Once Upon a time.........
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I am a man of few words but lots of pics
I quit drinking beer because the download was taking longer than the upload !
Its been a long night for Chester chasing all those mice around the shop.Now he is flaked out near the stove ,in his favorite spot, sucking up the heat. Note: I have put 4 animals in this diorama for the kids to try and find ,with various degrees of difficulty ,and Chester is the most difficult.I find that kids love this kind of thing and it really is a great way to get them more involved in the diorama.
Hi guys ! I had a little fun with this picture.If you look closely at the newspaper you will see pictures of the first men on the moon.I just couldn't resist making this prediction.
A couple of well meaning thoughts. I have never seen a post before where the originator posted 83 comments about anything or have any replies. Your posts relate to real life trains in what way? If you are trying to encourage people to make dioramas your posts belong on the model boards but I know of no one who models static trains. Trains are about movement and dioramas are not. What are you trying to achieve with all these posts? Apparently none of us are interested enough to even comment. It may be time to back off some.
Ya know sometimes I wonder if I am going to way too much trouble with this diorama to tell a basically very simple story,an airman's return from the war and his continued relationship with his backyard Flyer.At times I wonder if there is enough of a storyline to justify such a huge space. Rockwell's painting is tight with lots going on ,mine is spacious with little going on.His painting is of a joyous occasion ,my diorama is somewhat the opposite,just a GI and his thoughts for the future. It is an old story told in many ways before.The split in the road and the road not taken tells of fateful decisions made that change everything forever. I remember as a child being around men such as these,how important family and just being alive was to them.A lot were great fathers while others were just lost in their memories. I remember how important things like growing a community garden was to them,how they tended those gardens and how everybody respected those tiny spaces .I have included a garden in this diorama for that very reason. Roads,gardens,airplane it just grew over time I guess.