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Creative => Customs Gallery => Dioramas & Buildings => Topic started by: tahra on September 13, 2020, 17:54:05
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Yes, I know, 2020. :-[
Direct link: here (http://www.playkingdoms.com/pk2/museum/dios/2019roman/2019roman1.aspx)
(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/x19i001.jpg)
Comments, as always, welcome ;)
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Nice work! The combination of the 'castle' walls with the wooden parts/flatter roofs makes it look very 'Roman'
You have so many trees :love:
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Great! Thanks for the pics. :camera:
I cannot imagine the amount of work going into this display.
I like the red cavalry (main picture, front right) best. Great figure (body printed both sides :)9), but I'm still trying to figure out which neck piece would suit it best.
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Superb!
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Absolutely incredible, amazing dio, Tahra! Thanks for sharing :love:
Such a lot of detail - the buildings, above all the tower! (of course you can really access all floors of the tower by stairs!), also the drawbridge and the pier with the crane...
All interiors are truly a beauty. Everything needed in a roman fort is available on those warehouses, several weapons neatly stored and lots of beautifully organised food! :love:
So many custom klickys, huge variety, and all so very animal-friendly! :)
(I like the green-shields being carried on their backs, and also the shields fixed on the horses' saddles)
Great posing, the handling of the keys, the feeding of the birds, the carrying of supplies...
Landscape is amazing on all its glory and detail, all kinds rockies and system-x rocks, even a little skull-rock, as a small cave with mushrooms inside! Flowers and birdies everywhere, it's looks stunning.
The "making of" is a very interesting read, the building of the drawbridge must have been so difficult. The "making of" also allows a glance at spots like the plants UNDER the drawbridge... :love:
I could go on and on...
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:roman: :woohoo: :roman: :party: :roman: :confetti: :roman: :banana: :roman: :rock: :roman: :yippee: :roman: :clap: :roman:
Thank you - that's a lot of little romans! :P
Nice work! The combination of the 'castle' walls with the wooden parts/flatter roofs makes it look very 'Roman'
You have so many trees :love:
Well.. I dunno... I THINK the system X walls in white would look more... romanish.. But for a fort, maybe this is ok. In truth, I wouldn't KNOW how to build something with system X, and wouldn't have the parts even if I could :(
We have more trees - had a bunch BEFORE the reedition of the feast (cause it's our favorite tree, and was an add on, long ago)... now.. but I didn't think I could fit more.
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Great! Thanks for the pics. :camera:
I cannot imagine the amount of work going into this display.
I like the red cavalry (main picture, front right) best. Great figure (body printed both sides :)9), but I'm still trying to figure out which neck piece would suit it best.
Thank you.. a lot of WORK, yes (as noticed in the making of, there were some.. snags ::) ), and the custom printed things are always a double challenge.
That cav (original klcikys, for a change!! :o ).. well.. I am not overly fond of not having neckpieces, but.. the torso is SO beautiful - AND printed in the back, as you refer - I didn't want to hide it.
Superb!
Thank you :)
Probably has a whole bunch of historical inaccuracies, but I am not overconcerned with them :P
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Absolutely incredible, amazing dio, Tahra! Thanks for sharing :love:
Such a lot of detail - the buildings, above all the tower! (of course you can really access all floors of the tower by stairs!), also the drawbridge and the pier with the crane...
Thank you :) The tower I shamelessly copied the other one I had done in 2013 (I remember the date cause I hunted the pics for this one!)
Actually, I was staring at it some more today (at the dio, I mean - it needs to be put away :'( ), and it occurred to me I NEED to document that gate. I suppose there is no point to the rest (I based Crassus's new house on the romanish dio one)... Well, maybe the system X base for the tower. But it was such a complicated mess, full of patches that it may not be worth it..
All interiors are truly a beauty. Everything needed in a roman fort is available on those warehouses, several weapons neatly stored and lots of beautifully organised food! :love:
These were fun to do, and I believe I can mostly do them well enough.. Modern houses... I don't find it that fun, in truth, and I am NOT good at it....
So many custom klickys, huge variety, and all so very animal-friendly! :)
A lot of them are custom. I was gonna say "most", but I believe the soldiers of the legions awaiting Crassus are not, so... Or the original roman, or the cav.. Still.. I believe there are 269 klickys there, was it? I know I made a count when I was done..
No dio of mine will be animal unfriendly. Wait until you see my hamtree. :P (eh, presunteira? ;D )
(I like the green-shields being carried on their backs, and also the shields fixed on the horses' saddles)
Well, I wanted to simulate the way the roman soldiers carry stuff - wildly inaccurate, since I believe there was a bag for the shield (carried on the back) and a "pole cross" to hang everything else - helmet included. Obviously it would not work with playmobil.. so I just put the shields (not only the green ones) like that when they are marching, trying for that effect. Or a playmoversion of it. (full disclosure: there was an Ignite - I think - 12" figure that represented that, so... :P )
Great posing, the handling of the keys, the feeding of the birds, the carrying of supplies...
Landscape is amazing on all its glory and detail, all kinds rockies and system-x rocks, even a little skull-rock, as a small cave with mushrooms inside! Flowers and birdies everywhere, it's looks stunning.
Rememeber the circus with iberia to get that skull rock?
My sister persuaded me to get those bits of cork before the xmasy dio, remember? They make a big difference, I think. The flowers worked rather well.
Birdies everywhere should not be a surprise, considering that guy, right? :love:
The "making of" is a very interesting read, the building of the drawbridge must have been so difficult. The "making of" also allows a glance at spots like the plants UNDER the drawbridge... :love:
It was. And I am not the handiest person about :-[ I think I said in the PROCESS at the time that I had watched videos and all about how to tie a raft, but in the end couldn't figure it out from there, so ended up tying them my own way. And of course I made mistakes along the way. As always. I miscalculated the string I needed (TWICE :-[ ), so that led to unnecessary work arounds, for example.
The plants under the bridge are as silly as the drawbridge actually "working", I suppose... but there. I KNOW. Right?
I could go on and on...
Please do. Gods know I blab - it would be a nice change :P
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Beautiful work Tahra, especially the building! I would have loved to take some pictures of it with a couple of different lighting setups. Great! Tahrus Maximus!
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Beautiful work Tahra, especially the building!
Thank you - it WAS a challenge ;)
I would have loved to take some pictures of it with a couple of different lighting setups. Great!
I am afraid "lighting setups" is not a thing here :-\ It's windows open, lights on, and camera flash.. :-[
Tahrus Maximus!
:lmao: :lmao:
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I can't get enough of this diorama! There's so much that I like – everything, actually, from the variety of legionnaires to the buildings (the watchtower is most impressive).
The dialogue really allows one to fully immerse in the scene, as does the stunning attention to detail. If I were to attempt anything of sorts, for every klicky I put into position I'd knock two down.
The making of sheds light onto some details I hadn't noticed at first sight – ingenious work on the drawbridge, that's some serious commitment to the project.
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If I were to attempt anything of sorts, for every klicky I put into position I'd knock two down.
That sounds familiar :lol: I usually knock three down :-\
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I can't get enough of this diorama! There's so much that I like – everything, actually, from the variety of legionnaires to the buildings (the watchtower is most impressive).
Thank you... It took me quite some time to plan.. in 2013 :P
The dialogue really allows one to fully immerse in the scene, as does the stunning attention to detail.
The dialog is .. lacking. Can you imagine it with THAT language? :'(
Even a comment was toned down, when it was LATERALLY reviewed. Though she was right. As usual.
If I were to attempt anything of sorts, for every klicky I put into position I'd knock two down.
I don't think there was any serious mishap... good. Cause all the klickys are simply standing (except the ones on the bridge... )
The making of sheds light onto some details I hadn't noticed at first sight – ingenious work on the drawbridge, that's some serious commitment to the project.
Thank you :love: - it took me forever to figure out, especially the "mechanism" (lame as it is, I am no engineer - and then worse that knowing how I want it, MAKING it! :-[ )
That sounds familiar :lol: I usually knock three down :-\
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Wow.
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Great work!!
Awesome setup!
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Wow.
Great work!!
Awesome setup!
Thank you :)
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Wow, that is spectacular. Not just the playmobil itself, but the care taken with the arrangements. It tells a story....great work!! 8-)
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Wow, that is spectacular. Not just the playmobil itself, but the care taken with the arrangements. It tells a story....great work!! 8-)
Thank you ;D
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Oh this is AMAZING! :love: :love: :love:
The draw bridge and the way the fort seems to be placed on a rock... that's brilliant!
Awesome attention to detail too, with the interiors and all the scenes with animals :wow:
I really like your flooring material as well as the river, it works perfectly 8-)
Oh and great story, lots of chuckles had ;D
Yay!
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Oh this is AMAZING! :love: :love: :love:
Thank you ;)
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Love this. Just when I think I may be nearing the point of snapping some pictures another shining example of a beautiful collection makes me feel utterly inferior in the best of ways : ) that drawbridge and especially that wooden portion of the tower are incredibly imposing as well as just beautiful, wow that tower...really really enjoyed the spread of tiny flowers lining the forest floor! This is an effect I was hoping to introduce one day and am pleased with the successful outcome, thanks now I know it works wonderfully!
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Love this. Just when I think I may be nearing the point of snapping some pictures another shining example of a beautiful collection makes me feel utterly inferior in the best of ways : ) that drawbridge and especially that wooden portion of the tower are incredibly imposing as well as just beautiful, wow that tower...really really enjoyed the spread of tiny flowers lining the forest floor! This is an effect I was hoping to introduce one day and am pleased with the successful outcome, thanks now I know it works wonderfully!
Thank you :)
After a couple of winter dios I wanted something more colorful, and a place to use those trees (my favorite playmotree EVER ;) )
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Well, when I first commented on this diorama I thought you only offered the first picture. I reread some of the posts from other members and things got a bit confusing. People were referencing details from the inside and other portions, which were otherwise invisible from the first view. For a little bit, I thought they were playing along in a pretend vision of what surely would happen or exist in some sort of role play. Now I realize I’m just a fool. I found the GALLERY, which shines more light on these things. Wow. So much more detail than I even realized. Love the bird nests on the face of the rock wall. Definitely like the rolling of barrels (thought that was going to be a unique thing I could add when I create something because I haven’t seen it before, but what was I thinking?) The barrels full of arrows was another thing I wanted to do eventually (something I thought of after inspiration from a computer game, but it’s hard to find arrows at the moment!)... as I mentioned in my previous post, the two towers that connect to one another along with the separate wooden tower are stunning. I would enjoy replicating these one day in homage to this inspiration so any insight into their creation would be most appreciated (especially as it applies to what parts I will need to acquire in order to accomplish this feat?)... furthermore, is the wooden tower similar to the westernish train station I’ve seen around?.. I’m not even sure how each floor has staircases as the levels rise...it seems as if there is just enough room to encase two of the typical light brown floor boards in most medieval house sets?.. overall, epic : )
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Well, when I first commented on this diorama I thought you only offered the first picture. I reread some of the posts from other members and things got a bit confusing. People were referencing details from the inside and other portions, which were otherwise invisible from the first view. For a little bit, I thought they were playing along in a pretend vision of what surely would happen or exist in some sort of role play. Now I realize I’m just a fool. I found the GALLERY, which shines more light on these things.
A sign of the times, I think... I found out some people thought the extend of the Galactica customs was the pic used on the link :-\ - guess I am just old (AND I don't use a phone to see these, so I tend to click on stuff ;D )
Though I wouldn't exactly call playkingdoms a "gallery", but... :)
Wow.
Thank you :) This dio, the tiny part inside the fortress was quite inspired in the romanish fort one - Crassus and Kore (well, him before finished, and a first version of her :-[ ) were present there too, and the house was based on the one there too.
You can see all the dios on pk here : Museum: Dioramas (direct link on playkingdoms) (http://www.playkingdoms.com/pk2/museum/dios/dios.aspx)
I would enjoy replicating these one day in homage to this inspiration so any insight into their creation would be most appreciated (especially as it applies to what parts I will need to acquire in order to accomplish this feat?)... furthermore, is the wooden tower similar to the westernish train station I’ve seen around?.. I’m not even sure how each floor has staircases as the levels rise...it seems as if there is just enough room to encase two of the typical light brown floor boards in most medieval house sets?.. overall, epic : )
The wooden parts of the tower are half-height foundations (or whatever you wanna call them), from the safari station and freight station.. and of course from our beloved 7400 (is this a good place? 7400! 7400! 7400! 7400! 7400! 7400! 7400! We NEED a 7400 reedition!! 7400! 7400! 7400! 7400! 7400! 7400!)
The tower was done in 2013, and reused here (mentioned on the small making of from the 2019 dio).