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Imperial Creative Engineering => Dioramas => Topic started by: DarthSamurai on August 03, 2015, 09:20:53 PM

Title: Darth samurai's dioramas
Post by: DarthSamurai on August 03, 2015, 09:20:53 PM: Hi all, I recently just started collecting and making dioramas. I love the rebels tv series, so for my first couple dioramas I decided to make some places from rebels. Here is Callous's office from the show. Like I said I just started collecting so I don't really have any of the characters from the show yet, but please don't hold that against me :) . Also any tips or suggestions you guys have would be awesome. Thanks.

(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3TqXtpHpcLMmZPdkFRWmszVDg/view?usp=sharing)

(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3TqXtpHpcLbTJzS0twMGtRXzQ/view?usp=sharing)

(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3TqXtpHpcLY0xQUFVhczRaWVU/view?usp=sharing)

(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3TqXtpHpcLYl9DcU10WXdpVU0/view?usp=sharing)

(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3TqXtpHpcLOEhUcHZ3ZGx1NU0/view?usp=sharing)

(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3TqXtpHpcLRkJId0JjVU5leE0/view?usp=sharing)
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Post by: hemble on August 04, 2015, 04:24:57 AM: Great work.

Ron
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Post by: Tamer on August 04, 2015, 01:10:02 PM: This sure looks fun to me. Off to share to our front pages.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 04, 2015, 04:51:23 PM: Thanks. I'll have another dio from rebels up in a few days.
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Post by: JDeck on August 04, 2015, 06:25:20 PM: Very cool! I like it a lot.
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Post by: mr.Jedi1977 on August 04, 2015, 07:44:19 PM: Nicely done i like it !
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 05, 2015, 05:45:53 PM: I just got some rebels figures today, so here is some pics of a diorama I made of ezra's house.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2418_zpshmnmulrg.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2422_zps8qijmxtb.jpg)
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 05, 2015, 06:05:11 PM: here are some more pics with some stormtroopers.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2416_zpskewk2euh.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2417_zpseurqx187.jpg)
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Post by: JDeck on August 05, 2015, 06:27:14 PM: That's pretty cool! I like all the details and props.
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Post by: Tamer on August 06, 2015, 10:20:50 AM: Oh yeah! I like this one a lot! Off to share.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 06, 2015, 12:56:18 PM: thanks! I am working on a diorama of the ghost's cargo hold now.
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Post by: AjuntaPall on August 06, 2015, 03:44:09 PM: Now THIS dio makes me wanna PLAY!!! Excellent job
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 06, 2015, 09:05:08 PM: Here is a tatooine house I've been working on. The moisture is an interesting mix. Who knew you could actually make something with 2 pvc pipe fittings, balsa wood, a water bottle cap, a wooden dowel, and a pushpin. :)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2432_zpsbszwgywa.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2440_zps7acgo3iz.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2442_zpsykgwyayt.jpg)

And here is one from the inside.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2428_zpstqeho2cc.jpg)
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Post by: Tamer on August 07, 2015, 07:21:30 AM: Nice to see you moving onto the OT, my favorite line of films.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 09, 2015, 02:15:09 PM: Here is the cargo hold of the ghost. Now that i have three scenes from rebels, I think I will be making a photonovel next.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2444_zpsycytst0a.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2446_zpspauaoov2.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2447_zpsmwmlcjdt.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2457_zpsupeslm9n.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2452_zps34apa8gh.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2448_zpstl6l7flo.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2456_zpsabe2mn4f.jpg)
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Post by: JDeck on August 09, 2015, 07:30:23 PM: That's awesome!! Tons of detail. I like it.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 09, 2015, 08:05:21 PM: Quote from: JDeck on August 09, 2015, 07:30:23 PM
That's awesome!! Tons of detail. I like it.

Thanks! it definitely took me the longest out of the few I have done so far.
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Post by: Tamer on August 10, 2015, 08:21:08 AM: I like it. Off to share on the pages. I like the sound of a photonovel.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 10, 2015, 09:39:04 AM: Quote from: Tamer on August 10, 2015, 08:21:08 AM
I like it. Off to share on the pages. I like the sound of a photonovel.
where would I post this once I finished it?
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Post by: krztfr on August 10, 2015, 05:17:57 PM: The graffic fiction section with all the other awesome photonovels
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 10, 2015, 05:21:14 PM: thanks.
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Post by: Tamer on August 11, 2015, 07:04:40 AM: looks like you found the right place to place it! I like your story so far!
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Post by: larifari on August 12, 2015, 01:16:44 PM: Cool job,i really like it! 0/
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 20, 2015, 10:16:00 PM: Here is my newest dio. This time I wanted to try to make a vehicle, and in keeping with the rebels theme, I made the civilian transport that is used in rebels.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2539_zpsavvm3njb.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2538_zpst72rpx3c.jpg)
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 22, 2015, 09:38:01 PM: I just got some woodworking equipment set up, so I am going to be transitioning to making dioramas out of wood as opposed to foam board.
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Post by: Tamer on August 23, 2015, 07:22:42 AM: Way to go. Can't wait to see what you do with that equipment. Got your vehicle on the front page.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on August 23, 2015, 01:11:35 PM: Thanks Tamer. Here is my first piece out of plywood. It is the start of my next Dio which is going to be the interior of the endor bunker.
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Post by: JDeck on August 23, 2015, 01:54:52 PM: That'll be cool, man!! Good work on the computer prop!
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Post by: Tamer on August 24, 2015, 03:08:38 AM: Nice. That will look good in your next dio.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on October 10, 2015, 09:18:37 PM: been a little busy to be working on dioramas lately, but here is what I've started working on. this is a work in progress on a Tantive IV diorama I am doing. this is one I am doing it out of plywood, so i am having fun experimenting with that. Already, I think I like using wood a lot better than something like foamboard.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2873_zpsvybkcbvi.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2876_zpsaja4ati2.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2872_zpsv763q5ax.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2880_zpsbzc2ulup.jpg)
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Post by: hemble on October 10, 2015, 09:43:01 PM: The hallways look good.

Ron
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Post by: JDeck on October 11, 2015, 06:12:33 AM: Impressive! Most impressive!
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Post by: Tamer on October 11, 2015, 07:25:33 AM: Looks good.
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Post by: Clonehead on October 11, 2015, 08:15:55 AM: Love them Tantive 4 shots.
Looks like the new medium is working out for you
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Post by: DarthSamurai on October 11, 2015, 01:17:59 PM: thanks guys! to populate the scene I bought the tantive IV set that has 2 stormtroopers, 2 rebel fleet troopers, and 1 darth vader. I am getting some more soon, and the goal is to recreate the first few scenes of A New Hope. One question though, i am going to need to recreate smoke for the scene. I have been advised to maybe use dry ice and water, but do you guys have any suggestions? thanks.
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Post by: JDeck on October 11, 2015, 01:56:22 PM: Quote from: DarthSamurai on October 11, 2015, 01:17:59 PM
thanks guys! to populate the scene I bought the tantive IV set that has 2 stormtroopers, 2 rebel fleet troopers, and 1 darth vader. I am getting some more soon, and the goal is to recreate the first few scenes of A New Hope. One question though, i am going to need to recreate smoke for the scene. I have been advised to maybe use dry ice and water, but do you guys have any suggestions? thanks.

I often thought about making smoke too. You could use cotton balls (sparingly or it looks like cotton balls), spun glass or a product they call angel hair (used for Christmas decorations), they make smoke generators for model trains but you will have to build the dio on a platform to place the generator underneath. Dry ice works great when photographing but not to display.
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Post by: Tamer on October 12, 2015, 02:42:20 AM: Barry Riddle is a guy who is well known for making smoke effects and explosions using cotton and led lighting. I would check out some of his work on Facebook.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on October 12, 2015, 03:51:45 PM: Quote from: Tamer on October 12, 2015, 02:42:20 AM
Barry Riddle is a guy who is well known for making smoke effects and explosions using cotton and led lighting. I would check out some of his work on Facebook.
thanks tamer, I'll check it out when I am ready to shoot.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on October 14, 2015, 07:15:24 PM: So I finished the diorama for now, I still need to get some better lighting and smoke effects, but here are some test pictures.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2881_zpsbceobwbz.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2891_zpsa13q5fjy.jpg)
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Post by: Tamer on October 15, 2015, 02:51:58 AM: Looks great to me. Off to share.
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Post by: Sjefke on October 15, 2015, 06:54:37 AM: Excellent! The detail is amazing.
What a great way to display your figures.
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Post by: DarthSamurai on October 15, 2015, 07:55:11 PM: Quote from: Sjefke on October 15, 2015, 06:54:37 AM
Excellent! The detail is amazing.
What a great way to display your figures.

thanks, I just got an AT-AT today, so I think i am going to need to work on a larger diorama next. :)
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Post by: DarthSamurai on October 19, 2015, 07:43:29 PM: So last night I decided I wanted to try some baking soda/snow effects. I had some leftover foam board around so this is what I came up with.

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2899_zpsn8q1rhzm.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_2901_zpsjg9hedwu.jpg)

(http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss101/shilohkamrath/IMG_20151019_162718_591_zpspnf7p4na.jpg)
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Post by: Tamer on October 21, 2015, 03:16:37 AM: Looks pretty good to me.
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Post by: hemble on October 22, 2015, 03:51:38 AM: Looks great, all you need now is Indy LOL.

Ron
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Post by: DarthSamurai on October 23, 2015, 05:22:34 PM: Quote from: hemble on October 22, 2015, 03:51:38 AM
Looks great, all you need now is Indy LOL.

Ron

yah ;D