I see a problem in my modeling/diorama building future. No room to store them. What can I do with any old dioramas? I will get rather bored with them soon enough, but do not want to simply throw them away. Any suggestions? Who would want them?

One option is to donate them to museums or veteran organizations such as VFW or American Legion to be displayed in their halls. They are usually pretty appreciative and will cherish your work.

Greetings all; Consider offering the display to a model / Hobby shop. Size might be an issue for smaller shops. Also if you loan it out , do get a plexi cover built for it. Depending on the subject matter you could go to a library or local airport for short term displays. Consider also your local recruiting stations. The Navy loves ship models. The Army loves figures and armor. Air Force love aircraft. Marines love it all. Just keep the blood and gore to a minimum. Live near a military base try offering your works to them for long term loans. They like attractive pieces to put in their antirooms entering the hdqtrs areas. Civilian vehicle dioramas - Try car dealerships. Here in Denver the local Hobbytown shop has a diorama built by the collective efforts of a few local boys. It is a used car dealership lot that actually existed in about 1967. They took an old newspaper clipping with a list of available vehicles on the lot and did them to factory specs for paint types used on specific vehicle. (These locations are usually good for trophy packages for local contests as well.)

Schools.... particularly Middle Schools and Senior High Schools. Contact the Social Science Department... Right now most of he Classes are in WWII, Korean War or Viet Nam.

The Visual are great for students who are learning about the wars and History any such aids would be appreciated by teachers (like me - US & World History)

My kids get a kick out of my work and I have started a time line on the wall (painting policy at my school is "Don't ask, Don't tell!")




So ask around your local school districts... not only great to teach the kids history, but you can go talk to them about modeling too! I had a Viet Nam Vet come and talk to the students about Nam last year. He was a “tunnel Rat” and had done s series of Dioramas. The kids were fascinated by him and his work. I had them draw and write about what he had created and his experiences. It was a great learning tool.

Just a thought!

John
www.johnneill.com

Depends on the quality or rarity of the pieces.... if it is a poor early attempt, I give them to my kids to experiment with. If it is something that i could salvage or put to better use in a new diorama at some time, then that is what I do.

If it is a real quality piece, these i often sell on Ebay or at collector shows at handsome prices.... there are only so many you can actually keep!

Well if its something that I wasn't happy with I'll use it for spare parts for furture projects or give it to a friend who has had his eye on it for some time.......

Don't really know anyone who is willing to accept my work? straqnge really I am quite good.