part of the decision to fudge mine came from missing parts due to it being started by someone else, then abandoned. And, unfortunately, it’s still not finished.
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Looks like your havin’ fun with this build Mik !
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I have been fooling around a bit with the camera trying to find interesting angles for future shots.This layout/diorama has a lot of possibilities for telling various stories about the old west.I would especially like to see how close I can come to re-creating scenes from the movie “Once upon a time in the west”.I have the movie and I am able to review it frame by frame and thereby learn first hand how Sergio created some of his work.He had a wonderful eye for composition and detail and was a perfectionist in his work.I can feel his influence there with me whenever I am looking through the eye of the camera.
Being a western history buff I’m really looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Have you seen the movie Doug ? it’s great.
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Sergio Leone was famous for framing his shots using doors and windows either from the outside looking in or like in this shot, the inside looking out.It is a great technique for compositional purposes and one that I use often in my own work.
John; send me your telephone number…I’m here in Ottawa, just an hour or so away…in case you are interested in some Canadian Content…!!
Fred Mills......: [email protected]Hi Doug ! I am surprised that this era is not modeled more often,I sure wish it was.
I build this locomotive as a movie prop and I am now faced with making it
look more like one.I really over built one side and am now faced with removing some stuff in order to have it better fit in with the storyline.It is time to call in the guys with the blowtorches.
The original idea was that it was to be a half model made of tin on a wood frame and set up as it would be on a movie lot.
In many ways it is hard to do this to such a beautiful design but the story must come first in my view.I have another General kit waiting to be built anyway and of course I will always have the pics.
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Thanks Fred will do!
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The third part of my layout /diorama will be to build the luxury passenger car.(Morton’s car in the movie) I plan to use finer hardwoods and leave in a few remnants of furniture and memorabilia from the era.It will be weathered as though it has sat in the backlot for some time.I will build it like a sound stage and probably not even put it on tracks except maybe near one of the car stairs where Claudia Cardinale first steps off the train to make her unforgettable grand entrance in the movie.This was the one and only Western movie ever written for a woman and I would like to recognize that fact in the diorama.
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In the opening scene the train is going in the other direction but I had to compromise a bit if I want to show the locomotives best (realistic) side.From this view all will look normal but from the other side it will all be movie set.The work that I am doing now on the mock up side of the locomotive will hardly be seen at all in the final version as it will be mostly in front of the station. In the area between the front of the locomotive and the front right hand side of the station will sit Sergio’s empty directors chair with his name on the back.Morton’s deluxe car in the back will be modified into another movie set somewhat like the station was but will look normal from this viewpoint.On the backside of the station wall I will put up a double sided screen of a view of Monument Valley that will be viewable from both the single front window of the station and Morton’s car.Claudia’s arrival set will be on the backside end of Morton’s car.
I never like to put anything square to the base so the final setup will be at an angle yet to be determined.
John you are doing some great modelling !! Your attention to details is outstanding and with a story line as well. Can i ask but one small favor though…Can you increase your picture size to about 600 pixels wide so we can better appreciate your fine skills.
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