Railway Diorama Construction
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Railway Diorama Construction
I'm using the diorama base from the Revell-Matchbox M-16 Half-track as the basis for a larger diorama. An Academy Jeep will also be in the diorama, as will a dozen or so figures, mostly Italeri US Paratroops. The original diorama base was on of my all-time favourite ones from the Matchbox AFV series. We can rebuild it. Bigger than before, bigger, faster, stronger...
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Great demo Andrew. Well done
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i like how that is taking shape!
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That's a really great step by step Andrew. You make it look like even I could do it
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If I can do it, you can do it...ShaunW wrote:That's a really great step by step Andrew. You make it look like even I could do it
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Thanks chaps. I like doing dioramas for vehicles. That's why I like the Matchbox AFV series.
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Very interesting; it's fun to watch it come together step by step. Those Matchbox mini-dioramas just beg for a treatment like this.
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Nice Tutorial, Andrew. Very nice work. Good to see I am not the only one who "rips off" the lcoal coffee shops for modeling needs.
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Actually I bought a huge bundle for $1 from the dollar store. It saves me having to go into coffee shops too muchjssel wrote:Nice Tutorial, Andrew. Very nice work. Good to see I am not the only one who "rips off" the lcoal coffee shops for modeling needs.
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Hi Andrew,
Great little build, nicely realistic, and thanks for sharing, .
Can I ask what you used for the extension of the actual rails (not the sleepers), as I'm looking to create another small diorama incorporating track, but don't want to go to the expense of buying 00/H0 metal track?
Cheers, ,
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Great little build, nicely realistic, and thanks for sharing, .
Can I ask what you used for the extension of the actual rails (not the sleepers), as I'm looking to create another small diorama incorporating track, but don't want to go to the expense of buying 00/H0 metal track?
Cheers, ,
G
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They were little plastic coffee stirrers, which I cut in half lengthways to get the right height.G-Man69 wrote: ↑March 12th, 2022, 1:01 pm Hi Andrew,
Great little build, nicely realistic, and thanks for sharing, .
Can I ask what you used for the extension of the actual rails (not the sleepers), as I'm looking to create another small diorama incorporating track, but don't want to go to the expense of buying 00/H0 metal track?
Cheers, ,
G
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That looks excellent Andrew - nicely done!
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