How I Build Dioramas(step-by-step)

These are the 1/16th(120mm) figures and some of the heads that I received yesterday.The figs look great but require a little flash removal .The heads are outstanding!I purchased these from the "The Lost Battalion Miniatures" company.
I have also recently purchased a Eric Hartmann figure from "Legends and Lore" which I plan to modify into a barnstormer of the 20's for the "Memories of Flight School "diorama.I am planning to radically modify the Hartmann figure using the manniquin for positioning reference and heads to alter the facial expression.
This will be a first step down the road to sculpting miniatures.This figure will also be used to start to improve my painting skills beyond the indoor lighted figure.

On the diorama,I will be starting the roof of the engine shop today.When it is completed I plan to break everything down and begin to sheath the walls both indoors and out and then start thinking about the furnishings.All of my structures are made to be taken apart for maintenance which calls for some pre-planning on how they are put together.Having fun!
Cheers! John.

Manniquins and heads www.tlbminiatures.com
Eric Hartmann figure www.greatmodels.com
Great forum on figures www.timelinesforum.com

I have decided to delete the engine test stand from my diorama.I like the idea but have rejected it for two reasons.#1 a company of this size would not normally be investing this kind of money into test stands etc.. unless they were actively engauged in constructing engines. #2 the decision to build it was made before the Camel kit became available.There will be enough going on at the back of the hangar when the Camel-Ford T towing assembly is built.The outside area that was reserved for the test stand will now become a loading dock for trucks.
When the main hangar and all the modules directly attached to it are finished this will end phase #1 of this project.The radio shack/dispatch area may be built as a single add on or as part of phase#2 if I ever decide to build it.
As you guys can see this is an ever evolving project but that is the way I like it,nothing is written in stone.The only thing that still bothers me though , am I getting to far off the original theme of "Memories of Flight School" ?
I still plan to have all the figures(except maybe 1 or 2 )looking directly at the main pilot group of WW1 Aces,even the ones outside looking though the hangar windows at the center of the action.I am hoping that this will even increase the viewers curiosity to look inside the hangar and downplay any thing outside to only a supporting role.Any ideas or suggestions?
Cheers! John.