Category: Dioramas
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The Multi-Talented Modellers
Some of us are good at one thing – some at another. But the infuriating sorts are good at everything. One of the new chaps at my studio club brought along some figures he’s painted for a diorama. They are done very well, which is one point, but they are also printed from 3D files…
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Boeing Clipper 314 – Part Five – A Soul At Rest
It took an extra week, but the time was worth it. The aggravating mistakes of the first Boeing Clipper 314 have been corrected. The mental image I had of the result has come into focus. I can rest easy. The duraluminium surface has been all I could ask for – taking decals perfectly and keeping…
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Some Models Are Not The Model
Like some jewels, they are just there to show off the setting. Dioramas and vignettes and layouts and displays can be far more than the models on show. The PDMC stand has contained a large set of letters: PDMC. These for containers for smaller models and the effect is charming. The contents of the letters…
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Higgins LCVP – Part One – Barging Into The Club
There are a number of people in my hobby club who make scale model ships and boats – and do it magnificently. I am about to join them but in a much humbler way – I need a workboat for an air diorama I plan to make. Fortunately Airfix have just the very thing, and…
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Is There A Lexicographer In The House?
We need a decision on a number of words. The little world frequently expands its vision past the small individual model. From a simple toy soldier comes a figurine on a plinth. Then several figures arranged in a group. Then a piece of armour or machinery…and so on. Eventually it is a complete depiction of…
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Eco-Friendly Virtuous Modelling
Become One With The Modelverse. A new contest is about to be announced by the BGA for scale modellers who wish to become legends, icons, or be included in the Hall Of Famousosity. The 2025 Greta awards are going to be for the best scale model made with traditional materials by modellers who are attuned…
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I’m From Missouri
Show me. If you recognise that phrase, you’ll know it embodies the scepticism and practicality of the Missourian. It must be hard to sell used cars in Kansas City… But the miniature builder can satisfy even the hardest prairie mind – because the miniature builder need not be restricted to where they are or when…
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Define Nostalgia
Easy to do for yourself – hard to do for others… The theme for some of the displays seen at the WAMA exhibition revolved around nostalgia. The vague meaning of the word – a pain for the past – may be a lot more apposite than you’d think if your past was a pain. Some…
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Art For Sale
And it’ll be the kind you understand. There were a number of trade tables at the WA Miniatures Association weekend show. They were selling furniture, clothing, foods, art supplies, and building materials…all in very small sizes. I counted paper craft and modelling, doll clothing, accessories, furniture, food platters, and any number of other temptations. I…
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Where Do You Live?
In a house? In a suburb? In a certain time? What if you could create your own little world? Some scale model railway makers do that – and their layouts can be as bare or as detailed as their resources and imagination may dictate. Scale model diorama makers as well – they have little slices…
The Little World 