Dear all,
For my first post here since 6 months, i wanted to put some extra pics of my dio whose SBS you will find on hfmodelling
here
I hope those who already see the dio will like the new pics (taken under full sun ) and that those who didn't see it already -well, will like it too!!

JB,
Still a stunning diorama!! Love the new shots.
Welcome back.

Cheers, Charles

Hi JB. The new images with real sun do give the piece an even more realistic feel. Indeed a stunning dio .. one than can be inspected over and over. This one definately goes in my list of best dios of all time!

That's a great diorama!
Just a small comment on the figure with the red towel: it seems a bit too rigid. The scene is full of pathos though!

JB -nice to see it posted here. I love the ice. I read the feature previously and found it really informative.

fantastic

Thanks for the comments guys -now Frank i do feel really immensely flattered

Giacomo you are right about the stiffness of the moustached guy, he is actually leaning against the fence in an overstretched position -it's a position I have been repeating myself in some place where I live with such fences, atracting to me some strange looks from the passers-by
thanks again

Jean-Bernard, of all the work you have posted, I have to say that this is my favorite.

Superb work Jean! but not only for the boat and figures, also for the conception of the scene: this is a a true diorama we can see the theorical work about composition behind the scene

my more deeply congratulations
Carlos

thanks Dave!!

Thanks Carlos too -breathtaking job on your factory btw...

Great dio! The SBS is quite detailed

I'm in awe at the look of those enormous ice chunks.

Thanks Captmallory, i indeed got lots of fun writing this lengthy SBS
I wish you well for your own dio!

Zokissima thanks for being in awe! those blocks of polyester resin/ice are indeed big heavy chunks -the whole weight is above 5kgs..

Hey JB,

Love the new arty shots




I actually always thought he looked fine for someone leaning forward into the Arctic wind trying to franticly to both draw attention to his plight and maintain his balance.... but that's just me


Then...

For those that haven't read or seen Jean-Bernard's marvelous SBS yet... it just proves our point that you folks shouldn't be afraid to venture out of Armorama and explore the rest of the Kitmaker Network. We've got some fantastic features and reviews that may not have been syndicated - for whatever reason - that may be of use to you, or even just be a pleasurable read

Hope to see you all on HF soon

Rudi

Congratulations are diorama that I do not get tired to see
and of that many lessons can be learned
this between the best ones of the best ones

regards
Domi

beautifil dio scene you using in doi LED diods

Thank you Domi my friend for digging out that old thing, i have a one page long log file with stuff to append, modify, change and erase on this one -contrary to you I am not really good when it comes to bigger sized dioramas

Ondra/Battlefox thanks for your comments too! No leds -and very few digital effects on those pics except for some blur on the wooden base.
The trick to take those pics was this one:
I finished the dio in winter which means that even when the sun was out, only a very feeble light was available in my flat.
So i have a tripod with a digital camera that I can set with the amount of time I want. I used a very small aperture and a long time pose, and then I agitated a grey cardboard sheet behind the diorama so that it is totally blurred on the final picture because of the long time pose

thanks my friends!!