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DIORAMA REFERENCES; Updated 6/21/09
Topic Started: Dec 14 2006, 10:40 AM (1,518 Views)
HowardE	Dec 14 2006, 10:40 AM Post #1
Diorama Moderator Posts: 1,833 Group: Members Member #316 Joined: July 11, 2006	Chester got this idea going on another site and I thought it would be a good thing to continue and expand on it here... Take a look at this to get an idea of what we all like to see:http://www.scaleautomag.com/sca/community/...?TOPIC_ID=25037 If you have one please add it in: *Shopping Finds* 1)finger and toenail art (mercman) *Building Detail* 1)Outside Electrical stuff:http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=4709 (Old Moe) *Textures* 1)http://www.printmini.com/printables/p1.shtml (Mercman) 2)http://www.cgtextures.com/index.php?pass=true (Khamilton) *Signs and Ads* 1)Vintage racing decals (Mercman) 2)http://www.vicsplace.com/store.php?section=1 (Armyofchuckness) 3)vintage posters (Khamilton) 4)Car Ads(Bryan_M) *Gas Station Stuff* 1) 40's-50's pumps http://home.alltel.net/impala11/gaspumps.htm http://www.oldgaspump.com/ogp/photo_gallery_pages/pumps.htm http://www.gaspumpheaven.com/ http://www.antiquevend.com/RoarGas.html 2) http://www.oldgas.com/ (old rodder) 3)http://groups.msn.com/ToddsHarleyPix/oldgasstations.msnw (Hollywood Jim) *Dioramas&Train Layouts* 1)http://diorama-dreamland.at/ (Chuck Doan) *Vehicles* 1)Garbage Trucks http://www.classicrefusetrucks.com/gallery.html (Ken Hamilton) 2)Pick-ups (and cars)...tons of pix (bryan_m) *Scale Converters and Charts* 1)http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=4972 all the different scales (Hollywood Jim) 2)http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/conversions.htm (mercman) *Tools and Diorama Accessories* 1)http://www.oakridgehobbies.com/g_scale/g_74a.html Lumber Etc (Marken) 2)http://www.grandtline.com/ all (Lou) 3)http://www.modelbuilderssupply.com/ (khamilton) 4)Metal sourceDanS *Resin and Casting* 1)http://www.sculpt.com/ Molding Waxes (Lou) *Figures* *Model Links* *Idea And Reference Photos* 1)Car Art (Chester) 2)http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=3771(vsuarez666) 3)http://www.shorpy.com/ (Daveinthehat) 4)http://www.satanslaundromat.com/mt/mt-sear...h=iron+triangle (Lou) 5)http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/...angle/index.htm (Lou) 6)http://www.streetrods-online.com/ (Bryan M) 7)http://www.daleklee.com/ (Chester) 8)http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=4286 (Kingme) 9)http://www.patentroom.com/ (Ryan Silva) 10)http://www.agilitynut.com/roadside.html (Daveinthehat) 11)http://classiccarsrotting.com/(drk) 12)http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/brya...d%20structures/(BryanM) 13)http://www.desertclassics.com/restorable2.html (Chester) 14)Alleyways http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=7295 (Vsuarez666) 15) Abandoned stuff http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=7297 (Armyofchuckness) 16) Camp Mules http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=7293 (Vsuarez666) 17) Decaying Brownsville http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=7362 (Bryan M) 18) Brick ref. windows and things http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=7336 (Bryan M) 19)Brick layers Guide http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/educ/reid/...Bricklayer.html (Marken) 20)The Motherlode of Reference Pix site http://www.primeportal.net/whats_new.htm (Hollywood Jim) 21)Truck door art http://www.pbase.com/czechman/door_art (Ryan Silva) 22)http://www.porkystruckstop.com/INDEX.htm (Ryan Silva) 23)http://s13.zetaboards.com/B_n_B_Auto_Builders/topic/6511281/ (JohnReid) 24)Hundred car pile-uphttp://public.fotki.com/sled-foot/1/2008-oct-hunnert-ca/(leadfoot) 25) OLD CAR PIX http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/ (Hollywood Jim) 26)Junkyard pixhttp://moes-garage.spaces.live.com/ (Chester) *Inspirational Works* 1)Master Craftsman Series Archives (Vsuarez666) 2)http://z13.invisionfree.com/B_n_B_Auto_Bui...?showtopic=7294 (Vsuarez666) 3)Ken's book(Mercman) *OUR ALBUMS* Ryan Silva Bryan_M KHamilton Marken DuPree DaveInTheHat KingMe Mnapolean Hollywood Jim DamnCranky666 Mercman nkhandekar JohnReid Chuck Doan chester armyofchuckness coopdad Danny i PhilBass BentMetal miwi DanS Geezerman Edited by HowardE, Jun 21 2009, 09:40 AM.



HowardE	Nov 21 2007, 08:37 PM Post #2
Diorama Moderator Posts: 1,833 Group: Members Member #316 Joined: July 11, 2006	As I said earlier, feel free to add on to this by replying if it's a link (let me know where it should go) ...if its an idea with examples; post in the regular diorama section and I can add a link to that post to this list. let me know if there are any sections that should be added and also if you see a post that should be added to the list,Thanks!



Ryan Silva	Apr 30 2008, 06:53 PM Post #3
The GunKenstein! Posts: 1,216 Group: Members Member #753 Joined: August 4, 2007	http://www.porkystruckstop.com/INDEX.htm Decals from the 50's-70's



Bryan_M	May 2 2008, 09:49 AM Post #4
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,083 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	cool site thanks for posting it!! bryan m



Ryan Silva	Jun 7 2008, 11:50 AM Post #5
The GunKenstein! Posts: 1,216 Group: Members Member #753 Joined: August 4, 2007	http://londonstreetscenes.fotopic.net/ street scenes, buildings of different types and faded signs



khamilton	Aug 26 2008, 07:30 AM Post #6
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,205 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Piping details for oil & grease lines at a local Chevy dealership. Might be helpful for garage diorama detailing: http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/reference_files/garage-piping-details/



Bryan_M	Sep 2 2008, 02:51 PM Post #7
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,083 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thats cool ken! thanks ! bryan



Marken	Oct 5 2008, 05:23 PM Post #8
Senior Member Posts: 574 Group: Members Member #524 Joined: December 13, 2006	http://www.miniaturziegel.de/Ziegel.xhtml This is a link provided to me by Marcel Ackle for scale bricks which he uses for his fantastic diorama's. Anyone fluent in German?



Bryan_M	Oct 5 2008, 08:34 PM Post #9
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,083 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	WOW!! those bricks look great........damn shame i cant read german!.... bryan



DuPree	Oct 9 2008, 04:44 PM Post #10
Member Posts: 236 Group: Members Member #621 Joined: February 13, 2007	Just stumbled across a site called Abandoned Baton Rouge that's rich with inspiration. http://abandonedbatonrouge.typepad.com/abandoned_baton_rouge/ And while you're there, don't miss these links: The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit http://www.detroityes.com/home.htm Vanishing New York http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/ Lost Tulsa http://losttulsa.com/ DARKVIEWS (click on "preview" and then check out the links on the left side of the page that opens. "Train Yard" is a good one.) http://www.darkviews.com/ Opacity http://www.opacity.us/ Illicit Ohio http://illicitohio.illicitohio.com/



Bryan_M	Dec 18 2008, 07:36 PM Post #11
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,083 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	here are some rooftop detail reference pics................. http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=gmail&q=rooftop%20photos&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Bryan m



DaveInTheHat	Dec 25 2008, 10:41 PM Post #12
Advanced Member In The Hat Posts: 2,143 Group: Members Member #386 Joined: August 20, 2006	Old car and truck pictures. http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/



Bryan_M	Dec 25 2008, 10:53 PM Post #13
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,083 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	oooh! good references! thanks dave! bryan



kingme	Dec 29 2008, 02:50 PM Post #14
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 978 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	Marken Oct 5 2008, 05:23 PM http://www.miniaturziegel.de/Ziegel.xhtml This is a link provided to me by Marcel Ackle for scale bricks which he uses for his fantastic diorama's. Anyone fluent in German? I have seen some doll house bricks that I thought would work well for this sort of thing. They were actually clay bricks. But they were a bit spendy. I wonder how much these are. Does anyone make a mold for individual bricks that can be cast from plaster?



miwi	Dec 29 2008, 03:20 PM Post #15
Newbie Posts: 13 Group: Members Member #891 Joined: January 23, 2008	Marken Oct 5 2008, 05:23 PM http://www.miniaturziegel.de/Ziegel.xhtml This is a link provided to me by Marcel Ackle for scale bricks which he uses for his fantastic diorama's. Anyone fluent in German? What kind of help do you need? I'm from Germany Michael



armyofchuckness	May 18 2009, 10:00 AM Post #16
Duke of Detritus Posts: 2,043 Group: Members Member #899 Joined: February 5, 2008	Click HERE for some great street scenes from Jalopnik.



Hollywood Jim	Jun 15 2009, 09:22 AM Post #17
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,828 Group: Members Member #527 Joined: December 13, 2006	Don't ever complain that you've run out of diorama ideas. Check out this blog.!!! OLD CAR PICTURES (Howard, please add this to a reference list) Thx.



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