Shep Paine dioramas

Matthew Usher

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Shep Paine dioramas

Posted by Matthew Usher on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:37 AM

Yesterday the folks at Revell-Monogram hosted a very nice open house to break in their new headquarters building outside of Chicago. Several of us from FSM attended and toured the building.

Fans of Shep Paine (myself included) were very happy to see that the diorama series that Shep did for Mongram in the '70s is prominently displayed, along with a stellar collection of the company's original box-art paintings.

Here are some of the shots I grabbed during the tour:

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Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:50 AM

thanks those are great pics

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:01 AM

Shep Paine was a brilliant artist/modeler and it's good to know that Monogram is giving his work proper respect. Was his water recue diorama featuring the Devastator on display? That was always one of my personal favorites.

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zokissima

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Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:28 AM

Wow, absolutely fantastic. The things I"ve seen form him are spectacular. He's definitely an inspiration to the whole modelling world!

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Posted by nsclcctl on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:13 PM

Are they scaling up the quality of their kits as well? Hope so.

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Posted by eagle334 on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:26 PM

Can anyone get in to see them?

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Posted by Matthew Usher on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:04 PM

I didn't see the Devastator diorama, and I don' t believe they have any of Shep's armor dioramas any longer, either.

I assume you could contact the company in advance and arrange for a tour; I think they had a similar policy at their old facility. The new building includes a full-line product showroom, too:

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zokissima

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Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:13 PM

It'd be amazing if there were a museum showcasing nothing but dioramas. I'd absolutely love to go to a place like that.

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Posted by willuride on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:33 PM

those are great pictures, i just bought the revell f 86d dog sabre, and it has recessed panel lines. I was surprised, it looks like they are improving their kits tremendously.

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Posted by shrikes on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:10 PM

Hey, Matthew! Fantastic pics! But they're way too small! I love that one with the crashlanded B-17 (never seen it in color...).

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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 5:07 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by zokissima

It'd be amazing if there were a museum showcasing nothing but dioramas. I'd absolutely love to go to a place like that.

There used to be a place in St. Charles Missouri called 'Miniature World Museum & Scale Modeler's Hall of Fame' which had over 2000 models and 135 dioramas on display. The place closed in 2001, here's a quote from the VLS Website:

October 2001) After eight years, Miniature World Closes. Located in Old Town St. Charles, a tourist area, the museum fared well during the Summer. As soon as school started, the tourists stopped coming. Then we discovered a rule that we never realized. Locals do not attend their own attractions! The displays were reclaimed by their two owners. Ralph Koebbeman returned his displays to Rockford, Illinois, where they are currently on display in his basement. (Open by appointment only). Bob Letterman moved his half of the collection to the VLS facility where they are on display for our customers. (no admission charges)

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Posted by Keyworth on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:40 PM

I've slways been fond of Mr. Paines dios. Thanks for letting us know they're still around.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 8:40 PM

Thanks for the pics, they are great.

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Posted by Buddho on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:19 PM

I remember building my first 1/32 scale tank, the Monogram Sherman Calliope. But the best thing about the whole kit was the color brochure with Shep's diorama depicting the Sherman in the Battle of the Bulge. It inspired me to want to do something like that. MY older brother had the 1/48 scale B17-G and the diorama that Shep did of a crash landed B17 was the ultimate diorama to me back then.

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Posted by jimz66 on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:25 PM

I think, I don' t know for sure, but I think that the B-29 that was in the Monogram pamphlet is located at the New England Air Museum.
Again I cant say for sure, and I don't know who did that one, but their is one of those out there and I think it could be the same one.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:34 PM

Thanks for the pics.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:19 AM

Memories.... that classic Shep Paine How to build dioramas was one of the first modelling books I every got. Still use some of the tips out of there!

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Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, March 18, 2004 5:10 AM

Thanks for the pix, Matt. Shep is definitely a modelling hero!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:56 AM

For more photos of Revell-Monogram's collection of the Shep Paine dioramas, see Great Scale Modeling (annual) 2001. It's still available in back issue:

http://store.yahoo.net/kalmbachcatalog/gsm010101.html

I took most of the photos in this feature article.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:02 AM

Thank you for the glimpse of Mr. Paine's work Mr. Usher. I would love to go and see some of these in person someday.

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Posted by 72cuda on Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:23 PM

To bad Revellogram doesn't do those pamphlets anymore, I really enjoyed reading and looking at them, plus they also gave me the inspration to build more kits and put in as much detail as I could possibily do, thanks Shep and Matt,

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Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:24 PM

Lucky you guys who have seen the real dio. Thanks for sharing the photos.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:00 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod

Shep Paine was a brilliant artist/modeler and it's good to know that Monogram is giving his work proper respect. Was his water recue diorama featuring the Devastator on display? That was always one of my personal favorites.

yeah! i agree with you. shep paine has a creative and artistic mind. i like his "lady be good" diorama in Great Scale Modeling 2003.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 22, 2004 12:08 AM

Way COOL!
I have the whole collection of tips sheets (took me forever to assemble a whole set) - they are what got me interested in modeling way back when. How cool for the older kids, younger kids and Shep Paine himself that these are once again on display. I wish monogram could put out a 30 year anniversary edition brochure - many of the armor dioramas were done in black and white on the tips sheets - I'd love to see color shots of those (but I realize problematic since they may not have them any more).

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Posted by cassibill on Monday, March 22, 2004 1:10 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by willuride

those are great pictures, i just bought the revell f 86d dog sabre, and it has recessed panel lines. I was surprised, it looks like they are improving their kits tremendously.

That does look like a nice kit. I picked one up and was tipped off about the decal's red being off. Some were printed in too dark a red. Whichever of us builds it up first will have to provide a run down. I've got a 17 kit (started) backlog, so you'll get there first, I'd wager.

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Posted by espins1 on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:18 AM

Paul Boyer wrote:
For more photos of Revell-Monogram's collection of the Shep Paine dioramas, see Great Scale Modeling (annual) 2001. It's still available in back issue:

http://store.yahoo.net/kalmbachcatalog/gsm010101.html

I took most of the photos in this feature article.

Excellent work, both the dioramas and the photography. I have that annual, and still refer to it all the time for ideas and inspiration. Cool [8D]

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Posted by eddie miller on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:55 PM

Buffie Brown wrote:
Way COOL!
I have the whole collection of tips sheets (took me forever to assemble a whole set) - they are what got me interested in modeling way back when. How cool for the older kids, younger kids and Shep Paine himself that these are once again on display. I wish monogram could put out a 30 year anniversary edition brochure - many of the armor dioramas were done in black and white on the tips sheets - I'd love to see color shots of those (but I realize problematic since they may not have them any more).

Cheers!

Derek Brown

I have the one with the crashed B-17 in color that I got back in the late 70's. It is amazing and still very inspirational. Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 4:35 PM

I'm not familiar with Mr. Paine's works, but those few examples sure get the creative juices flowing! I'd love to see more close up and detaled photos of his dio's. Cool [8D]

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Posted by The Outhouse Mouse on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:21 PM

I agree that Shep Paine's work is fabulous and will probably never be duplicated!

Should anyone know of any of his diorama booklets for sale I'm definitely buying! At this time, my interest is limited to WW 2 aircraft, especially multi-engine aircraft. I already have the B-17 booklet.

Thank you very much!

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Posted by Vartan041 on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:53 PM

Great pix and a great opportunity for the FSM staff. Is there going to be a forthcoming article?

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