Pardon me for wasting your mouse click to this post guys. But I got itchy to construct the skeleton of a new diorama project. Nothing new here as I pretty much did a diorama out of CD cases and diskettes before. And nothing much to show as I only glued together 20 diskettes, 18 CD cases and a couple of diskette cases.
A fellow modeler who is actually writing a " study " in diorama building interviewed me a couple of days ago. The interview actually inspired me to build this mega size diorama and hope to do better this time. I hope to find the perfect balance with this new project.
" Perfect Balance " ? What the hell is this guy talking about? you ask? lol
Well, I think I still have to strive more on how to hit that perfect balance between the subject of the dio and the diorama itself. I want a really detailed mecha as the main subject, I also want the overall look to focus on the main subject, but I also want a really busy diorama to compliment the main subject.
My " The Graveyard " diorama which focused so much on utilizing my old Seed kits and focused so much on the details of the diorama, has a very bad composition. The Infinite Justice actually looks out of place as it has little or no interaction with the base.
My " Gilgamesh Project " on the other hand focused too much on blending both the main subject ( Sazabi ) with it's surroundings. Although it looks pretty descent, both the main subject and the diorama are too complimentary and the lack of action just made it a tad boring. The diorama although it complimented the main subject well, just lacks the " punch " you are looking for in a good diorama build.
SO, the focus this time is to create a diorama that has both the main subject/s and the base complimenting each other, but at the same time would stand out on their own. I need an extra " punch " to the overall look of the diorama and I think some careful planning of the poses, the angles and the details of both the subject and the base would do the trick.
Hopefully as I go along working on this project, we could revisit this post and clearly identify what I am blabbing about. Anyways, here are a few more photos of the skeleton of my diorama so far...
Thanks for dropping by! Til' next post! :)
This... This itches me in doing my own diorama from my Jegans and one ReZEL-C HGUC kits. The use of CD cases and floppy disks is... Hmm...
ReplyDeleteSadly, my painting skills are non-existent. XD
Cool! Glad the post inspired you to build a dio. Just spray grey all over and apply some enamel washes... voila! hangar diorama! hehehe
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to start another Dio too since the last one I did is still to me the best work I have ever done, but just have too many builds I have to get out of the way first (4 of which I haven't even bought the models of yet).
ReplyDeletestill need to work on my first dio.
ReplyDeletegreat idea Don, loving the layout so far. I think its great your trying to improve your dio skills and sharing how you feel you can improve. its good to read from the Master himself. I have yet to try make a dio. No time! haha
ReplyDeleteOh that will be a while man. hehehe :)
ReplyDeleteTry it man, its really fun! and it brings a lot of character to your build. :)
ReplyDeleteI think I already know what you are up too my friend, I am chuckling my butt off with excitement.
ReplyDeleteMaster? Nah I am no master man! Still learning a lot, will tell you when I feel I am master level already. LOL
ReplyDeletehahahaha! will tell you on Skype brother. hahaha
ReplyDeleteConfusion say, if one wants to achieve balance, one must use weighing scale...
ReplyDeleteHAR HAR! lol
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