Hi all.
I would like to show you my recently completed diorama which I have entitled "A rare shot" which is a play on words considering that a photographer is shooting a photograph of a group of mean looking desperado's from the wild west who look like they want to shoot him right back.
The figures are mainly 54mm Andrea pieces with a couple of Pegaso's thrown in and a heavily altered photographer. The whole scene has taken me several months to complete and I constantly have added to the scene in the last few weeks to get the look that I was trying to achieve. It is without doubt the largest scene I have ever created.
I based the scene very loosely on an old photograph called Hot Hunters Spring which falsely claimed to show a group of the best known characters from the wild west all together in one place in Montana.
My scene is a little different as I have set it in the wintertime possibly in North Dakota where it gets colder. I originally set it in the summer but felt that a winter scene looks more interesting and I do like to include snow. It contains real life legends such as Wild Bill Hickock and Billy the Kid together with screen legends such as Jack Palance from Shane and Lee Marvin from The man who shot Liberty Valance. As you can see it is more a bit of fun than a genuine historical scene.
I used the Andrea saloon as a backdrop which has been embellished somewhat. The wooden base is completely homemade by myself which rather than being square looks a little like a coffin which I thought was suitable for this scene given that there is an undertaker in it. Please note also the tape measure that the undertaker is hiding behind his back to measure the bodies in case anyone gets trigger happy. I had a great deal of fun making this scene as you all out there know how much I like the wild west. I welcome any comments and hope you like it.
John
I would like to show you my recently completed diorama which I have entitled "A rare shot" which is a play on words considering that a photographer is shooting a photograph of a group of mean looking desperado's from the wild west who look like they want to shoot him right back.
The figures are mainly 54mm Andrea pieces with a couple of Pegaso's thrown in and a heavily altered photographer. The whole scene has taken me several months to complete and I constantly have added to the scene in the last few weeks to get the look that I was trying to achieve. It is without doubt the largest scene I have ever created.
I based the scene very loosely on an old photograph called Hot Hunters Spring which falsely claimed to show a group of the best known characters from the wild west all together in one place in Montana.
My scene is a little different as I have set it in the wintertime possibly in North Dakota where it gets colder. I originally set it in the summer but felt that a winter scene looks more interesting and I do like to include snow. It contains real life legends such as Wild Bill Hickock and Billy the Kid together with screen legends such as Jack Palance from Shane and Lee Marvin from The man who shot Liberty Valance. As you can see it is more a bit of fun than a genuine historical scene.
I used the Andrea saloon as a backdrop which has been embellished somewhat. The wooden base is completely homemade by myself which rather than being square looks a little like a coffin which I thought was suitable for this scene given that there is an undertaker in it. Please note also the tape measure that the undertaker is hiding behind his back to measure the bodies in case anyone gets trigger happy. I had a great deal of fun making this scene as you all out there know how much I like the wild west. I welcome any comments and hope you like it.
John
