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                        How I Build Dioramas(step-by-step)

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                        JohnReid
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Friday, August 25, 2006 5:22 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:33 PM
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:51 AM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:32 AM
                        Adding to the parking lot!
                        I have decide to upgrade the VIP's parade car from a Ford T to a RR 1907 Touring Car.A bit of bunting and a few flags should look good on this car.It is a 1/16th Minicraft kit.
                        Now I wish I could find an everymans car of the period other than a Ford product.There just is not that much to choose from in 1/16th.One good thing about the Model T though is that the variety of bodywork is endless as it seems that old Henry would sell you the basic car and you could build the truck or car body of your own design.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:01 AM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:50 PM
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:04 AM
                        So you think that I work in large scale.Take a look at this.WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

                        http://www.onesixthcollectors.co.uk/...pic.php?t=3989

                        Cheer! John.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:22 AM
                        I decided to install the spark plugs afterall ,as holes in the cylinders just doesn't look right.
                        Here I have temporarily pinned on the carb air box and one of the intake manifolds.I will leave the R/H one off ,so I drilled out the cylinder where the manifold meets.
                        I found something on the kits plans that I found confusing.Letter "N" indicates both the carb air intake port on the block and the carb air intake box at the carburetor.
                        Next its on to painting these parts.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 9:37 AM
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Monday, August 21, 2006 10:42 AM
                        I received this addition to the parking lot today.It is a 1913 Mercer raceabout that I will convert into a barnstormers jalopy.I couldn't resist the price but the instructions are all in Chinese! No matter though ,when I am finished with it there will be very little Mercer to be recognized anyway.The engine and any left overs will look great in the junkyard.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Monday, August 21, 2006 10:26 AM
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Monday, August 21, 2006 9:15 AM
                        In the interests of not leading anyone astray
                        Please note:that the stiffups at the base of each cylinder should be horizontal to the top of the block and not at an angle as on my engine.I would under normal circumstances get out the old un-cure at this point and fix it but in this case when it installed in the diorama it really won't be seen.
                        I have temporarily installed the fibre tube for the spark plug leads but I will not install the plugs or the wiring at this time.This would probably be one of the last things to be done on the engine during its re-build and I may show this being done in the diorama,with plugs and wiring on the workbench.(For further info please see Martin Wolf wonderful build of this engine at www.wwi-models.org)
                        Martin took a multi-media approach and used this resin kit as a base for a lot of scratchbuilding.
                        Next its on to the carb intakes and air box.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Sunday, August 20, 2006 5:40 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Sunday, August 20, 2006 10:33 AM

                        Phase 2
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Sunday, August 20, 2006 10:27 AM
                        Now back to the big picture for a moment!
                        This pic basically encompasses Phase 1 of the "Memories of Flight School" diorama.The main hangar ,the outbuildings and attached modules.The red roof building is the future radio shack/dispatch area.The attached building on the L/H side of the hangar is actually now a garage door/ramp area that allows better viewing into the main structure.Phase 2 (if I decide to do it)will be a 2nd hangar,garage and tool shed as seen in the larger pic to follow.At present I have 2 airplanes,14 figures and 8 cars and trucks planned for installation.The figures are finished,as are 2 cars and 1 truck and 90% of the 2 Jenny airplanes.
                        I don't want to have a huge front ramp area, as I want the main hangar doors to act like a stage for the diorama and the central uniformed WW1 pilot group ,with little outside distraction when viewing from this angle.I feel that both sides and back of the main hangar can be developed into parking lots with a junk yard out back.(lots of great possibilities for weathering) I am not a great lover of a lot of flora and fauna in my dioramas(or even in my bird sculptures for that matter)but being an airport I don't feel that I need a lot of that anyway.
                        I have made some minor changes to the storyline as I now will have 2 parade cars in the dio.The original Ford model T and a RR touring car to accomodate all the passengers.In the parking lot there will be various airshow cars as well as trucks(all modified from various 1/16th model diecasts and plastic kits)
                        I will finish the main hangar and modules first and then the rest on an add-on basis.
                        That's the plan so far.Should be fun!
                        Cheers! John.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:40 AM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:40 PM
                        While I still have easy access to the area,I decided to do a little weathering using pastels.With a soft fine brush I simply scrubbed a little black and grey pastels into the low spots and corner areas.Now I'll do the fibre tubes.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:29 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Saturday, August 19, 2006 2:28 PM
                        I decided to install the L&R fibre support tubes next.The holes in cylinders 1 and 6 side were drilled deeper to accomodate pins that hold the fibre tube to the side.I also drilled the holes deeper in the fibre tube where the sparke plug leads will enter into the fibre tube.Larger holes were also drilled into the end of each tube for the 6 wire leads to the distributor.
                        I will now paint this assembly and permanently install it.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:54 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Friday, August 18, 2006 7:55 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Friday, August 18, 2006 7:30 PM
                        The pic above is somewhat distorted due to my scanner. The plumbing between the cylinders is finished.I made new aluminium sleeves that are slightly larger than those supplied for ease of fitting on to the resin stubs.Everything was touched up with black gesso.
                        The next step is to install the 4 stirrups at the base of each cylinder which securely fasten the cylinders to the block.
                        The bottom row of holes in the side of the cylinder is where the fibre support tube will be installed.The top row is for the spark plugs.Note: on the right side of the engine the spark plugs are not on the center line of the cylinder but more towards the rear.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Friday, August 18, 2006 6:48 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 17, 2006 7:22 PM
                        I disassembled the cylinders and block and painted the cylinders black gesso above and silver with a little black gesso added below.I reassembled the engine for the picture and now I can disassemble it again and begin the plumbing between each cylinder starting with #6 at the rear.This plumbing is a small piece of aluminium tubing.The more detail builders may want to replace the tubes with a scratchbuilt part.I plan to build this engine as it came in the kit, as my engine will not be handheld but in a diorama viewed through a window, so too much detail would be just wasting my time.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:40 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 17, 2006 2:41 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:17 AM
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:02 PM
                        After many hours of lining everything up I have finally put the cylinders on for a trial fitting.This is the most important step in this build ,for all the other parts to line up properly ,the cylinders must be in their proper position.
                        As you can see from the pic my engine still requires some tweaking here and there.This is very tight work and requires a lot of patience to get it right .Next will come the trial fitting of small pieces of tubing that act as a link between cylinders .
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                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:37 PM
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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                        Posted by JohnReid on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:58 PM
                        Here I have dry fit the cylinders to the block using small track pins.I anticipate that this should work better than 2 sided paper(I hope) because I will be able to rotate the cylinders to position them ,as well as bend the pin a bit to keep everything straight and at the same time hook up the plumbing between the cylinders and then use super thin superglue around the bottom to attach them to the block.
                        I oversized the holes for the 4 clamps that fasten down the cylinders to the block on the real engine.Experience has taught me to do this now rather than wait until the cylinders are in place ,because of the limited workspace.The two holes on the end couldn't be enlarged due to lack of material ,so I will shave down the clamp shaft instead.
                        Guide my hand in your work today.JWRR. My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. My Photoshop: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/
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