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| Topic Started: Feb 14 2006, 09:13 AM (32,253 Views) | |
| JohnReid | Jun 20 2009, 06:10 PM Post #3551 |
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| JohnReid | Jun 22 2009, 07:30 PM Post #3552 |
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| Deleted User | Jun 22 2009, 07:45 PM Post #3553 |
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John, I absolutely love your work, and I especially love your life attitude...You totally rock, man. |
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| JohnReid | Jun 23 2009, 09:48 AM Post #3554 |
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| JohnReid | Jun 23 2009, 10:08 AM Post #3555 |
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Thanks! just doin what I love.  
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| JohnReid | Jun 24 2009, 09:10 AM Post #3556 |
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Now that my 4th aircraft diorama is underway my mind has been wandering as to what will be next.I decided on a Bleriot XI for the airplane,the diorama part is still unknown,even to me! Amati Bleriot XI First look inside the box! What a disappointment,this is not a museum quality model,not by my standards anyway.It is probably worth about what I paid for it ,about a quarter of what it originally went for a few years ago.I got mine as a closeout special from Model Airways.They will not be re-stocking them in the future,now I think I know why. This gives the term "museum quality "a bad name.My idea of museum quality would be a 1/10 scale model of the real thing,period.This is not even close. I still plan to build it using what I can of the stuff provided but it will only be a starting point.The engine ,the spoked wheels and metal fittings look OK at first glance but only time will tell.Just about everything in wood seems to be a figment of someones imagination.I haven't yet checked the overall measurements for accuracy but the building methodology is all wrong.The only way those wings would look OK is fabric covered,which I would recommend doing as an out of the box build.The fabric would as least cover up a multitude of sins.There just is no excuse for this in 1/10th scale.More on all this later. Here is my plan.I will use only the parts that I find acceptable or that can be modified to be accurate.I will use this as a starting point like I did with all my other structural type builds.(you gotta start somewhere) As I mentioned before I am a member of the Canadian Aviation Heritage Center which is only about ten minutes down the road from me and they have a 1:1 scale Bleriot XI now nearing completion.This aircraft will be flown in 2011 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Canadian air show and flight over a Canadian city,Montreal. Because it is actually to be flown the MOT has forced upon them some more modern modifications for safety sake.It will therefore be my task to find which is original and which has been modified.I want to build the original version. to be cont........ For all you military airplane fans out there,yes this was a military airplane. |
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| JohnReid | Jun 25 2009, 10:45 AM Post #3557 |
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| JohnReid | Jun 26 2009, 12:07 PM Post #3558 |
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| JohnReid | Jun 27 2009, 07:48 AM Post #3559 |
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Weekend Summery. This week was all about making and weathering fencing.It can be a long and repetitive process but you can make it less so by being a little creative and making each section just a little different. The sections are made to be removable until final assembly .I build each panel as it would be done in full scale and do not use jigs.This way it allows for a build which is more like the real thing,mistakes and all.Posts are installed first ,followed by cross members and then the vertical boards.Weathering is the same method as I used for the barn siding in my other dioramas.I figure that most fences in middle class neighborhoods in those days would be left to age naturally, due to the cost of paint. In the original picture the fencing looks to be about 4feet internally and the outer perimeter about 6 feet or higher.(My mock shows all the fencing at 4feet.)I decided to go with the picture and use the higher perimeter fencing.The only problem that I can see now would be to make the whole thing look a little walled off from the viewers perspective.If need be the height could be reduced in he future. |
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| JohnReid | Jul 2 2009, 07:23 AM Post #3560 |
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| JohnReid | Jul 2 2009, 08:00 AM Post #3561 |
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Yeah,I know it is not WW1 but all by old Ford T's are in the dioramas.Anyway this gives you an idea of how easy it is to do a vignette composition.I used my own backyard as a backdrop, put in a 1/18th scale classic car along my recently built fence,used one of the hangar doors not yet installed and voila there you have it.Later of course this area will be covered in grass and other vegetation.The car could also be slightly weathered, especially around the wheel areas after a drive to the airport, or I could put in a pail and some soap indicating that it had just been washed. |
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| dptydawg | Jul 2 2009, 10:32 AM Post #3562 |
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Hi John. Away back when you were looking for reference material for a CNR freight truck. This is probably much too late to be of any use but---  I found this truck in the Railway Museum in Winnepeg last week. I think that your model is fairly close to this one. Thanks Carl |
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| Dan S | Jul 2 2009, 03:24 PM Post #3563 |
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Well said about the digital camera age. I use an Olympus 545, a 4 mp pocket point and shoot. The quality of the photos is a credit to that camera, and ease of use is one of it's best features! It does have a great up close (macro?) too. I never had a film camera I liked. |
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| Ryan | Jul 2 2009, 04:09 PM Post #3564 |
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My first and only film camera is a olympus OM 10 35mm.. I love that thing. But I use digital for model building -olympus e-520. dslr |
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| Ryan | Jul 2 2009, 04:16 PM Post #3565 |
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My first and only film camera is a olympus OM 10 35mm.. I love that thing. But I use digital for model building -olympus e-520. dslr |
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| JohnReid | Jul 3 2009, 06:53 PM Post #3566 |
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| JohnReid | Jul 3 2009, 06:55 PM Post #3567 |
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Wow Carl! I wish I had that pic then. 
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| JohnReid | Jul 3 2009, 07:21 PM Post #3568 |
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| JohnReid | Jul 5 2009, 08:24 AM Post #3569 |
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Weekend Summary Still on the fencing! I have decided to rearrange things a bit.The high fencing will extend along only one side of the backyard that faces the street.The front fencing will be the same height as the fencing that separates the backyards, as it faces the lane way out back and not the public street.I felt that using the high fencing all the way around would give the diorama a walled off look which is not very welcoming for the viewer.The high wall is located at the highest elevation of all the backyards, so I think it actually adds to the stepped down look when viewing the diorama from right to left. The exact position of the flier I am still debating.The original reference pic shows it square to the fence with the nose pointed toward the buildings facade.Because the backyards are not square to the base but at an angle,I may still be OK with this. How to get the finished airplane out of the backyard ? Well he wouldn't be the first EAA type to tear down a fence to remove his beloved airplane.(I have heard of some who even removed basement walls) |
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| JohnReid | Jul 7 2009, 05:15 PM Post #3570 |
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| JohnReid | Jul 7 2009, 05:24 PM Post #3571 |
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Well ,I need a break from fence building so I think that it is time to try something new,the building's facade sounds like fun.I will have to study Andi's great work again and see how it goes.Other than building barns and old hangars this is all new to me,windows ,doors, brickwork etc... 
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| JohnReid | Jul 8 2009, 08:49 AM Post #3572 |
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I am tired of the fencing business for now and am ready for something new.Like with most things new it can be a little intimidating at first but I feel that I have some excellent reference material to work with so I am anxious to get started. This will be my first attempt at a building other than a barn or old hangar.It will only be the rear facade but it will be my first go at brickwork,stone etc..A modeling bud ,Andi has been most helpful to me in getting started with reference material and a building methodology using foam board and paper.You will be amazed at what can be done with paper ,I know I sure was.Well here goes....... A BIG thanks Andi for the inspiration! 
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| JohnReid | Jul 12 2009, 08:55 AM Post #3573 |
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| JohnReid | Jul 12 2009, 09:14 AM Post #3574 |
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More fun with vignettes While I am working on the early stages of building the facade,I thought that I would put up a few pics of the crashed Albatros sitting in the backyard of the backyard flier diorama.(lots more on my photobucket,look for the Albatros album.)When the backyard is finished with all the landscaping in place,I will submit better pics without clothes lines , bird feeders,porch railings and sun canopies etc... Eventually I will be taking a lot of pics of my 1/18th scale old car collection using this backyard, before shipping it off to the museum. __________________ "Once upon a time......." Storyboard dioramas by JohnReid. My photobucket: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/JohnReid/ |
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| JohnReid | Jul 13 2009, 12:50 PM Post #3575 |
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Facade #1 R/H yard area. This is the height of a 2 story row house.It looks a little out of proportion right now but when the L/H yard and roof is added,things will look more balanced. I kind of like the airplane placed at an angle in the yard for now but I won't make the final decision until much later in the build. |
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