Hi guys! I am planning a new diorama in G scale based upon the film.I will be doing an Ho Jupiter mock-up before attempting the real thing.Cheers! John.
Once Upon a time.........
My photobucket:
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
I am a man of few words but lots of pics
I quit drinking beer because the download was taking longer than the upload !
Sounds great, can't wait to see it. - Peter
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This will be for the mock-up !
I figure that this would be the length of the train as depicted in the film
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Once in awhile I like to take picture vignettes from my dioramas.This is actually from a 1/16th aircraft diorama but would work for RR fans too!
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-I hate 1:1 scale carpentry and actually am quite lousy at it.I will be glad to get this over with and get back to real modeling.I just don't know how the RR guys do it with all their complicated layouts and such.I have saved the worst for last,figuring out how the roof lines will meet in the corner.I will do it in foam board first and use it as a pattern for the plywood roof. The framework for the facades is just about finished and I can start adding the 1/4" plywood.The frame is very strong as it is ,so the plywood will be there mostly just to cover in the area.The back will be 2 pieces, screwed on for easy access to the lighting etc....A small hinged door is also an option for bulb changes.
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John, You know you can add pictures to your postings without creating a new post.
Dave
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Thanks ! OK, I'll give it a go.
.I have over 7,500 pics in my photobucket on models of all kinds and model building.Unfortunately some confusion has evolved over the years and even I have difficulty finding stuff sometimes.I plan in the future to put some order in all of this and post " how to's....." with the appropriate pictures.
.More and more I have come to believe that photography and the way your stuff is presented is just as important as the diorama itself,especially dioramas of the storyboard type.The frame, painting and lighting are just as essential in 3D as 2D art.Even "how to..." pics are more interesting when properly presented. I have been fooling around in photobucket and photoshop as you can see. Layering is something that I am trying to learn now so that I can have just the frame saved and add different pictures and text to it.In the meantime the above is an example of what I mean. When my building days are over,I plan to do an on-line book of pictures and "how to's......" for my modeling buds on the internet.The best part is that it will be free! The way I look at it is this,prior to having the internet I spend a lot of time and money tracking all this information down(I have been modeling for over 60 years)now I have all this at my doorstep ,it is time to give something back!
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Nice diorama! Can't wait to see the train one! - Peter
Thank you ! The subject matter is different but a lot of what I do in 1/16th airplane dioramas is adaptable to RR.Building the locomotive will be different for me though.Do you know if they sell kits in G scale so that you can build the cars and just buy the wheels? Cheers! John.
Ozark Miniatures has some freight kits and alot of wheels. - Peter
Things to consider
The General locomotive kit is 1/25th scale.The closest thing to that is G or 1/24 scale.
The General was originally designed for 5 foot track but changed to narrow gauge in the 1890's
When I get the kit I will have to measure what is on there now.If it is G can I use LGB Durago and Silverton rolling stock? What about their other rolling stock is it all narrow gauge?Is it possible to change the trucks only to G scale?If not then I could modify the locomotive I guess.
I don't mind using a little artistic license with all of this after all Sergio's trains in the film were Spanish dressed up to look American.
Any ideas? thanks.
The difference between 1:24 scale and 1:25 scale is almost impossible to tell, really only you know the difference. LGB's rolling stock was originally based on german and swiss narrow gauge equipment, but thet have branched out to standard gauge (but it looks wrong on their tracks!) so, if you are modeling the genrel before the 1890's you will have to modify the rollng stock. Here is a thread where this person changed the scale of a bachmann narrow gauge coach (but take notice bachmann is 1:20.3, not 1:24)
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/177363.aspx
Good luck with your diorama! - Peter
Thank you for this Peter ! I think that I will modify the rolling stock.
I agree Ray,a lot of things are like that,old cars ,old airplanes etc....Cheers! John.
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