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I love the B&W photos John!!! It takes you back in time.  Bob Pink. I love the B&W photos John!!! It takes you back in time. :cool_2:
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:05 am |
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I've just been taking some pics of this to send to Sean for the gallery and, as Alec liked, the 'old photo' effect, here's a few more:     Time to move on to the next dio which, again will be a dockside scene but a good deal larger... John I've just been taking some pics of this to send to Sean for the gallery and, as Alec liked, the 'old photo' effect, here's a few more:
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0006-19.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0005-27.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0001-101.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0002-83.jpg[/img]
Time to move on to the next dio which, again will be a dockside scene but a good deal larger...
John
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:33 am |
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Dude! You rock at this! If Kym Knight had a portion of a dockyard missing, YOUR diorama would blend right in!  Dude! You rock at this! If Kym Knight had a portion of a dockyard missing, YOUR diorama would blend right in! :thumbs_up_1:
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:31 pm |
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The info is much appreciated...I'll certainly visit TP in May  Looks like I spotted a typo: March 6th ~ North Somerset Modellers' Society (IPMS North Somerset) present their fifteenth annual model show to be held at Locking Castle Campus, Weston-super-Mare BS24 7DX. Show open from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Admission: Adults 32.00, Children £1.00, Concessions £1.50.   The info is much appreciated...I'll certainly visit TP in May [img]http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img265/3779/thumbsupmp0.gif[/img]
Looks like I spotted a typo:
March 6th ~ North Somerset Modellers' Society (IPMS North Somerset) present their fifteenth annual model show to be held at Locking Castle Campus, Weston-super-Mare BS24 7DX. Show open from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Admission: Adults [size=150][b]32.00[/b][/size], Children £1.00, Concessions £1.50. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/c_jane24/Smileys/4_6_100.gif[/img][img]http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img517/5219/dohsf2.gif[/img]
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:44 am |
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jimbuna wrote: Temple Park eh....I'm 1 1/2 mile away, when is that scheduled? May 16th according to this: http://www.ipms-uk.co.uk/events.htmjimbuna wrote: Cheers for the link but just my luck, no 1/700 IJN or Tamiya acrylics in the TS range...unless they can order them in. I haven't had to do it but, in the past, when I've been looking for some of the Trumpeter 1/350th scale stuff, they said they could order it if need be. John [quote="jimbuna"]Temple Park eh....I'm 1 1/2 mile away, when is that scheduled?[/quote]
May 16th according to this: http://www.ipms-uk.co.uk/events.htm
[quote="jimbuna"]Cheers for the link but just my luck, no 1/700 IJN or Tamiya acrylics in the TS range...unless they can order them in.[/quote]
I haven't had to do it but, in the past, when I've been looking for some of the Trumpeter 1/350th scale stuff, they said they could order it if need be.
John
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:41 am |
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johndon wrote: You'll be handy for the annual model show at Temple Park  It might be a bit of a hike for you but there is a dedicated model shop (probably the only one left in the area) called Model Active just outside Chester-le-Street on the road to Durham: http://www.modelactive.co.uk/It's where i now get all my stuff (with the exception of PE) from. John Temple Park eh....I'm 1 1/2 mile away, when is that scheduled? Cheers for the link but just my luck, no 1/700 IJN or Tamiya acrylics in the TS range...unless they can order them in. [quote="johndon"]You'll be handy for the annual model show at Temple Park :big_grin:
It might be a bit of a hike for you but there is a dedicated model shop (probably the only one left in the area) called Model Active just outside Chester-le-Street on the road to Durham: http://www.modelactive.co.uk/
It's where i now get all my stuff (with the exception of PE) from.
John[/quote]
Temple Park eh....I'm 1 1/2 mile away, when is that scheduled?
Cheers for the link but just my luck, no 1/700 IJN or Tamiya acrylics in the TS range...unless they can order them in.
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:34 am |
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You'll be handy for the annual model show at Temple Park It might be a bit of a hike for you but there is a dedicated model shop (probably the only one left in the area) called Model Active just outside Chester-le-Street on the road to Durham: http://www.modelactive.co.uk/It's where i now get all my stuff (with the exception of PE) from. John You'll be handy for the annual model show at Temple Park :big_grin:
It might be a bit of a hike for you but there is a dedicated model shop (probably the only one left in the area) called Model Active just outside Chester-le-Street on the road to Durham: http://www.modelactive.co.uk/
It's where i now get all my stuff (with the exception of PE) from.
John
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:02 am |
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johndon wrote:
Jimbuna - I see you live only around 10 miles away from me.
John
Rgr that John....just returned to modelling after a hiatus of over 25 years. TBH I'm struggling to find a retailer of note in the area.....any suggestions? (1/700 warships, Tamiya paints, glues, tools etc) [quote="johndon"]
Jimbuna - I see you live only around 10 miles away from me.
John[/quote]
Rgr that John....just returned to modelling after a hiatus of over 25 years.
TBH I'm struggling to find a retailer of note in the area.....any suggestions? (1/700 warships, Tamiya paints, glues, tools etc)
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:21 am |
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Don't worry alec and thanks for the comments, I do know what you mean (I think ). One of the strange things that, despite my best efforts, the photos just don't seem to convey is how 'busy' the overall dio looks when you see it for real... John Don't worry alec and thanks for the comments, I do know what you mean (I think :big_grin: ). One of the strange things that, despite my best efforts, the photos just don't seem to convey is how 'busy' the overall dio looks when you see it for real...
John
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:17 pm |
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This probably won't sound right. The black and white old world looking photo's are top notch, not over keen on the colour one's as they make the diorama look errrr um like a model, this is one of those darn statements where I know what I mean, what I am trying to say. Simply can't put the words into script, the overall effect is 1st class, real good job, a little clean looking here and there, nevertheless a great piece of work, what does it for me, as you're probably guess by now is the B/W photo's. This probably won't sound right. The black and white old world looking photo's are top notch, not over keen on the colour one's as they make the diorama look errrr um like a model, this is one of those darn statements where I know what I mean, what I am trying to say. Simply can't put the words into script, the overall effect is 1st class, real good job, a little clean looking here and there, nevertheless a great piece of work, what does it for me, as you're probably guess by now is the B/W photo's. :thumbs_up_1:
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:09 pm |
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Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated.
Sr. Gopher, the crane was very loosely based on one in the background on a photo of a Japanese harbour.
Jimbuna - I see you live only around 10 miles away from me.
John
Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated.
Sr. Gopher, the crane was very loosely based on one in the background on a photo of a Japanese harbour.
Jimbuna - I see you live only around 10 miles away from me.
John
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:41 pm |
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That is one fantastic piece of work....excellent stuff  That is one fantastic piece of work....excellent stuff [img]http://imgcash2.imageshack.us/img524/4295/rockry4.gif[/img]
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:42 pm |
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Did you design the crane yourself, or was it researched? (Sorry if you posted it, I don't like to read much.)  Did you design the crane yourself, or was it researched? (Sorry if you posted it, I don't like to read much.) :woo_hoo:
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:04 pm |
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Outstanding work and a very realistic dio. Congratulations Gilbert  Outstanding work and a very realistic dio. Congratulations :thumbs_up_1:
Gilbert :wave_1:
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:01 am |
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Well, after FAR too long, I'm finally calling this one finished with a addition of another 30 or so figures. It's been so long since I started, I look at it now and see lots of things that could be improved but, overall, I'm very happy with the result.
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0001-78.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0003-53.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0006-14.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0007-6.jpg[/img]
And my favourite view of the dio given an 'aged' feel:
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/DSCF0004-44.jpg[/img]
John
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:52 am |
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I like!
Terrific work, John!
Bob
I like!
Terrific work, John!
Bob
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:49 am |
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As the dio gets ever closer to completion, here's a couple of photos from new angles: If you look closely at the first pic, you can see the interior of the building though the window...    And a final one that has been manipulated to give an 'old' look to it...  Hope you like, John As the dio gets ever closer to completion, here's a couple of photos from new angles:
If you look closely at the first pic, you can see the interior of the building though the window...
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/SDC10836.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/SDC10840.jpg[/img]
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And a final one that has been manipulated to give an 'old' look to it...
[img]http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/johndon1968/SDC10845.jpg[/img]
Hope you like,
John
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:47 am |
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No John, this actually helps a lot, thank you very much for your time, deeply appreciated.
No John, this actually helps a lot, thank you very much for your time, deeply appreciated.
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:44 am |
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Alec, building measurements are as follows:
All Doors - 8mm high and 4mm wide
In the buliding on the right, the two openings for lorries are 20mm high and 20 mm wide with the peak of the roof at the back being 40mm
The building in the middle has roof peak of 40mm high and that on the left has a peak of 45mm. For the windows at the front building in the middle, the tops of the windows are 8mm high and the bottom is 4mm.
One thing I did do for all the buliding was tape a sheet of 2mm square graph paper to the plastic sheet I was using - this makes it very easy to get accurate lengths, heights and right angles when cutting the sheet.
Whilst not visible in the photos, the buildings in the middle and the right have interiors...
As for the water, I described my technique earlier in the post although it is really only suitable for calm water.
Hope this helps.
John
Alec, building measurements are as follows:
All Doors - 8mm high and 4mm wide
In the buliding on the right, the two openings for lorries are 20mm high and 20 mm wide with the peak of the roof at the back being 40mm
The building in the middle has roof peak of 40mm high and that on the left has a peak of 45mm. For the windows at the front building in the middle, the tops of the windows are 8mm high and the bottom is 4mm.
One thing I did do for all the buliding was tape a sheet of 2mm square graph paper to the plastic sheet I was using - this makes it very easy to get accurate lengths, heights and right angles when cutting the sheet.
Whilst not visible in the photos, the buildings in the middle and the right have interiors...
As for the water, I described my technique earlier in the post although it is really only suitable for calm water.
Hope this helps.
John
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:17 am |
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Hello John, I have used my 1-350 sailors as a marker for doors to buildings, saying they were 6' tall, and the buildings still don't look right, all in the dustbin now, I was wondering what my chances were, of you sending me those mesurements of a building, door hight, and total hight of apex, I was building the 1-350 Yorktown, but that's a very long a sad story, I like the idea of dioramas, only wish I could master that darn sea effect, I have read through Jim B's notes and just about everything else I can lay my hands on, and still no sea effect that I am happy with, they either turn out flat, waves too large, or simply don't look right, if you can spare me a few moments, that would be great as I know your diorama has taken off and like myself there will be loads of people wanting favours on this subject, and how to do. Many thanks John.
Hello John, I have used my 1-350 sailors as a marker for doors to buildings, saying they were 6' tall, and the buildings still don't look right, all in the dustbin now, I was wondering what my chances were, of you sending me those mesurements of a building, door hight, and total hight of apex, I was building the 1-350 Yorktown, but that's a very long a sad story, I like the idea of dioramas, only wish I could master that darn sea effect, I have read through Jim B's notes and just about everything else I can lay my hands on, and still no sea effect that I am happy with, they either turn out flat, waves too large, or simply don't look right, if you can spare me a few moments, that would be great as I know your diorama has taken off and like myself there will be loads of people wanting favours on this subject, and how to do. Many thanks John.
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:26 am |
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