Jeeves
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Works for me Terry-- I have some ideas...but this will give me time to work and plan everything out.
Let's go by Shep's definition...paraphrased from his book:
In recent years, the term diorama has come to mean any scene executed in three dimensions. At its most basic, it is nothing more than a model or group of models placed in a realistic setting- which invariably involves a landscaped base of some sort and probably a few figures to add scale and interest.
In its most developed form, a diorama is a scene that tells a story. It is not just a model of an object or group of objects, but of an event. This may be active and obvious like an infantry attack...or passive and subtle such as weary infantrymen resting after a battle or a forlorn and derelict aircraft abandoned in the desert.
The size of a diorama is not important; in fact, some of the most effective dioramas are quite small. Small dioramas, often called vignettes, gain visual strength from their compactness; because the story is compressed into a small area with a minimum of distractions, the viewer can absorb it immediately.
That being said then Dave- it seems that your idea of a vignette would fit in just fine...having just a vehicle with nothing else would not fit- but having it tell a story with either figures or elements of the environment around it would fit in with Shep's vision of it....
Let's go by Shep's definition...paraphrased from his book:
In recent years, the term diorama has come to mean any scene executed in three dimensions. At its most basic, it is nothing more than a model or group of models placed in a realistic setting- which invariably involves a landscaped base of some sort and probably a few figures to add scale and interest.
In its most developed form, a diorama is a scene that tells a story. It is not just a model of an object or group of objects, but of an event. This may be active and obvious like an infantry attack...or passive and subtle such as weary infantrymen resting after a battle or a forlorn and derelict aircraft abandoned in the desert.
The size of a diorama is not important; in fact, some of the most effective dioramas are quite small. Small dioramas, often called vignettes, gain visual strength from their compactness; because the story is compressed into a small area with a minimum of distractions, the viewer can absorb it immediately.
That being said then Dave- it seems that your idea of a vignette would fit in just fine...having just a vehicle with nothing else would not fit- but having it tell a story with either figures or elements of the environment around it would fit in with Shep's vision of it....
:captain ... Or :train
