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Creative => Customs Gallery => Dioramas & Buildings => Topic started by: Birdie on January 03, 2014, 14:17:57
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Hello dear Playmofriends!
The past few months I've finally been able to buy the 4300 train station (has been on my wish list since forever) and I also found a cheap small Victorian house (5305). That set me off, of course :) I also got the 4297 gazebo and some sets from Sylvanian families which I think fit in with the Rosa series very well.
It's been a busy few weeks and now I'm very happy to present my latest project: a Victorian town :gent: :sherlock: :chef: :hatoff:
Here are some pictures of the preparations:
(http://i.imgur.com/VIIqzX3.jpg)
Once again, the living room is now half its size to make room for the diorama ;D
Sorting out clickies and customizing some of them was a lot of fun:
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The lay-out always is a bit of a puzzle. There's never enough space! This is what it looked like before the details were put into place:
(http://i.imgur.com/KPtBZGD.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/mLvGu6z.jpg)
More photo's coming soon!
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looks like it is comming along very nice. I like the distinction between the road, streets and yards. Is that paper or ?
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The white pavements are wallpaper (which I've used before in other diorama's), the road is thin cardboard with a road printed on (from a model train shop, but the scale is a lot smaller than Playmobil, alas). The material for the yards I found in that same shop, it's brown paper with greenish stuff on top.
It's all finished, so here's the result:
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There's a train station, a park, a market and some fancy houses, but there's also a hotel and an orphanage.
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That popcorn cart is from Sylvanian families - cheating ;D
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In the background you can see a valet in front of the hotel.
(http://i.imgur.com/l89pgBL.jpg)
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I found a mistake: one of the kids is wearing an iphone. Just kidding...
Nice scenes! Well done!
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;D
I also got an old tv set and refridgerator, but it turns out those things weren't invented yet at that point. Bummer :doh:
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well that is one bustling town you created, so much to see and so many things busily going on. I think it looks really sharp with the scenic additions you added. It just gives it that finished look to a diorama and does not take away from the beauty. The grass you chose looks like it is easy to stand a klicky on. The stuff I used was to annoying. I need to find the stuff your using
I like your idea of using the christmas star holders for the stage coach lantern holders. We used them on the christmas train for the corner markers.
The mistake I found was a kid wearing his hat backwards, :hehe:
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Yeah that kid does live on the wild side ;)
Thank you for your comments, Ras!
I came up with the lantern holders because I had already used the normal lanterns for the two-seater-coach.
The grass stuff is lovely indeed. It's as flat as a piece of paper:
(http://i.imgur.com/m7lsFni.jpg)
I'm sure you can order it from any model railway shop.
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And then: the houses and their interior - my favourite part of diorama making :love:
First up is the hotel. To cover the system-X holes and to give the building a bit of a fancy look, I used bits and pieces from the extra rooms for the 4250 princess castle.
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Very annoying: at one point Playmobil stopped producing chamber pots for the old-style bedside tables.
I had to buy several snowmen sets, because they have chamber pots for hats. Maybe a winter diorama is in order :)
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This is the big mansion with sun room and garden.
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I squeezed in a bathroom ;D
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These are the servant's quarters. The wooden floor boards are the same printed cardboard material as the street outside.
There should be some wallpaper but I haven't found anything suitable... yet.
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Then there's the orphanage.
(http://i.imgur.com/gVmwlwf.jpg)
This is the office of the head mistress. I ran out of Victorian lady clickies at this point, so lets assume she's out on business.
(http://i.imgur.com/6sL6Y8o.jpg)
The kitchen is Sylvanian families again. I think it's adorable, but hush :shhhh:
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The small house is occupied by an elderly couple.
(http://i.imgur.com/C5M1wLB.jpg)
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(I lost the golden chord thingy that goes on top of grandpa's hat, when I was a kid :hissyfit:)
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Last one :)
This is the house with the extra floor.
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That's my Victorian town, hope you liked it.
I'm thinking of having the circus come into town later on. Which made me think Playmobil should do a circus train with Victorian wagons, like in Disney's Dumbo or in the movie Water for Elephants.
Or a fun fair for that period. I could easily fashion a bearded lady clicky ;D
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Wow. :love:
AMAZING. Love the grass too - all the "floors" actually. Makes a world of difference in a dio. Yours is GORGEOUS!
And the use of the roman porch was inspired :)
Also love the sylvanian stuff - they make such nice items... I wonder if there is a way to buy parts - like, 2 potatoes, 10 grapes, 2 breads.. ;D
Again, great work - thanks for sharing :wow:
Or a fun fair for that period. I could easily fashion a bearded lady clicky ;D
:lmao: with the amount of that stupid stubble head, that should't be hard at all...
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That's a superb diorama, Birdie, and wonderfully captures the bustle of a turn of the 20th century town.
What are these Christmas tree markers Rasputin mentions, please?
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Thanks a lot, Tahra and Playmofire :wave:
The lantarn things mentioned by Rasputin are the red things with regular lantarns clipped on, on either side of the red western coach with black horses you see in one of my pictures.
I can't remember which set they came from, because I've had them for a long time. Help, anyone?
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Wonderful diorama, Birdie! Love your attention to the little details that make all the difference. The row of half timbered houses is one of my favorite shots. How did you adhere the window boxes to the upper train station windows?
Joe
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Thank you, Basilsdad
To answer your question: I used tape ;)
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Lovely. I can keep looking at it for hours. Must have taken you ages to build it. I love the streets and the market. The orphans look happy playing with all the toys.
:sparkle:Thank you :sparkle:
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Wow really beautiful settup so busy and bustling full of life so many great characters, not surprisingly I like the gardener mowing the lawn and the park great waterfall and photographer. The market place in particular is also great so much to see and all the colourful fruit and veg and flwoer stalls and the guy taking photos :)
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Absolutely amazing. I'm so jealous. I almost wish this was a TV show or something that took place in this little town square.
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Great diorama!! :clap: :clap: There is much to see in every pic, nice work all those details!
Btw, I love that shot with the lawnmower-man coming straight to the camera!
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Great work ! :clap:
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Beautiful diorama Birdie, all sorts of wonderful detail and some very clever solutions as well. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Beautiful diorama, Birdie. The interiors are my favorite. I love seeing all the maids, cooks, and governesses hard at work.
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Amazing diorama with great scenes and wonderful details. You have done excellent job and your Victorian collection is fantastic!!! I love it!!! Many thanks for the sharing.
George. :)
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hello Birdie , very nice pictures ! i like your popcorn set !
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What a great city you have Birdie. I love the interiors! They're awesome, especially the hotel. Nice job. :wave:
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Never thought to use the stage coach in this setting before, but it fits perfectly. Great idea.
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Thank you very much, everyboy :thanks:
Must have taken you ages to build it.
Well, it took me six full days, in between Christmas dinners and New Year's family gatherings. It takes a lot of time gathering supplies and sorting out stuff. But I loved every minute ;D
The interiors are my favorite. I love seeing all the maids, cooks, and governesses hard at work.
Mine too! It made me think of that British tv series Downton Abbey, do you know it? That's why I really wanted some servant's quarters too.
(http://i.imgur.com/A5T5c9O.jpg)
Never thought to use the stage coach in this setting before, but it fits perfectly. Great idea.
Thanks Jay! Well actually a lot of western stuff fits in with the Victorian theme. I also transformed the 5249 cavalry car with parts from the 3735 harvest car:
(http://i.imgur.com/H7fwCBc.jpg)
Sometimes I'm inclined to buy extra stuff because it's available out there, but actually being creative with the pieces you've already got is very satisfying.
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Great interior shots of your diorama. I really think you did a wonderfull job on setting it to look like its all caught in the moment of life.How all the kids are playing with toys and the teacher is looking out at her empty class made me laugh. The kids sitting on the train looking at the performance looks so natural. The mom holding the little kids hand and her head is turned just right. Very nice attention to detail.
The dividing walls in the rooms looks good and really gives more areas to set up.
So the non-playmo is sulivan? like the white piano
My wife loves those British shows, if only she would set up playmobil as good as yours :love: Shes always claiming to not know how to play with toys since 13
Thanks for sharing
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Well done Sire. I love Playmobil Victorian and your Diorama is a great homage to one of the all time greatest playmobil themes. i really love your photos , set up and attention to detail. can i sent General Von Iserop for tea in this town ??? :gent:
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Spectacular!
I had a few 4 foot by 8 foot train tables out last month and put out the 3 doll houses (5300,5301, 5302) and was amazed at how much space they took up. I didn't have enough table space to really set up a train based diorama. So I went to the smaller Tudor houses.
How large is the display overall? I'm wondering if I should rethink my decision when I start anew.
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Thank you, Giorginetto and Knight Train! :wave:
can i sent General Von Iserop for tea in this town ??? :gent:
He'd be most welcome ;D
How large is the display overall? I'm wondering if I should rethink my decision when I start anew.
The table is nearly 2 by 2,5 metres (with a gap in one of the corners, or I wouldn't have been able to reach the middle part properly).
At first I wanted to loop the train around the sides, but it took up too much space.
But that's mainly because of the park and gardens I wanted to squeeze in etc.
I'd love to see what you've come up with!
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Oh my World :o ! It is truly MAGNIFICENT dear Birdie :wave:
This has to be one of the most spectacular, elaborate Victorian diorama I have ever seen with such a wealth of wonderful détails :love: :love: :love:
A real MASTERPIECE that you may present to the PCC community for all members to enjoy your fantastic collection and diorama !
Such a beauty surely deserves a musical video on Youtube too ;)
You have brightened my Sunday morning with your enchanted Victorian world dear Birdie :cloud9:
Karim :gent:
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It's a very beautifull set up, so many little details! its hard to pick favorite parts since it all seems to tie together very well.
The busy park, the streets, the worker class houses, the station, the orphanage, the hotel, the houses.. the gardener, it all looks beautifull. :)
I'd love to see maybe a short story told in this set up? it seems perfect for it.. seems you have an entire setup ready to make picture stories as if its a tv series.
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Birdie
Your Victorian world is wonderful, I love all of the details in the interiors, and like others have said, it all seems like a snapshot of an instant. I have enjoyed going through your photos over and over. Your way of combining the sets makes everything look new again. Will you be able to leave it up for awhile to enjoy?
kaethe
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I didn't see the interiors nice work there like the Maid at work and the oven gloves look great, the servants quarters look really realistic as well basic but, suitable for the job. The orphanage looks good bustling and full of life and by the looks of it they get a good education as well, the las tphoot of everyone watching the puppet show is really sweet as well :)
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I was very much inspired by the Downton Abbey TV Series when I did the first two chapters of the Summer Garden Party on Regent St as I am a huge fan of the show :love: :love:
I am utterly in love with your town, dear Birdie :)
Karim
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A real MASTERPIECE that you may present to the PCC community for all members to enjoy your fantastic collection and diorama !
Such a beauty surely deserves a musical video on Youtube too ;)
You have brightened my Sunday morning with your enchanted Victorian world dear Birdie
Well, you certainly made my day with your very kind words. :-[ :-[ Thank you, it means a lot to me!
I was thinking of maybe putting some pictures on my PCC page. I don't know how to do a YouTube video, but maybe if I make a story with the town, I'll look into it :)
I didn't see the interiors nice work there like the Maid at work and the oven gloves look great
Thank you, DrDalek6. The gloves are from Sylvanian Families too.
Will you be able to leave it up for awhile to enjoy?
Thanks Kaethe! It's still up (it's not in the way) and right now they're all having dinner ;D
I'd love to see maybe a short story told in this set up? it seems perfect for it.. seems you have an entire setup ready to make picture stories as if its a tv series.
Thanks a lot Rhalius, and *maybe* General Von Iserop will make an actual appearance, if Giorginetto finds the time to send him on his way :) I promise to do an elaborate photo story if he turns up.
I should figure out how to light it properly for high quality photo's. That's a bit of a challenge.
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Like Knight Train said, just 3 houses take up a huge amount of room so I can just imagine how massive this town is 8}. It's so peaceful and orderly and clean but yet full of life. Nice to see the same town from the Circus story on a regular workaday.
Lovely vignettes, especially the maid pouring milk on the bowl and kitty eagerly cocking its head in anticipation, very nicely observed. Also lovely how the town is not all of one era. Like in real life where the town just grows through the ages, certain buildings get demolished, certain buildings remain, others get added on and remodeled and repurposed. You get layers and layers of history and patina.
Isn't it fantastic to finally acquire a longer-for set? I first saw the 4300 train station only on paper form in the catalog insert and I was like: they make these?! I gotta get one. The double arches especially are fantastic
and so useful.
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Very nice town you've created! I love all of the details you have put into it.
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Thanks a lot, Cloud Strife and leefert!
Isn't it fantastic to finally acquire a longer-for set? I first saw the 4300 train station only on paper form in the catalog insert and I was like: they make these?! I gotta get one. The double arches especially are fantastic
and so useful.
Quite right, my inner child leaped with joy. Actually my adult self did too :)