speeders[/topic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Welcome, Sciford. I hope you'll like it here as much as I do. That's a great looking dio so far, keep us posted with it as it progresses. I hate to think of the cost, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 to the site... an hey presto! Your pic: If you want to post pics in the future, just click on the IMG Code box in your link, and you'll see a little yellow "Copied" box pop up to the left. Just paste that directly into your post & you'll have it there for all to see in glorious Picture-o-vision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hello and I just love the diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Very imaginative, almost looks like a perfect still from the film (apart from the cupboard doors!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hello mate newbie myself. Love looking at dioramas like this, always spend ages looking at the ones at the Telford show. Anymore photo's of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Cool bananas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciford Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) Hello mate newbie myself. Love looking at dioramas like this, always spend ages looking at the ones at the Telford show. Anymore photo's of it? Thanks for all your kind words. The dio used to be 5 ft long, here's a few pics of what it used to look like (I'm re-doing it as it is now 6.5 ft long x 1.5 ft wide)... Hope I can get the hang of linking pics... "]photo 2[/post] "]photo 3[/post] "]photo 4[/post] Edited October 17, 2008 by sciford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciford Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Eureka! I think I figured it out (posting photos, that is)...gonna give it a try with a photo of a dio I completed a few years ago. (it's featured in the current issue of Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller mag). "]Casualty of War[/post] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Wow, that's some very nice work there, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciford Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Wow, that's some very nice work there, mate. I think I enjoy creating the dio more than building the model, lol. I also enjoy trying to make the kit look like it's battle-damaged. "]Direct Hit![/post] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciford Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 I also like the challenge of lighting and photographing the dioramas. For me, achieving the ultimate photograph is more important than the kit itself. Here's a couple of non Star Wars builds of mine... "]They're here...[/post] "]Enterprise-C[/post] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Wow I love the Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciford Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Wow I love the Enterprise Thanks - that model (and a lot of my rear projection lit starships) was shot on a 5" x 4" camera with tranny film. Can't beat it! Today I've been weathering the standing AT-AT in my Battle of Hoth dio. I've also been working on the flying snowspeeder (higher one in the pic) but haven't started the weathering on it yet. I put the troops back into place but need a lot more snow and stormtroopers. Here's how it's shaping up: "]Battle of Hoth dio (6.5ft lg)[/post] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Amazing Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Excellent stuff Sciford! Love that Invaders UFO. Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Brilliant work Sciford, some lovely dio's, I particularly love the battle damaged models, IIRC there was a book published of illustrations of space hulks and wrecks it was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciford Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Brilliant work Sciford, some lovely dio's, I particularly love the battle damaged models, IIRC there was a book published of illustrations of space hulks and wrecks it was fantastic. Thanks for your kind words. I never knew anything about such a book as you describe. Do you have any more information about it? I'd love to try and track a copy down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thanks for your kind words. I never knew anything about such a book as you describe. Do you have any more information about it? I'd love to try and track a copy down. It was quite a few years ago, but I will see if I can come up with any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hi Sciford, I think I've found a picture of the book, it was sold on a NZ auction site, it looks similar to e-bay. Let me know if you come up with any info on the book as I might get one myself if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hello lads, Space wrecks is on Amazon uk for a nice price considering the age of the book. I could be tempted myself, but go ahead and grab it if you want too. link here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Thanks Bobsie me 'ol mate, just discovered it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciford Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hi Sciford, I think I've found a picture of the book, it was sold on a NZ auction site, it looks similar to e-bay. Let me know if you come up with any info on the book as I might get one myself if I can. That's a big help. Tried to do an on-line search the other evening but as I didn't know the title or what I was exactly looking for I couldn't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I've got a copy of Spacewreck, and it's got a good selection of artwork there. Some of the stories made up to match the paintings are a bit odd, but enjoyable for the pictures alone. I can't quite think where my copy is right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I've got a copy of Spacewreck, and it's got a good selection of artwork there. Some of the stories made up to match the paintings are a bit odd, but enjoyable for the pictures alone. I can't quite think where my copy is right now Mike, If it's the first edition and it's in very good condition, it's worth about £70 - £80, so look after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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