When does it become a Diorams???

Thanks buddy!!!

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14736

That'll take ya there Ron

QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak There's a good thread on this page discussing this very thing Ron. Also has posted in it some of the requirements of IPMS as to what constitutes a dio.

Shermie, i'm not sure where to find this info you speak of???

Am i just being blind???

Main Entry: 1vi·gnette
Pronunciation: vin-'yet, vEn-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French vignete, from diminutive of vigne vine -- more at VINE
1 : a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter; also : a small decorative design or picture so placed
2 a : a picture (as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper b : the pictorial part of a postage stamp design as distinguished from the frame and lettering
3 a : a short descriptive literary sketch b : a brief incident or scene (as in a play or movie)

Main Entry: di·ora·ma
Pronunciation: "dI-&-'ra-m&, -'rä-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from dia- + -orama (as in panorama, from E)
1 : a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
2 a : a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background b : a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted background

or is a vitige the same as a diorama???

more a vintige i think right or is that just for large scale figures???

There's a good thread on this page discussing this very thing Ron. Also has posted in it some of the requirements of IPMS as to what constitutes a dio.

With what you've described, with just a little simple groundwork, it would not be considered a dio for judging purposes.