Dioramas
Do you love dioramas & vignettes? We sure do.
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Boys with a kite or England Stands Alone

ProfessorP

Joined: February 20, 2007
KitMaker: 339 posts
Armorama: 325 posts

Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 05:00 AM UTC
Very nice Raul. Excellent concept and well executed. I especially like your figures which are nicely painted. Congrats.

Easy_Co

Joined: September 11, 2002
KitMaker: 1,933 posts
Armorama: 985 posts

Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 09:10 AM UTC
Hi Raul, This is like watching a movie Im flinching waiting for a mine to go off. excellent work sir reminds me of when i was a kid I can almost smell the seaweed.

cdharwins

Joined: October 28, 2006
KitMaker: 491 posts
Armorama: 462 posts

Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 09:09 PM UTC
Wow, Raul...A GREAT dio that tells a story and a subject that is something different. Fantastic work!
Chris

campbellbart

Joined: February 05, 2007
KitMaker: 121 posts
Armorama: 119 posts

Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 02:55 AM UTC
Really nice job and great idea.
The sand looks great...very real.
Bart
The sand looks great...very real.
Bart

tylusfaust

Joined: December 18, 2005
KitMaker: 371 posts
Armorama: 217 posts

Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 08:06 AM UTC
Guys,
Thanks for all the words of support. I'm glad the "story" of the diorama came through. My biggest fear was that people wouldn't piece together the sign with the boy running or the kite.
And yes, the story is open and that creates the tension of waiting for the landmine to go off. I was worried that it would be too negative.
When he saw the diorama, my 9yr old asked me what happened to the boy. I told him that we don't know and everyone has to make up their own story. Given that I have two young boys, I envision the boy running out there getting his kite and running back missing the landmines by shear luck. When his brother show him the sign the boy can't stop shaking and they promise never to tell their parents. Only years later when they are married and have kids of their own they tell their parents about the time one of their boys almost got killed.
Thanks for all the words of support. I'm glad the "story" of the diorama came through. My biggest fear was that people wouldn't piece together the sign with the boy running or the kite.
And yes, the story is open and that creates the tension of waiting for the landmine to go off. I was worried that it would be too negative.
When he saw the diorama, my 9yr old asked me what happened to the boy. I told him that we don't know and everyone has to make up their own story. Given that I have two young boys, I envision the boy running out there getting his kite and running back missing the landmines by shear luck. When his brother show him the sign the boy can't stop shaking and they promise never to tell their parents. Only years later when they are married and have kids of their own they tell their parents about the time one of their boys almost got killed.

ian1066

Joined: May 16, 2010
KitMaker: 16 posts
Armorama: 15 posts

Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 08:22 AM UTC
A beautiful diorama, brilliantly executed. I stand in awe of modellers who turn out such work.
One small gripe, which refers to the title - England did not stand alone, Britain stood alone. England brought Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland alongside them and to refer to Great Britain as England upsets some of us bigtime.
One small gripe, which refers to the title - England did not stand alone, Britain stood alone. England brought Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland alongside them and to refer to Great Britain as England upsets some of us bigtime.
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