Nice job on a different dio.  I wonder if you could have got both in if the jar was on its side.  Would have had a little more length that way.  Might look for a jar with the wire bail closure for the glass top in the housewares section.  Kind of an older time frame fitting in with the scene.

Oh, that's really cool I like it! 

Remember to punch some holes in the top so your firefly can breath...

I like GH's suggestions, esp the jar with the wire bail lid. 

Yes, I definitely like the wire lid idea! I probably could have found one in an antique shop around here. I was pressed for time though and made do with what was available on short notice. I also did think of laying the jar on its side, and that would've been preferred, but without a lid and a month for the sand to setup it would have been extremely diffficult to do. I would have had to make a stand for the jar to lay sideways on. Definitely ideas for the next 1/144 dio in a jar!

Thank you guys for the comments! Keep 'em coming!  :)

Outstanding idea Mike,I like it.

You can tape a piece of a paint stick over the bottm of the opening to act as a dam when building the ground when laid on its side.  Depending on the lid, if it is inset a little, might have to shape a plug to account for the inset on the lid and seal.

Outstanding and interesting, yet unique idea for a diorama! Well done!!

Now thats differant, i like that. I was expecting it to be on its side, i do think it would work better that way.

Definatly a great idea, and i'm sure your dad liked it.

Heelo Mike!

Lookin' good! Ain't small scale fun? Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł

OHO !

    I do so like your idea .Nice little scene . Next time try a larger jar and put it on it's side like a ship in a bottle . P.S. At least you haven't put a 1/144 tank or plane in a large lightbulb ! You haven't have you ? LOL.LOL     T.B.

I like it Mike!!! Thats neat. Not sure my old eyes would be up to that challenge tho.

Okay, these are some good ideas guys. I think I will be using most of these in the next Something-in-a-bottle/jar I make.

It was fun to do, but the painting of the tree and bushes got seriously messy. I had some trouble with paint clogging my AB nozzle for some unexplained reason. So it would spray fine, then just stop. That was a messy headache.

But in the end, my Dad was happy with it and he's taken it to work to put on his desk lol. I assume it looks like he has some king of mini garden in a jar if you don't look close enough.

Next up from this kit I will be converting one of the trucks into a fuel truck and the other one into a supply truck. You know, for ammo. I've got a 1/144 Thunderbolt dio idea in mind for later. Too much going on right now and not enough time lol. You all know how that goes.

Thank you again for the great ideas and for the comments. If I can get another one of these kits I'll be making a Firefly for myself. I think it did turn out rather neat. :)

"Something in a bottle/jar"

Sound like a Group Build challange....

BTW Great idea and work. Makes me want to look into doing a flightline scene.....

Kevin

I like it.  It's new and creative.  I keep seeing larger and more grandious (which is usually quite cool).  This is the opposite, and it's cool as heck.  

The P-47 sounds cool but it got me to thinking about maybe you could do a P-38 too... and call it 'Lightning in a Bottle'.

sorry...

Gamera

The P-47 sounds cool but it got me to thinking about maybe you could do a P-38 too... and call it 'Lightning in a Bottle'.

sorry...

 

And if you paint it white then it would be "White Lightning in a Jar".....wait, different animal there, but needed after getting the other one in a bottle.......

couldn't resist..

goldhammer

 

 

Gamera

The P-47 sounds cool but it got me to thinking about maybe you could do a P-38 too... and call it 'Lightning in a Bottle'.

sorry...

 

 

 

 

And if you paint it white then it would be "White Lightning in a Jar".....wait, different animal there, but needed after getting the other one in a bottle.......

couldn't resist..

 

LOL, I like it! 

LOL!! Some of these ideas ARE gold. Sounds like an interesting and funny GB. 1/144 scale "puns".

Glenn, Thank you. it was kinda fun to make and my Dad loves it.

Wackiets SiB I ever saw was where a guy got hold of an old glass water cooler bottle, about 4 gallons worth.  He built a dio of J-boats racing in it. 

J-boats were a 20s & 30s item, custom orderd by guys like Vanfderbuilt, Rockafeller, and the ilk,  150' long, 200' masts, paid crews of 25-30; not your average weekend knock about.

The propostions at the tiny scale used--probably 1/240 gabe boats about 6" long and 8" tall, which used the volume of the water botlle nicely.

The twist, though, dude cobbled up some goldfish out of mylar and the like and had them "swiming" in the dio like it was full of water.

That sounds super cool. It just gave me an idea about making a custom fish tank lid with battleships hammering away at each other with the fish living below as they normally would.

You've got me thinking about that now.  :)

This has to be some of the coolest stuff I've ever seen!  Amazing my friend!

Toshi

That's pretty cool, Mike. On a humorous note, you might be able to drop in some spores, and harvest some shiitakes later, for that stir-fry!

Thank you, Toshi.  :)  It's fun to challenge yourself once in a while. Especially when it's a neat idea that just takes a life of its own. Those are the best kind. :)

Winter's, LOL! I don't think they would grow in that sand. I used a lot of Elmers in that mix lol.