Insomuch that photographing toys in public is counter-culture, I'll agree. I'm very self-aware if I'm highly visible when I shoot outside. But it's not a bloody-knuckle, shoot-up-heroin kind of hobby. For me, anyway.

I'm surprised to hear that Star Wars fans don't dio. Too much criticism?

So how does toy diorama making compare with more traditional subjects? Nobody would call a Civil War diorama "geeky" or a tribute to Iwo Jima fanboy-driven. I think there's something else there. An artistic desire to create? I mean, photographing fruit bowls and landscapes isn't nearly as fun. Or frustrating.