Classic Diner Diorama

QUOTE: Originally posted by dinerfan Originally posted by TOPGUNF14 Those are fantastic pics and the neon lighting effects are just amazing. One thing missing to make the nostalgia complete, People. The cars are outside, so some interaction with figures would put the icing on the cake. Awsome building anyway. Thanks, I'll put up a topic with people. Diner Fan Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:08 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by TOPGUNF14 Those are fantastic pics and the neon lighting effects are just amazing. One thing missing to make the nostalgia complete, People. The cars are outside, so some interaction with figures would put the icing on the cake. Awsome building anyway. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 3:11 PM Those are fantastic pics and the neon lighting effects are just amazing. One thing missing to make the nostalgia complete, People. The cars are outside, so some interaction with figures would put the icing on the cake. Awsome building anyway. Reply Edit cassibill Member since February 2003 From: Indiana, USA Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:47 AM Fabulous work and such a novel idea. I'm not from that generation, but I have very fond memories of our local A&W. The town works hard to keep it open for history's sake. When it closes for the season, the car lot next door rents the parking for the new models as a way to give the place income and get extra space. It also sponsor's car shows. cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!! The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html Reply ssvoashadow Member since February 2004 From: Whereever the AF has sent me Posted by ssvoashadow on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:45 AM wow i thought it was a real diner Reply KINGTHAD Member since May 2004 From: Dallas Posted by KINGTHAD on Monday, September 12, 2005 12:25 PM great looking dio Thad Reply Harrowbeer Member since October 2004 Posted by Harrowbeer on Monday, September 12, 2005 4:47 AM Lovely work ,you should be very proud. Thank you for sharing. Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:35 PM WOW!!!!!!!!!! Incredible work. And welcome to the forum!! I look forward too seeing more of your creations. Reply Edit J-Hulk Member since February 2003 From: Tochigi, Japan Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:29 PM That is simply amazing work that elicits amazing emotions! So nostalgic...not that I'm old enough to remember those kinds of places, of course! ~Brian Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:27 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dpty_dawg_ca HI Dinerfan Thats a gorgeous piece of work you have! We need to know more of your technics and sources of your diner's furnishings. Are you working in 1/25th scale or something larger like 1/18th? Great photography!! You should come over and visit us at http://www.scaleautomag.com/sca/community/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=39 There is an enthusiastic bunch of automotive diorama builders hanging out there. Thanks for sharing your work Carl Thanks for the feedback. It's been a lot of fun. most of my dioramas are 1:18 scale. The above chrome diner is 1:24. All constructed components of the dioramas are craft built including the jukebox. I mostly build using commercial grade acrylics and PVC; I use jigs to hold components in place while applying heat to create the desired shapes. I also work with aluminum and a variety of chrome appliqués. I use a variety of texture coatings for various surfaces, basswood for substrate and various bonding agents; I use soft fluorescent lighting for interiors and EL for exterior neon lighting effects.Thanks. I'm glad folks enjoy the dioramas. Diner fan Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:12 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by LemonJello Very cool. What scale do those work out to? Nicely detailed, thanks for sharing with us. Thanks for the kind words. I build in 1:24 and 1:18 scale. The chrome diner is 1:24 and the black diner is 1:18. Diner Fan Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:36 AM That is sooo cool-I don't what to say!! Reply Edit dpty_dawg_ca Member since September 2003 From: Ontario's West Coast Posted by dpty_dawg_ca on Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:18 AM HI Dinerfan Thats a gorgeous piece of work you have! We need to know more of your technics and sources of your diner's furnishings. Are you working in 1/25th scale or something larger like 1/18th? Great photography!! You should come over and visit us at http://www.scaleautomag.com/sca/community/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=39 There is an enthusiastic bunch of automotive diorama builders hanging out there. Thanks for sharing your work Carl Reply LemonJello Member since February 2004 From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa Posted by LemonJello on Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:00 AM Very cool. What scale do those work out to? Nicely detailed, thanks for sharing with us. A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department. Reply rebelreenactor Member since October 2003 From: Clovis, Calif Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:51 AM Now that is sweet! John Reply Bgrigg Member since May 2005 From: Left forever Posted by Bgrigg on Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:54 AM Diner Fan, You'll need to host those pics on a website such as photobucket.com and give us the URL enclosed in [ img] http:// whatevertheurlis [/img ] (but without any spaces!) See http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4462 for more information on how to do it. When I was a teenager we used to hang out at the local A&W, back when they served you in your car. Lots of good memories! edit looks like you figured it out on your own! /edit So long folks! Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Classic Diner Diorama Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:23 AM I just joined and am looking forward to view other members posts. I enjoy building classic diner and drive-in dioramas. I like to display my die cast cars around them. Also, I used to hang out in these places as a JD teenager. This is a really fun hobby. You meet some great people. Diner Fan Reply Edit JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy