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12-11-2008, 03:47 PM	#1
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	Dio Sets http://www.militarymodelling.com/ne...p=&v=1&UAN=1196 Check this out. So what I'm asking here, just how far should us dioists and foto fans go when building and creating our own sets? Most of us aren't doing JUST dioramas (in the traditional sense) where we build a set and it sits for show. I do stories. And like any set builder on a movie knows, they build the sets and then rip 'em down after the scene is finished. I'd like to be able to step it up on the sets but man, it all takes time, creativity, skills (that I often don't have), talent and lastly, MONEY! I'm almost done with one set now (I admit, I've been procrastinating on it) and I had to run out twice to get stuff for it. (Green tissue on one trip, paint brushes on the next.) How far is too far? Where does one draw the line in terms of, y'know, what is ultra gnarly and what is just plain OCD? I'll admit it, a lot of guys do awesome sets, even if they just piece things together. But looking at that and what train modelers (and those pesky Game Workshop guys) can do, man... I feel like I'm doing Set Building 98 or something. Enjoy that article and take a look around at the galleries. Gah!

12-11-2008, 03:54 PM	#2
GoCards Your Eskimo Brother Offline --> Posts: 6,085 --> Join Date: Nov 2006	Wow, those looked great! I don't have the patience to something like that, but DAMN!

12-11-2008, 04:06 PM	#3
lehsreh G.I. Smurf Offline --> Posts: 3,446 --> Join Date: Jan 2006	i like to keep my sets simple. im not into just taking pics to post on here so every shot i do is for dio stories. that being the case, it would take me half a year to do one chapter if i took my time and made them great. not only that, but also the cost for taking a few pics just doesnt seem worth it to me. now vader gets his moneys worth. he uses his sets a lot, so in that case i guess its ok. i guess the simplest way to say it is i dont like doing detailed sets because i would rather be able to do a chapter every two weeks with something simple then to take 3 months to do one because i wasted all my time building. it could be just me, but the dio stories i remember the best are ones with simple shots outside or in a joe HQ and not the ones with the big sets. i remember general joes new cobra dio set, but ive never thought any of that story was great.

12-11-2008, 06:57 PM	#4
Lava Boss Veteran Offline --> Posts: 3,378 --> Join Date: Apr 2006	I got out of scale modelling because I didn't have the talent or the patience or even really enjoy the model building part. And looking at the magazines and stuff and how well some people do...even my painting skills were subpar. I was doing war game quality but I would never wargame...so...I stick with action figures. I'm impressed with people's sets and such, sometimes they are so well done I forget the effort involved (if that makes sense). But I still enjoy set ups that show toys in obvious toy situations. A cardboard building, a lincoln log wall, battle on the floor...that how I played...so it's cool

12-11-2008, 08:07 PM	#5
ThinkTank Unmasked Offline --> Posts: 4,282 --> Join Date: Feb 2008	stuff like that blows my mind. It's incredible, especially at those tiny scales like 1/72. I have the patience to do something like that, but not the skill, but I'm not sure I could spend several hours doing a few square inches. The time it would take to do that must be staggering, like "not having a job" staggering. But, if you're that good, it probably IS your job. __________________ thinktankproduction.com

12-11-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lehsreh

now vader gets his moneys worth. he uses his sets a lot

I have to, I have so much time in them I have to get use out of them.
I just tried to emboss a block wall HERE. I think it came out OK, what do ya think?

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12-12-2008, 03:21 AM	#7
Trench-Viper Veteran Offline --> Posts: 6,048 --> Join Date: Jun 2008	Set building just as customizing and dio photography is a hobby and something we do for our own enjoyment and to get away from the hustle and bustle of the world. If our hobby had been building buildings out of thoothpicks then some of us would build cabins and some would build cathedrals. How much time and effort we put into our hobby is determined by how much time and effort we want to put into our hobby as its for OUR enjoyment.

12-12-2008, 07:35 AM	#8
zedhatch Veteran Offline --> Posts: 1,055 --> Join Date: Feb 2005	I think (on the original question) it depends on what you are willing to do and how much you are devoted to it. I have seen people way over complicate a set to the point I really don't care while I have seen others put minimal effort and have a set that looks perfectly fine. I guess it depends on what and why and is up to the individual. __________________ http://www.zedsjoesite.com Home Scale Wars updated Mon-Fri Every Week