Dioramas

[FJ and G]

Has anyone built one of these? I see pictures of them from time to time, including one of the last spike on the UP trancon; complete with sound.

I've never heard this idea bandied about before but it is conceivable that one could build a series of dioramas and then string them together like you would modules.

The advantage of diorama method is that instead of waiting 2 years to have your layout built, you would have a diorama showpiece right away and you could spend a lot of time finishing each one like a museum piece.

Dave Vergun

[guilfordrr]

I once built an HO diorama of a UP diesel yard; long gone though.
BTW, the Golden Spike diorama can be viewd here:

Windows:http://www.trains.com/photogallery/gallery_small.asp?idObjectLibraryGUID=18199605-081E-489F-9907-D801D37E8BDB&idMenuCategory=1&idMenuSubCategory=15&idMenuMinorCategory=1501
Quicktime:http://www.trains.com/photogallery/gallery_small.asp?idObjectLibraryGUID=A91CC564-0FEC-4F35-9923-3AD36688E348&idMenuCategory=1&idMenuSubCategory=15&idMenuMinorCategory=1501