08-27-2005, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Current Project: MS Constitution
Project Status: Currently on hold until I'm back to only one job.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 362
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Re: figures on ship models
Hi all,
IMO adding figures adds the the character of a model and shows scale very well. People can perceive a model's size better with a small figure than say an inanimate object, even a familiar one like an anchor or ships wheel.
But just adding a figure(s) doesn't necessarily make it a diorama. I think one of the requirements for a diorama is that it should tell a story, regardless of the base its on. I added 25 figures to my 1/78 scale Cutty Sark but no story was told, just a bunch of guys stand'n around wait'n fer somt'n ta happ'n....
Dave
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Currently: MS USS Constitution
Finished: MS Bluenose 1921, AL Clara May,
AL Open Hull HMAV Bounty
My pipe dream: Graduate to scratch building
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