I just found out my diorama is this week’s puzzle of the week over at GscaleMad. They are jigsaw puzzles made from member’s pics and a fun way to kill some time. I have to say my pic was a bit more challenging than usual. Check it out here - http://www.gscalemad.co.uk/
-Brian
Brian, Nice job on diorama. Keep adding stuff that realistically belongs there. My personal opinion is that most models are weathered so much that they become a caricature. Some times things get a little dragged looking but not total rust, rot and corrosion. Study Tom Millers Fn3 layout for inspiration.
What business venture are you going to feature next year?
On a lighter note,
Have you thought about a sound system for the outhouse? My buddy gave me one…it even has remote control activation and a different sound every time!!! Quite realistic…lot of fun too!! Dave
Brian Donovan said:
I just found out my diorama is this week's puzzle of the week over at GscaleMad. They are jigsaw puzzles made from member's pics and a fun way to kill some time. I have to say my pic was a bit more challenging than usual. Check it out here - http://www.gscalemad.co.uk/-Brian
Dave Funk said:Dave,
Brian, Nice job on diorama. Keep adding stuff that realistically belongs there. My personal opinion is that most models are weathered so much that they become a caricature. Some times things get a little dragged looking but not total rust, rot and corrosion. Study Tom Millers Fn3 layout for inspiration. What business venture are you going to feature next year? On a lighter note, Have you thought about a sound system for the outhouse? My buddy gave me one...it even has remote control activation and a different sound every time!!! Quite realistic...lot of fun too!! Dave
I have been professionally landscaping (design/build) for 14 years now and have been adding GR maintenance and building to the mix for the past few. I hope to drum up some more biz in that specialty in the DC/Balt area. Maybe adding custom structure building / critters / weathering services to the mix.
I definitely agree about the caricature of over weathering. There are many good examples of not over doing it like Jack Thompson, Kevin and Bruce. There are quite a few examples of over doing it, too, that I won’t name here.
I love the idea of adding sound to the outhouse (beyond the obvious noises 
). Maybe some unintelligible utterances spoken as the door is opened.
-Brian
Brian Donovan said:
You guys have inspired me. My next model contest entry will be a 7/8's (1:13.7) scale outhouse diorama complete with stains! :lol:-Brian