Building a diorama: Day last

STEVEJ · 03-03-2008, 01:47 PM

Dirt! Where would any self respecting JFK ramp be without it. Its what I loved most about the old JFK. Taxiways crossed over old asphalt ramps and concrete patches. Parking areas that were part asphalt and part concrete and jet exhaust covering everything. Gas spills, grease stains and tire tracks built up over the years gave the airport its true character. After painting on some white, yellow and red lines we added, you guessed it, DIRT!. Might have overdone it a little but can soften it up. The next time you see this one will be over on 1/400 highlighting my TIA collection and some other charters.

For those who want to know the average time per day I spent on this was approx 2 hrs.... one day I worked on it for 5 hrs. I used dark grey and black artist chalk on a paper towel to "dirty it up". The guard shack/blast fence hangar doors made from evergreen plastic, everthing else is cardboard. Paint used Testors Flat White,Yellow and Red.

steve kicic · 03-03-2008, 02:14 PM

GEEZ it looks great. As a diorama builder must say its a great effort on your part to put this together.
I would put some yellow lead in lines for the aircraft parking positions and also maybe suggest powdered grass glued to your board for even more realism. thats only my opinion but it does look fantastic and the staining effect is not overdone by any stretch, I work airside and I know what aprons affected by wear and tear look like.
Congratulations and well done

Steve Kicic

FIRST JET · 03-03-2008, 06:42 PM

BEAUTIFUL! his is an excellent reference for future model makers! Well done

STEVEJ · 03-03-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by steve kicic

GEEZ it looks great. As a diorama builder must say its a great effort on your part to put this together.
I would put some yellow lead in lines for the aircraft parking positions and also maybe suggest powdered grass glued to your board for even more realism. thats only my opinion but it does look fantastic and the staining effect is not overdone by any stretch, I work airside and I know what aprons affected by wear and tear look like.
Congratulations and well done

Steve Kicic

Thanks, the grass was an afterthought, picked up a cheap roll at a hobby store. I have built several dioramas like this but my primary purpose is to create a semi-realistic background to photograph my models in front of, I don't dable with landscaping very much. I spent a few years working in operations for TIA at JFK in the 1970's (yeah I know) and this was our ramp. Done mostly from memory, today the hangar is still there but sadly the paint has all peeled off and the roof patched and rusted. The ramp is now a fenced in sea of cargo containers and a new warehouse has been erected next to the security gate.

Kelburn · 03-05-2008, 02:41 AM

Whoa! Very nice!

Trevor C. S. · 03-06-2008, 02:37 AM

Again, Steve... great job as i've said in the 400 ish

03-03-2008, 01:47 PM	#1
STEVEJ Insane Collector Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Stony Brook, N.Y. Age: 99 Posts: 1,575	Building a diorama: Day last Dirt! Where would any self respecting JFK ramp be without it. Its what I loved most about the old JFK. Taxiways crossed over old asphalt ramps and concrete patches. Parking areas that were part asphalt and part concrete and jet exhaust covering everything. Gas spills, grease stains and tire tracks built up over the years gave the airport its true character. After painting on some white, yellow and red lines we added, you guessed it, DIRT!. Might have overdone it a little but can soften it up. The next time you see this one will be over on 1/400 highlighting my TIA collection and some other charters. For those who want to know the average time per day I spent on this was approx 2 hrs.... one day I worked on it for 5 hrs. I used dark grey and black artist chalk on a paper towel to "dirty it up". The guard shack/blast fence hangar doors made from evergreen plastic, everthing else is cardboard. Paint used Testors Flat White,Yellow and Red. __________________ No McCain Last edited by STEVEJ; 03-22-2008 at 10:05 PM.

03-03-2008, 02:14 PM	#2
steve kicic ansettcat Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: adelaide south australia Posts: 158	Re: Building a diorama: Day last GEEZ it looks great. As a diorama builder must say its a great effort on your part to put this together. I would put some yellow lead in lines for the aircraft parking positions and also maybe suggest powdered grass glued to your board for even more realism. thats only my opinion but it does look fantastic and the staining effect is not overdone by any stretch, I work airside and I know what aprons affected by wear and tear look like. Congratulations and well done Steve Kicic

03-03-2008, 06:42 PM	#3
FIRST JET Ah the good ol days Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 360	Re: Building a diorama: Day last BEAUTIFUL! his is an excellent reference for future model makers! Well done __________________ The NorthGuard Project: Currently in Pre-production Scheduled for release: April of 2009 I need more space!

03-05-2008, 02:41 AM	#5
Kelburn Junior Collector Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 20	Re: Building a diorama: Day last Whoa! Very nice! __________________ Don't these logos bring back good memories?

03-06-2008, 02:37 AM	#6
Trevor C. S. Senior Collector Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego Age: 26 Posts: 157	Re: Building a diorama: Day last Again, Steve... great job as i've said in the 400 ish __________________

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