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Ed your so right and articulate the concept quite well.
Mitch
Well hey Ed, I assume that's a good thing.
Appreciate that Alan, you've been quiet of late...busy with your build I trust.
More to come very soon...Ken
Carl
Thanks for that Steve...wrapping up as above.
Take your time there is nothing worse than having to do it over,you are working at the pace that feels right.
Carl
Drum roll please.......
This initial round of pictures will be of O'Neills in a general sense as I take you from the front...well maybe the back..I don't know, every side of O'Neills is awesome so I'll just start and move around the diorama. Following this initial set of images, I will then start posting some detailed shots with explanation of key features. I hope the number of images doesn't get redundant and if so just fast forward!
This image and a few others was taken prior to "planting the tree" to allow improved image access to the addition side of O'Neills.
Are you considering any vehicles or dare I say LPs? I guess its a weekend and no activity but maybe parked vehicle!
I have learnt so much and new techniques from your build, pictures and explanations. Thank you for sharing and making me aspire to new modelling heights.
Michael Downunder with a long way to go yet.
Thanks for sharing!
Alan
How did you make the tree?
Top shelf no other way to describe your work, I have seen many works of art in the hobby and you my friend are right at the top.
Carl
FANTASTIC !!!! I have been mulling over the pictures and studying all the detail and hard work. The mini scenes like the burn barrel are extremely well done and hold up for telling a story about Oneill's. Everything, scenery, scenes, castings, and the building really blend so well together. I love the tree and again the scenery complements everything you have done. I can't agree more with Phil. Just the right guy for the build at hand. You are an excellent teacher and give everything the right well used look! Great job!
I still want to see that very first build you did finished if you haven't done that already.
I bet you like the rest of us can't wait to see the next kit in the series.
Keep up the fantastic work and congratulations for a job well done.
Jim
Michael, you better get busy! Thanks for your thoughts and support over the course of this project. I took the shots with two different backgrounds as I stared with the pine and felt a bit distracting so I moved to the grass and weedy area which I like better. Almost dumped the hole thing over as it was wetter there than I thought! I do plan to add a vehicle and possibly a service pole and wires for Altoona. These items would just have delayed the finishing of the forum build and would have been outside the scope of that venue. Brett has mentioned before how vehicles help date a diorama and I agree and it adds the illusion of activity. Still have not convinced myself to try the LPs (little people) but suppose I should give it a whirl. Thanks again and I'll address the tree in my response to Wes as I'm getting windy here...
Bryan, thanks much and nice hearing from you.
Alan, appreciate that and need to see some progress from your build soon.
Ed, el-done-o and feels good to wrap this one up. Thanks for your encouragement along the way. Might look good to have a pice of rolling stock on the track but a Loco...ehh not sure might overpower things...
Dustin, calling you "plastic man" from now on! Thanks buddy, appreciate your thoughts.
Wes, thanks for the thumbs up from way over there... The tree...wanted to build a tree to balance out the Tower. My feeling is most trees look mediocre at best (Alan makes great trees by thew way), so I was only going to "plant one" if I felt it contributed to the build. As I mentioned earlier I spent a weeks vacation in Arizona and in the desert SE of Tucson I cut some tree armatures from two different bushes. One I believe is Sage Brush and the other I'm not sure. I used the "I not sure" armature first and didn't like the results. The armature on my tree that I "planted" on O'Neills is Sage Brush. Actually I used two, one large one and a smaller one to form two trunks a main and a smaller secondary one. I then used SuperTees from Scenic Express to make the leafed branches by spray painting brown, gluing each branch to the armature, then flocking with Noch leaves after spraying with hair spray. I believe it made a big difference in the overall look of that side of the diorama.
Carl, very humbling indeed Carl, and I am thrilled to be mentioned in the company of top shelf modelers out there. I do "get into" my builds and attempt to make every piece count. I thank you for the support and look forward to talking shop with you soon.
Steve, thank you sir. Appreciate that. Bushes are done just like I described for the tree branches above and I then just "plant" the branch and it works as a bush. Grass is fine ground foam in dull colors. As I mentioned I may need to get more GREEN going!
Phil, very nice thing to say and I trust Brett is happy enough with things! Thanks for the thoughts on the tree. It really did turn out better than I had envisioned and I'm glad for that.
Jim, as soon as I think you've faded a bit you come through with such a wonderfully kind post and I really do appreciate it. You mention the mini scenes. I think that comment is a key to working up a good build. I first envision the whole thing with respect to end result based on time period and industry. I then plan the mini scenes and detail them before moving to the next...then stepping back and make sure they blend well together. Love this stuff...
I finished the construction of my very first SWSM build, the Tool Shed, but did not set it in a diorama. You're right , I should get that done... I'm chomping at the bit to get my hands on the next kit in the series...great stuff. Thanks again Jim.