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Post by johnreid on Oct 1, 2007 19:21:50 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 1, 2007 19:45:08 GMT -5
Taking pics while I can!
Some of these camera angles will be lost to me once the roof is on so I am taking advantage while I can.
The last pic is through the office window shutters that separates it from the carpenters shop.In the foreground you can see the woodcarving tools and a prop being worked on.Through the far window you can see the back of Al's hat.The blue box on the floor under the workbench is where Chester the cat resides.
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Post by johnreid on Oct 2, 2007 9:00:42 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 2, 2007 9:13:06 GMT -5
Left hangar wall.
I am now making up one more broken wing segment to stand against the wall and then that will be enough to pretty much cover that area.
I am thinking of making some old cockpit floorboards and securing down a flight control assembly as I have all the parts available to me.I could set it on the floor near the Jenny basketcase . The assembly would not normally be taken out in one piece but it would make for a nice educational tool.
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Post by johnreid on Oct 3, 2007 9:19:22 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 3, 2007 9:44:57 GMT -5
Pictures!
I am presently deleting a lot of pictures from my photobucket.Eventually it will only contain pictures of the final diorama or whatever I am working on at the time.The only reason that I mention this is for you guys who would like to keep some of them for your own reference purposes.
My long term plans is maybe one day to do a CD for the museum that could be accessed for reference but who knows if I'll ever get around to it.
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It has been said that the difference between a "pilot" and an "aviator" is that a pilot is a technician,and an aviator is an artist in love with flight.
JohnReid (Aviator)
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Post by johnreid on Oct 3, 2007 16:56:15 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 3, 2007 18:18:37 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 3, 2007 18:31:40 GMT -5
Flight controls!
Stick and rudder bars needs no explanation .The bellcrank aft of the rear stick is for the aileron cables, and aft of that you have the elevator control bar which is normally attached to the fuselage sides, the cables are then attached top and bottom.
The stick could be a straight wood dowel or in this case a piece of metal tubing with a bend in it.The floorboards are normally in three pieces,I have chosen to show only the middle board.I have made provision for the rudder cables by drilling holes in the aft rudder bar.Very simple design but quite efficient.This assembly will now probably be placed somewhere beside the basketcase fuselage.
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Post by johnreid on Oct 4, 2007 14:09:14 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 5, 2007 13:26:20 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 7, 2007 16:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 7, 2007 20:44:13 GMT -5
I think that my diorama has outgrown it name."Memories of Flying School "just doesn't cut it anymore.The story has become much bigger than that .The original story of the veterans meeting on Remembrance Day is obvious especially with the sign in the hangar.What is not so obvious is this uniqueness of this era in aviation's history ,the years between 1918 and 1927.
After the war,aviation was basically in a lull.Nobody wanted to be reminded of the war and the great sacrifice made during this period.Airplanes were mostly considered tools of war and dangerous to boot.Very few young people of the time considered it as a profession and those who flew were mostly ex military types scratching out of living as barnstormers or flying the mail.These were a very special breed of men who risked life and limb on a daily basis.The average Joe citizen would laugh at the thought of flying other than as a daredevil kind of thing to do at a county fair.
In a few hearts however there was a vision of the future and by 1927 they knew that if they were to be accepted into the mainstream they would have to accept a few rules and regs.It is to these guys that I have decided to dedicate this diorama as the
"Keepers of the Flame"
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Post by johnreid on Oct 7, 2007 21:13:06 GMT -5
"Keepers of the Flame"1918-1927
I know that this new title is even more obscure than the last but I figure that if it raises the curiosity of only one kid in ten about this era ,it will be worth the change.Maybe if I added dates it would be better.
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Post by johnreid on Oct 8, 2007 9:41:04 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 8, 2007 10:08:04 GMT -5
Diecast Dioramas.
I know,I know ,its not WW1 and a dreaded diecast to boot but ...........
it is a diorama manufactured for sale to collectors.Can you imagine this only a few short years ago when dioramas were mostly considered nice bases for your static model? These dioramas are also now available to the diecast car guys too including just about every tool and accessory in 1/18th scale including figures.
For storyteller dioramists such as myself I think we are nearing the golden age.
I know that a lot of plastic guys and scratchbuilders are ,shall we say a little prejudice against diecasts ,but for modelers who want to be creative dioramists
in a storytelling sense ,and just don't have the time or inclination to do a full blown diorama ,this is a great new development in my opinion and a wonderful entry level to modeling.To keep it alive we must evolve with the times! I think it is time to bury the hatchet.It is in the end only the creative idea that really matters.
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Post by johnreid on Oct 9, 2007 10:12:24 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 10, 2007 8:08:58 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 11, 2007 8:28:50 GMT -5
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Post by johnreid on Oct 11, 2007 9:21:44 GMT -5
Winter project.
The last major build of this diorama will be the Camel/Ford truck assembly.I am really looking forward to getting back to building airplanes again.The car in the pic is a diecast and used here for reference only.(it eventually will be weathered and parked outside the office).It will be nice to finish this diorama on a high note with a aircraft/truck build.I really want to take my time with this as it will be the best closeup view of any airplane in the composition.I would also like to improve my figure painting to a level that I have seen elsewhere,as my next diorama "The Backyard Flier" will not have the advantage of indoor stage type lighting.The Flier will also require some totally scratchbuilt figures which is an area of this artform that I have yet to explore.I have always much admired the guys who can do small scale figures and actually make them look like some historical figure.It would be a wonderful place to finish up this modeling adventure of mine.
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It has been said that the difference between a "pilot" and an "aviator" is that a pilot is a technician,and an aviator is an artist in love with flight.
JohnReid (Aviator)
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