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!