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Post by johnreid on Mar 7, 2006 10:00:28 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 7, 2006 10:38:59 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 7, 2006 11:02:56 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 7, 2006 11:25:54 GMT -5
Hi! Todays pics are taken from the same roll of overexposed pics that I took the other day.I hope to get around to taking some new ,better ones today.
First pic from the top
thats Mr. John Dillon ,the unpainted,armless office manager,giving you an idea of scale.
next,the office,note calendar on the wall is set for Nov 11
Pics 3&4.The woodworkers workshop(engine shop to come later)and view into office beyond.
Harley loves to get his picture taken!
Last pic I thought I would include for the stovepipe and roof assembly.Yes,I left a frying pan to cook up a few eggs and coffee on those cold Canadian mornings.
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Post by johnreid on Mar 8, 2006 8:46:47 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 8, 2006 10:06:39 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 8, 2006 18:45:05 GMT -5
 Using the hangar as a backdrop for classic cars. ;D |
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Post by johnreid on Mar 9, 2006 8:02:03 GMT -5
Dioramas as backdrops
I bet you were surprised to see this pic!!
Diorama scenes can be used as backdrops for pics. You can also change things around if you get bored with a certain scene.I usually end up liking the pics more than the actual diorama anyway.
While under construction I plan to use this diorama as much as I can for my own photography using airplanes ,cars or whatever as subject matter.
Today I plan a major change in direction.I will be going back to finish Jenny before the arrival of summer when it is difficult to work on delicate airplane structures outside.The summer I will reserve for the hangar and its modules.Maybe even build the new engine workshop where I plan to have an OX5 and a Mercedes undergoing buildups.
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Post by johnreid on Mar 9, 2006 8:26:25 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 9, 2006 8:56:43 GMT -5
"Harley is such a good boy,he hasnt moved since I told him to sit on the chair!"
In the next few pics I was playing around with the lighting to see the effects.This first pic was taken with just the one overhead dollhouse fixture on.I must say that it gives a nice warm glow to the office module.
The next pic will be with just the table light on and a over head 40w bulb in the background.The light shining on the outside door is from a overhead floresent bulb that I forgot to turn off.But I kind of like the idea for a moonlit nite scene.
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Post by johnreid on Mar 9, 2006 9:23:13 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 9, 2006 18:54:04 GMT -5
Back to the Jenny.
Boy,its amazing how difficult it can be to get back in the swing of things.After these past months of being away from the modeling of Jenny ,I am having a hard time figuring out just where I left off and where to begin again.I have so many things going, in various stages ,its hard to keep all the parts and sequence of build located in my head.The sequence of build is critical as many areas become inaccessable once the airplane is rigged.In order to save myself the same problem when I go back to finishing the hangar, I left myself notes on the various parts.Jeez I must be getting old but then again this has been the biggest project I have ever attempted.
I figure that the best thing I can do right now is check that Jenny is sitting corrrectly in her jig,line everything up and dive in and finish the wing rigging.Then will come the rigging of the controls and the installation of the control surfaces.Next will be to get her standing on her wheels and tailskid and prepared for installation in the hangar.I havent yet decided on just what work will be underway in this scene or whether she will be sitting on the tailskid or raised to flight position as in my other dioramas.
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Post by johnreid on Mar 10, 2006 8:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 10, 2006 9:25:02 GMT -5
The above pics were an experiment in lighting.The top pic is taken using just a florescent light.
The other pic was taken using only one 40W overhead bulb.
Although there is no question that I prefer the warm light of the bottom pic, I am glad that I took the other because I discovered a great way to create moonlight.Most of what you see here is scratchbuilt except for the lathe which I modified from a dollhouse piece.The rack of woodcarving tools are actually belaying pin handles that I had left over from my shipbuilding days.Behind the lathe there is also a rack of lathe turning tools made the same way.
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Post by johnreid on Mar 10, 2006 17:22:34 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 11, 2006 7:53:45 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 11, 2006 8:26:12 GMT -5
In the top pic are 3 of the 4 cars that I have collected so far for this dio.
The Franklin mint parade car will be only slightly weathered in keeping with its duty as a dignitaries transport.
The Gearbox truck will be extensively modified and weathered to become an airfield runabout for mechanics and staff.The logos will be changes to the Red Indian Gas Co.
The 1919 Hispano-Suisa will become a 2nd airshow car.It has yet to be built.
The Mercedes-Benz showcar(not shown but already built) is car #4.
The bottom pic is of a few new additions.The gas pump is in the process of being changed into a Red Indian pump.The new hangar door and hinged window is where the future engine shop module will be joined to the main structure.
Where the pump is now will be the side wall of the shop extending to the corner of the hangar.The new engine shop will have a partial plexiglass roof for viewing.
The shop will contain an OX5 engine undergoing a re-build.In addition there will be an old Mercedes engine in storage.
Thi
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Post by johnreid on Mar 11, 2006 9:58:30 GMT -5
Friggin in the Riggin
Boy,this rigging thing sure is a love/hate thing with me.I love doing it and looking at the finished product but the proceedure doesnt seem to love me.After an hour or two(and it takes about an hour to do one wire properly) my neck and shoulders are sore and my concerntration is flagging.That is why you have seen an increase in my postings recently. I use the computer to wind down and rest every once and awhile.This is probably the most intense rigging job I have done since my shipbuilding days.
The wire is not the easiest thing in the world to work with but it sure looks great when it is finished.The little photoetched fittings seem to catch in the wire which makes it difficult to pull the wire through.(Note to myself,next time, if there is a next time,use eyebolts or pins for this operation)
I left everything loose for now because if you try to tighten anything now it becomes a nightmare.Tighten one and loosen ten others.When the frigging rigging is finished I will have to devise a way around this tightening problem.
Or maybe I will just cheat and say the boys havent got around to tightening them yet.
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Post by johnreid on Mar 12, 2006 10:12:32 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Mar 12, 2006 10:54:44 GMT -5
Meet Big Al! This is my latest figure,Al Capone from the Legends and Lore collection.In my diorama he will be Al Capp, the dignitaries Ford ModelT chauffuer.
As you can see he is a pretty spiffy dresser but he will look much better when he gets his arm operation and a coat of paint.
Standing beside the car he looks pretty much in scale but in the door he looks too big.This is an optical illussion, I think, because you have to step up to hangar floor level and also due to do the fact that he is all white.
The door opening behind Al is actually the door to the hangar from the WC module.
The other door and swinging window will eventually be the opening to the new engine shop, that I hope to build this coming Summer in my backyard.
The truck needs a lot of work and will hardly be recogizable when I am finished with it.Come to think of it,with a few changes, this would make a great diorama itself with Al and his crew waiting for a shipment of booze
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