The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Dioramas => Topic started by: Wardog on March 20, 2012, 12:31:03 PM
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http://photobucket.com/dioramamaxamelia
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/040-1.jpg)
This dio has been a WIP for the past few months. It's been a labour of love (and sometimes a labour of frustration). There's a few custom figures also and there's ALOT of work to be done to it yet and alot more figures as well.
ENJOY
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I just couldn't resist adding one image code from this great looking scene. Look for this on our front page soon.
Wow, this has been like custompalooza this week. So much talent I see here. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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WOW, really very cool!!!
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You are now sporting on our front page. This, once again, looks awesome.
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Thanks guys....i don't really know what to say! ??? I'm flattered...thank you.
There's an extention at the back that was going to be the main walkway into town BUT i changed that and now there's a WIP building and a small street. I'm planning on cleaning up the Photobucket pics, get rid of some of the WIP shots etc etc and just have the completed shots there to view.
I'm a tad miffed at my local arts & crafts store because they've run out of the products i use on the buildings so the WIP building may not get completed for a few weeks which is annoying me to no end :-\
Again guys thanks for the comments, very much appreciated and chuffed. My dear wife just rolls her eyes at me with stuff like this :D
Cheers
Your local War Dog
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Welcome to the Yards, Wardog. Beautiful work on this diorama. Holy camoly, that looks good!
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Gosh, this really looks terrific! There is a graininess to the photo that makes it literally appear as though its film quality. The realism you sense from this is quite astounding. I've really enjoyed checking this out; welcome to the Yards!
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Very cool! I've been meaning to a Tatooine-based diorama, this will serve as a good inspiration! Can't wait to see more pics!
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That is really cool, just screams to be played with !
You got me making Landspeeder sounds :D
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Thanks guys. Your kind words are kindly recieved and very much appreciated ;D
I've put an aerial shot on this Dio on the Imperial Shipyards FB page.
Cheers and giggles
Me
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Wow! Very cool stuff. Welcome to the Yards.
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this is amazing work, great texturing and set up... looks so real! keep it coming :)
and greeting to your wife, sharing her kismet with all our beloved girls :D
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Welcome to the Yards Wardog! Your diorama is fantastic! Great photography as others have said the grainy look makes this look real!
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Not sure if your photo grain level was intentional or if you took the photo on a low def camera on purpose, but either way it works very well for a gritty desert scene! I'm sure you've been to the outback a few times, probably more than a few tinnies out ;) I've never been to the outback, but I have been to the desert with a film camera and all my photos had this level of grain. Awesome work! Can't wait to see more! I want to go hang out in your Tatooine town!
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At first glance that looked like a screen grab, very well done
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I've put an aerial shot on this Dio on the Imperial Shipyards FB page.
Cool deal. I can't wait to get home to take a look at that. I wish more folks would use our FB Page, all are welcome to post their goodies!
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Hi all....
Just letting you all know that i've got a lot more photos of my dio BUT for some reason technology is working against me today and they're not uploading!!..GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR >:(
If any of you are in the ISY FB page i'll put them there until i can figure this thing out or smash my computer with a sledge hammer...more than likely the latter will occur and i have rather large sledge hammer to do the job ;D
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Whatever photo hosting site you use should give you an [img ] code that you can use and just paste it in your message. Thats how I added your one pic from photobucket which is also the photo hosting site I use.
I am glad you are using our FB Page too. I hopy you start a trend.
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The FB page is freaking killer man, i love it. Out of all the SW pages on there it has to be one of the best in my opinion. My brother does alot of custom work too so i may see if he wants to "like" the page...he's rarely on FB so getting hold of him on there is as rare as rare can be ::)
Yeah the issue with the photos is that photobucket for some reason won't let me upload anything to the album!!!.....might be an issue with the album itself because the other 2 albums i have seem to be okay...so far. :-\
See what happens i guess ;)
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Sometimes when an album gets too many images in it, it won't let you load any new ones. I have a second album started myself that just says Tamer Continued and then I haven't had any problems. The code you need here is the [img ] code they give you which will be the bottom code they give you on the view album page and you just click it and it auto copies. I like photobucket, its not perfect, but for free you can't beat it so far in my photohosting searches.
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You can only hold a certain ammount of photos as Tamer said. I have so many I have 2 accounts at photobucket.
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WOOHOO....new supplies gathered today. Some painting is done and very soon the last building will be getting underway. I'll upload some pics when it's done.
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New photos added....there's been a small population expantion as well as a few peices of random stuff and 2 new buildings...one complete and one on it's way to completion.
http://photobucket.com/dioramamaxamelia
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Sweet. Back on the front page.
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Beyond amazing dio, Wardog!
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Loving this dio Wardog! Your attention to detail is great. I love all the little greeblies you have built up for this dio!
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This.
This is the standard to which I aspire.
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Here's some more shot of my dio....i haven't posted any on this site for a while.
http://photobucket.com/mosmaaeli
Any feedback would be awesome.
Cheers
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Awesome stuff! Glad to see I'm not the only one who could see the Justice Jet belonged in the skies overhead! Only thing *I* would do different is hide the seams between the building walls and the ground with like piles of sand or something. Maybe some blowing trash/scraps, too. Great-looking dio! The awning is a great touch!
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Hey Luke, if you paste a few of the [img ] codes in here I can front page each update.
I so like the fact that you are putting these on our FB Page too. I wish more Yarders would use it to showcase their customs.
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(http://i1241.photobucket.com/album)
hmmmm....okay. For some bizarre reasom the image never came through!!!!....even though it hasn't been deleted. Odd....oh well, S*@T happens
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If you see the image in the photobucket gallery, it should give you four codes. If you find the one on the bottom (the img code) that is the one you will need to post.
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(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/029-2.jpg)
Some new additions...the population has expanded.
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Here's another shot. I finally got a vendor.
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Here's the final shot. More figures have been added to this back section and there's a few more on the way.
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This is just incredible! (I think I say that every time you post new pics...but I mean it every time!)
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Thanks Doc :). I'm going to post some more pics soon.
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This shot is about 2 weeks old and all the figures i've gotten over the past 2 weeks are not in it.
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Like it ! ;D
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I'd love to see a thread by you on how you put your buildings together.
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Well Doc....i can tell you now that the big Swoop & Speeder Garage was the most difficult and time consuming and is the only building in this dio to have an actual wire frame skeleton!!!!!! ??? AND i have 2 more of these that i'm thinking about converting into a hanger for a custom ship i've yet to start working on BUT space is an issue at the moment.
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I definitely understand the space constraints issue! Next time you do a building, take pics and write up the process. Those results are something I'd like to emulate.
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I did have pics of the main building when it was under construction BUT i fear i may have deleted them a while back. I'll see if i can find them and i'll post some of them on here.
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Here's 3 more new pics. Not all of the new figures are in this dio yet. I like the busy street look from AOTC when Anakin is chasing Zam through the streets on Coruscant and in the SE of ROTJ when we see people celebrating the fall of the Empire on Tatooine.
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:thumbsup:
I wonder what a space-station scene would look like by you... ;D
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Hmmmmmm......I'd probably go the Babylon 5 route with some Cloud City thrown in and base it in the CW era. Have Clone Troopers patrolling and acting as a military police force and have aliens and humans going about their daily lives/business whatever that maybe.
Have a "working class" like the Ugnaughts of Cloud City, a droid smelter/used Droid lot and a massive docking bay with several ships docked and getting loaded and unloaded by labour droids and have officials checking manifests. A diner like in AOTC is a must and a weapons depot & surplus armour store would be a must as well.
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This really well done... I don't know how to pick a favorite area... it has real diversity (just like any busy street should)... I suppose if I had to choose a sweet spot, it would be the awning w/ the street vendors - found in most bustling backwater towns here on Earth - so it makes perfect everyday life sense that it look so ordinary, yet superbly crafted in that manner... KILLER dio man...
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You can read my comments about the update on the front page.
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Great update! I love this diorama!
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Very well made, love all the little details especially the market baskets
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WOW....I woke this morning to find a pic of my dio on the front page....that was something awesome to wake up to ;D
Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated. It's still a WIP and with the 20 or so more figures arriving soon the population should expand quite a bit.
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So very epic! Well done.
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Thanks guys n gals. I really appreciate the comments/feedback
NOTE: There will be no more dio shots for some time!!!. Some new "additions" are being added!!!.
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One of the many new additions ;D
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who wants a ride on my new lizzie?
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I grabed 3 of these Dewbacks actually and i've got POTF2 version on it's way this week sometime as well as a Ronto and about 30 other figures all Tatooine related.
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I actually have one of these lieing around somewhere which was a donation from Hasbro back when they did that sort of thing. I can't think of a better way of paying it forward than donating it to Frank Diorio for his build. I am also still not sure I don't like the Potf2 sculpt better to be honest.
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The Vintage Dewback was the best, I loved how the troopers legs went inside the poor creatures back :o
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The Vintage Dewback was the best, I loved how the troopers legs went inside the poor creatures back :o
I tend to agree with that feature too. So cool for its time. Why they couldn't still do things like that (especially for Astros) is beyond me.
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Apparently according to Wookieepedia...or was it Google (scratches head) the reason the Dewbacks look different in ANH: SE and TPM is that there's several different species of Dewback on Tatooine.
Grizzled Dewbacks
Cannibal Dewbacks
Lesser Dewbacks
Mountain Dewbacks
I agree with the leg saddle trap door in the body thing. That's one thing i liked about the Taun Tauns back in the day.
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Here's some dio updates. Work has slowed a bit recently and there's a lot to be weathered on certain thing that have yet to be photographed.
Below are a few of the completed items.
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Below is a street vendor who sells used armour from around the galaxy.
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Looks cool man ..you now got me wanting a diorama lol
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Thanks man. I'll hopefully be filling the whole dio with figures this afternoon and doing some shot and then i'll upload them to here man.
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I actually have one of these lieing around somewhere which was a donation from Hasbro back when they did that sort of thing. I can't think of a better way of paying it forward than donating it to Frank Diorio for his build. I am also still not sure I don't like the Potf2 sculpt better to be honest.
yup, I got the "new" Dewback for the sandi back then, hate the Dewback but loved the sandi who now sits on my POTF Dewback while my other one just sits in a pile of stuff I dont use.
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To me a different looking Dewback isn't an issue...i like the fact we've seen 2 types now and there's even a tanned version seen on film as well (TPM). You see differences like this all the time in nature...a species adapts and breaks away from the original yet is still classed under it's original name....Iguanas, Geckos and Dragons (not the fantasy BS ones) all have sub-species much like the Dewback. The different version of the Dewback is just Lucasfilm copying what happens in nature.
The "new" Dewback is more closely connected to the original Kenner version then the Hasbro POTF2 version. I personally like both versions myself.
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This is looking Beast
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(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/031-5.jpg)
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Above is just a few photos with mostly customs and prequel figures. This is not my whole collection and these photos seem a tad rushed (to me).
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The details you are adding are superb! Love all the junk everywhere! This diorama is so awesome!
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WOW this is so AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Thanks guys :D
I'm planning on adding a few more bits and peices here and there and there's still a bit of painting to be done on a few smaller things so when that's all done i'll get some other shots uploaded. These were really just a quick test to see how everything looks because i haven't really had figures in the dio for months now (i don't leave them in the dio after the shots are done).
I'll try and get some good aerial shots too because there's 3 ships "flying" over head and i'd like to see them in shots somehow!!!!....i have to get high enough first!!! (NOT a drug reference there by the way).
I have A LOT more photos of the dio and my collection on my FB page...if anyone wants to "friend" up i have a "Welcome To Tatooine" banner on my profile page and a photo of my daughter as my profile picture......oh, almost forgot. Type in Luke Favaloro as well...that may help just a tad ::)
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Awesome update, back on the front page.
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This is so Awesome!
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Love all the little details, do you have seperate pics for all the vehicles?
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Thanks guys. ;D ;D. On the front page too....very chuffed indeed. Thanks Tamer.
Yeah i can take individual shots of the ships with a bit of the dio below them i guess. There's no pilots in them yet however. I took a shot ages ago when it was just 2 ships hanging above the dio but i've got 3 now and it seems near on impossible to get all 3 in the same shot with the dio below all of them. To do this i think i may have to get the ladder from the garage as dining room chairs just don't seem high enough for me to get the desired shot ::)
Thanks again guys. It's a labour of love and sometimes sheer frustration to the point of destruction hahahahahaha :D
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Wow...I really started imagining all those figures moving in the diorama! 8)
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Thanks Darthgirl :D
Trust me when i say that some nights when i'm up late painting something and trying to keep my eyes open i swear they do move hahahahahaha.......
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Here's a few more shot i just took...i had a spare 30 minutes to kill and thought i'd kill it with SW!!!!!
Aerial View - 2 of the ships just out of shot
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WOW! WOW! I'm so amazed at AWESOMNESS all i can say is WOW!
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Thanks Mando. I'm planning of getting most of my Tatooine collection, EU and Customs into this dio very soon. Make the place look very VERY busy and crowded like we all saw on the streets of Coruscant in AOTC when Anakin was chasing Zam before she ducked into the club. I always liked the look of those busy streets.
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I like a crowded look to i can not wait to see this done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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The issue i've seen with some dios over the years and even some of mine is that it maybe crowded but it doesn't look "busy" if that makes any sense?. The figures have to look like they're going somewhere or doing something and that can be difficult sometimes to achieve...and VERY frustrating too. Many times i've had to walk away and leave it for 24 hours then come back and figure (no pun intended) it out.
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This is truly amazing !!!!! Cant wait to see this finished nice work man!!!
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Much thanks mrJedi1977. :D
Here's some more pics of some weathering and rusting up of old machinery and ships left over from the CW. (this dio takes place 2 years after TCW) A local street begger lives inside the cockpit of the old Republic Attack Shuttle.
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/018-2.jpg)
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looks amazing Wardog
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looks amazing Wardog
Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks Skirata2012 & Mando Assasin. Much appreciated and full respect. Positive words keep a positive mind. :D
I'm a bit of a Tatooine nut (as if you haven't already guessed that!!). GHan
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Just some more shots...a lot more crowded this time.
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This is looking nice! do you need more backround character's cause i could get you a POTF Lak Sivrak. :)
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Thanks man. I've got Lak mate he just didn't make it into these shots. I collect Mos Eisley, Lars Homestead and Mos Espa figures (plus a few neat EU ones here and there) so the Cantina is a HIGH priority for me. Thanks for the offer man. Glad you like the dio too man. I named it Mos Maa'eli after my daughter Amelia....i just jumbled the letters in her name around until i got something i liked.
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No prob man Just trying to help a fellow yarder! ;)
That's a great idea for a name! I'm sure your LiL girl is proud! I sure would be!
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I so get lost in these pics, imagining myself walking those crowded streets...
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Bored this afternoon i decided to get most of my custom figures out and place them in my dio. There's two non customs in there!!!.
Here's what being bored on a Thursday afternoon can do you me!!! ::)
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Mate totally love everything about this setup from the textures of the buildings to the way you made only store front facades to save on space wonderful, wonderful work.
Ron
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Thanks Ron ;D
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WICKED awesome!!!!!!! ;D
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Thanks Mando. ;D
I've got some more pics ready to go with the custom figures and a few non customs thrown into the mix too.
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Cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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I'm having an issue with Photobucket for some reason so they're taking a while to upload or are not uploading at all. Once i get this crap sorted out they'll be up.
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Ok....here's a few photos. Photobucket are having issues for some reason so all of them are not up yet.
The figures in the pics are mostly customs but there's a few non customs in there as well.
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Okay...they're finally all done. ::)
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EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job! ;D
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Thanks Mando....cheers ;D
I'll be doing TPM and AOTC soon.
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Awesome job man
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Keep the pics coming mate they look excellent and anything to do with Tatooine/desert dios I simply love.
Ron
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Cheers Ron. Much appreciated man. ;D
The new pics should be done in a few days..... I hope hahaha.
Thanks Ron.
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Really great stuff man! I love looking at the pics and identifying the greeblies/junk bits you used. Great scenery you have created.
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Thanks Spry ;D
The greeblies/junk comes from many many sources man!!!.....drink top lids, medicine jar lids, baby bottle caps, Transformers, cassettes, plumbing bits & peices, my daughters old toys she's either broken or no longer wants, cough syrup applicators, perfume lids, laundry fabric softner lids, straws, wires, Hot Wheels/Matchbox car tyres, pen lids & tips, paper clips, Lego, hose fittings etc etc etc......i've got 2 bags full of stuff ready to be used hahahahahahaha.
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Sweet new dio pics. On the front page.
I love the Tatooine Theme I am seeing all over this place today.
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Cheers Tamer and yes, it's good to see the sand dunes of Tatooine getting a work out ;D
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Man this set up is awesome! Very inspiring. I especially like the speeder reapir shop, your attention details is great.
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Cheers r2witco....it's a labour of love and hate most days ;D
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...it's a labour of love and hate most days
Ha ha, I totally know that feeling! ;D
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Just placed a few customs and some figures from TPM, AOTC & ANH in the dio this morning just because i wanted too and the fact that i was kinda bored and been awake since 2 in the morning ::)
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I want you to know you've made me jealous enough to go out and spend copious amounts of money on styrofoam pieces, wood detail bits, and stuffs. Thanks so much for that. I'm sure you'll be hearing from my wife and kids soon, as well... :-X 8) ;D
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hahahahaha no worries. I take it i'm NOT on the Christmas card list this year then?
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...let's just say if you ever add a bantha into the dio, the "present" she'll be sending you will add an...aroma of authenticity to your work!!
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I do have a Bantha actually hahahahahahaha......... ;D ;D ;D , i don't feed it curry just for...well, you know.
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Ok these new lot of pics are awesome the pics really give a sence of realism especially the eye level shots. And after seeing these last lot of pics I'm going to have to make space in my garage so I can do a 1/6 Tatooine street scene.
Ron
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I'm going to have to make space in my garage so I can do a 1/6 Tatooine street scene.
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That's reason enough to get a passport right there... Mos Maa'eli and Mos Hemble...
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Thanks Ron. ;D I love your work man and have done for a long time and you have been an inspiration that's for sure. ;D I am planning on a slight extention to this dio in about 12 months......my wife and i are building a new home so i'll have a "man cave" this time around rather than a spare room like i've got now. I'd love to see a 1/6 scale dio man, a BIG one and if anyone can pull that off man it's you Ron....do it....give into temptation, join the darkside (cue evil laugh, scary music and lighting crashes).
@DocOutlands - Join us.....give into your anger, shun the light side and come over to the dark side....let the diorama flow through you :D........(yes, i'll never grow up) Mos Hemble sounds like an awesome name man. The Maa'eli part in Mos Maa'eli is actually my daughters name jumbled around..her name is Amelia so i just played with her name on a pad of paper for 20 minutes and liked what i got.
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Wardog you are strong with the Dark side of the force all I could think about last night was a 1/6 Mos Hemble (and yes I like the name ;D) is going to become a realality.
I have started doing up plans for it as we speak and will be starting on it in roughly a month once the wife clears her stiff off my half of the garage. I am going to have it between 3-4 meters long and about a 1 meter wide I'll let you and the rest of ISY know how I am goingwith it.
And it's a pity that I am posted up North I would love to do a joint dio with you that would be very cool indeed.
Ron
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Yeah Mos Hemble rocks man ;D
Man i'm keen to see your plans and the WIP shots as the dio comes along and i must say that the size of the dio is going to be impressive.
Yeah i'd love to build a dio with you man, i've never done a tandem build before and yeah it sucks that we're so far apart because i think that if we lived close by each other we'd dio build our butts off hahahahahahahahahaha....and our wives would hate us.
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Yeah Mos Hemble rocks man ;D
Man i'm keen to see your plans and the WIP shots as the dio comes along and i must say that the size of the dio is going to be impressive.
Yeah i'd love to build a dio with you man, i've never done a tandem build before and yeah it sucks that we're so far apart because i think that if we lived close by each other we'd dio build our butts off hahahahahahahahahaha....and our wives would hate us.
I'm on leave in 4 days and away for the first week then the second week I'll be getting down to the basics with the design etc so once I get that out of the way I'll start building.
Yeah a tandem build would be great and my wife wouldn't hate me she would just call me an even bigger nerd LOL.
Ron
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Time is always the issue man, if i manage to get at least 1 hour a day on my dio then it's a good day. My wife and i are biulding a new house next year and we're moving into my mother and father in laws old place until the new one gets built and that'll be happening just after Christmas so i've got to be very careful about how big i make things and how easily they can be packed away because i won't have the space to get the dio out until we move into out new place late 2013.
Luckily all the buildings are free standing and the "ground" they all stand on is in 2 sections so basically nothing is glued down to the "ground"....my biggest fear is that the main building will be far to big to pack in the way i have in mind....i'll have to give it some more thought i think.
My wife also calls me a nerd man....and a geek ;D. When we get our new place i'll have my own "man cave" so who knows what she'll be calling me then hahahahahahahahaha. I've added a few more details to my dio too man, when i get them completed i'll upload some pics.
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Two update shots. All i've done is add an awning and an old peice of machinery/generator (whatever it maybe).
I'm currently working on a smaller project in the dio....i'm just waiting for glues and paints to dry.
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/001-7.jpg)
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/002-11.jpg)
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This is looking really cool!
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Cheers Mando.....as i'm typing this i'm waiting for paint to dry on the other part of the dio i'm working on...well it's two parts actually....one in the Swoop Garage and another down near the other awnings. I'll put pics up when it's all done.
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Looking great buddy it's little things like this that I love seeing in dio's .
Ron
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Cheers Ron :D
I should have some more pics ready to go tomorrow afternoon (i hope). The paint has dried on one of the dio projects i was working on over the past few days so hopefully tomorrow morning i'll weather them and get all the finer details done and get the pics up. The other dio thing i'm working on should be completed by the weekend with any luck!!!!.
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Latest edition to Mos Maa'eli. A street vendor who sells illegal intoxicating beverages (i'd drink there) ;D
I added an R2 unit to help serve the patrons as well. I don't know who i'll put behind the tables as the vendor, possibly a custom Rodian.
I may place some "food" hanging from the top of the awning inside....i'm 50/50 on this at the moment, see how that idea travels today.
There's another part i'm currently working on which should be completed either this afternoon or tomorrow sometime
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/003-13.jpg)
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/002-12.jpg)
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/ARF1313/001-9.jpg)
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Another awesome update again mate, I just love these little extra's and I just noticed the shade cloths hanging on the walls aweosme work.
Ron
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AMAZING! It is all the little details, like this, that makes this dio so life like. You should do a short video that would look like someone walking thru the streets recording. Very cool!
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+1 to that sentiment!