Tornado dio...

It's true, as it is set up this is best for a photograph, but all that would need to be done for a permanent display is to put it in a really nice wood display case.  The clouds could be attached to the top of the box, the back and sides can be painted and strobes could be used for the flashes of lightning.  It may not be as impressive as a photo because in the picture you don't have the perception of the true size but it would display really well as a very large shadow box type of diorama.

the doog

Philter4:

Look at these two photos by Mathew Albanese the tornado diorama is incredible.  He uses steel wool and cotton, airbrushed to match the angry storm and then just lights the photo with strobes for the final effect!  

 

 

Now THAT'S superb execution and imagination!

Great! More posts like this one please!!!! 

Wow.  Yes, really impressive and very well done. 

But this is a scene that was built to be most effective in a photograph, with proper lighting.  This dio is not something that could be nearly as impressive when viewed in person.  Still, kudos to the builder for skill and imagination!!

Don

   Wow!  That is an impressive piece!

    Rather than an aircraft, I think a civilian vehicle fitted out with orange warning lights and antennae would be more accurate.  I don't hear of too many storm chasing aircraft following tornadoes unless a news chopper happens to be up and about.

WOW,,,  that is impressive!

Philter4

Look at these two photos by Mathew Albanese the tornado diorama is incredible.  He uses steel wool and cotton, airbrushed to match the angry storm and then just lights the photo with strobes for the final effect!  

 

Great! More posts like this one please!!!! 

That cloud chamber Manny received as a Christmas present from Werner Heisenberg

might be useful.......well...........maybe not.

I wonder if flower foam could be used? Or maybe a mold made and pour resin into it? Just thinking out loud.

Philter4

Look at these two photos by Mathew Albanese the tornado diorama is incredible.  He uses steel wool and cotton, airbrushed to match the angry storm and then just lights the photo with strobes for the final effect!  

 

WOW!!! That's amazing, the lighting really makes me buy into that one. Wonder how much work it would be to add one of those storm-chaser aircraft that the Air Force(?) uses?

Look at these two photos by Mathew Albanese the tornado diorama is incredible.  He uses steel wool and cotton, airbrushed to match the angry storm and then just lights the photo with strobes for the final effect!  

in seriousness... it does sound like a good idea.. the possibilites...

p38jl

 

VanceCrozier:

 

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

 

AH!!!  Vance.. post warnings for sillieness ahhead !!!! I damm near spit my Dr P on the screen and keyboard.. and with the fan behind my head.. the downwind spray may have been an issue..lolol..

 

Really? REALLYY?? If you spot a fellow MOJO's name on a post, you should just assume there is a silly-bomb ahead. Safer for all your electronics that way.

VanceCrozier

carsanab:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

 

I'm open to suggestions...

 

 

 

...take one paper napkin.....fold it a few times....add a couple of chapstick tubes and WHALLA!!!

 

waaaaaaitaminute... You can make a cow that way too??

(ps - you forgot the basswood!)

the doog

Sprue-ce Goose:

Manny doesn't thrill or delight anymore? 

How can he even find the time when he's kept too busy answering or replying to endlessly stupid, inane posts?

If Manny no longer has free will, then that answer would would be logical .

Do you know something about Manny's present psychological well being that is unknown to the rest of us?

As far as I'm concerned, Manny has never stopped thrilling and delighting forum members regardless of the number of photos posted by the Field Marshall.

I was surprised by your post ( note smiley) and that was the reason for my interrogative sentence.

VanceCrozier

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

the doog

 

Sprue-ce Goose:

 

 

 

Manny doesn't thrill or delight anymore? 

 

 

How can he even find the time when he's kept too busy answering or replying to endlessly stupid, inane posts?

 

Well if it's his thread, he really should just answer as he wants to. Now if I were answering a question...

Sprue-ce Goose

 

 

Manny doesn't thrill or delight anymore? 

 

VanceCrozier

 

Sprue-ce Goose:

 

the doog:

I'd love to see something new from you, Manny. It's been WAAAAAAY too long since you've thrilled and delighted us with any actual finished work.

(with thanks to Philter4 for bringing this thread back from the dead....)

HO_ld on there, Skippy!

Manny doesn't thrill or delight anymore? 

...would be interesting to see Manny's completed tornado....

 

 

I heard it's going to be a performance piece: he's spending huge amounts of time building, detailing & painting 1/700 structures, vehicles & scenery, then throwing the whole lot of it inside a blender & daring the judges to find a seam...

..that doesn't sound like the judges will be thrilled and delighted....

Sprue-ce Goose

 

the doog:

 

I'd love to see something new from you, Manny. It's been WAAAAAAY too long since you've thrilled and delighted us with any actual finished work.

 

 

(with thanks to Philter4 for bringing this thread back from the dead....)

HO_ld on there, Skippy!

Manny doesn't thrill or delight anymore? 

...would be interesting to see Manny's completed tornado....

I heard it's going to be a performance piece: he's spending huge amounts of time building, detailing & painting 1/700 structures, vehicles & scenery, then throwing the whole lot of it inside a blender & daring the judges to find a seam...

the doog

I'd love to see something new from you, Manny. It's been WAAAAAAY too long since you've thrilled and delighted us with any actual finished work.

(with thanks to Philter4 for bringing this thread back from the dead....)

HO_ld on there, Skippy!

Manny doesn't thrill or delight anymore? 

...would be interesting to see Manny's completed tornado....

I'm new here, in fact this is my first post, but I have seen some incredible smoke and clouds made by ScaleRama.  I think the company is in South Korea but Military Miniature Warehouse sells the products and there are a few examples and a video tutorial on how to use the product.

Well, if I can make a serious suggestion which sadly seems lacking in this thread, I would say that I've seen convincing smoke and clouds represented by cotton stretched over an armature. You could airbrush different grays and browns into it, and also suspend little bits of "debris" in it to replicate a real tornado.

I'd love to see something new from you, Manny. It's been WAAAAAAY too long since you've thrilled and delighted us with any actual finished work.

VanceCrozier

carsanab:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

 

I'm open to suggestions...

 

 

 

...take one paper napkin.....fold it a few times....add a couple of chapstick tubes and WHALLA!!!

 

waaaaaaitaminute... You can make a cow that way too??

(ps - you forgot the basswood!)

i thought it was "Morgen"wood

carsanab

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

 

I'm open to suggestions...

 

 

 

...take one paper napkin.....fold it a few times....add a couple of chapstick tubes and WHALLA!!!

waaaaaaitaminute... You can make a cow that way too??

(ps - you forgot the basswood!)

Manstein's revenge

VanceCrozier:

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

 

I'm open to suggestions...

...take one paper napkin.....fold it a few times....add a couple of chapstick tubes and WHALLA!!!

Man that dio will suck...badaboom

I bet you could scratch-build one, but the photo-etch udder is gonna be a  to deal with!

VanceCrozier

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

Where do you plan on finding a 1/700 cow??

Twisted yarn in the appropriate colors...grays in various shades. You can make a wire frame or carve something to glue the yarn to.