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Title: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:12:12: Various images of my Halloween diorama. You can follow one of the Flickr links to see the full set, I will just post some of my favorites here.
A couple of shots with the background walls replaced via photoshop.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8135090660_a80e4bc237_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135090660/)
Halloween 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135090660/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8135075718_6136e9dfce_n.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135075718/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135075718/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:13:54: Some general views of the castle

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8135060959_66d8822539_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135060959/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135060959/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8135085312_c0c2a3b237_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135085312/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135085312/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8051/8135096762_bda2f26ceb_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135096762/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no21 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135096762/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:15:35: (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8329/8135070172_6ca6cc0acd_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135070172/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135070172/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8135259809_061b67f930_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135259809/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no23 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135259809/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8471/8135279756_e23fcdba14_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135279756/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no25 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135279756/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:17:58: Crowd watching the circus, there will be a different thread in customs with the circus acts shown up close after I've posted them online

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8135036469_8be2cf34cc_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135036469/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no15 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135036469/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8135035413_1ebfc73dea_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135035413/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no16 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135035413/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8135072694_05328e04ca_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135072694/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135072694/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8329/8135209490_b18cb02132_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135209490/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no52 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135209490/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8135183373_32129ececc_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135183373/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no51 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135183373/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:19:53: In the garden

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8476/8135074278_7156f31196_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135074278/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no8 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135074278/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8135047505_c1f5d4740d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135047505/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no7 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135047505/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8135048339_938a59c072_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135048339/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135048339/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:20:55: jail

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8135061992_6063be9dda_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135061992/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no17 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135061992/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8135191501_468a562188_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135191501/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no47 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135191501/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:22:36: Other structural details

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8135190085_28b524879d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135190085/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no49 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135190085/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8051/8135214618_67a1c28f5a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135214618/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135214618/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8135192269_af2fc6c0a1_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135192269/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no46 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135192269/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8135044603_7d59438949_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135044603/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135044603/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:23:49: Beware the wildlife

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8135224834_1bfb1807b0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135224834/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no45 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135224834/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8135226246_b2e2ea77e3_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135226246/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no44 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135226246/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:26:16: In the haunted forest

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8135230149_8fbb430cbb_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135230149/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no30 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135230149/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8135269790_6e1c175a7d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135269790/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no28 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135269790/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8192/8135213201_0da4885f24_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135213201/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no39 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135213201/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8135235600_7f2955a60b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135235600/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no40 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135235600/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:28:16: (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8190/8135227439_f4ddba5971_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135227439/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no32 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135227439/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8335/8135257382_45e68dc950_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135257382/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no31 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135257382/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8135217709_000d65ea1b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135217709/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no35 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135217709/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:29:56: Interior of the castle, Wizards workshop

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8135178639_6b4c32e1e8_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135178639/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no53 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135178639/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/8135176235_02f7bb4fa7_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135176235/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no54 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135176235/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8135165615_2216e6b807_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135165615/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no57 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135165615/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8135167301_400e5e0bbc_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135167301/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no56 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135167301/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:32:05: Halloween party

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8323/8135164311_d0c630fd7c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135164311/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no58 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135164311/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8051/8135190844_9b79a24811_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135190844/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no59 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135190844/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8135177002_cebd3143b7_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135177002/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no62 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135177002/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8329/8135171430_45919425f8_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135171430/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no63 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135171430/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8465/8135166932_f0aa4103eb_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135166932/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no64 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135166932/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:32:44: Kitchen

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8135158893_503e0b1143_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135158893/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no60 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135158893/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8135182070_b60df32560_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135182070/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no61 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135182070/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 02:34:25: Final batch for today, Dr Hoppenstein's Laboratory

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8135162706_e242b27d38_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135162706/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no65 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135162706/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8135134059_ee0444fda6_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135134059/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no66 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135134059/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8135131113_7e0646a305_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135131113/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no67 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135131113/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8135291728_52ea917520_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135291728/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no68 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135291728/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: leefert on October 30, 2012, 04:13:09: Very cool!
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: kaethe on October 30, 2012, 04:53:13: Wow, I am exhausted just looking at all of the amazing details in the photos. You have definitely set the bar very high. Dr. Hoppenstein's lab is particularly haunting, however, as I am one of those who has never been fond of the bunny people.

kaethe
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Rasputin on October 30, 2012, 05:36:06: That head in the glass jug is a brilliant idea :o

The whole thing is very great and nicely photographed

The whole diorama has so much going on in every picture

Thanks for sharing and Happy Day Of The Dead or Halloween
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: conniefrere on October 30, 2012, 06:40:16: Stunningly marvellous! I'm checking this thread later to take a better look.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Pynedor on October 30, 2012, 07:06:33: Excellent Halloween castle, Tiermann! And your pictures are great. :) I especially like the green forest spirit.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Knight Train on October 30, 2012, 07:37:13: I like the way the red house is integrated into the castle, gives it a very distictive look.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Birdie on October 30, 2012, 08:20:21: Oh my God!!! A-maaazing :omg: My jaw dropped and the pictures just went on and on...

Tiermann, your creativity has no limits 8-)

It's difficult to pin-point my favourite details because there are so many, but I have to mention:

- The white rabbit ;D :wow:

- The forrest!!! And the strange things growing in the garden :love:

- The interiors look perfect to me

- The Halloween party :clap: It actually makes me feel like setting up a trick-or-treat parade right now. Your combo of strangely dressed clickies made me laugh out loud :lol:

- The lay-out of the building (I agree with Knight Train about the red house)

- Am looking forward to close-ups of the circus

A few questions:

What set does the lion-boy come from? Or is it a custom? In that case: it looks gorgeous :)
Will you be showing this diorama in a playmobil fair somewhere?
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: tahra on October 30, 2012, 09:42:20: Wow - so many details... And the winged cat! :love:
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Lynx on October 30, 2012, 10:19:42: This is great! Excellent customs (first time a Eastern bunny looks good, dr. Hoppenstein!), the forest and the garden...wow! The ghost circus, the castle.... I'm speecheless :wow: :rock:
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: basilsdad on October 30, 2012, 11:24:21: Hauntingly spectacular, Tim! Your attention to detail is wonderful, so much to take in. I really liked the way you staged the pumpkin patch, the lone bunny in the cage with all those bones and the rickety bridge connecting the towers. Thanks so much for the Halloween treat!
Joe
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: tonguello on October 30, 2012, 12:07:57: A M A Z I N G ! ! ! ! ! ! !

This is your best castle so far! The details are awesome! I can't stop looking at the pics!!!!
Looking forward for the circus!!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: hauden_lukas on October 30, 2012, 13:33:48: Brilliant ideas realized in an amazing setup! I like the fact that 95%+ is original Playmobil (unaltered by paint etc.).

Cheers,
HDL
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: tonguello on October 30, 2012, 14:31:21: Tim could we see some pics of the white statues garden please? :-[ If you can...
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 14:42:57: Quote from: Rasputin on October 30, 2012, 05:36:06
That head in the glass jug is a brilliant idea :o

I agree, it was ~~ripped off~~ borrowed from Emma, she used it in her Haunted House recently. Prior to seeing that I didn't even realize that the bottom came off the jug.

Thanks for the nice comments. I hope to do a few more photos but probably not until after Halloween. There are a few details I didn't get good shots of, like the fact the kitchen has two ovens.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 14:45:44: Quote from: tahra on October 30, 2012, 09:42:20
Wow - so many details... And the winged cat! :love:

The winged cat was a gift from MsOmega years ago. The flying monkey custom I did myself, along with the Bride of Frankenstein. I think those three are the only things in the diorama that use physically altered or non-Playmobil parts. The other custom figures are all just swapped parts.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 14:46:34: Quote from: tonguello on October 30, 2012, 14:31:21
Tim could we see some pics of the white statues garden please? :-[ If you can...

That's the circus actually, on it's way soon.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: tonguello on October 30, 2012, 14:49:20: Quote from: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 14:46:34
That's the circus actually, on it's way soon.

:yippee: :yippee: :yippee:

;)
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: doug on October 30, 2012, 18:00:33: VERY wonderful, Tim. Looks like a huge amount of work.

The little touches put it over the top: Like Quasimodo up on that tower. Magnifique!

The rabbit cages creeped me out a bit too.

My favorite room is the wizard workshop. You put so much cool magic swag in there!

So many things to see at the circus.....

BTW, Did you use tie-die green (fleece?) fabric for your grass? I snag up some of that from Joanne's every time it's on good sale. I keep meaning to put that in the Custom Tips section, but I'm too lazy. IMO fabric has a good texture for grass without being TOO realistic and making it "not Playmobil." Whatever you used, it works.

I'm jealous of your green mushroom caps. (... and your climbing rope, and your ghost monkeys, and.....)

Can't wait to see your 2012 Christmas castle! Keep up the creativity.

doug
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Wolf Knight on October 30, 2012, 18:31:54: Tim, everything is magnificent as always!!! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Very well done!! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Thank you for sharing another Halloween castle diorama with us!!! :)
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Georgeag1972 on October 30, 2012, 19:46:16: Hello Tim.

Well, what can I say? I agree with all the comments from all members. Your Halloween Castle is amazing, awesome!!!!!! I really like it very much!!! :)9 :)9
You have put in there, so many different parts and all fits perfect. So many beautiful klickies and many nice scenes with great details. Wonderful ideas and incredible creativity. Congratulations Tim. :clap: I'm very glad that you have use some things from my dioramas, like the mamouth skeleton and the wooden balcony in your castle. ;)
My favourite picture is this one:

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8135048339_938a59c072_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135048339/)
Halloween Castle 2012 no5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/8135048339/) by TimSpfd (http://www.flickr.com/people/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

Simple but a very nice idea, I like that picture very much!!!! :love: :love: :love: :love:
Many thanks for sharing.

Friendly George. :)
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: tahra on October 30, 2012, 19:51:25: I like that pic a lot too.. and how well the scarecrows seem to work! :)
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Hadoque on October 30, 2012, 20:37:07: The diorama is great, Tim! Beautiful scenes! :)9

I also like the design of the castle, I just find the red colour facade from the DS-house not so well matching...

The cave with with the white rabbit and bones!! :lol: :lol:
Allways great to see somenone making a wink to Monty Python! ;)
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on October 30, 2012, 20:54:35: Quote from: doug on October 30, 2012, 18:00:33
BTW, Did you use tie-die green (fleece?) fabric for your grass? I snag up some of that from Joanne's every time it's on good sale. I keep meaning to put that in the Custom Tips section, but I'm too lazy. IMO fabric has a good texture for grass without being TOO realistic and making it "not Playmobil." Whatever you used, it works.

You nailed it there, it's the green tie-die type flannel from Joanne's. It's great stuff I've been using for years now. I've been thinking about the tan in that pattern they have for a base for Western but I'm not sure if the color will work. I should take in a couple of the little tan ground pieces and see how well it coordinates. I don't think there will be a castle this Christmas, but I might manage a story using smaller settings.

I really like that garden area too, it turned out really well. I got all those big leaves for use in tropical/zoo settings but they turn out to look great as pumpkin vine leaves too.

One of the things I really love about doing the Halloween diorama is that I can use all sorts of odd klickies I really like that just don't fit in other settings. I also sneak in characters from other stories, and as in the case with the Simral story series i can sneak in set-ups for future stories.

Nice to see a few people get the bunny reference. Last time I used the cave at Halloween it was the giant crab from the ghost pirates. I thought the bunny was more fun.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: skypurr on October 30, 2012, 21:23:41: It's magnificent Tim :wow: :wow: :wow:
I keep going back to look and spotting more things I didn't see before.
I love the pumpkin head guy with the chainsaw :love: and the dragon on the tower is very Harry Potterish (may have to borrow that for Hogwarts ;D )
Too many great touches to mention - can't wait to see all the circus acts in close up.

Elaine (http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/mgqueen.gif)
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: el jefe on October 30, 2012, 21:25:32: An amazing castle Tim! :clap: :clap: :clap: The bunny mad scientist is my favorite.
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: PlaymoMan on October 31, 2012, 01:05:43: Wow, what an amazing diorama, Tim! It looks absolutely superb! :clap:
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Skywalker on November 01, 2012, 15:42:32: Fantastic ! Again so many great details - i love the telephone :lol: wonderful pics ! :wave:
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: cowabounga on November 03, 2012, 11:07:54: Tim, this set up is amazingable! Friggintastic! I love all the details, everything everybody has mentioned before and more.
Would you be kind enough to send me an unshrunk copy of your first picture? I'd like to use it as a screensaver on my Mac.
Best,
Arnaud
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: Tiermann on November 03, 2012, 17:10:53: Sure Arnaud, emailed it. I'm always happy when my work can inspire the creation of entirely new words. ;D
Title: Re: Halloween Castle 2012
Post by: cowabounga on November 03, 2012, 18:01:21: Thanks Tim! I just got your mail, very nice!
I must say it took me a while to find a word that could describe how I felt! :lol: