"What did you do on your Diorama today ? "

Good idea Brain.  Let's see what shows up...

In the early stages of my layout build, I made several small dioramas using 1/8" masonite and then placed them into the layout in various places. This was probably the first one and it became more detailed as I was able to...

Oh boy, here we go

 Cool Brian lots of good ideas there!!

here is another idea.....

Dunno, Brian.  The track looks a bit short to me. 

briansilvermustang posted:

here is another idea.....

Hey Brian, very cool  idea to have a photo for inspiration. 

Great work.

I think everybody should attempt an exact model of a real-life scene once in awhile. I think it really educates the eye, creating sensitivity to the subtle randomness of the real world.

build your town or city diorama, then transfer it on to your layout later.....

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/201...el-railroad-diorama/

Here is a diorama I built last year for the Team Track Tuedays' threads...

Again just some scrap foam, a couple of pieces of old Gargraves track  left over from a previous layout and some plaster cloth...

The basic backdrop, this time a sheet of foamcore board painted, blue with the clouds spray painted on...

After the initial paint and ground cover applied. Just sitting outside to dry... 

Finally with some trees added and the backdrop attached...

The first delivery. It was here, that the townsfolk started to lobby the railroad for a heavy lift crane...

Subsequently, to increase the acerage of the diorama, I added an additional 6 inch strip across the front and later added the crane with a maintenance shack. Check them out on any Team Track Tuesday thread! 

The really nice thing about dioramas is that they can be a laboratory of sorts, where ideas can be tried out, techniques and skilled learned and practiced, with out worrying about messing up your layout. They can also be, as noted above, incorporated into an existing or new layout.

a very nice scene Mark, i like your rock work, looks great !

how about a winter snow scene.....

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/13383

this one is H O, i think it would be a nice one in O scale, maybe start building it  on a small closet door......

grabbed some more free diorama bases...

and these free swivel bar "train" chairs... gotta like craigslist...just need a little work

then mocked up my snow scene diorama....

can't wait to get this one done.....

Mark Diff posted:

Here is a diorama I built last year for the Team Track Tuedays' threads...

Again just some scrap foam, a couple of pieces of old Gargraves track  left over from a previous layout and some plaster cloth...

The basic backdrop, this time a sheet of foamcore board painted, blue with the clouds spray painted on...

After the initial paint and ground cover applied. Just sitting outside to dry... 

Finally with some trees added and the backdrop attached...

The first delivery. It was here, that the townsfolk started to lobby the railroad for a heavy lift crane...

Subsequently, to increase the acerage of the diorama, I added an additional 6 inch strip across the front and later added the crane with a maintenance shack. Check them out on any Team Track Tuesday thread! 

The really nice thing about dioramas is that they can be a laboratory of sorts, where ideas can be tried out, techniques and skilled learned and practiced, with out worrying about messing up your layout. They can also be, as noted above, incorporated into an existing or new layout.

I never knew that this was not on a layout Mark. Nice work, sure do miss Mr. Haney though.

Bob

I keep on intending to do a diorama just to practice scenery for my train layout, also I way to figure out the best way for me to do a winter themed layout, since I eventually plan on doing a layout on the first floor of our house for R-T-R Sets, that my son can play with and I am not too worried about damage done to it. As well as let my wife see her 19th Century Steam Engine without having to go in the basement.

RSJB18 posted:

Mark Diff posted:

Here is a diorama I built last year for the Team Track Tuedays' threads...

Again just some scrap foam, a couple of pieces of old Gargraves track  left over from a previous layout and some plaster cloth...

The basic backdrop, this time a sheet of foamcore board painted, blue with the clouds spray painted on...

After the initial paint and ground cover applied. Just sitting outside to dry... 

Finally with some trees added and the backdrop attached...

The first delivery. It was here, that the townsfolk started to lobby the railroad for a heavy lift crane...

Subsequently, to increase the acerage of the diorama, I added an additional 6 inch strip across the front and later added the crane with a maintenance shack. Check them out on any Team Track Tuesday thread! 

The really nice thing about dioramas is that they can be a laboratory of sorts, where ideas can be tried out, techniques and skilled learned and practiced, with out worrying about messing up your layout. They can also be, as noted above, incorporated into an existing or new layout.

I never knew that this was not on a layout Mark. Nice work, sure do miss Mr. Haney though.

Bob

I've heard Mr Haney has gone back east. I think Patrick has seen him a few times. 

a very nice diorama / layout scene.......          no info........

          piecing together another bridge scene.....