BMichael Posted January 28, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 28, 2013 Here's a diorama I recently finished in HO scale based on an 1864 photo of the Lydecker Store (now Freeman Store and Museum) in Vienna, VA. That picture may be found at http://www.sungazette.net/mclean-greatfalls-vienna-oakton/news/state-grants-historic-status-for-freeman-store-museum/article_b66bdedc-eb7c-11e0-8ec5-001cc4c03286.html. The photographer and wagon are 'free-lanced' - but the sign on the wagon is 'real.' He might have been the photographer who took the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted January 28, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 28, 2013 Do you have some close-up pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted January 28, 2013 Share #3 Posted January 28, 2013 Yes please! Close ups would be nice. It looks awesome from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITom1944 Posted January 28, 2013 Share #4 Posted January 28, 2013 Wow! Phenomonal! Did I mention Wow? I'd love to see a few more pics. It looks very realistic. Just enough details, nice composition. Your photography compliments your model craftmanship well. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentley Posted January 28, 2013 Share #5 Posted January 28, 2013 I love modeling in 1/72 scale. You can get a lot in a diarama. Lovely work. More photos please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72psb Posted January 29, 2013 Share #6 Posted January 29, 2013 Nice job ! I like the Ford Explorer in the back ground to the left of the store. .Just messin' around.Please do include some close ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civil War author Posted February 10, 2013 Share #7 Posted February 10, 2013 Very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer 3 Posted February 20, 2013 Share #8 Posted February 20, 2013 Fantastic diarama the detail is awesome i bet that took some time to get right, well done. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMichael Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted May 25, 2013 Sorry for delay in answering - it has been a while since I visited here. If you are in the Northern Virginia area, drop in to the Freeman Store and Museum, on Church Street in Vienna, VA - the model is part of the current exhibit about the Alexandria Loudon and Hampshire RR (later the Washington and Old Dominion) that ran through Vienna from 1855 to 1968. Freeman is open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5. The diorama is based on the attached 1864 photo - there's a second photo taken a few minutes later, with five men standing on the porch roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmustanggt_350 Posted May 29, 2013 Share #10 Posted May 29, 2013 Awesome Job! Always enjoy recreations of actual pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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