Controversial Diorama

Well Hou-ge,it works like this:most people don't pay enought attention to there driving and get in a hurry.When this happen they usuaslly don't look in there right hand lane and just come over from the left lane.I guess most poeple think that we have 10 sets of brakes on the truck,that we can stop on a dime.Some poeple are going at high speeds and weaveing in and out of traffic,now I know you have seen these types before.These poeple don't pay attention period and take out a front bumper or the whole side of a truck.This happen to my wife just outside of Baltimore,MD,this nut took out her bumper,finder,steps and fairing on the left side.Now back to the braking,if a car cuts in front of a 18 wheeler and we have to hit the brakes hard, it causes what is called a lock up.All our brakes lock up at one time then the mayham pursues.The trailor which is being pulled starts to have a mind of its own.This is called a jack-knivfe this will swing the trailor left or right.If the truck is in the right and trailor swing left all those cars in the other lane or lanes just became a baseball or going in front of a brick wall a 80,000 bat,or wall.This does happen a lot when you here about auto-truck accident.A good driver will put it in a ditch in order to save lives.In most jack-knivfes about 20 people are killed or injuered.I have seen people so busy on the cell phone that they have ran under a trailor before they knew it,that is instant decappition.Also allstate would love you if you did a diorama of a soop@stop that is people who perposily cut in front of a 18 wheeler to get hit in order to collect insurance.Digger

Yeah I agree. As much fun as it would seem to kill-maim-destroy, it is all a bit too much.
tho9900 has a great idea with the stretcher. Sometimes the imagined is much more frightening than reality. Great idea though, Im sure the cops will dig it.
Ryan

QUOTE: Originally posted by diggeraone If you really want to do a diorama that shows real life,then do one with an 18 wheeler hitting the ditch.You can use a 4 wheeler coming into the truck's lane and forcing the truck into the ditch.This happens a lot out on the road and while I was driving I saw a lot of accident due to the 4 wheeler cutting in front of the 18 wheeler to early.I you did one like this it could make people aware of the dangers of not paing atention on what they are doing when they drive.Also you can show the driver of the 4 wheeler with a cell phone in his/her hand and the other hand on the steering wheel.Digger

That's a nice idea.

So a 4 wheeler get in front of a semi and cannot accelerate fast enough to get out of the way. The semi, being too massive to slow down quickly, is forced to run into a ditch...

is that how it works?

I've never cut in front of a semi before nor have I driven a semi before.

I wonder if there are any good 18 wheelers kits. Those Tamiya 1/16 ones are my only bet I guess.

If you really want to do a diorama that shows real life,then do one with an 18 wheeler hitting the ditch.You can use a 4 wheeler coming into the truck's lane and forcing the truck into the ditch.This happens a lot out on the road and while I was driving I saw a lot of accident due to the 4 wheeler cutting in front of the 18 wheeler to early.I you did one like this it could make people aware of the dangers of not paing atention on what they are doing when they drive.Also you can show the driver of the 4 wheeler with a cell phone in his/her hand and the other hand on the steering wheel.Digger

how bout askin one of the officers for a blank ticket and write it out for DUI and incorporate it into ur dio...................................just an idea that might spark something

Actually, it should be fairly easy to model the diorama as described. Do the road and roadside, scatter some debris, and then put a bunch of Future on the road colored with red food coloring. Throw in some unrecognizable body parts and you're good to go.

Well, except for the fact that it'd be a really depressing dio. I personally like the other suggestions for something toned down quite a bit.

Just my two cents...

Ajlafleche, I drive a BMW 330i-no 'cycles for me-I'm a cautious type (read as wuss). ;-)

Dan
PS-nadir, gerrymandering, bucolic, baleful, harbinger

You're welcome, Dan.

Do you drive/ride your screen-namesake?

Hey, Ajlafleche! I'm a word freak-thanks for "abatoir".

Dan

or do a dio on one side ; before and the other side ; after

A combined impact speed of 230MPH would not leave you with much to model...except scraps and debris everywhere. I suggest toning it down a little, as too much gore and wreckage will be
a) probably entirely too difficult to model realistically, and
b) would be a little distasteful, as I can imagine the blood literally flooding the ground.
In contrast to the above reply, I think it's a great idea, as it's original, and different. However, like any idea, putting it into practice will most likely require you to plan ahead very carefully, and limit yourself to realistic and acceptable levels.

A 230 MPH impact on the human body will tear it apart, even with another human body. Remember the skydiver who crashed into another at an airshow and lost his leg? You wouldn't have bodies, you'd have an abatoir. I saw an online pic of a motorcycle victim, not a pretty picture. When I was a kid, one or more of the tabloids specialized in pictures of gruesome crashes, very bad taste.
Secondly, translating damaged metal in plastic is extremely difficult to do. The two materials react differently to stressors, and I've very rarely seen it done effectively.
Finally, if you plan on showing this in any contests, you may be rebuffed, as well, Certainly, any club adhering strictly to IPMS Rule 5 would minimally have it behind a curtain or refuse it entry at all.
In short, not a good idea, IMHO.

I agree with chilly, something eye opening but not macabre... if you want to go a bit farther maybe do a shattered windshield and a figure inside.,.. not able to see details but obvious the person is unconscious etc... even an ambulance at the scene would be nice...

if you wanna go way out you could even do the old stretcher with someone covered in a sheet thing... but just speaking for myself, the first idea might put off some people...

Would the first dio be after the impact or before?
The second idea is good too.
Around here the ''crotch rockets'' are plentiful and weave inbetween cars and pass in the middle of cars on the roads. I guess it depends where you live, but everyone knows a Lamborghini for speed.

I beleive it would come off as distasteful and people won't give a second look. What you could try is same Lambo wrapped around a tree or some thing similar you could have beer cans falling out of the door and maybe a cop giving him a sobriety test. Some thing along those line's or similar would be more effective I think. Just my 2 cents good luck.