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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 16:54:17 GMT -8
We all have little tricks for making our diorama's for me I use a lot of poster board, foam board and sticky printable labels. I also not too long ago found some very interesting pre made mats that come in grass and dessert sand. They also have a road kit that will make parking areas, striping, sidewalks, etc..  A company called Woodland Scenics offers these kits and I found the mats at HobbyTown USA and just found the road kit. Below is one of the grass mats that I have purchased and they come in different sizes from 12.5 inches by 14 1/8 inches all the way up to 50 inches by 100 inches.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 16:58:56 GMT -8
The mat that I am going to use for the junk yard that I am going to start working on tom is this one.  What I plan on doing is gluing this down to a piece of foam board and when it is dry very carefully cutting along the edges and having a nice and steady base. You should be able to get these at any hobby shop or visit them directly. WOODLAND SCENICS |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2013 15:11:02 GMT -8
Ok I found some pages that have signs, printable background buildings for card stock and some other useful stuff so I am going to start a thread that we all can post this information on . If you have found a good sight that offers supplies, signs, and anything useful for making diorama's post it here. One board that I belong too has a lot of good items, and one of them is printable background buildings and signs. Here is just part of what they offer.  and here is the link to the thread of the signs and billboards. There are six pages alone of signs and billboards. Signs and Billboards |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2013 15:19:30 GMT -8
Another thing I found on this site is printable background flats. Such as the one below.  I am using one of the flats for the building of my Junk yard that I started today. Background FlatsThere are 14 pages of flats to choose from. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2013 18:15:26 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2013 6:05:01 GMT -8
Ok yesterday the girlfriend told me to take the car to work since I now have my drivers license and I did. At lunch time I decided heck with sitting around the property and ran over to HobbyTown USA which is about a mile from where I work at. I picked up some more desert mats and found these cool pre-made wall pieces for my juck yard. They come in HO and N Scale and have several different styles.  Take a minute and check them out at the link below. Chooch Stone Walls |
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Harry
SpeedZone Pledge
Speed Limit: 101
I collect:
Mostly Johnny Lightning, some Hot Wheels, a few Greenlight and M2, and trying to grow my fire truck collection.
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Post by Harry on Apr 24, 2013 12:41:41 GMT -8
wow, that is very cool DF, thanks for posting the links to all the signs and backgrounds. Time to make some more little buildings!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2013 18:57:53 GMT -8
wow, that is very cool DF, thanks for posting the links to all the signs and backgrounds. Time to make some more little buildings! Hey Harry thank you, if you have some links and information go ahead and post it here. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2013 18:55:17 GMT -8
Hey guys and gals I found a site that is helping me make my Junk Yard office building. I finally decided to make a Quonset Hut for the office and I found a PDF file that talks about making one. So here is the link to it. Quonset HutAlong with some great information on Quonset Huts. Quonset: Metal Living For a Mondern Age |
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Shell
Pro Collector
Chevy Girl
Speed Limit: 1,330
I collect:
M2's
HW TH's
Sledsters
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Post by Shell on Apr 30, 2013 17:48:52 GMT -8
I hope this information helps in creating those Dioramas... Here is another link to a site I found with some generic buildings and it gives you a clue on how tall your building should be to the scale diorama you are creating. |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2013 16:15:15 GMT -8
Hey shell thanks
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2013 17:32:16 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2013 17:52:38 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2013 17:58:22 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2013 18:01:41 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2013 22:30:30 GMT -8
I see alot of great stuff to put a Dio together :Thumbs up:
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Shell
Pro Collector
Chevy Girl
Speed Limit: 1,330
I collect:
M2's
HW TH's
Sledsters
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Post by Shell on Jun 12, 2013 19:06:36 GMT -8
I see alot of great stuff to put a Dio together :Thumbs up: I guess that is our next project Dan.... Teaching you all over again how to use publisher.... Well at least we have the remote assistance down now...I find it a lot easier to show you by visuals than trying to explain on the phone how to do it. I would think you agree... |
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