Hey all,

My kids have been tormenting me about seeing a big dio (several meters square). I've seen one in person (about 3mx6m) set in the Ardennes, but I'd like to show them something online. Can anyone point me in the direction of a large 1:35 dio? (Time, place and vehicles don't really matter.)

Marc B
Hiding from the kids

Here are a couple that were at AMPS East in 2003 from the Armorama Events gallery.




Not quite as big as you're looking for, but still pretty impressive in size and amount of work.

I have a copy of Military Modelling magazine where Andrea built a 1/32 scale dio of their Das Boot submarine. It was a dry dock scene.

The U-boat itself was over 6ft. Easily 2 meters. Just imagine the rest of the scene. It took them over a year to finish.

Well, I'm not sure how big is big in your book, but here are a few that I have been using for reference (inspiration) for a project I am working on.

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/dio/dockyard/72-uboat-kq/kq-index.html



This one is simply amazing!

http://www.dream-arts.de/seiten/diorama-brest.html



These aren't all that big, as big goes, but exceptionally well detailed.

http://www.dynamicdioramas.org/modelindex.html

Brett

Hello Marc,

This one is probably not large enough (0.7mx1.1m) but here is it anyway.
http://www.models-in-action.com/include.php?path=content/articles.php&contentid=252

But i want to turn the question around, do you have a picture of the 3x6m Ardennes Dio? I'm doing something like that and would really love to see this one.

Cheers

Claude,

You have to be a member of models in action to view this diorama

Q

I can't seem to find them, but Bob Letterman-VLS-had done several large dio's that are simply amazing. Fine Scale Modeling did an article on a few of them a couple of months ago.

Sorry, did not notice that as i am a logged-in member.

Anyway (i don't weant to divert from the original thread)
the site "Models in Action" is an excellent site, free registration and a lot to see. Most of it is even translated in english, so also the text for the dio i linked). Feel free to have a look ( i have no relation with the site) http://www.models-in-action.com

Thanks and sorry again

How about Kieth Magee's 40 pnd dio?

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/51430&page=1

my own work in progress here





will be posting another update later this week with many more goodies

There are some impressive dio's here and on those links posted have you tried showing them some of the Verlinden dio's they got me to get into modeling and still inspire me to do better till this day.


Happy Modeling
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Wow! Thanks everyone for the for the info. The kids (9 and 7) are busy drawing up plans for something involving a M26 Dragon Wagon, perhaps an LCM. Maybe a Rhine crossing dio or something like that.